Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-12-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, y. c., Dec. Z, lsS


WASHINGTON, u. c., Dec. Z, 1885.
Amid all OF the incongruous political
elements of which the approaching Con.
gress will be composed, II seems to be
taken for granted that Tie principle and
perhaps The only bone of contention will
be that between the tariff reformers and
the formidable element comprising the
men of both parties who are out and out
pure and simple flee traders. The latter
have the Speakership, and with the Spea-
ker, they of course have the composition
of the entire At standing committees OF
the House, as well as that of amy select
committee which may be appointed to con-
slider questions growing out Of the tariff.
During the vacation the free traders have
been busily ut work in the creation of
public sentiment in favor of their pet
theory, while Mr.. Randall and MIR. Kelley
have been tqu,lly busy in putting in n
good word dislinclively protective. OF
course when il comes to downright fight
between the friends of Mr.. Randall and
those of MIR. Carlisle, the Pennsylvania
Statesman will find himself the under
canine in the contest, in which position,
however, le will not forget to call upon
his Republican friends of the Pig Iron
Kelley persuasion to help him out, and lie
may not call in vain. Taking these things
together, then, l may safely predict that
there will be some legislation upon the
tariff this winter. that will be something
more than tariff for revenue only, for
MIR. Randall il not sent here to secure that
kind OF a tariff.
p do not know the capacity of Mr.. ].
Floyd Kings epidermis to Withstand the
attacks of letter writer who means busi-
ness, but il the said King has not some
sort OF response TO make to the e2istle
seat to HIM by Mr.. Culhbert Bullitt Jones
lie and Ben Butler would make good
tandem team, with King in the lead
Even Butler has never received such nj
nnmerciful nagelation as this. As both
come from Louisiana where attacks oi
this character are only resented by re-
sort to the inevitable pistol, it has all
along been expected that the usual chal-
lenge and the selection of friends" woult
take place. But Bob Acres King has per-
mitled all his courage to ooze through a
newspaper card TO the public, in which he
charges Jones with being an assassin, and
| peihS All "SNhSsiiI, Joies WaoHoS mo u""a'
OF him incontinen,ly.
The death OF Vice President Hendricks
suggests agsIn TO the American people The
possibility OF recurrence of the danger:
that besel us in 1877, when resort wal
had to device unknown TO either organic
or statutory laws of the land. The fac
(, that hut one life stands between The life o
the Government and some buall politi-
cinn in frightening somebody, will have
about as much terror for the Senate as {
jnmping-j,ck. 1t strikes me that whel
Lee with an army of 10000 men stool
within sight of Washington, ready t'
pounce upon it like turkey upon June
bug, there were some danger lurking abou
the matter OF the continuance of the Gov
ernment, but there is nothing of this kin'
thar is now threatening us, and the deatl
of Mr.. Cleveland, with the possible deci-
nation OF his whole Cabinet, and the Sen
ate besides, would be ms II fly upon driv
wheel III retarding the onward progress o
this Government of the people, by the pee
pie, and for The people. Dom PEDRO.