Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11

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the most perfect revenue measure
ever entered upon our statute books.
This bill reduces the revenues about
$74,oo0,000, and, unlike the Mills
bill, it does not injure any American
industry to accomplish that result.
OF course, it will be utterly impos-
sible, for lack of time, to pass this
bill before election, but it none the
less shows the ideas of the Repub-
lican party in dealing with the treas
ury surplus, just as the free trade
Mills bill represents what the Dem
ocratc party is willing to do for it's
English allies. 1t is for the intelli-
gent voters of the country to decide
which party they approve.
Oh, yes; this is a campaign of in
telligence and intellect. Senator
Blair was invited to speak at meet
ing in Virginia, and was greeted
with a shower of decayed eggs.
Senator Cockrell, in attempting to
defend the violation of law by Cen
eral Benet took the queer ground of
abusing the Republicans for what
was done years ago. just how these
things helped Benet and the Secre-
tary of War | can't see.
Notwithstanding the thoroughness
with which the departments are be-
ing worked up COR Democratic cam
paign contributions, the greedy COM
mittee are not satisfied. They have
sent circular letters, requesting con
tributions, to the policemen of this
city. This is a direct violation Of
the rules governing the police, which
say: "No member of the police force
shall be permitted to solicit or be
allowed TO make any contribution In
money or other things on any pre-
text to any person, committee or
association, for any political pur-
poses whatever" The Metropolitan
police have always been kept clear
of politics, and this is the first time
that any political committee has
ever dared to even attempt to make
them contribute. But then, of course,
the fact must be remembered that
this is a reform Democratic admin
istration.
The Senate has authorized several
of it's committees TO sit during recess,
but from present appearances the
recess will only be long enough to
allow the members to go home to
vote.
Cleveland is being somewhat
sharply criticised by members of
both parties here because he has not
yet suspended the army officer in
charge of the Washington aqueduct
tunnel, who has allowed such glar-
ing frauds to be practised In the
work The country is now being
treated to the absurdity of the man
who is primarily responsible for all
the frauds being in charge of the
investigation. The Congressional
investigation into these frauds will
begin shortly, when some outside
engineer will probably be put in
charge of the investigations. Then
there will be some likelihood of
getting at the true status OF the
tunnel which has already cost over
100000.
A man here offers to bet $500 to
$4,000 that Connecticut goes Repub-
licsn. He has not found a taker.
Governor Gray, of Indiana, was
here this week trying TO raise money
for the Democrats of that state.
Cleveland signed the Chinese ex
clusion bill, but Immediately sent a
message to Congress recommending
that bill be passed allowing all
those Cinnamon who were on then
way to this country, with certificates
when he signed the bill, to come In
He would thus in effect nullify The
bill he had just signed. His recon
mendation is not likely to ever be
heard Of again.
A bill has been favorably reported
to the Senate for the purchase of &
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