Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-21
THE EFFECT OF THE Ell ECTION

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giarism is inexcusable. Be yourself, and
no one else. Applause.
THE EFFECT OF THE Ell ECTION.
Unromtea Industry in Washington.
A. K. Mcclure telegraphs from Washing
| ton to the Philadelphia Times: No body
of truant school-boys caught at their
naughty capers and logged back to their
| task ever went to their work more submits
sively than does the congress that has been
SO thoroughly trounced by the people for
playing truant from public integrity and
honest government. There is flavor of
business everywhere in Washington. 1t is
noticeable in all the departments, IN both
houses of congress, in the White house,
and in the very atmosphere of the capital.
There are few people here outside of SER
ators and representatives. There is no
time for social display; there is no chance
for the lobby. Everything is calculated to
chill the ardor and hopes of the social.
political or jobbing adventurer, and ses-
sion Of rr?sitiye practical devotion to pub
lie business is closely indicated. The
holiday adjournment will be confined to
the single days of Christmas and New
Year. and there will be working quorums
of both houses and of all important COM
mittees without interruption. It is now
confidently expected that all The impor-
tant appropriation bills will be reported
this month; and both the senate finance
and the house ways and means committees
are daily wrestling with the tariff report.
have never, during thirty years of Wis
its to Washington when congress was in
session, seen such an earnest purpose on
both sides to legislate promptly and ju-
diciously in obedience to the express wish
es of the people. 1t is true that the peg
pie made a laundering call upon their law
makers to halt, but never before did the
popular revolution 50 completely subdue
party leaders. 1t is this visible purpose to
dispose of important public measures
that is likely to secure a reasonably wise
revision of the tariff this season. Inside
of party leaders constantly conspiring to
gain party advantages at any cost to the
general welfare, as has been common on
all occasions, they seem to understand that
no party Can safely obstruct proper legisla-
ton even by the shrewdest political devices,
The Republicans would gladly jostle the
tariff issue over to the coming Democratic
congress, but they dare not, and the Dem
ocrats, outside of their radical free-trade
element. regard it as most perilous to de.
lay final action on the tariff. This is the
explanation of the two leading committees
of the senate and house laboring most as
siduously to perfect the report of the tariff
commission. They appreciate tho fact
that they must revise the tariff this session.
The Republicans are responsible to the
country as the majority party in both
branches and as the professed supporter of
the protective policy, and they can't af-
ford to trifle with the unsettled business
interests by postponing action simply to
tempt Democracy to wreck itself. The
wise Democratic leaders who are not vic
Tins of the free-trade delusion will un-
derstand that the tariff as an
open issue must distract their organiza-
ton, endanger their supremacy in the de-
batable states next year, and probably de-
feat them in 1884. The sentiment favora-
BILE to careful and settled revision of the
tariff this session is now overwhelming in
both branches, and confidently expect
to see that important issue finally disposed
of this winter and taken out of the whirl-
pool of partisan strife.
The general disposition is to adhere to
the basis of the report of the tariff CON-
mission and reduce duties generally and
enlarge the free list on the theory of the
commission, but there are several incon-
gruities in the report that will require cor
rection. 1t seems to be strangely imper.
feet and inconsistent with its own basis
in the duty on wool, books and several
other important articles. A care
full examination of the details of the report
Al
in theory it would be utterly destructive of
several of our important industries. It is
believed that the increase on washed wool
and the reduction on the manufactured ar
ticle would be fatal to one class of our
the book-publishers of Philadelphia, re-
ported in to-day's papers, exposes singu-
lar oversight on the part of the commits
sion. With some correction of details,
which will make the report more harmo-
NOUS with the foundation on which it is
based, the action of the commission is
likely to be sustained by congress and
enacted into the settled law of the nation.
Every present indication points to
such a result, and it will be
fortunate day for our vast and varied
industrial interests when it shall be done.
The tariff will then cease to be football
for reckless political leaders to kick from
post to pillar as party necessities demand,
and settled reserve policy will inspire the
utmost confidence in all industrial enter.
prises.
If any one doubts the profound impress
sion the independent voter has made upon
every department CT national authority,
let him visit Washington, have friendly
chat with Arthur, Cameron, Robson and
others, and spend an evening or two in the
hotel rotundas listening to the enc tune
the camp followers sing. There will be
work, and sensible work, and revision of
the tariff this session. simply because the
independent voter has sized himself up as
bigger than the bosses
Buffalo Bilt's Ride With Caster.
Buffalo Bill tells new story about his
first ride with Custer. 'In 1867" he says.
II was post guide and scout at Fort Hays,
Kansas. Before that time had met Gen.
Custer when he was stationed at old Fort
Fletcher, but was not well acquainted