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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17

Some, who hold that it cannot be done, advance
puerile reasons for their opinions. They urge
1t is simply added to the price which the consuil-
er has TO pay for 1t. II there were no duty the
Cuban would get NO more for It than he does now"
countries can derive no benefit from free sugar in
tnis country, and VIII grant no concessions to OBJ
. IAN u. This Is the old stock argument Of the
uce uaner-Inat the producer in the foreign coun-
t.y Is in nowise affected by the tariff in this and
.inal II we MAKE our markets free to his produc-
vantage to him. This has been so often refnf ted
that Il is unnecessary to say more than that II The
British free trade clubs could be made 10 hel,eve
It, they would no longer be interested in Ia riff
legislation in this country. And it makes no dit
whether this sophistry is made to apply 70 dptis
levied for revenue or protection-tEyening Ex-
press
The PRESS has commended that the duty on
sugar, being almost entirely revenue duty,
is paid by the consumer The Express says
this is the theory of the British free trader,
and Is fallacious. If the Express will con-
suit page IA of the report of the committee
of ways and means Of the present House on
the tariff bill, which was drawn by the Hop.
William Mckinley of Ohio. 1t will find these
words:
SO large proportion of our sugar is imported
that the home production of sugar does not ma
terialy affect the price, and the duty Is therefore
Tax, which is added TO the price not only OF the
imported but ofthe domestic product when Is
not true Of duties imposed on articles produced
wants.
~. IN lss9 the duties collected on imported sugar
AM AM .moasses amounted to $55, 97b, $40. ADD 10
ns sns increase OF price of domestic sugar arls
ns nom the DUTY, and 1t Is clear that the duty on
suRas ano molasscs made the cost of the sugar and
NJ least sx nn G6 by the people of this country
=. ieaSs Soa,oOO,OOO or about one dollar for each
man, woman and child in the United States, more
Snsn u WOULD nave been II no such duties had
DSyn ey to ana the domestic product had
Does the Express propose to consign Mr..
Mckinley to the ranks of the British free
traders9 Does it propose to accuse him OF
INDUCING in the "old stock argument of the
Tree trader" and helping the Golden ClubP
Doesn't Mr.. Mckinley say that this duty is
simply added to the price and the consumer
has to pay for it?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17

The New York Press In a half-serious,
half.chafing paragraph accuses Speaker
Reed OF overstepping the bounds OF his au-
thority in compelling Congressman Walker
Of Massachusetts, few weeks ago, to put on
his coat. which he had thrown off in the
heat Of debate, and In ordering Mr.. Martin
Of Indiana to take his feet down from the
rail OF the chamber. Waving the funny
part Of the paragraph, the excess Of author
ity is not apparent. Certain men have con-
ceived the idea, or rather the idea has grown
urof its own accord, that Congress In both
o.. its branches is a social club where men
can go and %R2iLlee.-away the hours with
making laws, surrounding themselves with
all the comforts of home" while making
them. The present Speaker conceived the
idea that Congress is body Of paid agents
Of the people whose business 1t is to make
laws with promptness and to preserve proper
dignity while transacting its business. He
has succeeded in carrying out this idea to
such an extent that 1t may be safely inferred
that the general public is with Mr.. Reed.
Elevating the heels may assist the flow of
some mems ideas; but the practice should be
confined to the silence and secrecy of the
home circle, rather than to the Hall of Rep
resentatives.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17
The ARGUS SAYS II opposed the adoption Of

The Argus says 1t opposed the adoption Of
the resubmission plank by the first Demo
cratic convention because it thought the
party had issues enough. This is the com
ment 1t made on the refusal of the conven-
tion to adopt that plank:
Some of our Democratic friends who supported
license at Augusta appear to feel almost as much
disappointed as the Republican managers who
were so sure 1t would carry. We tender cur con-
dolence to the latter. They evidently feel badly.
How clearly this expresses the idea that its
opposition to the plank was due to the fact
that 1t believed the party had issues enough.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17

