The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-31

(trom our regular corrcspondehI.l
WASHINGTON, AUG. 81, 1888.

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treaty, the Republicans had the best of it
with the public, but Mr.. Cleveland, who
seems to rave either lots of luck or the Pc
culiar faculty of knowing just what will
please the public at certain times, has
turned the tables upon them by his mes
sage on the rejected treaty, and our gen
cral relations with Canada. Whether MIR.
| Cleveland is in earnest or not in his pro-
| fessed desire for further authority to retail
late upon Canada for her treatment OF
not my province to decide, but that the
message was a shrewd political move made
just at the right time, cannot be doubted
by any intelligent person who has carefully
noted its effect upon public opinion. The
Republicans were reaping too much advan-
tage from their anti English opinions or
alleged Notwithstanding was necessary
from n Democratic stand point to stop the
Irish desertions from their ranks. That
| something Mr.. Cleveland has supplied.
That it involved u complete change of base
on the part of the administration matters
not. The Republicans may ~tlnthfully
charge that the most of the authority for
which Mr.. Cleveland now asks was granted
him eighteen months ago, and that he has
never made the slightest use of it, but that
will not prevent his message from being
popular. The message doubtless created
more CONSERVATION among the Canadians
.ina, "a Ill ,,,k,r tl, Paw, hlf,apS bnra
for it shows them that both of the great
political parties in this country are gov
erned by American ideas, and that fur
Their imposition upon American interests
will not be tolerated. The effect of the
message upon the Democrats in Congress
has been electrical. Many of them were
apathetic toward Cleveland, now they all
regard him as another Andrew Jackson,
and that its effect upon the rank and file
Of the party throughout the country \.
large will be beneficial. aulot be doubted.
What is to he its real results on the rela-
ions between this country and England
oannot well be told at this time. That Mr..
Cleveland will be given all the authority
he asks from Congress l do nc doubt, and
his action when possessed of that authority
will decide whether we are to have war or
not. Many of deepest thinkers in this
country have long been of the opinion that
it was only a question of time when Cana
da would be annexed 10 the United States,
and that England will ever allow that an
nexation TO take place peaoeably, |, for
one. do not believe.
The decision arrived at by the pension
committees in both House and Senate, to
reduce the amount of the pension which it
is proposed To give Mrs. Sheridan from
S5,ooA to $4,000 seems hardly fair when
the eminent services Of General Sheridan,
aud the fact that the widows of other men
whose services were certainly of nj more
value. receive pensions Of $1,000 a Year,
are taken into consideration.
The fact that the House is now in 4 dead
lock over the deficiency appropriation bin,
Tor want of q quorum. and that the DEM
ocratic leaders of the House are anxious 70
pass the hill giving Mr.. Cleveland the au-
thority asked for in his message, has caused
the House 10 pass 4 resolution annulling
all leaves except those granted for sickness.
1t is expected that a quorum will be
present by the middle Of this week.
y joint resolution has been introduced
in the House, that should become a law,
but unfortunately it is feared that it will
not. 1t authorizes the President IL veto
specific items in appropriation bills. 1t
has long been 4 custom wi,ha certain class
of CongreSSmen 10 put items Of dubious
character in important appropriation bills.
The habit should be stopped. and the pas
sage Of this resolution would de it.
The report Of the bill TO prohibit the
transportation Of adulterated food from one
state 10 the other. contains iood fert hoGsht.
1t says: "Recent Investigation in the De
partment Of Agriculture Of cheese decep-
tions, frauds in milk, authorizations in beer,
and in spices and condiments. and other
things in daily u>e as food and beverages.
emphasize the necessity for prevention or
repression Of these diSrePutab}e practices.
stimulated by the greed Of gain. Liquids,
perhaps even more generally than solids,
are subject 10 this S~ophiS6estion, Aged
brandies are made from diluted, only
coloncd and favored alcohol: cheap wines
arc mixed and manipulated To initiate ex-
penSive brands; beers arc doctored to avoid
the use of expensive hops, aud IL cheaper
the product OF simulate some desired qual-
lily Teas are mixed, colonel with poison
Gus minerals, and spent leaves are dried
and placed a second time upon the market.
The animal industry which asks Tor pro-
lection proposed in this bill. reaches al the
levels Of liic, from the millionaire to the
day lAhorer; It embraces morn than all
other industries in tile coant'y combined
the property Of the poor"
WESTON.
The First District Republican Conren-
tion, 10 he held al Bridge,on next Thurs