The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-07-07
PRESS ECHoS.

A15aay Journal
One b, one the Presidents vctoes Of the wild
ows' mites are exposed 90 the strong light OF
truth and are seen to be- ia most instances.
without Justlhct'ion.
y. Y. Times
The appearance Of Secretary Bayard before a
Senate committee to secure decent appruplh-
tions for his department is a curious common
tary on the conduct Of his own party IN the
House which has i'll some instances, r. fused
appropriations required by law.
Temperance Record.
We hardly understand why our prohibition
party friends felt called upon 20 make nomiua-
ton for member Of Congress in the second dis
trict. II Bro Dnglcy isn't temperance man
practically as well as Theoretically then We
fail to comprehend the dcnnition of the term.
Leiriston JouJuai.
The poweressncs> Of President Cleveland in
his own party has been illustrated often enough
since the fourth Of March Of last year, but the
notable case OF the silver question Is rNalcd in
the nnoeuuus dc,uctudc Of the administration
whip, a, illustrated in the rebellion Of 81 House
democrats against the Morrison tuih bill. Mr..
Cleveland Is said to be greatly dlseruntl'd over
his inability to influence the New FORK demo
cracy. The piaht Of the democratic party IS
| pityable. indeed. The lash has lost its snapper
and the whip has lost It's lash.
| Portland Press.
The fate Of Mr.. Morrison, tariff bill furnish
es new evidence that the Democracy are hope
| lcssly divided on every question except that Of
| the Offices. On that they are a unit. They all
/ believe that the offices belong TO them. But on
everything else they are split mp. There are
/ hard money Democrat, and soft money Demo-
i cIats Democrats who believe that the coinage
ofthe silver dollar should be stopped, and Dem
/ ocIats that believe It should 20 on; Democrats
that believe i'll economy aud a good many more
Democrats that persist in practicng eNtraya-
fhp ks4 TftlF tf Dt u
/ ress the rules Of the House were changed 81
as to give the majority full control Of legsla-
ton. Any measure ON which they could not
unite they could take mp and pass. More than
six months have elapsed and not a single one OF
| the promise, that were made in the last Demo
cratic has been redeemed
Fres Trode.
4 The depression in business III England i, far
more intense than iii this country. Five blast
/ furnace have been pa out in Scotland tins month
/ leaving the number blowing ST, against ~ this
time last year % in 1850, no in 1888, and l0'
/ in 1852. The production Of iron in England Is
20 per cent smaller this year than last
Speaking on this subject the New York SUI
saws 1--WE commend this picture Of the iron
trade in Great Britain to the free trade crank'
in th, country, who insist that the abolition o
protective duties is the panacca for our owl
suffering iron industry. If Great Britain, with
all her advantages Of cheap ore cheap coal
cheap labor, aud free trade beside, cannot hole
her own in the production Of iron, what chance
would We have in competing with her on al
equal footing -
hunger wing.
During the trouble, ON the isthmus sevcra
months ago, Secretary Whitney, TO meet tn
emergency, chartered steamer to carry Unit
ed States troops to Panama at the very lo'
rate Of so for each officer and rlO for each maj
the regular passenger fare being 500 Tn
same steamer brought back the troops, and tn
entire bill for transportation was about $50 Ob
/ In making this arrangement Secretary Whit
ncv relied upon Congress to stand by him an
approve his action by providing for payment
the bill, there being at the time no Unite
States vessels at hand. The Secretary in hi
annual report aud the President in his messag
, to Congress recommended an appropriation t
Z pay the bill but CouIrc,, has a. yet taken II
action upout. The general deficiency bill, i
which the item properly brlongs was complete
Monday, but Secretary Whtneys bill was vote
down by strict party vote, the Republican
fdyOrlng its payment.