The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1888-06-02
lkR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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The Democrats, with a view to de-
what amendments will
receive favorable consideration,
and the Republicans to try and
Il substitute for the en-
tire bill. There will he no diff
Guilty for the Democrats to agree
as to iRst what they will do and as
to what amendments, il any, shall
be made to the bill, there heing a
perfect understanding that the
will IF the majority shall control.
The Republicans are, however,
between hell and the deep sea,
and, as far as can be learned, not
likely to formulate a bill hat can
get practically unanimous sup
port
As has been heretofore stated,
there are but five Democrats that
will vote against the Mills bill in
its present shape, although sever
al would be pleased to have slight
amendments incorporated there,
This presents the party more near
ly unanimous ON a tariff reform
measure than has been the case
since, the war, and the position Of
the representatives is but a re-
hex Of the position of the entire
party III the country. This is the
live issue before the people to-day,
and it required the wisdom and
courage of President Cleveland to
so present the case that there
could be no lodging. Upon this
issue the party will appeal 70 the
country, and the platform to be
presented by the convention to as
semble at St. Louis will make its
acceptance the measure of party
fealty. The opponents Of tariff re-
form must seek utilization outside
the Democratic party, and all
friends Of reform will be welcom-
ed with open hearts and hands,
The Democratic party, by Its
Representatives in Congress, has
placed itself in full sympathy with
the agriculturalists and labor ele-
ments of the country. Through
the Committee on Agriculture,
and By and through the indomi-
table energy of its chairman, VIM.
II. Hatch, Of Missouri, it has pass
ed bill making the Department
of Agriculture an executive de
partment, raising it to the dignity
Of the first department of the
Government. Through the Com
mittee on Labor and the unswery-
ing fidelity of its chairman, Hon.
John J. O'Neill, also Of Missouri,
it has made the Bureau of Labor
an independent department, and
will, it is expected, before the ex-
piration OF tie present Congress
raise it to TIP dignity Of an exeeu-
tive de tg<ihent. This was the
work of l ) Democratic party in
the iutel y Of the great labor
classeg The country, and these
classes a wise enough to know
and standby the party that stands
by them. Vt is true Republican
votes were STst in favor of these
great meas,Jes, but during the
many years Of Republican control
no such measures were enacted
into laws, if even formulated.
The question as to who will be
the Vice-Presidential candidate OIL
the ticket with President Glove
land is still the absorbing one
among democrats, and opinions are
as diversified as there are candi-
dates. From all that can be
learned, the situation, as indicat-
ed in these letters, has not chang
ell, and the contest will be be-
tween General Black, Minister
DENLY Secretary Villas, with Col
onels Morrison and Gray MS posi-
BILE dark horses. Governor Gray
is rather losing than gaining
ground, and the others gaining,
but many still tenaciously cling to
the idea of having the ticket from
the States of New York and Indl-
ana.
The President will leave Wash.
ington next Tuesday evening for
New York to take part in the Me
moral Day exercises IN that city
and in Brooklyn the following day.
He will review the parade in New
York in the morning and the
one in Brooklyn in the afternoon.
At the close of the exercises in the
latter city he will go to Jersey City
and take the first train for Wash
ington. Mrs. Cleveland will not
accompany the President to New
York on this occasion. She will,
howevorkYSke a visit to that city
later in the season, probably in
September.
The Memorial exercises here
will be on n grander scale than
ever before attempted, the entire
militia Of the District acting as
escort to the Grand Army Of the
Republic in its pilgrimage to
Arlington, where imposing cere-
monies viii be held, while every
grave of dead hero will be prop
erly remembered, wherever located
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