Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-26

of the government or that he was on the
bond of some officer who defaultod,. the
idea being that If ho was, that maybe some
money was due the government from htIu as
principal or surety, which could be pociSeted
from the amount These inquiries will
probably occupy some weeks and when the
officers finally discover that there Is no good
grounds for withholding any portion OF the
money appropriated TO pay Tyan, they will
probably be astouishcd TO find that the sec
Rotary of state has long before this drew the
money and had it paid to the beneficiary
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Ono would have supposed that when the
tariff debate closed in the house the evidence
OF the struggle for protection and free trade
would have been removed, but not so. When
Cleveland and Thurman were nominated at
ST. Louis and the red bandana was iioatCd
III public places, the democrats made up a
purse and bought two or three hundred
cheap cotton red baudanna handkcrchicfs
and distributed them gratuitously through
out the house. In front of the speakers
desk is a semcrcular space. on the west
sido of 1t are located the republican mem.
bcrs. and on the east side the democratic
members of the house. The democrats took
the red bandana flags given them and
WoVc them IN the brass net work in front OF
their seats surrounding their half of the
semi-CirCle, which made quite display of
the democratic symbol.
When Harrison and Morton were nomi.
mated at Chicago the republicans circulated
large numbers of beautiful silk flags, which
they carried in their breasts or displayed in
their outside pockets. Then they issued
lot of small flags, on which were printed the
words, "ProtcCtion to American industries ~
This the republicans hung out over the tons
OF the desks on their side of the semi circle
AS the tariff debate wore along it was OBJ
served that the democrats removed their red
bandanas one by one, until finally only one
remained and that was in front of the seat
nf Int ala .NF r.,1.
around the speakers desk during the most
profusely decorated period was as gaudy as
one sees about the rostrum at political
meeting. Since the tariff debate closed the
last oil the bandanas has disappeared, but the
flags and the words "Protcction to American
industries" still stand out against the desks
on the republican side, showing that the re.
publicans are more willing to stand upon
their protective platform than the democrats
are to proclaim their free trade platform.
For some reason or other the democrats in
the house, who have conducted their cam
paigns largely on grounds of being farmers,
are not proud of their avocaton this year,
ana are not crying the fact from the hin tops
that they labor in the field when not in con
gress 1t may be for the reason that they
are supporting the Mills tariff bill, which
strikes a direct blow at the agricultural in
terests. A newspaper correspondent, who
represents among other journals one Of the
leading agricultural periodicals of the coun-
try, was recently requested by his employers
to write series of articles on the farmers in
congress- and he tells me that most of the
democrats in the house who have heretofore
been proud of the fact that they own farms
and sometimes work upon them have re
fused to talk about their farm life / was
present the other day with him when he
approached Representative .Dougherty,
of Florida. This man has not OBJ
jected 20 being called n farmer states
man." the farmers favorite," etc, when
he has been before the people for nomina-
tion or election, but just now he does not
want to talk about his farm work or farm
interest. He fatty and insultingly refused
to give any information concerning himself
and his farm work, and said that it must not
be spoken of in the press; that he wanted to
be let alone; that if he was a farmer he
didn't care to have it heralded over the
country.
1t is singular, but 1t is almost invariably
true, that the men who come 10 congress from
farms soon refuse to be recognized as farm
ers, and pose as lawyers and as members of
other professions. There is no class in either
branch of congress that receives more con
sideration than those coming from the agri-
culturstS. In fact, an Intelligent farmer can
WELD more influence in either house of con-
grcss than any other man, because he is sup
posed to have greater influence with that
class, and there being but few farmers in
congress, and the interest of the farmer COM
ing up so continually, "A farmer here has
ceptionally good opportunity to make his in
fluence and his energy felt. The magufac-
turer next ranks in influence, so far as occu-
patton is concerned. The thing, however
that wields greatest power is intelligence
based upon honor. PERRY 5. HEATH