The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-29
LETTER.

by him on the surplus and the tariff
last December. He will make NOR
emphatic his former declaration tina
it is a "condition, not a theory, that
confrOnts us" He will still advOcat
the democratic policy of reducing
the taritf on raw material aud the
necessartes of life, but above all he
will insist that the incOmc of the
Government should be at once re.
duCed In some manner. 1t is thought
By some that so urgent does he con-
sIder the necessity for reduction,
that lhe will advise the democrats
1tthe House to accept the Senate
amendment OF the Mills bill, rather
than have no reduction until the
next session of Congress. In fact
the signs are rapidly multiplying
mat the policy of the democratic
leaders at the coming session will be
10 secure if possible the passage Of
some sort of d tariff bill that will re-
luce the surplus, and if they have to
accept the republican plan to do so
lnder protest, a. being better than
no reduction at all. This policy will
if adopted and presistently carried
out, block the republican plan Of let
;ing the whole tariff question go over
to the Fifty-first Congress which they
| will control in both Houses.
Mr.. CIeveI0nd has already stated
that lie would sign any measure
which should come to him, making
a reduction in the revenue, whether
IN the tariff schedule Or internal rev.
anue taxes, unless there was sOme-
hing very vicious about it. II is GER
ain that he would sign the Senate
substitute for the Mills bill Just as it
vas reported to the Senate, but it is
extremely probable that the republi-
ans will make many changes in the
nea,I1re before it passes. e
The annual reports of the cabinet
,tfirers ALL make interesting read
ng for democratic this year. They
will present a concise history of the |
our years Of democratic Administered
lion, and will make a showing that
We y democrat will have a right to
eel proud 1t. \ cleaner and better
naturalization, taken as a whole, |
The country has never had.
The first meeting of the House
"ommitte on appropriations was held
Wednesday. They have buckIed
down to work, and expect have
the District Of Columbia appropria-
lion bill ready to report to the House
he first day OF the session. Mr. Ran
iaIl the chairman of the committee
vas not present, but his health has
: o greatIy improved that he expects
% resume his duties at the opening
i the session.
The deadly quarrels that the re-
puoIicans have already developed
tnong themselves over the division
II the spoiIs, gyps Il lJuF ways tow
trds reconciIing democrats to de-
eat.
The negroes Of this city have it in
heir heads that the election of Hnr-
'lson has put on top, aud they
making all sorts Of demands in
elatiOn to the local offices. Fred
Douglass wants to be Recorder of
the notorious Perry Carson
wants to be Dietrict Commissioner,
Is willing to compromise on Chief
II Police. Several other negroes are
.andld9tca for Commissioner and
'ther prominent District offices. 1t
: only fair to say that the white re-
'%ubIicans are dead opposed to giving
single Oue of the prominent offices
y a negro, but the negroes here are
noisy gang, and if Harrison fails to
i've them some Of The pIums they I
viii make u big fuss. i
The new bureau of correspondence |
the Agricultural Department, au-
hOilZed by the last session of Cong +
ees. hos begun work under the dir !
elton Of Prot. ". .. Atwater. For
present the work of the bureau -
be confined to furnishing the ag-
icullural experiment stations ,
lTpuBhout the country with infor-
concerning the experiments
ley are engaged III.
VIII there be u street fight between |
Blackburn and Judge Ruck- !
+ the two fiery SONS of kentucky,
no haze been saying some very y
ard things about each other in the
e~wspupers? Neither of them is :,
ere, but both of them have engaged .
)oms at the same hotel, and are eX- h
here III Il few days. Those
DO Know both men are coutiden-
ally predicting fight between
lem the first time they meet. Sena-
n Blackburn having put it out of u
power Of Judge Fucker to de- VI
Iand satisfaction under the code.
The hotels here are beginning to t
up with Congressman and others a
lterested in the coming session. c
he Republican leaders are extreme
reticeut when asked about their -,
IN the Senate. But it is :,
Insidered certain that they will en- -
to do az little as possible, 20 II