Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-01

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The suggestions concerning the tariff made BIZ
Secretary McCuiloch In his annual report to Con-
gress, VIII. undoubtedly, attract wide attention.
Following the old line of argument which has been
used, with great effect, by Cooden's followers in
England, Mr.. McCulloch considers the question OF
the tariff and our foreign trade together and insists
that modification of the present laws imposing
taxes upon imports Is Indispensable to an extension
OF our foreign trade. To such an extension OF the
foreign trade, he looks with confidence for relief
from the present distress in manufacturing COM
munitles, caused by production. He is certain
that the United States, with all their vast resources
and their fftysix millions OF enterp-isng people,
cannot long be kept from becoming formidable
competitor Of Great Britain In foreign margets He
advocates no special legislation. but urges the ap-
pontment OF such a commission TO consider the
subject as will be removed as far as possible from
party influence. While giving to the protective
tariff the credit OF having fostered and encouraged
our manufacturing enterprises Mr.. McCulIoch
deems 1t questionable whether further contnu-
ance OF this tariff is advisable. Though Mr.
McCulloch has not been regarded as a strong
protectionist, such suggestions coming from re-
publican Secretary of the Treasury will be quoted
with much force By the tariff reformers. He advo-
Gates the encouragement of American ship build
ers BY means OF government subsidies Scarcely less
interesting or important than his suggestions
concerning our commercial and maritime interests
Ii Mr.. 4cCulloch's warning of ealamitfes that may
follow the continuance In force of the present laws
relating to the coinage OF silver. He thinks the
present tendency In this country IS towards silver
a. our metallic standard, condition OF affairs TO be
deprecated when the policy OF other nations In DE-
grading silver Is considered, and which, the secre-
tary thinks, II not remedied. might ultimately
hmg financial dishonor upon the country
Reports Of "faith cures" are found In many OF the
newspapers. and Ii is evident that something Ike a
wave Of excitement is passing over some districts
of the country on this subject. "Faith cures" TO
begin with, are economical II one can be healed
OF any disease by the simple laying on OF hands,
without doctors or druggists bill. 1T will pay to
believe The convalescent in that case. can sing In
new sense: "Fm glad salvation'S free"
The subject in some of its bearings, invites rdI-
cufe md yet 1t should be treated on its merits and
IN all seriousness 1t will not be becoming for any
one who accepts the commonly received doctrines
OF Christianity to declare that implicit faith and
sincere prayer may not bring the physical blessings
sought II we may pray for rain for the special
protection of those at sea 1t is not Illogical to claim
that the powers OF nature may be adapted for the
comfort and healing OF the sick. And if
we reject, as Incredible and impossible any such
1nterpostion we must still admit as the result of
daily observation, that the mind has direct and
effective influence on the body. How many a one
mas lost tOothache on the dentists door step,
How often headache disappears on an Invitation
70 80 TO the theateri And In more serious ailments
Is matter OF common proof that all sorts of Quack
doctors and peddlars OF charms achieve cures
where ordinary practitioners have failed So well
THIS action OF imagination and faith known that
tits admitted to be OF the elements OF success
ful practice to be able to inspire confidence In the
treatment II the statistics could be procured IL
would be found that thousands on thousands Of
patients are cured annually "by faithr though
without religious ceremonies or superstitious in
cantataonA
One remarkable feature Of the recent presidential
election Is the fact that the republicans lost ground
almost every northern state, while the demo-
Gratis fel behind their 1880 plurality almost every
where In the south Blaine gained over Garfield in
.CaifOrnia, Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota
Nevada, Oregon and Pennsylvania OF the northern
states, but lost in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana,
iowa. Massachusetts,, Michigan, Nebraska, Nv
Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Vermont and Wisconsin. Cleveland fell
short OF HaDcock's plurallties In Alabama Florida
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, MIssis-
sippf, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee Texas
Virginia and West Virginia, gaining over the
figures for 1880 only in Arkansas and North Caro-
lima OF the states south OF Mason and Dixons line
The tables show, therefore, that the campaign
was, on both sides, one marked by Independence
And spirit OF protest. Both parties lost ground
In their strongholds and made gains In those OF
their opponent. And this must be regarded as an
encouraging symptom 1t suggests that solidarity
In all sections is threatened with overthrow.
The latest athletic craze IS football. Fifteen
thousand people witnessed the Princeton game
In New York Wednesday. This is not as LARGE n
crowd as could get into the colosseum at Rome and
the sport Is not quite IS brutal as was popular
there, but as Mercutio said "'twfll do" Foot
rough game, at the best, but In It's present shape
II merits the intervention OF the police quite as
much as the smuggling matches at Madison Square
Garden. The only difference is that the blows are
given with the feet instead OF the fists though for
that matter the excited football player is not very
Careful In the vigorous use Of any OF his members
The Harvard athletic committee has been LOOKING
into the game. and has now decided to refuse TO
permit the students 10 longer engage In IL on ac-
count OF ifs brutality and danger
Postmaster General Hatton's recommendations
respecting rates OF postage VIII be endorsed by the
people and should be adopted by Congress. He ad-
ViSes one-cent local letter rate and that the sin
gle letter weight be increased TO one ounce from
the present halOunce limit Both OF these chances
"CuId De directly and Sensiby In the line of lower
taxation, and II they resulted Ia a d.minution OF
the surplus that, so far from being an objection
would be an additional. argument for adoptine
them.
Tne session opens to-day without special Incident
or promise The chief interest centers in the poi,t
cal rather than the legislative outlook We are told
that the appropriation bills are in forward state
ana VIII be promptly disposed Of but the same
promises were made at the opening OF the first
session As matter OF fact these bills VII! be
handled now as always. so TO enable the leaders
Oh the House to control its business and for that
reason, the more important bills VIII be held back
lii the active Closing weeks OF the session.
referring TO the report that the Alaska CONNER
caal Company contributed $4,000 toward CARVING
ehs Pacific states for Blai ne, a democratic paper
remarks:
The democrats should mark down this concern
among their memoranda for careful Investigation
Inis concern has been investigated two or three
umes, with no other outcome, so far as the public
could see. than the mysterious but liberal dstrlbu
Uon OF seal skin cloaks, ETC., and possibly some
cash. In few stubborn instances But. PERHAPS
tnese results are desired again.
Inc Germans are beginning to realize what an
o<ynors f~a1 rxvNt