Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-02

thO OONNlhiilCubs WHlCll WHITES Jill
60" letters to foreign ministers for
the public perusal and sends secret or
ders to dismantle the Revenue cutters
which had been fitted up especially
to carry out our alleged policy in
Behring's Sea.
Mr.. Harrison has been appealed to
to come to the rescue, and it is stated
that he has promised to send a special
message to Congress suggesting
compromise upon which his party
may agree.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum is
to receive a coat of whitewash from
the House committee on Pensions,
the republicans having decided that
to be the easiest way of stopping the
ugly talk about favoritism and other
crookedness in the Pension Office.
The public will not be so lenient if
Representative Cooper can substanti-
ate his charges, and he is positive
that he can.
1t having already become apparent
that the high price of bullion silver
will make the new silver law dead
letter Senator Morgan has intro
duced bill for the free coinage of
silver. 1t is the same bill which
the Senate has once passed, but it is
by no means certain that the republic
cans will again support it.
Senator Frye has received another
letter from Mr.. Blaine on the reci-
procity question. The "protection"
theory seems to be playing out.
What the republican party:will scare
up for an issue at the next election is
not apparent. Mr.. Blaine's letter
was an absolute free trade document,
although not to be too sudden, he
suggested the extension of CONNER
cial liberty only to the countries of
this continent. He gives Senator
Frye the credit of having more sense
than the other republican senators,
and thus excuses himself for address
sing his letter to him. He says
that this nation is fond of sugar, and
that the revenue collected from that
article last year was $5S,OOO,OOO. It's
the subject of debate in the Senate at
present, and Senator Aldrich and his
colleagues on the Finance committee
are trying to agree on a reciprocity
amendment to the Mckinley tariff
bill, but do not want to have it label
led "Blaine's scheme"
1t stands there yet as unfinished
business" The most common-sense
view of the matter was rendered by
Senator Vance. He said that the
removal of unnecessary taxes was 8
matter of wisdom, and that to con,
tinue to collect them was not to be
thought of for moment. But those
who would think so "would reckon
without their host" That had beer
proved by the history Of the tariff
, commission of 1882, which had utter
} ly ignored the wants of the people
and thought only of the wants and
wishes Of the manufacturers. Wha
the people desired was common
sense reduction of the revenue, and ;
corresponding relief of the paymen
of taxes, but the taking off of TIVE
, cents pound on one hanC
and the payment Of tw,
cents pound to the sugar producer
p, on the other, was not the way to d.
,, it; under that system the taxes re
9 manned and the people had to pa.
them. Agriculture supplied 10 pc
; cent of the foreign exports of thi
q country, and the arrangement of tn
= tariff prevented such trade from be
9 ing quadrupled, by precluding othe
= nations from exchanging their prod
:, ucts for those of America; and tina
the only possible effect Of the McKir
- ley bill was to aggravate the evil.
\ But referring to Mr.. Blaine's letter
he said that if it were important
= extend American trade to Central an
South America, it could not be unin
y portant 10 extend it to the Europea
10 continent, where the wealth and pol
=, ulation was ten times as great.
;Ss The poor old Mckinley bill cannC
find friend. Senators Allison an
= Pierce are down on it, and everybod
:, is ashamed to be identified with it.
:. The Lodge federal election bill
- also knocked out. The sub-commi
- tee of the Senate have so mutilate
~ it with amendments. that it wi
hardly be recognized.
The nice little scheme which NJ
Blaine Matched up to have. Congre
charter an International America
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