Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-07-20
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From Our Regular Correspondent. ]

lffOui Ouf HtGulhr Correspondent.
WAsniNeToS, July 10, 1883.
Congressman Carlisle,of Kentucky, can
didate for Speaker Of the next Honse, has
been in Washington two or three days this
week. lie looks smiling and reports his
prospects, bright. The canvass for this po.
aition appears TO be going on with yigor
that is remarkable considering the hot
weather and the femoteness OF the day ol
election. Mr.. Randall is footing his horn
pretty loud, and claims to have the inside
track. II is said he is making his canvass
sqnarely on the protection issue. He says
that IT 10 the height OF absurdity for States
like South Carolina and Louisiana 10 fa-
vor any one but protectionist. For ex-
ample, in Louisiana the protection on sug.
ar is worth 10 each planter who makes 100
hogsheads nearly $4,000. TO the large
planters who make from 1000 to 1000
hogsheads this means from $4,000 to $780,
900 yearly more than they would get for
their crops If they had to compete with
the slave-grown sugar of Cuba. In fact,
without protection the Louisiana sugar
planter is ruined, and an industry now
worth $50 900, 900 TO the State is completely
obliterated. "Now," says Mr.. Randall, "if
the Louisiana delegation, witt, this enor.
nous sugar interest, and an importRn
rice-growing clientele besides, want TO vote
for free trader, all right. But it is un-
dersiood that some, if not all, OF the Lou.
isiana delegation oppose Mr.. Randall new
er,heless. One mistake which lie makes
is in assuming that all the tariff reformers
are free traders out and ont. Mr.. Car.
lisle, as / understand il, favors a tariff for
revenue aud incidental protection, but op-
poses great monopolies and unjust burdens.
1t is his intention to visit the watering
places of Wisconsin and Michigan soon.
several doubtful votes needing his attention
up in that direction. He will then take n
run through Missouri. illinois and Indi-
ana, after which lie will jump to the sea-
shore, combining business and pleasure.
He intends to travel leisurely, but it is
suspected that he will not waste time view
ing scenery unless Congressman are in the
near foreground. Indeed he makes no
concealment Of his purpose to make per-
sonal canvass Cor the Speakership as far as
practicable, He confesses that lie is can
didate, and admits that he wants votes
and isn't ashamed to do all that can be
done legitima tely TO get them. Mr.. Ran.
dali il also working like beaver, and i,
would be hard to tell who will come out
ahead.
Speaking OF the fact that Bob Ingersoll
has got his clients, Brady and Dorsey and
other Star reuters, to. put Rome money into
his "Ivanhoe" mine, brother journalist
relates the following: II remember that
one of the best abused OF the other side in
the late great State trial, Attorney General
Brewster, was once induced to take stork
in Colorado mine. So was l. 1t was
called The Pennsylvania Gold and Silver
Mining Company Its principal property
was gulch of fabulous rchness-it is still
rich-but it never m ade any OF its owners
anything but poor. There were acres of
sand and tons of gold; but there was no
water nearer than thirteen miles 10 wash
| IL WIN. AS the gulcn Wuuiunt go 10 Tue
water, it became our plain duty TO take the
water 10 the gulch-in ditch. There
was the usual resnlt-the money flowed
but the water didn't. AT the last meeting
of the stockholders the question of another
assessment was unanimously negatived af-
ter Mr.. Brewster had made a little speech
to this effect: Gentlemen, ] went into
this experiment against my better judg'
ment, Just az a man buys lottery ticket
1t has long been my opinion that gold wal
designed by the Almighty to be the repre-
sentative of value for all time, and that h,
made so lille Of it and put that little il
auch out of the way places in order that i
should always cost, on the average, 8!
cents to get out 81. believe that it al
ways has and always will. L don't care I,
pursue the subject any further The meet
ing adjourned. There was no assessment
and. 20 far as am advised, no dividends
But am, nevertheless, firmly convince,
that that gulch is rich one"
Dom PEDRO.