Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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ct with o great many Democrats in Con-
gress, and at this time It looks very
much as this same ticket might be the
choice Of the st. Louis Convention.
New York and Indiana have always
made q winning combination for the
Democrats, Tilden and Hendricks in
1884, and why not Cleveland and Gray
In 1888.
Secretary Whitney Of the Navy De-
partment is noted for his liberality. He
never does anything on small scale.
On Saturday last he chartered at his
own expense two special trains and car
ried $50 Congressman, officials and
newspaper men over to Philadelphia to
witness the launching of the first two
vessels for the new Navy, the York.
town and the Dynamite cruiser.
The tariff is the absorbing theme in
the House Of Representatives, where it
will hold the right of way for the next
fortnight. So far revenue reformers
have no reason to be ashamed of the
figures made by their champions in the
fight. If every voter in the country
could read the debate on both sides up to
the present time and clearly understand
the question at issue, there is not much
doubt as to what the issue would be.
Representative Ford, of Michigan,
made some telling points in his speech
ON Thursday. For instance, he said:
IA tariff which gives comparatively
small number of men the right and
opportunity to tax millions of our citi-
zens AZ per cent. more than their goods
will sell for in the open market can not
fail to have the result of building up
and maintaining vast monopolies and
trusts, whose enormous profits are
swelled and increased by the tribute
which the tariff authorizes them to
levy upon the pockets of the people.
Congress has no right to take the part
of few manufacturers against the
great body of consumers. But that is
just what has been done. Our war tar
if declares for high prices for the pro-
dueer of iron, low prices for the pro-
ducer of wheat. The present tariff
aims at large profit"
On Friday, Mr.. Tarnsey, of Michigan,
who has been claimed by the Republi-
cans to be opposed to the Mills bill on
account of its putting lumber and salt
on the free list, made a speech placing
himself in line with the President. He
said: II belong to that school of poll
tics which believes in collecting from
the pockets of the American people
so much money as is necessary for the
proper and economical administration
of the Government, and not SIS beyond.
Neither myself nor the gentlemen on
my side of the House are free traders;
we are fair traders. We are not seeking
. to pull down the custom houses of the
country. We propose to continue Gus
tom house taxation, but we will revise
existing lawsso as to bring taxes down to
the bare line of necessary revenue; and
in so revising the laws place the duty
highest on the luxuries of life and low
est on life's necessities"
On Decoration day President Cleve-
land will review the Grand Army OF
the Republic parade in Brooklyn.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, our present
Commissioner of Railroads, and the
highest in rank of living of officers OF
the Confederate army, has been, at his
own request, elected an honorably and
contributing member Of E. D. Baker
Post G.. A. r. of Philadelphia. He is the
only ex-Confederate soldier who has
ever been received into the ranks oi
a Grand Army Post.
Speaker Carlisle's expected speech on
the tariffs being anxiously awaited.
A bill has been favorably reported to
the Senate which provides of the erec-
tion of public building in every town
where the gross postal receipts have
averaged $1,000 per annum during the
past three years.
Senator Voorhees, made speech on
the Presidents message in the Senate
last week that has attracted considerable
attention on account of the plainness OF
some of its statements in regard to the
treatment of the South. He also made
an eloquent defense of Gems. Mcclellan
and Hancock, recently attacked by the
calumnious Senator from Kansas, Mr.
ingalls,. The latter is deeply riled over
it and has announced his intention OF
replying to it tomorrow. He is doubt
less framing some of his most elaborate
sentences for the occasion which will
contain all of the venom of which he is
capable.
The agreement to appropriate quar-
ter Of million dollars Of representa-
tion of the United States at the Paris
International Exposition of 1889, is one
of the interesting events in the Senate.
Both the Senate and the House have
passed the bill to prohibit book and pool
making in Washington and George
town. This is game in which Sena-
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