The Machias Union, a good Democratic
newspaper down in Washington County. an
nounces that II Mr.. Frank is elected to Con-
gress to succeed Mr.. Reed he will be candI-
date for Speaker, and it comments approx
ingly that Mr.. Frank made very popular
Speaker of the Maine House few sessions
ago. Either the honor of Congressional
nomination has inflated Mr.. Frank to tre-
mendous degree, or the Machias Union
doesn't know what it is talking about. We
suspect it is the latter. A Congressman
running for the Speaker his first term would
be an example of ''cheek" more monumental
than the country has ever seen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17

A faculty for framing queer laws seems to
be as much part Of Connecticut mans
make up as the desire for food is. Con-
necticut blue laws have been IA
nous for two hundred years. but law
just put in effect in New Haven is the truest
blue of the lot. There has been considerable
fault found in that city with bicyclists.
There are too many Of them, and they make
too title noise to be agreeable. Conse-
quently the city council. or the board of So
lectmen, or perhaps both together. have
after due elaboration formulated an ordi-
nance that will removethe death-dealing pro-
pensiities-for pedestrians-of the wheels,
but which If strictly enforced will be likely
to increase the death-rate among riders of
bicycles. BY this new ordinance wheelmen
are required to blow whistle or ring bell
when arriving within 100 feet of person or
u team, and to keep 1t up until the person or
team is passed without disaster. Aside from
the imposslbility of au ordinary mans judg-
ing accurately a 100 foot space without
landmark. the fact that people are continu-
ally moving on the streets, which would
make a bicycle trip con tinual whistling
trip or a ringing ride from start to finish,
ought to show the law makers of New
Haven that they have overshot the mark
and have made law that no man can obey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17
SPEAKER REEDS DEVELOPMENT.
Kate Fields Washington

II were asked to No ~ican In
public life whose g level
oped with tho uu-
s ss6a sSs a eyS asas ep4 he
Reed. 1t is only WITHIN comparatively few
years that he has been regarded as anything
more than pretty shrewd guerilla fighter
on the floor Of the House. At the opening
of the FOrty-ninth Congress he received the
Republican complimentary vote for Speaker
and this suddenly seemed to establish his
status. People began to watch him who had
paid scarcely any attention to his conduct
before. For time this interest was shared
perforce with Mr.. Hiscock, because of a
friendly rivalry supposed to exist between
the two; and when the Democrats left lit
tie gap in their lines anywhere, 1t was nip
and tuck whether Reed or Hiscock should
lead the assault on this weak point. With
the translation of the man from New York
to the serener atmosphere of the Senate, the
man from Maine became the centre of at
traction on bis side of the House. This may
fairly be called the opening Of his career.
was the t tasaiEn Of his critics in those
him as 'pesky" fellow, because of his
harassing tactics. And it is quite true that
the qualities which have since made him the
most eminent Republican of his time were
then in embryo. 1t required an occasion
Fifty-frst Congress to bring them out.
In spite OF all the abuse neaped upon him
by his partisan foes, Mr.. Reed is actually
popular man. Everybody likes pluck and
grit, and everybody admires success wrench
ed from the teeth of violent opposition
More than all, the principle holds good
universally that the man who laughs wins
ten victories for every one gained by the
man who froths with anger. Mr.. Reeds un-
falling command of his temper, his indiffer
ence to threats and curses, and his calm way
or using up pound of invective with an
ounce OF satire, have done more for his in
fluence in the House, and his reputation,
outside, than all the parliamentary arts of
which he has proved himself SO accomplish
ed master. By the way, how would Mr..
Reeds name look at the head of Republi-
can Presidential ticket-some day?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17
CURRENT COM MENT.
A MUCH PURCHASED STATE.

A MUCH PURCHASED STATE.
[Chicago Tribune.1
Concise history of Louisiana: Coded to
sold to the United States In 1903, admitted to
the Union ia 1912, and purchased by the
Louisiana Lottery Company in 1890.
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.
Lowell Courier.1
The Mugwump sheets have been declaring
that President Harrison accepted the use of
cottage Cresson Springs from the rail-
road company. The railroad comes out and
says the President hired the cottage, Just as
anybody might have done.
WHERE DEMOCRATIC STRENGTH LIES.
Manchester Mirror.l
And now they are going to hold monster
mass meeting in England to protest against
the passagt of the Mckinley bill 1t really
begins to look as though the Democrats
would carry England at the next election,
and this Is probably the reason why they ex-
pect to get Cleveland into the White House
again.
UP TO THE SAME OLD GAME.
Lewiston Journal
Candidate Clark OF the Prohibitory party
No, won't withdraw, but will take what
votes l can from the Republican candidate
on a Prohibition platform.
The Maine License Organ: Good for you.
Mr.. Clark
The Chorus of License Shouters: Rurrah
for Clark! Every vote he gets is practically
vote for usl
SPEAKER REEDS DEVELOPMENT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17

