The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 6, 1888.

WASHINGTON, July 6, 1883.
| Editor Herald:
General Harrison's father-in-law,
well preserved old gentleman nearly nine
ty years old, is resident OF this city,
and clerk in the pension bureau.
The republican members Of the senate
committee on finance have, after consul
tation with their party associates in and
out of congress, fully determined upon
the substitute witch will be offered in the
senate for the Mills bill, which now seems
almost certain of final passage by the
house, though some time may yet elapse
| before it does. The substitute will be a
mode of brevity, containing, only three
paragraphs, one to repeal the internal
revenue tax on tobacco in every form;
one to repeal the internal revenue tax on
alcohol used in the fine arts, and one to
reduce the tariff on sugar fifty per cent.
The dangerous disposition of the pres
emit administration to encroactl upon the
constitutionally guaranteed rights and
privileges of the legislative branch of our
government, is one of the signs. of the
times that is worthy of careful cor1sidera-
ton by every friend of popular govern
ment. The example has been set by Mr..
Cleveland, and it is not surprising that
the members of his cabinet should en-
brace every opportunity of doing like
| wise. The latest, and one of the most
glaring offenders, is Postmaster General
Dickinson, who wrote a letter to the
chairman of the house committee on
postofices, in opposition to an amend
ment, which the senate had adopted, to
the postofiice appropriation bill, appro-
priating $685. to provide more eff
Gent mail service between the United
| States and South America. Whether the
amendment is a wise one or not-al-
though I am firmly convinced that it
would be greatly beneficial to our bust
ness interests-it is not my purpose to
discuss at this time. The point: made is,
that Postmaster General Dickinson, who
is part of the executive branch of the
government, exceeded his autho rity when
he wrote letter ttempting-and in
fact really influencing pending legislation,
for the result of his letter has been that
the house has refused to concur in
the senate amendment referred to. The
constitution clearly defines the rights of
the three great branches, the Legislative,
the executive, and the judicial, into which
the government is divided This admin
istration has from it's very beginning
shown desire to control both the exc
cutive and the people should elect pres
ident who has more respect for the con-
stitution.
Hon. D. T. Littler, of Illinois, a member
of the Pacific railroad commission in this
city. He says Harrison and Morton will
carry Illinois by from $4,000 to 10000
majority. Speaking of the general situa-
ton, he said: 1.-THE situation in a nut
shell is this. The republicans have a.
strong presidential candidate, but the
platform is even stronger than the cam
didate. The tariff will be the fight But
there is going to be good deal of "log
cabin" in the campaign, a good deal of
old fashio ned enthusiasm, which will
count for Harrison, who is sure to be
elected"
The house committee on elections has
decided by strict party vote, to steal
the at occupied by Mr.. FELTON,, of Cali
fornia., and give it Mr.. Sullivan, a demo-
cratic free trader, so as to get another
vote: for the Mills bill. 1t remains to be
see'a if the democrats of the house will be
so shameless as to ratify this theft.