National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-23


footing 0s the home manufacturer who pays
the city, county, aud state taxes, aud hence
the general government wisely lcyics
tariff. This protects the home manufac-
turer from unfair competition. We frankly
admit that there Is room for further re-
vision of the tariff, to correspond with ever
changing conditions Of trade aud the needs
Of the government, but We think It ought
to be done byintelligcnt and friendly hands,
and not by those who are welded to the
British policy Of free trade and do not wish
to see any good in protCction.--lS SIRENS
burg, Neb., Republican,
II would, perhaps, be rs well for the re-
form administration to find mn Attorney
General who does not own stock In com
panies claiming valuable patents issued by
the government, aud Secretary OF tho In
terror who can arouse himself from dream
land long enough to find out what is going
on in modern practical life Greensboro,
N. c., North Stato.I
Carllsle's coinage committee which has
been SO long aud anxiously looked for
by both bimetallists and monomotalllsts, Is
at last before us. Its composition indicates
that, despite the pressure OF Il gold bug adj
ministration, the speaker Of the House has
been true to his antccedents and has given
the Craftsmanship aud a majority of the com
mittee TO the silver men, Silver World,
A4"iNN Nitsi WI
The bill introduced by Congressman
Frederick will not meet with immediate
popularity, for the reason that the date OF
the constitutional convention provided for
Is nearly year away the election Of del
ogatCs to the same not occurring until the
general election In November next. The
sentiment Of the territory Is overwhelm-
ingly for Immediate dlyisiou on the forty
sixth parallel, aud IL was hoped this Con
gress would demonstrate that II was capa-
bic OF respecting such pronounced senti-
ment. It's not certain, however, that this
will not yet be done.-[Dakota Siitings,
| Minncwaukau, Dak.l
The natural advantages for agriculture
enjoyed by the Salt river valley are be-
coming appreciated rs they arc better
known. The interest taken in that section
| by capitalists is destined to bring II into
| great prominence with certain prosperity in
the future. The same conditions and re-
sources likewise exist along the ella valley,
and It is probable that one vast orchard
| will yet exist from PhenlX down to Yuma.
| We are pleased to know the prospects for
that section of country are so ilatterlng.-
| ARIZONA Daily Citizen, Tucson, Ariz.l
We have too much party, too much pre-
| JUDGE, too much politician, aud too little
craftsmanship in guiding this beautiful
| Alabama to her high destination among the
stars that form the great star Of the Union,,
| All We need Is legislation--we lack nothing
else. Let the country with one accord
move abreast to the music Of the march OF
this progressive age, until Alabama Is de-
veloped in all her beauty and wealth. [The
| New South, Huntsville, Ala
The Dolphin is a good ship, but Whitney
succeeded I'm embarrassing John Roach,
and stopped American shipbuilding, and
that was what he was after.-[The Scioto
Gazette, Chillicothe, Ohio.l
One thing that should be attended to this
winter by the legislature is this fraud prac-
| t!ced in the butter business. There should
be some safeguard to honest butter makers,
| also consumers. 1t is also argued by the
| oleomargarine or butterine makers that
| there is nothing injurious in their compo-
| sition; that II can be eaten without danger,
| &c. That may all be true. No one OBJ
| jects to soap grease In its place, and IL
| could lie eaten without injury perhaps; but
| soap grease should be sold on its own
| merits and not as good leaf lard or butter.
| The trouble with OleOmargarine or butter is
| that II Is not sold on its merits, but rs but
| ter, and there is where the law should step
| IN and protect the honest dealer in good
| butter and those who choose to buy butter
| without adulteratlon. Who ever saw oleo-
margarine or butterine quoted In the mar
| kets Of our cities or placed upon bill OF
fare at hotel? If Its sale and use was
| open and not in disguise no one could
complain. Put IL In open competition
| with butter and no one would buy Il. Put
It on the hotel bill of fare and then see
who would eat It. As It is 1t comes under
| the head of fraud and adulteratlon, and 1t is
| about time this udulteratlon business was
| being looked into. Government or state
or city inspectors should be appointed and
| the closest scrutiny should be observed.
| Laws should be made this winter on this
subject of adultcratiOn with penalties
strong enough to command respect. If
need be 1t should be penitGntlary ollense.
| The dishonesty of the trade calls loudly for
| reform, that people may have some protec-
ton. The coloring of butter should be pro-
hibited, for this is only stepping stone to
do worse. A good strong law on the adul
tcration Of food, liquor, and medicines
should be passed this winter.-[ The Green
field, Iowa, Transcript
Skilled mechanics will not locate in q
state where their labor is brought into COM
| petition with that of criminals and outlaws.
Free trade will not help the matter. In
fact, II will have just the opposite effect,
II will compel all labor to compete with
the pauper labor Of Europe. Are we ready
| for such q calamity, for calamity II would
be9 Instead Of dcbasing and degrading
labor In this country, we want to dignity
II and bring II up. We want to wipe out
the convict lease system in all The southern
S tates and advance labor to higher plane.
We also want labor protected and not de-
graded by being brought into competition
with poorly paid foreign labor. Remove
the stumbling blocks In the way In the
southern states and 1t will not be long
until labor in the south will be made much
more effective Chattanooga, Tenn,
| Commercial.
The air is filed with rumors Of railroads.
II 1t should happen that the lines and eX-
tensions now talked of are built In thespring
| there VIII be very few sections OF land in
northwestern Iowa that will be missed by
them. There will be a railroad on every
hilltop and a station in every valley
shelby County Republican, Harlan, Iowa.
A motion was filed in Topeka on the 18th,
IN the superior court, against the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, asking the
court to restrain the payment OF dividends
and asking also for the appointment of a
receiver. The move was instlgated by
Detroit shareholders, and was fellow to the
one recently brought to restrain the payment
Of interest on the bonds Of the Sonora rail-
road,-[ Scandal, Kan, Journal
Representative Pcels bill for the estab-
fishing Of United States court at Fayette-
vile, Ark, provides that the counties Of
| Crawford, Washington, Benton, Carroll,
Boone, Newton, Madison, Searcy, and
Marion, those portions of Franklin and
johnson north of the Arkansas river com
prise said districti also all that portion of
the Indian country north Of che Arkansas
and Canadian rivers. The bill also pro-
vides for the appropriation of $2OO,OO0 for
the erection Of public buildings at Fayette-
Vile. The bill also provides for the Inter
change Of prisoners between the state and
Indian country.
Arkansas secured but one craftsmanship,
and an important one at that-Amerlcan
hipbuilding--from Speaker Carlisle but
our members were nicely recognized in the
way Of membership Of important commit
tces.-LIhe Van Buren,, Ark, Graphic,l
When will the lower house Of Congress
| get to work
SenNtor Beck,s sncoch took all the 10y ont