New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. ID. C.. Oct. 18th


last week as substitute for the Mills
bill. This action opens the tariff fight
in the Senate. How long it will con-
tlnue is matter of conjecture, but that
it cannot be settled before election is
now absolutely, certain; therefore, I am
inclined to think that Congress will take
recess about the Goth or 25th OF this
month until after the election. Should
this be done, we shall probably have the
tariff battle raging all winter. A little
ripple was created on the surface of the
political lake Saturday by a report that
Cleveland intended writing a message
urging the prompt passage of the Senate
tariff bill. It did not last long, however
because prominent Democrat stated
that Cleveland had told him in the most
positive language that he would notsign
a tariff bill that did not put wool on
the free.list. Senator Sherman thinks
that the Senate tariff bill is one Of the
most perfect revenue measures ever per-
fected. It reduces our income nearly
$75, ,000,000 and does not strike down
a single American industry, thereby
differing very widely from the free trade
Mills bill.
The Democratic campaign fund col
lection ie1d is abroad in this city, and
none are spared in his rounds among
Government employees; he calls on the
scrub-women as well as the head of the
department; he has taken in the nom
partisan Metropolitan police force, and
his last victims are the old soldiers
quartered at the National Soldiers
Home, and should not be at all sur
prised to learn that he had gone over to
Arlington cemetery to bul1-doze the
dead for subscriptions. And this, mind
you, is only the first democratic reform
administration. The imagination fails
when an attempt is made to picture the
results upon Government of second
one of the same kind, but fortunately
the voters of this country have too
much intelligence to make anothe
Democratic administration possible for
many years to come.
The new Democratic Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court was to-day sworn
in. An attempt was made to have the
ceremony appear very impressive, but
the insignificant personal appearance of
of Mr.. Fuller spoiled everything, and
caused broad smile to appear on the
faces of all present.
e. A. r. men mere are indignant at
their Philadelphia brethren, who
marched in q procession at Richmond,
Virginia, in which the Confederate flag
was carried.
Democrats here are worrying a great
deal over the. rumors that are flying
around as to why the members of the
National Democratic! committee have
been called upon to attend special
at New York Wednesday.
The rumor which gained the most Gre
dence says that the Democratic canvass
of the voters of New York, just COM
pleted, shows a plurality for Harrison
and Morton of about $4,000, and that
this meeting is called to decide upon
what to do about it-whether to throw
up the sponge or continue the fight.
Mr.. Thurman is here, and will argue
the telephone cases. for the Government
in the Supreme Court this week, if his
holds out, which is by no means
certain.
A negro named Taylor, who is in the
employ of the National Democratic
committee, has been trying to earn his
salary by stating in q newspaper in
teryiew here that 100000 negroes would
vote for Cleveland in the Northern
states. A wilder statement was never
made. 1t would be perfectly safe to bet
that Cleveland will not receive 1000
negro votes in the entire country.
Why Cleveland has not been out max
ing stump speeches is a mystery to me,
as every other prominent member of his
administration has been at it, and will
continue it right up to the election. It
is not strange under these circumstances
that people should consider Civil-Ser-
vice reform bowling farce. Senator
Stewart says it breeds a race of rascals
and many other people agree with the
plain-spoken Senator.
The denomination of Mayor Hewitt,
of New York, by a citizens meeting
has disturbed Cleveland very much.
Mr.. Hewitt has no love for either Cleve-
land or free trade. and Cleveland is full
ly aware of it, hence these tears.
Indiana Democrats continue to come
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