Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
POLITICAL.
President Eliot Declares His Re-
neScd Devotion 10 Tariff Reform.


ne,vcd Devotion 10 Tariff Reform.
Bosros, MASS, Oct. l3.-President
Eliot of Harvard College has formally
declared bis entrance into the Demo.
cratic party. The declaration was made
in an address to the members Of the Bay
State Club.
81 believe" said he, "that the princi-
Gle of protection Is false and delusive
and that the United States are indus
trially crippled and their natural devel-
opment prevented by these heavy taxes.
believe also that the reform OF the civil
service is vital issue in this country
and that the perpetuation Of our tres in
stitutions is dependent upon this reform.
Cleveland honestly promoted this reform,
but Harrison has betrayed it."
President Eliot also declared that he
favored q system Of pensions not only
for soldiera and sailors, but for judges,
teachers, policemen and all other public
servants who deserved them.
MANDRRsoN's BACH PENSION.
Senator Henderson in letter to Secre-
tsry Noble, returning the pension certii-
cate granted under Tanners ye-rating,
states that the re-rating had been entirely
unsolicited and unexpected by him, and
that he had at no time intended to retain
the money for his own use, hut he did
desire to show his right to it under the
warrant of strict law. Tho senator addai
~ am not compelled to pass my indi-
vidual Judgment upon the Rdvisabi,ity or
propriety OF the action Of the commits
sioner, whose perfect integrity and good
intentions no one can question. l have
kept silent under grosBest abuse and most
undeserved attacks, that l did not sup
pose could come to man who had tried
to do his duty TO his country IN her need,
and had BEEN grievously injured in that
endeEyor, because l could not, by pre-
| cipitation Of action, reflect upon gallant
comrade, who certainly supposed that
within the requirements Of ths law he
was doing Kindly and proper aot."
THE COMING MESSAGE.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. l3.-The President
| will devote his afternoons for the present
to the preparation OF his annual message,
rigidly excluding interrupting callers.
His message ia TO be general one, ccver-
ing all the executive departments, besides
his own recommendations. Southern
men who have talked with him are quoted
as saying that these recommendations
will not include O new Federal election
law. His remedy for the alleged dis.
| frRnchisement of blacks would be the
unsehting of representatives in Congress
elected by such means. He will, II is
stated, recommend the repeal OF internal
revenue taxes on everything except in
toxicating liquors, and the enactment OF
some measure like the Senate Tariff bill.
OWL service reform is to be squarely
commended, steamship subsidies are to
Re suggested, and liberal pension appro-
priations asked.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Returns from Monday weeks election
from all except ono OF the 1853 towns In
Connecticut show that the prohibitory
amendment received 23,045 affirmative
votes and 50,271 negative votes. q ma
jority against the amendment of "a, 226.
Twenty three towns were carried for the
amendment under the local option law.
Eighty-three towns, gain Of three,
allow liquor selling within their limits
and SO exclude saloons. In the town
elections the Democrats gain seven towns
over last year, the summary being: Dem.
ocrstic, 63; Republican, &C; divided, SO.
The returns OF the recent election in
South Dakota show 3 total vote of
IS, 7i7. Mellott's majority for governor
is %, 6sS; majority for the constitution,
81, 1854 majority for Prohibition, 6,053
majority against minority representation,
% OBS; for temporary location of the
capital Pierre received 27,096, Huron
1884, Wstertown 1870 Sioux Falls
Il, 1908, Mitchell 1916, Chamberlain 9, Ala
ana a scattering.