The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-06-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June s, 1883.

Poor old Judge Thurman! What a
fate for the modest Roman ofthem all"
Dragged from the quiet pleasures of pri-
vate life to which the infrmities of old
age have compelled him to resort several
years ago, to take part in the excitement
of a stirring presidential campaign. And
for what? To endeavor to save Cleve-
land from the defeat which his hypocriti-
cal administration has made it well
nigh certain that he will this year receive.
Cleveland did not hesitate to call on
Judge Thurman to help him in his hour
of need. notwithstanding that he had
positively refused to recognize Thurman
in 1885, when making up his cabinet, on
the ground that Thurman was too old.
Too old in 1885 to get anything, but
quite young enough in 1888 to be a
wheelhorse of the administration wagon.
Oh, hypocrisy, thy other name is Cieve-
land. The mere fact that Judge Thurman
consented to take the second place on
the the ticket with Cleveland, furnishes
a strong argument to prove that he is as
feeble mentally as as he is bodily. The
old man is seventy-fve years of age, and
when in Washington a few months ago,
was hardly able to stand alone without
assistance. The democratic party has
for many years gone to the grave for it's
ideas, but now they have actually gone
to The grave for one of their candidates.
Next November if the republicans of the
country do their whole duty, the party
will be sent to join its ideas, and the red
bandanna, bleached by the early frosts,
may be used to make it's shroud.
Cleveland celebrated his denomination
by vetoing a private pension bill in favor
of poor widow. She cannot vote, you
know.
The senate committee on pensions has
favorably reported the bill granting pen
sions to soldiers and sailors who were
confined in confederate prisons.
A bill increasing the pension of the
widow of Gen. Heintzelman to 500 per
month has been passed by the senate.
Senator Chandler has introduced bill
to amend the act of the last congress au-
thorizing the president in his discretion
to retaliate upon Canada for any re-
strictions placed by the Canadian off,
| Gals upon our fishermen. The amend
ments proposed are to strike out the
words Gin his diecretion," making retail
iation mandatory upon the president
and to strike out that part of the act
which makes the retaliation extend to
other merchandise than fish.
The returns from the Oregon election
were received with great pleasure by the
republicans in congress. Republican
gains on every hand is not at all bad for
campaign starter.
The republicans of the house intend to
force the arrears OF pension bills to a
vote at the earliest possible moment. 1t
is understood that they will refuse to
allow any other measure, with the ex.
| ception of the tariff bill, to be considered
by the house, until this bill is disposed o.
The democratic committee on rules of the
| house has not rsfused to report a resolu
ton setting a time for the pension bill
but they have done everythin5 they
| could to delay matters. There is ru
NOR that in order to save the tariff bill
or rather to keep up seeming necessity
| for It's passage, the deInUvI {, to will ha W
a resolution reported setting time fol-
the pension bills, and that when they
come up for consideration, they will Offer
amendments providing for an income tax
to raise the amounts appropriated by the
bills.
The friends of Senator Sherman say
that the nomination of Judge Thurman
on the democratic ticket adds largely to
their candidates chances of receiving the
| republican nomination for president
Mr.. Sherman will be placed in nomina.
ton at the Chicago convention by Gen
D. H. Hastings, advocate general of the
| state of Pennsylvania.
NewYork republicans in congress think
the republican presidential nomination
lies between Chauncey M. Depew and
Senator Hiscock, either of whom, they
say, can beat Cleveland in New York.
The senate has passed bill appropri.
ating $35, 1000 for an equestrian statue
| of President Zachary Taylor in this city
General Sheridan has had some very
hard fights during his life as soldier
but he isnow engaged in hand to hand
conflict which is the hardest of all; his
opponent is grim death, and the result Of
the battle is still in doubt, with the
chances in favor of death. But Little
Phil' has by no means given up. He
says he intends to'get well.
The average production of each labor.
er, according to the United States bureau
OF labor, has been ten dollars day dur
ing the last year; but the average paw
| to the laborer was only $1.15. It is
therefore evident that the laborer has
been defraudtd of $685. each day. 1t is
evident that if every 1aborer, man and
woman, had received ten dollars day,
there had not been any cause for strikes.
ETC., and they have the right to get ali
due them any time.-Labor Echo.
1t is just such rot as the above in