The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-27

enue bill will be laid aside and possi-
bly, loaded by Republican assistance
with Populistic amendments of such a
nature as to bring the house in con-
ference to terms and Speaker Reed to
his knees. There is much stubborn
ness and considerable ugly feeling on
both sides, and before settlement is
reached there may be something Of
congressional circus.
TAWNEY AFTER TROUBLE.
A house leader in the move to annex
Hawaii at any cost is Tawney Of
Minnesota. The fighting member
Of the First district is again
heading a regiment of Reeds recon-
centrados and Hawaii is the objective
point. Manila may be abandoned to
her terrible fate, and Havana may still
suffer from Blanco's iron rule, but
Honolulu must be saved. We must and
will have annexation, and Tawney,
armed for the coming conflict, Is about
ready to do battle with the mighty
Caesar Of the house.
Tawney has some pretty strong house
warriors on his staff. Gen. Grosvenor,
the doughty old filibuster from Ohio,
was circulating a petition for house
caucus on Hawaii this afternoon. His
task, however, was useless.
The scheme for a caucus to force the
speakers hand, in fact, is about as
good as abandoned. 1t is enjoying a
series Of postponements. This evening
was first set for that purpose, but So
cial arrangements of many members
Erid
do, because SO many men are going
home over the holiday, as the house
adjourns from Friday to Tuesday.
Tuesday evening is now the time talk
ed about, but most people believe that.
when the speaker puts his foot down
against the caucus, as he will, the
thing will gradually fade from sight
Tawney and Hopkins are talking re-
bellion loudly, but it Is not generally
believed that their insurrection will
centrados and Hawaii is his objective
amount to much.
SPEAKERS POLICY.
Although Reed has made it a rule
Of his career not to obtrude his pref
erences to the extent of keeping a party
measure pigeonholed when clear ma
Jcrity of the Republicans of the house
are in favor of acting upon it, yet this
submission to the deliberate will Of the
responsible party does not prevent him
from uttering his protest in a very Wig
oIous way when he se5 S his party rush
ing madly into a blunder.
That seems to be the situation with
the Hawaiian annexation scheme. The
house is undoubtedly favorable to it
by considerable majority; but it is
the infatuation Of madness, not the
calm result of reasoning. The speaker
has stood out single-handed so often
against this class of jobs that he will
probably try to do it again, If there
is the faintest hope of success.
At any rate, his party will not get
past him with it's annexation plan till
he has read it lesson and prophecy.
and that will run something on this
wise:
war necessity has always been the
cloak for frauds and schemes without
number, and the public watches the
party in power to see how many such
wrongs will be perpetrated on the fa-
miliar preteXt.
with the prestige gained by the
Republican party in 1896, it might have
remained at the head of the govern
ment for an indefinite period, by show
ing that it could conduct a war with
out scandal. To rush in now and make
the naval situation in the Pacific an
excuse for effecting by legislation the