Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-08-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II, 1888.

Representative Mills left here tod;
for West Virginia, to make tariff I
form speeches. From there he goes
New Jersey and then to the Mort
west. He says he proposes to tai
tariff reform to the people in the
homes from now until election da,
He feels absolutely certain that Clev,
land and Thurman will be elected.
| Senator Morgan in his exposition {
the reason why the Republican Sena
tors oppose the fisheries treaty, bor
down on the New England brethrel
in manner that was anything bu
pleasant for the representatives of tina
section.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana
is in this city. In answer to ques
ton he said: "Things look yer,
favorable for the Democrats. l hav
never had any doubt about Indiana
going Democratic. Conditions ar
very favorable to us. I think we viii
carry the State by Il good majority
The canvass is going on, but this il
the heated term, and things are 4;
little quiet. Mr. Harrison has no
been able to arouse much enthusiasm
Very little has been accomplished by
those excursions, receptions, etc
They have been sort of failure"
Representative Matson, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of India
ma, says he will stump the State il
company with Representative Hovey
his Republican competitor, and tha
they will have joint discussions.
Representative Campbell has intro
duced bill in the House, providing
an annual pension of 5000 for Mrs
Sheridan.
1t seems little queer to see Dem
ocrat in command of the army, bu
it's all right. Democrats are alway.
competent to fill the highest offices
and it is only question of time wher
they will fill them ALL BY the way, a
movement has been already started, te
have Congress promote Genera
Schofield to Lieutenant General.
At a caucus of Democratic Senator.
held Wednesday, it was decided tha
no obstructive tactics would be used
to prevent the Republicans rejecting
the fisheries treaty.
The Senate Committee on epidemi.
diseases reported adversely Mr.. CALI,
bill to pay for property destroyed il
stamping out yellow fever. All tn,
money necessary will, however, b,
furnished from an appropriation made
by the last Congress, for the suppress
sion of epidemic diseases, and il
necessary another appropriation viii
be made.
The delay in Mr.. Cleveland's lettel
of acceptance is having terrible
effect on the Republicans. Another
week without it and some of then
will be pnt into straight jackets.
The Senate Chinese bill will pro
badly be called up in the House to
morrow. There is no opposition to it
Senator Reagon has introduced {
bill to prevent the formation O
trusts. 1t defines trust to be the
combination of capital or skill by two
or more persons for the following pur
poses: First, to create or carry out
restrictions on trade; Second, te
limit, reduce, or to increase the pro
duction or prices of merchandise OF
commodities; Third, to prevent com
petition in the manufacture, making
sales or purchase of merchandise OF
commodities; Fourth, to create 9
monopoly" John Sherman think.
that Congress has no constitutions
power to pass such law. Ii Sher
man is right, the sooner the constitu
ton is amended the better, but
don't believe he's right. If Congress
had power to make the Interstate
Commerce law, it has power to pro
hibit trusts.
Representative Thomas, of Illinois
has prepared an original design for 8
war vessel.
The Republican Senators hat
nearly an all-night caucus Wednes
day. on the tariff bill. 1t is under
stood that there are still wide differ
ences of opinion among them, par
ticularly on the subjects of sugar
and lumber.
vi all tne farceS ever enacted III
this city, the so-called National Coz
vention of the American party wa.
one OF the broadest. Only three or
four States were represented by bon {
fde delegates, the rest were self-ap-
pointed. This gathering actually had
the cheek to nominate ticket anG
formulate platform of principles
They nominate James L. Curtis O
New York, for President, and Jas. n
Greer, of Tennessee, for Vice Presi
dent. Dem. 5,
AT chambers at Tacoma, last Fri