South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-16
Letter from Washington
WAenINoroN. ID. C.. june 4.


lice there are Just now serious reaac.
tons concerning the strikes SO preva-
lent over tie couDtry and the various
aspects of the conflict between CAPT.
tai and labor. The proportions OF
the present strike are already suffi-
Gent 10 cause solicitude, and so com.
pietc is the organization of trades n.
Mons that those familiar with the sub.
ject contend that a hundred thousand
men in many different trades may
still be moved to strike simultaneous
" or in platoons. Ii is the belief OF
some well-informed men that over
production and the continued depri.
walton OF foreign markets viii. before
next December cause the stoppage OF
many industrial works aud that the
suffering and discomfort entailed there
by will tend seriously 90 increase the
feeling of dissatisfaction among ope-
raGv5s everywhere. The first quea-
ton is not whether these strikes are
proper remedies, or who viii suffer
most by them. Undoubtedly the
strikers get tho worst Of ii, and it may
be that workingmen viii learn IN time
that it does not pay 70 cut off ones
nose TO spite his face and that some
Of the arbitrary features OF their u
Mons conld be probably eliminated.
But The real question for legislators
10 first consider Is: what arc the
causes leading 10 dis condition Of
thjuga2'
Tho Republican majority in Con :
gress has SO far entirely neglected to
reduce the burdens Of taxation or re
form our unequal tax system. a
glance ~ thcsj,uation shows that near
~ one hundred and fifty million dol.
lars q year are collected from the peo-
pie more than the Government has
need TOR Monopolies, burdensome
TO many industries, are continued In
the face OF exposures which are read
by the people all over the country,
and eagerly read. When Mr.. Hewitt
proved the othcr'day from official doe
umonts that q Pennsylvania Besseme y
s'ee. company had made a dividend
OF seTcnty-saveu pei cent and had
left over and above that Il surplus Of
I95 per cent on their capital stoc x
Congressman listaHed to him with
lanEuid interest. But let them not
suppose the HorEjugmen and farmers
do not read Il eagerly and talk It o.
yer among themselves. None OF the
propositions entertained by the WAYS
AVID Means Committee Tor looping off
internal taxes bavc offered any mas
teriai relief whore Ii il most needed
Mir Kelley proposed to remove the
TX on b&nE capital and bank checks
but what good would that DO the H.,
boring people whose every article OF
| domestic consumption is taxed in tie
interest of some corporation OF capi-
| 'al'st? The party caucus las finally
decided that It wouiduot he good pol
icy, IN view If thc coming Congress
iouial elections, 10 remove the tax on
bank capital The whole tendency
Of tho Republican party il ia favor OF
n]onopol'os and capitalists against
the common people. and ths
sooner the G--ricycd workincmon
find out thatthoy can not serve their
own Interests BY supporting every
bgghcar OF protection brought for
ward 70 catch their votes, the sooner
wi.l they stand some show OF relic.
from the Ills anta;lcd upon them by
the extravaganza and Injustice OF the
Republican party.
The old J1moI property on Wash,
ington IIejglta now being sold unde,
/ the hammer, is associated with our
National history in SO many WAYS tla.
I the "reminiscences are Of even greater
interest here thgu 10 Eew York O..
anywhere else Tho Jumei Mansion
8, IN point Of historic interest. with
/ out q rival I'm thi5 c0nntr~. II " a.
! built in 1873 by Roger Morris, III,
husband or ihc fair maiden who sal,
80 Go decidedly 90 General WASHING.
] ten. Around t1js mGaRjou which com
. uari- s. ,iev OF Hsriem EiYer en-.
/ long leland Sound, were fought sever
+ 81 OF ira Revolutionary Lati.es, notably
/ l.a' rf 'Ho Crossed Keys l"v, wh,l
.vC l-r-rl. lier iaE1 were s.ain $50.
uy 70. car American heroes, Tsieefar
| lrl 'siIl, 7re.D a1j Louis H1nopr-
hava .e- ahaIioral ho1asld iCs roof
/ After b. came into BE possession m 3d..
ve.'a.e Ircn.au1a Washington made
it als toH.GI 10y eavrrl' uo.ta
and Aaron Je-- vruit larc at1r-
hare gs se- % Aa|ane I8ne.s .5
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