1otai'.'....'s........... ..loz
The committee viii be in session at the Hall at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon on the day of the con-
venton to receive the credentials of the delegates
and attend to such other business as may be nee
essary.
E. DUDLEY FREEMAN, Chairman.
CHARLES A. TRUE, Secretary.
Portland, July 10, 1890.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17
Debate In the Senate

Some remarks made by Senator Sherman
In the Senate In 1871 are exceedingly peril
nent just now. A resolution had been intro.
duced In these words:
uResolved, That during the present session IT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17

a mathematician announces that two per-
sons playing dominoes ten hours day and
making four moves minute could continue
$4,000, 600 years without exhaustipg all the
combinations Of the game. Everybody will
2e satisned with this plain statement of
facts without trying to prove it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-17
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republicans of Cumberland County are
hereby requested to send delegates to County
Convention to be held at
Reception Hall, City Building, Portland,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-06
Congressional Racer.

The season is well on in the Repub-
lican ''free for alp races to oe trotted
IN the national arena for the year 1890.
1D the general scramble for position
and honorS all the old broken-doWn
political hacks in the country are being
trotted out and rubbed down. or rub
bed up as the case demands, bandaged,
scrubbed and whitewashed; anything
o! Lord for improvement. Hoping
that by iealousies, geTIymandering or
some hocns-pOcuS process or other,
they may ''get there just the same"
Although it NAY be decreed by fate,
that they POSSESS neither the golden
wing of the June bug or the flame of
the other fellow, Edwards county us
usual, modestly (Y presents speci-
men. Since the Republican fiasco of
last season, we are prepared to admit.
that, no one can be so low down in the
scale of physical, moral, or spiritual
degeneracy as to be absolutely, with
out hope, or a reasonable assurance of
success. The specimen referred to
should have been SuperanuateG and
placed on the retired list long ago. It
has competed for a prize in national.
state and county courses, north, south,
east and west for over a quarter of a
century and has been diStanced and
haged out every time. Cruelty to ami
mails shonld forbid repetition of this
kind of sport.
The specimen referred to is some
thing of an arristocrat. Generally
speaking, it has but little use for the
masses that toll and spin; its refined
organ of smell elevates itself when
| brought into contact with an atmos-
phere charged with the aroma engen-
dered by the sweat of honest toll, or
by garments exhaling the fragrance
of the stable or the barn yard; it as
sumes patronizing department in its
trancient dealings with the common
class of humanity-but presto change
-one touch of the magical wand of
political devices and this cold phleg-
matte. jnsensibIe mass instantly
| changes into i being of love and
brotherly solicitude, its eyes are kim
died with sudden flame of recognition.
and benigned smiles hover over its
elassis features, its right hand of feI-
lowship shoots forth to grasp that If
the honest son of toll and penury fbut
counts one in the ballot box inst the
same) round, smoothly niodulated SEN
tences drop from its forked tongue in
mild fattery for the woman in faded
calico in the cabin doorway, and its
| sensitive mouth kisses the freckled
faced child, furtiyely wipes off the
moisture with the spotless linen hand
kerchief. But the dear voter of the
big Seventh" will not ''suffer them.
selves to be betrayed by a kiss" OIL
deceived by the smoothe tongue of fiat
terry or by a touch Of the shapely fin
gers. Death bed repentences and re
formations, on the eve of elections are
safe to be figured at less than fifty pei
cent on the dollar and ninty nine time:
ont of hundred turns out worthless
truck any way. CADAYER.
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PLEAsANTsRIDGE.
I'VE IRoNcLAD.l

