Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-09-26
BADLY pEMoRALlzEn.
The Evidences Not Wanting That the n,
publicans Arc Already ON the Run.

The Evidences Not Wanting That the Re-
publicans Arc Already the Run.
The news from Washington il extremely
interesting as showing how utterly demon
allied the Republican party has become.
In the first place. while Senator Cullom
- denouncing the Presidents message In
the Senate. the Republican members Of the
Home Committee on Foreign Affairs agree
70 report carrying into effect the Presi-
dents recommendations.
While Senator Cullom Is asserting that
the President is changing front, Mr.. Bel
mont calls attention to the feet that the
measures of retaliation now suggested by
the President were suggested two years
ago, approved in the House and rejected in
the Senate.
The bill which will pass the House will
embody the Presidents recommendation.
and the evidence now goes to show that il
viii not meet with the united Republican
opposition in the Senate.
The Republican party is hearing from the
country on the subject of retaliation. The
people look on retaliation as commercial
war, and they insist that it be conducted
vigorously In order to Conquer a peace in q
short time. This, says the Cincinnati En-
Qlfyer, win force section of the Republican
party In the Senate to the support Of the
President
But at the same time, the people will re-
member the bitter opposition to the Presi-
dents recommendations, expressed i'm
mediately upon the publication of the mea.
sage by Mr.. Blaine and Senators Edmunds
and Hoar.
While this retreat Is being conducted. the
Republicans are also preparing to abandon
their position on the tariff. In spite Of
Blaine, and Quay, and Halstead, and Nc
kiniey, Senator Allison announces that BY
Monday or Tuesday week the bill reducing
the tariff will be reported to the Senate.
In the House the Republicans have de-
nounced the Democrats all the winter for
tampering with the tariff; they have In.
sisted that the manufacturers and trusts be
LETT alone; they have by every means In
their power sought to delay action and 70
defeat reform.
The Republicans In their platform have
said they would abolish the whisky tag
rather than surrender any part of the pro-
tecttve system; they have asserted that the
only changes to be considered must ia
changes which would check imports.
yet to-day, seeing how the battle Is going
against them in this country, Senator Al
hson, himself an ardent tariff reformer.
announces through the Associated Press
that the caucus Of Republican Senators had
resulted In "a harmonious conclusion
and would report q bin in ten days.
Yet when Mr.. Quay was asked Q fsw
days ago as to the Senate bill reforming ths
tart0, he said the Republicans never chanes
mont after the battle has begun.
In these two instances they do ncs
"'chsnge 'front.'" but they put their rear
where their front ought TO be, and are in
full retreat
What the action Of the Senate on the
Breckenridge bill to abolish trusts win be n
Is yet matter Of conjecture. Mr.. Blaine
says trusts are private affairs which must
not be interfered with, but Mr. Sherman
has asserted willingness to put on tho
free list articles the production Of which
Is restricted by trusts. Here is list of
some OF the articles, with the rate of tariff
protection and the rate of wages in every
500.