New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-15

to be done TO the Northern Pacific Railroad. He
and his supporters made vast number of Wild
and silly speeches. intended 10 inhame people
against the Northern Pacific. As is usual in such
cases, there was just enough Of a tangible grlev-
ance TO give opportunity for this kind of cam
paign, and it succeeded Voorhees, was elected.
lie went TO Washington and put in his anti-cor-
poration bills. The last campaign was attempted
20 be fought upon this ISSUE but in the
meantime Cleveland had written his tariff mes
sage. Mills had introduced and passed his Free
Trade bill. and the Republicans OF Washington
talked tariff. Their candidate was popular
young man from Walla-Walla, who explained to
the people that the Democratic party had wiped
out the tariff on wool, and by that action, though
il had not yet gone into effect. had reduced the
price Of their clip from 25 cents pound to IL
cents. lie explained that sheep could be grown
in South America and Australia by labor that
felt itself richly paid at 20 cents day, while
Washington herders were receiving 81 day and
their keep. He explained that the Mills bill had re-
duced the tariff on lead 80 per cent. and that
under the construction of the present tariff law
by the Democratic Secretary of the Treasury Mex
lean lead ores had been admitted into the United
States absolutely free of duty, TO the vast injury
of the lead mines at the Occur dAlencS. owned
and operated by Washington people and Washing
ton capital lie explained that the Mills bill had
| put lumber on the free list seeking TO bring into
the United States the large Outpourings
Of Canadian forests in competition with
the one great staple of Washington.
These facts were clearly got before
the people and Mr. voorhees, found himself de-
feated by majority of 1911. This fact shows
where Washington stands on the subject of the
tariff just as the election of Mr.. Garter in Montana
by more than 5000 majority, upon the same issue,
shows where Montana stands.
Both parties are now in the field in Washington,
and the lines of battle are already drawn. Re
publican success is inevitable as the dawn OF
election day. The action of the Land Department
at Washington in Fastening the issues OF land
patents and mining titles which had been with
held by the much-hated Sparks upon the trivial
and generally fraudulent pretences that they had
not been fully or fairly earned, has been an I'M
pCrtant factor in satisfying the people that the
Republican Administration has their substantial
interests at heart They are not deceived, either,
by the allegation, which has been aSsiduously
made that President Harrison does not intend
to enforce the Anti-Chinese act. The people OF
Washington have suffered much from inflOwiDg
hOIdes of MongOllans and You touch them IN
tender place when you represent that the Govern
ment intends to permit this evil longer TO DE
felt. But they have seen no indications OF weak
ness the part of the Administration, ana
Democratic misrepresentation have entirely fallel
of their designed effect. The people OF tins
coast are shp-budng people They are con-
structing about fifty vessels year, with a gross
tonnage of about / 900, and they understand
how vastly TO their injury would be the success
of the Democratic free-ship scheme. To sum up
the situation, the Democracy is hopelessly, ire,
tIievaby wrong upon every Western question, ana
it. has nothing in its policy, in its traditions, III
It's past acts, its present position or its future
intentions upon which it can possibly attract
votes The only reason why people here vote
for il to-day is because they hive been in the
habit of voting Cor il before they came here, and
the number of those who are persising in mis-
L. L. Q.