Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA. Is,

remarks on trusts in the Senate
Wednesday. They were made in
reply to Senator George, who, in
proposing an amendment to the bill
suppressing trusts which has just
been reported from the finance com
mittee, took occasion to say word
or two too much.
Mr.. Hoar started off by abiding
to the connection of Cleveland's
Cabinet and the Democratic party
with trusts He then said that when
the Senator from Texas (Reagan)
had undertaken to enlighten the
Senate (some days since; on the
question of trusts he had hoped to
get some light as to what these trusts
were, where they were, what rela-
tons they have to the great political
parties, and what likelihood of polit-
zeal danger there was from them.
He wished the Senator from Texas
(Reagan) or the Senator from Miss
isssippi George to tell the Senate
what information they had. Was
there, for instance, Standard Oil
trust III this country? And, if so,
was that trust represented in the
Cabinet at this moment? Was it
represented in the Senate? Was it
represented in the counsels of any
important political party? Was there
a sugar trust, and were it's repre-
sentatives consulted in the framing
of a great revenue tariff bill, and
did they have their interests looked
after and considered? Why had not
the Senator from Texas told the
Senate lin his speech on the 18th of
August what he knew about these
things? The Senator then mentioned
the fact that great many people
believed these two trusts stood in
the relation of treasurer to the
Democratic party.
The Senate committee on foreign
relations have given some little time
to the consideration Of the retail
alton bill this week, but they have
not yet decided upon any action.
Cleveland answered the resolution
Of Senator Hoar, passed in August,
asking for copies of any remon-
strances which Cleveland had di.
rected to be made to the British
government on account of Canadian
mistreatment Of American fisher
men, by sending in an enormous
batch of correspondence between
the two governments, but there are
no remonstrances, or only very
weak ones.
General Harrison's manly letter of
acceptance has been exceedingly
well received here. Nothing but
praise is heard for it. 1t is one of
the strongest documents Of it's kind
eyer written, and would have given
General Harrison a reputation for
craftsmanship had he not already
possessed it. 1t is in marked con-
trast to the lodging, apologize let
ter of Cleveland, which advocates
both protection aud free trade.
There is no straddhng about Harri-
sons letter. He has opinions, and
expresses them in straightforward
language upon every question of
Importance now before the public.
Many Democrats here acknowledge
that the letter as a state documents
far superior to Cleveland's.
The Democrats in Congress are
badly demoralized over the returns
from the Maine election. They had
calculated that Cleyeland's retail
alton message would gain his party
many votes in that state, but the re-
turns show that the gallant Repub-
licans of Maine, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Blaine, have made gains
upon their remarkable plurality of
1884. The result shows two things
that the Democrats do not like: first,
that the tide of public opinion is
setting strongly against Cleveland
and free trade; secondly, that 1tr
Blaine is working heart and soul
for the election of Harrison and
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