Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-20
THE sUHpLOs 10 90.
A Flood-tide of ProFitgacY Hneyitn-
bie-Pensions Alone Will More
Than Destroy ahe surpius-The
Public Thieves ana Pr0Iiigates of


A. X. Mcclure Dispatch to Philadelphia Times.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12,--Inefe is fret
full distrust among The Rpnbisan
leaders as to the outcome OF tho auto
cratic power assumed by Speaker Reed .
and soon to be confirmed by Inc now .
rules OF the Houqe. have not met aro
consideEate Republican laaler, and |
have seen many of them, who doSg not
fear that Speaker Reed is sowing Dragons I
teeth which will ripen in fearful har-
vest of prnhigaoy, Generalization and
disaster. While none will speak to the
world on the subject, there are very few,
il any, of tho party Leaders who expect
the Republicans to bold thsir majority In
the next Congress, and they believe that
the policy OF the Speaker will be accepted
in the near hereafter as one of the LnCst
ps!4nt causes Of party disnster.
FLooDTIDE OF PRoFLIGAoY.
It is no longer secret that We Rra on
the eve of hoodiile of national profit
gacy. Many Republicans deplore it, but
all fear that It cannot BIO restrained. The
new rules break down ell the barriers
which have held public thieves and job
bers of every hue at bay, and they are
now beginning to crowd the Hobbies of
congressman in their meshes. MIR.
Crsmp, the big Republican ship builder
of Philadelphia, said to me in this city
several years ago that there had besn
complete revolution wrought in naval
contracts under President Cleveland.
Said he: II bid for vessels tomorrow.
and will get TITO contracts II am entitled
to them, regardless Of politics, and there
is not one OF ths old nsyl jobbers who
hindered honest contractors ia the past
to be seen now iii Washington" MIR.
Cramp received several important con-
tracts, although he voted against Oleve-
land; but when ne nov comes to obtain
contracts no will see the jobbing yermin
of the Robesnn and Chandler reigns
thick around him and ready to ply their
vocstions as OF old. They regard it as
restoration, and from Nat Mckay mp or
down, they are here or coming and
expect return to the prohigata days
wien an honest ship-builder like Mr.
Oramp could obtain no contracts. SEQ
rotary Tracy and the President doubtless
do NOT mean to invite restoration OF
thieves and prohigates, but President
Arthur did not mean it, ana yet 1t came.
..#...n THE SURPLUS 70 GO.
1t is now in no measure doubtful as to
the fate OF the surplus. 1t will all be np-
propriated, spd more than the surplus,
unless the few wiser leaders shall be
much mora successtul than is now cx-
pected. The new pension bills, which
mono of the leaders really favor but
which all must support, will alone more
than destroy the surplus. Even the most
conservative pension bill that ia con
| 10 iva
an increase OF fu Iy 100000, 900 the
first year 1t gets into operation and
whether the service pension bill, or the
dependent pension bill shall be adopted
fully 81, 900, O0O, 600 will be required tc
fulfill the provisions of the new pension
legislation. 1t is probable, also, that the
door will again be opened for new arrear
| ages in pensions, and IL &C, that alont
will add $3.50, 900, 900 to the pension ex
| pendituse In one year. Even Speaker
Reed has taken the arm ct the pension
| tide, and alandsstinely opposed the new
rule giving the pension committee specin
right to the floor. Under the mos
economic pension legislation now pos
, sibls, not only the entire surplus MUG
1 go for new pensions, but 1t is probabi
4 that pensions alone will produce tres
Z sury detoit in 1891, and that new take
mus. be imposed TO increase the revenue
I to the standard of expenditures.
OTHER PROPAGATE SCHEMES.
t The party in power is committed to tn
v southern educational scheme. The Senat
! has passed the Blair bill by decide
Q vote, only to be defeated in the House
!, but now the House dare not defeat it O.
n square vote aud under the new rules
q vote cannot be prevented. 1t calls fo
, some $T0,000,0G0, and that prohigac
= may be accepted us inevitable. True,
y does not take the whole sum of once, bu
II the faith of the government will be give
!, for $40, 900, 600, and it must be pai6
o Then consider how iobbers and part
+ leaders are to be pressed for Rivers an
d Harbors; for public buildings in ever
!. village of political importance; for stpi
o cai now amounting to hundreds {
d millions which have accumulated on th
II records of the House, and for the man
0 scores of millions wanted for coast fort
10 fications, navy, TO-, and where is the tic
'e OF jobbing and waste to stop2
n NO TARIFF REDUCTION.
), There will be no reduction OF tart
y war taxes this session. The sdministr
4. tive fsatures of the tariff will
- amended, snd this misft tariff on sil
!. 70 ribbons md on worsted will BIS coFreote
q but there tariff revision will end I'll
!, party leaders contracted with the wcolt
y manufacturers to increase their prote
- ton, now an sge Of 68 per csnt Il
y on the G5 900, COO of consumers, and d
- manded and received their cash CONT
- buttons in payment. The aame leade
.. also contracted with tho Rool-grower
VI who have no labor TO protect, to increa
" the taxes on wool, and demanded and r
y csiysd spot cash payment in adyAne
- They dare not increase the taxes {
~ either wool or woolens, and they da
not reduce them, although all know th
~ they should be reduced, and their on
W safety is in doing nothing In tariff tt
u n revision. They know that they are
H. great dapgor on the issue before q
people next fall, but if they do snythii
they must cheat somebody, and tn
must therefore pretend to act but wi
a., systematic cere not to do SO.
AZ FREE RAW MATERIALS INEVITABLE.
to sm quite safe in saying that after t
ce next fall elections the bulk OF the Repu
he lican national leaders will come o
IT. openly for FREQ raw materials, ineludii
by free wool and free iron ore, and t
he Pennsylvania leaders will be in the fro
ire of the movement. Most of them wou
70. come out at once for fee raw mRterit
nd and oheapened neoesseriss Of life, b
i'm they dare not do so. They can suffer
OF feat Hnd the loss OF tho next CoDsrei
'as sind then accept the admoDit on a.
strike out boldly for FREQ raw mGteria
but the whole western and north Wsste
sfaies WouId he Loaf tn them IL they I