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WASHINGTON.
Tariff Talk and other Interesting
Items-.-Public Buildings for Small
Towns.

Towns.
Z WASHINGTON, April 30, 1888
Cleveland and gray is favorite
ticket with great many democrats
in Congress, and at this time, it looks
very much as if this same ticket
might be the choice of the st. Louis
Convention. New York and Indiana
have always made a winning combi-
nation for the democrats, Tilden and
Hendricks in 1876, Cleveland and
Hendricks in 1881, and why not
Cleveland and Gray in 1883.
Secretary Whitney Of the Navy
Department is noted for his liberality.
He never does anything on small
scale. On Saturday last he chartered
at his own expense two special trains
and carried $50 Congressman, officials
and newspaper men over to Philadel-
phia to witness the launching Of the
first two vessels for the new Navy,
the Yorktown and the dynamite
cruiser.
The tariffs the absorbing theme in
the House of Representatives, where
it will hold the right Of way for the
next fortnight. So far revenue re-
formers have no reason to be ashamed
Of the figures made by their
champions in the fight. If every
voter in the country could read the
debate on both sides up to the
present time and clearly understand
the question at issue, there is not
much doubt as to what the issue
would be. Representative Ford, of
Michigan made some telling points
in his speech on Thursday. For in
stance, he said: ga tariff which
gives a comparatively small number
of men the right and opportunity to
tax millions Of our citizens Al per
cent more than their goods will sell
for in the open market can not fail to
have the result Of building up and
maintaining vast mOnopolies and
trusts, whose enormous profits are
sWelled and increased by the tribute
which the tariff authorizes them to
levy upon the pockets Of the people.
Congress has no right to take the
part of a few manufacturers against
the great body of consumers. But
that is just what has been done.
Our war tariff declares for high
prices for the producer Of iron, low
prices for the producer of corn; high
prices for the producer Of glass, low
prices for the producer of wheat.
The present tariff aims to secure to a
few manufacturers a disposal of theil
goods at a large profit"
On Friday, Mr. Tarnsey, of Michi
gan, who has been claimed by the
republicans to be opposed to the
Mills bill on account of its putting
lumber and salt on the free list, made
a speech placing himself in line with
the President. He said: 81 belong
to that school of politics which be-
lieves in collecting from the pockets
of the American people so much
money as is necessary for the proper
and economical administration of the
Government, and not s. beyond
Neither myself nor the gentlemen
on my side of the House are free
traders we are fair traders. We are
not seeking to pull down the custom
houses of the country. We propose
to continue custom house taxation
but we will revise existing laws so as
to bring taxes down to the bare line
Of necessary revenue; and in sc
revising the laws place the duty
highest on the luxuries of life ant
lowest on life's necessities"
On Decoration day President
Cleveland will review the Crane
Army Of the Republic parade If
Brooklyn.
Gen, Joseph E. Johnston, our
present Commissioner Of Railroads
and the highest in rank of living Of
ficers of the Confederate army, has
been, at his own request, elected ar
honorary and contributing member
of E. ID. Baker Post G. a. r. Of
Philadelphia. He is the only eX
Confederate soldier who has ever
been received into the ranks of {
Grand Army Post.
Speaker Carlisle's expected speech
on the tariff is being anxiously
awaited.
Secretary Fairchild is opposed t.
issuing fractional currency.
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