The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July y, 1883.
Editor Herald:

WASHINGTON, July y, 1883.
Editor Herald:
Senator Chase's bill, providing tina
mailable matter of the third class shal
consist of al all matter now embraced b,
law in the third and fourth classes, AM
shall pay postage of one cent for eac1
two ounces, has been favorably reported
from the Senate committee on postofices
The purchase of the craftsmanship O
the national democratic cam paign con
mittee by Calvin Brice the railroad
millionaire, has been much discussed her,
during the past day or two. He il
to pay for it with big contribution t.
the corruption fund of the democratic
party. Some say that he promised $500
900. 1t will be his first politicrl exper
fence and the old wheel horses of the
party are much Disguised at his being
selected.
The discussion on the Mills tariff bill
this week, brought out the sectional
points of that hoge poge in a stronger
light than even. 1t protects the interests
of the South, with the exception of her
newly developed iron industries, and lets
the interests of all other sections suffer
1t goes in for free wool, but refuses to
give the country free sugar; it admits
free of duty iron ties for baling cotton
but refuses to admit free hoop iron for
baling hay. These are fair specimens Of
the injustice that runs through the entire
measure, which probably before this par.
agtaph is in print will have received, by
its passage of the house, the official en-
dorsement of the democratic party.
Cleveland has evidently got the whip
hand of the democratic ho6se. Of the
large number of democrats who loudly
swore they would never vote for free
wool, only three had the courage to
vote against the dictation of Cleveland
when that clause of the tariff bill was
reached. Those three were Foran and
Wilkerson, of Ohio, and Sowden, of Penn
sylvania.
In spite of the opposition of the dem
ocrats, the senate has passed the bill
placing Jno. c. Fremont on the retired
list of the army, with the rank of Major
General. Z This. is an honor that General
Fremont has well earned by great ser
vices to his country.
The senate has passed the bill known
asthe eight hour claim bill. 1t provides
that all laborers workman, and mccain
les, employed by the Government since
June 5,1SSs, shall be paid for each eight
hours he has been employed, without
any reduction of pay on account of the
reduction of the hours of labor.
The select committee to invertigate
contract pauper immigration, consists
of Representative Ford, Spinola, Oatos,
and Guenther. They will take testi-
mony at New York, Boston, SanFrancis-
CO. and possibly other places.
Senator Chandler has made a red hot
speech agaist the ratification of the fish
cries treaty. He said the treaty was a
national dishonor, that the vanity and
decrepitude of that aged statesman, Mr..
Bayard, made it easy for Mr.. Chamber
lain, the experienced English diplomat
to secure great victory. He said furth-
er that the great object of the democratic
British alliance, was to pass the Mills,
bill, to keep the democratic party .in
power, and to destroy the American
tariff system. These injurious assaults
on American interests, by the combined
forces of English free-trade and Southern
democrats, ought to be met on the
threshold by the rejection of this miser-
able treaty. In concluding Mr.. Chandler
pointed out the fact that this admins
tration had deliberately abandoned the
Monroe doctrine. To the South the
Panama canal was being constructed,
and within five years the Isthmus of
Panama was likely to become a French
colony, while the administration was OPP
posing and defeating the Nicaragua
Canal scheme. To the North, the Do
minion OF Canada was growing stronger
and more powerful than had ever been
dreamed of. She was boldly Selling the
transportation interests of the United
State, was forcing her way into American
markets, was perpetrating outrages
on American fishing vessels, and was
forcing the United States to treat with
her on unequal and degrading terms.
The Pansy for July is as fresh and en-
PERTAINING as ever. 1t is a most excellent
magazine for young folks from eight to
fourteen. Especially suitable for Sunday
reading. 81 year. The publishers, D.
Lothrop Company, Boston, will send
specimen on receipt of 5 cents In stamps.