Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-16
wAsHrsaroS LETTER.
ITron our regular correspoBasDl,I

General Hancock uttered q grea
truth, when he said few days afier h
was nominated for the Presidency 18th,
tariff Is local ISSUE" II evidence hao
been necessary TO prove this statemen
1t has been supplied In large qusntitie
by the statements made 70 the Hous,
committee on Ways and Means In the
hearing now going on upon the tn,
proposed new tariff bill which the Re
lpubllcans Of that committee are en-
gagged In preparing. For Instance, th,
New England manufacturers say tha
unless they are given free coal and fret
iron ore they will shortly be ruined
while the iron and coal people Of Penn
sylyania, Virginia, West Virginia and
Ohio, to say nothing of others, stoutly
maintain that unless the present tariff
on coal and Iron is kept where 1t Is, OF
raised, they will be ruined, aud will
have to abandon their mines. When
Gen. Hancock called the tariff a local
issue the smart-alecks thought IL was
because he was ignorant of the subject,
but since then many able men, after
years, of study, have arrived at exactly
the same conclusion, because there Is no
other logical conclusion. No tariff bill
that has ever been gotten up, or ever
will be, will give satisfaction TO the en-
tire country. 1t is simply impossible
because the interests of one section are
directly opposed to those Of another
section. ,a'
Mr.. Harrison returned to the White
House late Saturday night from duck
hunting expedition down the Potomac
and James rivers. He also visited
Lower Brandon on the James, which
was the home of his forefathers several
generations ago and which Is still owned
by another branch of the numerous
Harrison family, He came through
Richmond, Virginia, where he was pIy-
en- very cordial reception. ~
The decorations given the late 8. 8.
Cox BY the Sultan Of Turkey are on ex.
hibition at the National Museum in
this city and are attracting much at
tention. According to royal etiquette
they are to be returned to the Sultan
in short time.
The cruiser BaItimore-the fastest
war ship in the world-has been form
ally accepted by the navy department,
and will be placed In commission as
soon as she can be made ready.
1t is denied by the navy department
that our squadron was sent to Lisbon
to compel Portugal to comply with GER
tain demands made by the State de-
patment as was stated in q New York
paper last Friday. fa.at g
Supervising Architect Windrim of the
Treasury will, ii is said, resign because
he cannot get time enough to look af-
ter his private business while in office,
although he says 1t was promised him
that he could, when he was asked to |
lake the place. II
Look out for squalls early in January.
Corporal Tannerhas accepted an invi-
alton from the Butler club of Boston,
20 make q speech on the Jackson ami
January 8. f,Z'+"
Now that everybody regards it as
certain that the House will pass the
'esolution instrcting the committee on
Reform in the Civil Service to investi-
.ate the various charges made against
he. Commission, the Commissioners
lave begun telling folks how glad they
re, and how much they court the
trictest investigation. Let them wait
Until the investigation is ended and
hen tell the people how they feel.
Ex-senator Sabin, of Minnesota, is
lere, 1t said for the purpose of trying to
lefeat the confirmation of certain ap-
but he denies that. All
he same it will not be surprising If
everal men who made themselves con-
picuous in downing Mr.. Sabin should
ind themselves in the list of rejected
s.l.
Representative Moore ofTexas, VIII ois
member of the House committee on
elections, thinks the large number of
ontested elections from the South ia
he direct result Of a Republican con-
piracy to unseat enough Democrats toI
i've them a good working majority.
lis only hope is that the chairman of
he Election committee will be fair
nough to put stop to the revolu-
lonary programe. A rather slim hope.
The New Years official reception at
he White House will be made as brill
ant as possible in order to impress the
irge number of foreigners that will
ttend.
Senator Vorhees is back from Ohio,
there he has been conducting the de-
ence in a sensational murder trial.
Hon. John FL. ("Bishop") Oberly, a
opular member of the Cleveland ad-
has gone into private
usiness here. If good wishes count
Or anything the new firm is bound to
ucceed. u1
Mr.. Clarkson is running the Postof-
zee department. while Mr. Wanamaker
J in Philadelphia Strengthening up the
ears business and getting things In
hape for the coming year in his big
tore. ,s.'m as
7@r' aE 1cs ur.... y r
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. S, go.
Vice President Morton has shied his
astor into the Presidential ring with q
onfidence that has caused mixture Of
and CONSERVATION among
he other republican aspirants for the
domination. Mr.. Morton's campaign
'egan with the grand New YEARS. re-
option at his residence here, which isl
veritable palace, and Is to be kept up |
" the most lavish hospitality--he be-
ieves with the late sam Ward that one