Rain!
M. 7. Grimes recently purchased a
new road cart.
Corn, wheat -and rye is looking
well.
The gentle zephyrs have been play
ing havoc with the sand the past week.
Sand can be stopped from drifting
and blowing by sowing rye in the fail
and turning it under in the spring.
A bill has been introduced with an
appropriation to erect a monument to
the memory of the very late Mr..
Christopher Columbus, in Washington,
d. c. We farmers are proud of Con :
gress; first it was our down trodden
colored brothers, also voters, then the
tariff. but the third time is the charm.
Chris can rest OH his wings, and
look down at his monument in pleas
ant manner. 1 wonder how much
fcash) the tombstone makers will have
to pay congress to get the bill through.
I believe it would be well for the
farmers and toilers to chip in and
make it interesting for their miss
RepresentatiYes-if We desire legisla-
tion.
The Union Pacific railroad company
would like to have their little mort
gage extended for short time, well
abont seventy-five years, at a small
interest per annum-a very reasonable
request, our great industries and public
Improvements should be encouraged.
Some one innocently inquiries, ''is il
..f ic
didn't Congress make them a present
of cur land, and money TO build the
road with, and Congress understands
the law? l am an advocate for the
extension of that mortgage, but should
like to amend the hill thusly: 'Be il
enacted by the u. S. Senate and House
of Representatives that Uncle Sam
will also extend the time on farm and
chattel mortgages at two per cent pei
annum for like period" / am in
| clined to the opinion that our farms
lif wateredl is as good security as the
watered stock of the u. =. rail road
Some one may object to the amend
ment OIL the ground that it would bt
class legislation to extend the time OF
| farm mortgages. of course it would bt
little out of the usual way of dcint
things, but "what is sause for tn
goose is sause for. the gentlemai
goose" The monument for Mr.. &
Columbus has been neglected too lcug
it is no wonder that farm product
has to be sold for less than cost. wa.
not erect several monuments for Chris.
] extend the u. p Il. r. mortgage b.
all means, also cur OWN mortgages.
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has not read his literary effusions
from the far off land of flowers. Far
merl Read his letters telling how he
floated leisurely and but recently in
his private boat, on the beautiful
waters of the Florida coast and fished
by times and by times played with his
dog, taking him close to his bosom as
a companion from which it would
seem he has greater solicitation and
care for an old dog than for his farm
hands (when he is at home to see theml
for it is currently charged, or has been,
that he sits side table for his hired
man and will not deign to sit down TO
meals with him, and we are told this
Col. Lewis snuffed the alliance in the
air, and before he had returned from
Florida, had his name presented for
membership in an organization in this
county.
The Republicans have done many
ridiculous things in this county, it is
not impossible that they Will select
Col. Lewis delegates for Congress, in
fact we think they will, and the alli
ance people may De fooled into acquie-
sence. Farmer candidateI Called
out by friends! Bah! That makes us
ssOrin -
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-06
a New Profession.

The Washington Star calls attention
to the fact that a new profession has
been created III responce to the de-
mands of modern civilization. 1t is
the professional writing of advertise
ments, and some of the masters in this
important branch of journalism are
their services.
Here is something for bright young
men with journalistic aspirations to
think about. Very few well-equipped
writer's for the press will ever reach
the $4,000 mark. They may have
the information of a cyclopedia and
the finished style of Il Macaulay, but
they will find that their salaries will
not range higher than the compensa-
tion of efficient clerks and book agents.
But the advertising writer stands
on different footing. He must be a
crisp, snappy writer, we'll informed
and with unerring business judgment.
Such a man is in demand. His ready
pen stimulates trade, builds up great
enterprises, and brings a steady flow
of gold into the business Office of the
fortunate newspaper that secures his
services.
1t is not surprising that so valuable
a worker should be able to command
the highest salary. He is the main
stay of a newspaper. He will make a
fortune where competent literary
journalists will starve.
This is only another illustration OF
the fact that business is the biggest
thing in our modern life. 1t rules
verything-materia progress, society,
and why not literature?-A tlanta
Constitution.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-06
A Ka usas Man on His wedding Tour.

Everyone who entered the ladies'
waiting room at the union depot yes
terday morning was Immediately
struck by very sunny scene, which
caused great laughter for hours. On
one of the settees sat tall cowboy
looking fellow attired in wild western
style, with an ordinary-sized alarm
clock suspended from his neck On
his knee sat small woman who seemed
to derive great amusement from a
candy pistol with which she toyed all
the time The couple paid no atten-
tion to the amused spectators, but en-
joyed their fun in exclusive partner
ship The man was Nat Mather. a
farmer from southwestern Kansas,
and the woman was his bride. The
couple left yesterday on bridal tour
to Muscatine, Iowa.-Kansas City
Globe.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-06
Uses for Ola Paper.

