The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, September n, 1888.

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has just been reported from the finance
committee, took occasion to say word
or two too much.
Mr.. Hoar started off by alluding to
the connection of Clevcland's Cabinet
and the Democratic party with trusts.
He then said that when the Senator
from Texas (Reaganl had undertaken to
enlighten the Senate (sohle days since)
on the question of trusts he had hoped
to get some light as to what these trusts
were, where they were, what relations
they have to the great political parties,
and what likelihood of political danger
there was from them. He wished the
Senator fromTexas (Reagan) or the SEN
ator from Mississippi (George) to tell the
Senate what information they had. Was
there, for instance, a Standard Oil trust
in this country? And, if so, was that
trust represented in the Cabinent at this
moment? Was it represented in the SEN
ate? Was it represented in the counsels
of any important political party? Was
there sugar trust, and were its repre-
sentatives consulted in the framing of a
great revenue tariff bill, and did they
have their interests looked after and con-
sidered? Why had not the Senator from
Texas told the Senate Tin his speech on
the 10th of August what he knew about
these things? The Senator then men
toned the fact that a great lnanv people
believed these two trusts stood in the re.
lation of treasurer to the Democratic
party.
General Harrison's manly letter of &C.
ceptance has been exceedingly we'll re.
ceived here. Nothing but praise is heard
for it. 1t is one of the strongest docu.
ments of its kind ever written, and
would have given General Harrison a
reputation for craftsmanship had he not
already possessed it. 1t is in marked
contrast to the lodging, apologize let
| ter of Cleveland, which advocates both
| protection and free trade. There is nc
straddling about Harrison's letter. He
has opinions, and expresses them ir
straightforward language upon every
question of Importance now before the
public. Many Democrats here acknow
ledge that the letter as state document
is far superior to Cleveland's.
The Democrats in Congress are nadly
demoralizcd over the returns from the
Maine election. They had calculated
that Cleveland's retaliation message
would gain his party many votes in that
state, but the returns show that the gal
liant Republicans of Maine, under the
brilliant leadership of Mr.. Blaine, have
made gains upon their remarkable plur
atty of 1884. The result shows two
things that the Democrats do not like
first, that the tide of public opinion il
setting strongly against Cleveland anc
free trade; secondly, that Mi Blaine i:
working heart and soul for the election
of Harrison and Morton. The Demo
cratic leaders already see the shadow O
national defeat, consequently they are
deep III the slough of dependency.
Cleveland has publicly turned his back
upon civil service reforin-he has lone
since done SO privately. In his letter O.
acceptance the subject is dismissed in 6
six line paragraph.
| In the face of hundreds of thousands Of
uncounted votes cast by the colored mer
| of the south it is the acme of audacity
for Cleveland to say in his letter Of &C
| ceptance that the Democratic party fav
ors giving the colored man all of his
rights. If the colored voters of the
south had not been deprived of their
rights Cleveland would never have beer
President, and the "solid South" weuld
| have been urheard of.
The Democrats are hoping and pray,
| ing that the Senate will not remain in
session long enough to pass the tariff
bill, winch is to be reported next week,
and they are starting all sorts Of ruinors
that after the bill is reported the Senate
will be willing to adjourn, leaving the
tariff question to be settled next winter
Every Republican Senator who has been
questioned on the subject declares posi-
lively that there will he no adjournment
until after the tariff bill is passed, and |
am under the impression that the RepuE-
leans know more about what they are
going to do than the Democrats. 1t is
extren,eiy doubtful whether there will be
any adjournment at all this year.
ST CLOCD'S CRY OF "treacheryr on FIJI,