The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-09
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tlulh, when he SAid--a few days after
he was nominated for the Presidency
1.-THE tariff is local issue" Ii evil
dence had been necessary to prove
This statement it has been supplied
in large quantities by the statements
made to the House committee on
Ways and Means in the hearing now
gong Oh upon the proposed new
tariff bill which the republicans Of
that committee are engaged in pre-
pairing. for Instance, the New Eng
land manufacturers say that unless
they are given free coal and free iron
ore they will shortly be ruined,
while the iron and coal people of
PENNSYLVANIA, Virginia, West Wiz.
g7nia and Ohio, to say nOthing Of
others, stoutIy maintain that unless
the present tariff on coal and iron is
kept where it is, or raised, they will
he ruined, and will have to abandon
their mines. When Gen. Hancock
called the tariff local issue the
smart-alecks thought it WAS because
lie was ignorant of tie subject, but .
since then many able men, after years
Of study, have arrived at exactly the
Same conclusion, because there IS no ,
"thtr logical conclusion. No tariff !
hill that has ever been gotten up, or
ever will be, will give satisfaction to
the entire country. 1t is simply i'm
possible because the interests of one
section are always directly opposed to
those of another section.
Mr.. Harrison returned to the |
White House late Saturday night |
on duck hunting expedition down !
the Potomac and james rivers. lie |
also visited Lower Brandon On the |
james, which was the home of his
tDrefathers several generations ago |
and which is still owned bv another
branch Of the numerous Harrison
family. lie came through Richmond
Virginia, where he was given a very
cordial reception.
The decorations given the late 5. S.
Cox by the Sultan Of Turkey are on
exhibition at the National Museum
in this city and are attracting much
attention. According to royal eti-
quette they are to be returned to the
Sultan in short time.
The cruiser Baltimore-the fastest
war ship in the world has been for
lnally accepted by the navy depart
ment, and will be placed in commits
sion as soon as she can be made
ready.
It is denied al the navy depart
ment that our squadron was sent to
Lisbon to compel Portugal to comply
with certain demands made by the
State department, as was stated in
New York paper last Friday.
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Supervising Architect Windrim of
the Treasury will, it is said, resign
because he cannot get time enough to
hook after his private business while
in office, although he says it was
promised him that he could, when he
was asked to take the place.
Look out for squalls early in JAN
uary, Corporal Tanner has accepted
an invitation from the Butler club of
Boston, to make speech on the
jackson anniversary-JanuaTy 8.
Now that everybody regards it as
certain that the House will pass the
resolution instructing the committee
Gil Reform in the Civil Service to in
vestigate the various charges made
against the Commission, the Com
missioncr5 have begun telling folks
how glad they are, and how much
they court the 5trictest investigation.
Let them wait until the investigation
is ended and then tell the people how
they feel.
Ex-senator, Sabin. of Minnesota, is
here, it is said for the purpose of
trying to defeat the confirmation of
certain appointments, but he denies
that, all the same it will not he sur
prising if several men who made
themselves conspicuous in downing
Mr.. Sabin should find themselves in
the list of rejected nominations.
Representative Moore, of Texas,
who is a roember of the House com.
mittee on Elections, thinks the large
number of contested elections from
ths South is the direct result Of re-
publican conspiracy to unseat enough
democrats to give them good work
ing majority. His only hope is that
the chairman of the Election com.
mittee will be fair enough to put a
stop,to the revolutionary programme
"a rather slim hope.
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