Most housekeepers know how in
valuable newspapers are for packing
away the winter clothing, the printing
ink acting as defiance to the stoutest
moth, some housewives think, as sue
cessfully as camphor or tar paper.
For this reason newspapers are invalu-
able under the carpet, laid over the
regular carpet paper.
The most valuable quality OF the
paper in the kitchen, however, is their
ability to keep out the air. 1t is well
known that ice, completely enveloped
in newspapers so that all the air is
shut out, will keep a longer period
than under other conditions; and that
a pitcher of ice water laid in news
paper, with the ends of the paper
twisted together to exclude the air,
will remain all night in any summer
room with scarcely any perceptible
melting of the ice. These facts
should be utilized oftener than they
are in the care of the sick at night
and in thousand other ways toe
numerous to mention.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-06
Col. Lewis for Congress.

This statement usually creates a
smile on the faces of the coIonel's
neighbors. Col. Lewis as an alliance
mani As farmerI 'sGreat Scottl''
Col. Lewis only consents at the earnest
solicitations of his friends'' Whe-w,
(Mackey and Jim
Of course this is not our fight, the
Republicans can take such timber as
they like for congress, but this Col.
Lewis passing as an innocent old man
not seeking Office, but being drawn out
by friends, is entirely farcial as we
happen to know. Col. Lewis is a
chronic Office seeker, if we can under
stand that term. We are credibiy in
formed that he came here as an escap-
ed carpet bagger from the state of Ar
kansas, whether he had been with
Powell Clayton and his gang to recon-
.struct ~ the state ~ But when
things got hot there he sought a cool
er climate, landing here, as we start
ed out to say, he at once became a
candidate for the legislature against
DR.. Mosher, the regular nominee. But
he failed. DR.. was triumphantly
elected.
Two years later he was again a
candidate for nomination for the legis-
lature, but DR.. Mosher was chosen
Disgruntled and sore, he took the
stump against DIR. Mosher, the Re
publican candidate, and supported
Major Bills, the old time Democratic
candidate, and we are informed that
he has continuously been begging for
something at the hands of the people
of the county. We call to mind that
in 1885 he sought the nomination foI
Senator of this Senatorial district,
against Rush of LaTned, and other
candidates. This convention was III
June Meeting with his usual success
at this (failure) he came home nothing
daunted and the same fail made the
race for Representative from this
county, against L. G.. Boies- Continu-
ing his luck he failed again, repudiated
the fourth or fifth time by the people
of his county
Meanwhile did he roll up his sleeves
and help to elect his successful rival
Not much, he retired to his farm, l.
e. he spent his summers on the lakes.
in the north and east and his winter.
in the sunny cline of Florida Whe
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-06

kTTETl0A H0RsEmEK!

The young trotting stallion, JeIome
X, will make the season of 1890 from
April 1st until July 1st at B. II. Mosh-
er's farm, ore half mile Southeast of
Kinsley. Jerome K. sired by Kinlock
son OF Cuylcr and Lady GeraIdine;
CIyler by Rysdyk's fIambletonian qO);
dam of Jerome X. Lady Bismark. hy.
Bismark, by Stevens Bald Chief. by
BAY Chief, by Mambrino Chief 1It
Dismark' s dam, Nellie, by Straders
Cassius II. Clay (22) by Cassius 81.
Clay tfSj; sire of Geo. n. Patcben..
Cassius NJ. Clay t1sl by Henry Clay
(S). son of Andrew Jackson.
Jerome K, is dark bay or fine ST. ie
weighing about 100 pounds; viii be
five years old the I7tiI Of jane. 1896,
Was the winner Of the twc-y year-ol'I
stake races at Manhattan. k:i:sas. IN
1887. lie Is nat Only well bred COLI
bnt shows remarbaisie. speed.
For terms and further particulars
apply TO CiI-iS. MO5HER.
Kiusley. KJrs.::sai.'