Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-08
A COLD SHOULDER
TURNED TO THE PRESIDENT AT
HIS NEW YEARS RECEPTION.
spain Has Cur Government by the
Nose The Idaho AenatOr-Thc
Southern Birthright - Mckinley
and Hobart for I9OO-yhc Smooth
ness ana, sickness Of the Tariff
Promoter.

and Hobart for I9OO-Jhc Smooth
ncs> ana sickness OF The Tariff
PrOInoter.
From oar Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGrON, Jan. |, 1897.
y" President, not even Andy john
son, ever held New Year reception
that was attended by fewer Senators
and Representatives than were at the
White House to-day. The President
gave no signs that he noticed their
absence, but it is nevertheless certain
that he did. Otherwise the reception
was great success. Mrs Cleveland
never looked better, the cortcgc of
lady assistants never displayed finer
costumes, the diplomatic corps never
made Il more gorgeous showing and
the army, navy and marine officers
were out i'll force in spick and span
new uniforms with gold lace and brass
buttons galore.
The Cuban question is awaiting the
Resembling OF Congress, next week,
although there are daily, almost hourly,
reports of steps being taken either
in Spain, or by Gen. Weylcr, or by
Secretary Olncy and the Spanish
Minister which will result in placing
it where there will he no occasion for
Congress to act upon it. That most
of these rllmors are originated by per-
seH4 ~ht Are either friendly towards
Spain or at least opposed to any ac-
ton by the present Congress is
generally believed in Washington.
The opinion is growing that they will
be successful, ut least to the extent of
postponing action until after Me
kinley assumes office. In fact, that
purpose was practically accomplished
when the Republican leaders of the
House decided that nothing should he
done.
The Democratic National Commit
tee makes no secret of using all the
influence it can command towards |
bringing about the reelection of |
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, who is being
opposed by Hanna and his crowd, be-
cause he followed his convictions and
supported the Democratic platform |
and ticket in the late campaign, and |
because they think his defeat would |
result in frightening other silver
Senators into continuing to act with |
the Republican party. Most Demo-
Gratis who know the active part Dubois
took in fighting for, Bryan endorse
Senator Blackburn's language-"W
owe Dubois a debt of gratitude, and
nothing should be allowed to stand in
the way of its settlement. 1t is debt
of honor, and, like all debts of honor,
should be paid in advance of all other
obligations"
Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama, one of |
the Democratic members of the House |
committee on Ways and Means who is
carefully attending the tariff hearings
now i'll progress, although he knows
that he and his Democratic colleagues
will not be allowed to have any hand |
in making the tariff bill, is always
emphatic i'll speech and often dramatic.
Nobody was surprised, therefore, when
Mr.. w. r. Craig, of Vicksburg, Miss,
rs the representative of the cotton,
growers of the Mississippi Valley, ap-
peared before the Committee and
asked that duty of three cents Il
pound be put on Egyptian cotton, to
see the wiry old soldiers stitien up and |
to hear him say: "The South would |
he selling its birthright for mess of
pottage to ask for this protection"
Representative Payne thought to faze
Gen. Wheeler when he asked him,
What do you call this birthright?"
Without turning hair the ALBANIAN
replied: Gree institutions, free trade,
free everything"
Senator Calls term expires March 3,
and the Florida legislature which will |
elect his successor does not meet until |
April, so that if Mckinley calls the
extra session together i'll March,
Florida will for time have only one
Senator. According to member of |
the Florida legislature, who is now in
Washington, Senator Call will GER
tainly be his own successor, notwith- |
standing the red hot fight which is be-
ing made against him. This gentle
man says: "The only way that
Senator Call can be defeated for re-
election is to cede the State back to
Spain or abolish the Office. | am n !
member of the Farmers Alliance and |
as great majority of the legislature
are Farmers Alliance men, and not |
lawyers, know what | am talking
about"
At public meeting of the Nc
Kinley and Hobart Club of this city
ex-Commissioner Douglass said that
the club organization would he kept |
up for the purpose of supporting Nc
kinley and Hobart in 1900. When n
friend told Speaker Reed about that
speech his only comment was "huh."
Mr.. Reed knows that it isn't the
ticket of 1900, but the offices of 81,
that the eek" and the other members
of the club are worried about.
One thing has been made very clear
by the first week of the tariff hearings. |
That is, that the men who have asked |
for higher duties, on the gound that
their business under the present tariff |
is Improbable, must have had big
surplus to draw upon. None of them
looked like men engaged in unprofit-
able occupations. On the contrary, to
a man they appeared well-dressed, we'll
fed and prosperous, and if they haven't
been making money they must have
inherited money. They certainly didn't