Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tE.om our Regular Correspondent

(Erom our R5Idiar Correspondent
Washington. D. 9. Jan. 81
The President and The leaders OF
tue several parties IN Congress are
lust now engaged III playing the
old and facln ing game OF poll'
tics. TIE silver men have been
making their plays wi h the oO-
iect Of making the Congressional
campaign square fight between
silver and gold, aud for a time
the administration appeared to be
willing 10 aid them in bringing
that result about. But there has
been a change, aud now the adj
ministratlOn has made PLAIN its
purpOse Of sticking to the Inter
natinnal BlmetalhSm Plank OF the
ST. Louis platform, at the same
time declaring its intention TO
maintain the present god stand
ard until international bimptalism
is secured. OF course, the silver
mrn say that thiS Is merely an at
tempt to b, flddle the issue. The
Senate. which is controlled 10y
silver men, fred its broadSlde when
It adopted The Teller resolution. Ii
was AT first intended that this re-
solution should he qnletly smother
ed in The House, Out upon con-
sideratlon, the republican leaders
decided that as an Offset 10 tue
action of the Senate, The resolu-
ton must be defeated by vote OF
the House, aud that action was
taken today. The silver repnbll'
cans haze decided that the country
must have S)me explanation OF
the Teller resolution, and they will
be given thrOu. h speeches on the
floor of the Senate. 30 fresh
flood of financial OratOry may be
expected as 1t Is not likely that
the other siue will allow the talk
lug to be mOuopOized by the ex
planners.
The Cuban situation in Con
- ess was caseG iur the time to a
marked extent 10y The SEEDING OF
that walship TO Havana, but tue
advocates Of action are getting
restless again und5r the numerous
reports that the warShip was
merely trick 10 gain further tine
and they may start some sort OF
movement any day.
TheTe IS a disposition on the
part OF a considerable number OF
SnltOrs who strongly favor some
positive action on the part OF this
government in behalf OF Cubs not
10 allow vote 10 be taken on the
treaty for annexation OF Hawaii
unfll the administrator has made !
a p.aioer showing Of It's Cuban
pJ.icy. Nothing positive Las been
agreed upon. but it Is Significant
that he Senators Who are agitat'
lng the matter are in political &C.
cord wi Il President NIX n ey and |
in favor of The annexation OF
n wal, but are Impatient at the |
slowne>s vita which the admluis'
trl,ion's CAbAn policy is develop
lag, aud anxious to hurry it ~ II
Hule. An iatimAtion OF their
feelings has been given the Presl'
dent. The Senate has so often
shown It's sympathy for Cuba that
there is little doubt of the success
OF a motion 10 postpone indefinite
~ the consideration Of the Hawaii
an treaty, fit we're made in con-
hectiOH with a statement that 1t
vas done to help CL0a.
President Dale, Of Hawaii has
now been ia Washingten neatly a
week, the guest Of The Nation. On
every side he is praised tor the
discreet manner in which he is
c)lduc,iug himself, as vel as for
his nodes aud uuassumlng ways.
Although he is naturally deeply
interested in seeing the a1nexa
ton treaty ratified, he asks no
questions Of the Senators who call
on hiu; cOntenllug himself with
giving full Information IL reply to
questions asked him. he shows
wisdom, for the least bit of Offic.
lousness Oh his part in behalf OF
annexation would he exploited by
tie ants as ofen>Ive medlle.
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