The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-25
POLITICAL POINTS.

1.-THE Apple Jack tariff" is the name facetiously
applied to Randall's revenue bill by the Philadelphia
Record.
Blaine Ia to sound the keynote OF the campaign at
Portland, Me-, August 10. 1t is said he will advo-
cate the distribution Of the Treasury surplus among
the States.
Frank Hume has many friends In virginia who
think he may succeed in getting the nomination for
the House Of Representatives. His friends here
wish him good luck.
Hon. Thomas Nor wood has returned from Savan-
nah, where he received a denomination to Congress-
He had two popular opponents, and the convention
balloted during four days
The Boston Globe undertook to interview by
letter the newspaper editors of Massachusetts
touching the popular desire az to who should sue
coed Dawes In the United States Senate. Amsjority
Of the replies favored Congressman Long.
Congressman stahlnecker Is not going to have
wak-over In the Westchester District. 1t ia said that
ex-Representative Waldo Hutchins Is pushing him
hard for the nomination. Mr. Stahlnecker is an able
man, and he ought to have at least q second term.
1t is being whispered around that Dick Town
shend Ii likely timber for the Vice President In 1885,
No better could be found. But "Dlck" has no am
billions that way. He is content to represent his dis
trict In Congress-, which he can do as long az he
lives.
It's quite an open question yet as to which party
is likely to have o majority IN the next Senate.
These coming fall elections likely to prove sur
prlses In many quarters. Even such an improbable
thing is possible as the loss OF the next House and
the control Of the next Senate by the Democrats.
Hon. Thomas ". Grimes, Of Columbus, who will
succeed Hon. ii. r. Harris In Congress, and Hon. IL.
H. Carleton, OF Athens, who has been selected In
place OF Congressman Seaborne Reese, are both bar
risters, and may be classed among the gifted young
Georgians Of the day. Mr.. Grimes notably is
wonderfully gifted orator.
The debate on open sessions OF the Senate for the
consideration Of Executive nominations goes over
until next session, not because majority IL against
open sessions, but because OF the political necessities
OF the case The action OF the Senate In its secret
session slander mill has been 80 outrageous that It
will not bear discussion In the campaign.
The Wilkesbarre Leader thus epitomizes the Jug.
CLING prohibition submission plank In the Republi.
can platform' "Republican editors In Pennsylva-
MIA are to their close friends voting the prohibition
submission plank Of the platform 'darned mean.' ],
ID so hard TO prove to the liquor men that It dom,
mean prohibition and to the prohibition men that 1,
| does"
Morrsons report on Randall's tariff bill is being
printed by the hundreds OF thousands for campaign
distribution. This action Ia taken by Individual
members Of the House and not by the Congressional
Democratic Committee. So far as the Oldest mem
ber OF the Democratic jackson Association can md
out, the Congressional Democratic Committee ia very
busy-doing nothing.
Protection Is not having SO easy a time OF It In
Pennsylvania as It was Papers Ike the Philadel.
phta Record and Harrisburg Patriot are opening
the eYes Of the people to the evils OF high tarn
And now comes the Erie Herald to the fore with
the following wise description Of what the protec.
tlonlst manufacturers are aiming at: "They want
the American people to put their hands into theli
pockets and help out the manufacturer who has dis
played poor judgment In locating his plant and 9
lack OF business talent In managing It,"
| AS usual, the Democrats have lost golden oppor
tunity by having the Republican Legislature Of Call
fornia called together Had they not importuned the
Democratic Governor to call the Legislature together
to consider the irrigation question the present Dem
ocratic Senator from California would have held
over until the Legislature yet to be elected had con
vened Az 1t is, the present Republican Legislature
will undoubtedly exercise Its right Of electlng Sen
ator. There viii be the usual Democratic protest
which the Senate viii pay no attention to whatever