The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, d. c.
Nav %. 1890.

j May 20, 1890.
Editor Register:
I understand some of our friends In
Kansas are kicking because the Nc
Kinley tariff bill, which recently pass.
ed the House by Republican votes
exclusively, does not impose tariff on
hides imported into this country.
Nearly all the Republican members
from the West were in favor of impos-
ing such tariff, but the question was
presented to them in this light by the
members from the East; "You insist
upon tariff on hides, and we will see
that there Is also q tariff on sugar
While we are in favor of free sugar, If
in order to assist your people in the
West, you want a bounty on all sugar
produced in this cnuntry, you must
give us something in return. Give us
free hides, and we will give you free
sugar with two cents bounty" The
Western members very properly &C
cepted the situation and consented to
free hides and free sugar with the
bounty.
This is millions of dollars In the
pockets of our people i'm the West, and
as all legislation is largely compro-
mise between conflicting interests, our
Kansas friends must bear in mind that
what they think essential and proper
thing to do, the people In other locali-
ties of our widely diversified country
take the very opposite. SO that it is
not possible at all times to secure just
what you want. The recent fight for
free Mexican ore, so generally demand
ed by the people of Kansas, ana so
strongly opposed by Colorado and the
other far Western States, is fair illus
tration, and 1t matters not how earn
estly our Representatives may labor,
as Mr.. Funston did, to secure free
Mexican ore. All Republicans do not
think alike, and one must do the best
they possibly can, and ifdefeated sub
init gracefully, for who has any SYM
pathy with person with grievance,
A little episode in connection with
the consideration of the Butterworth
option bill by the Committee ON Agri-
culture, occurred one day this week.
1t appears that the New York Board
of Trade, which is organized for the
benefit of the farmers exclusively(?)
engaged lawyer to come here and
enlighten the Committee as to their
duty in reporting said bill. This
lawyer cornered Mr.. Funston, the
chairman, who sat very patiently while
the gentlemen presented an argument
to show how the Boards of Trade
throughout the country were really
organized for, and were great benefit
to the farmers, giving them better
prices, ETC., and presuming upon the
supposition that farmer knew moth
ing about the workings of Board of
trade. He told very nice story, but
unfortunately for him, the Farmer
from the Second District had not only
posted himself upon farming and rails
ing cattle and hogs, but had extended
his studies far enough to take in the
Boar of Trade, and 1t was amusing
for those of us who heard the contro-
versy to see how easy Mr.. Funston
knocked the pins from under the legal
gentleman and showed him the falsity
and absurdity of his position, and the
gentleman went away with a large
sized flea i'm his ear. One thing is
evident, and that is that the Boards of
Trade, whose gambling schemes this
bill is desig mated to suppress, will not
dictate a rep ort by the Committee on
Agriculture upon this bill.
To-morr ow the great farce of unveil-
ing the Lee monument in Richmond,
Va, takes place. If the veterans who
followed the fortunes of the Confeder-
acy under General Lee, will march
and conduct their services under the
folds of the Star Spangled Banner, /
am sure no veteran who fought them
will say nay, but when they flaunt,
as has already been done, the rag of
rebellion, they at once proclaim the lie
to all their professions of loyalty.
That General r. E. Lee was man of
great resources and did magnificent
service for the Confederacy, no one
will deny, but still he was Rebel,
and while We have no objections to
the Southern people rearing statue
to his memory, We do object to its
being done under any other flag than |
the one which represents loyalty and
country. Where the trouble about |
any flag but the United States
flag comes in is failure on the part of
Congress to make it a misdemeanor to
fiaunt the rag of treason.
While upon the subject of flags, 1
want to say it has always been a mat
ter of surprise to the loyal people that
the flag of our country has not fioated
over the Executive Mansion. 1t trans
pires now, since President Harrison
has recently ordered it to be raised
every day in the year over the White
House, that way back in 1874 while
Grant was President, it was
by his order. Why, no
,ne seems to know, but General Grant
lid some very curious things. Had it
been President Cleveland who had
lone this it might not have been