Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-08-07
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WASHINGTON. D. c., July 2S, 1890.
The republicans In congress could not
possibly be in q more demoralized con-
dition than they are; prominent Sena-
tors are openly protesting against the
tariff bill, and no republican Senator
has so far dared to make a speech upon
1t for fear that the bill may be so radi-
cally changed that the speech could be
quoted against the party during the
campaign. !, ,'.'--' .'.' -. r]ii
The fight between the friends of Mr..
Blaine and Of Speaker Reed grows more
bitter every day, and will without
question be to the death; the anti
Blaine republicans are openly sneering
at the foreign policy OF the Govern
ment, which writes Lingo" letters to
foreign ministers for the public pursual
and sends secret orders to dismantle
the Revenue cutters which had been
fitted up, especially TO carry out our al
legged policy in Behring's Sea- 2sff ,
q Mr.. Harrison has been appealed to
come to the rescue and it is stated
that he has promised to send special
message to Congress suggesting COM
promise upon which his party may
agree. 9'' ''- ID
Commissioner of Pensions Raum is
to receive coat Of whitewash from the
House committee on Pensions, the re-
publieans having decided that to be the
easiest way Of stopping the ugly talk
about favoritism and other crooked
ness in the Pension Office. The public
will not be 90 ienient If Representative
Cooper can substantiate his charges,
and he is positive that he can. g ~
II having already become apparent
that the high price of bullion silver
will make the new silver law q dead
letter, Senator Morgan has introduced
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 republicans will again support
it. ar
Senator Frye has received another
letter from Mr.. Blaine on the recipro-
city question. The protection" theory
scare up for an issue at the extelection
Is not, apparent. Mr.. Blaine's letter
was an absolute free trade document,
although not to be too sudden, he sug-
gested the extension of commercial lib
erty only to the countries of this con-
tinent.. He gives Senator Frye the
credit of having more sense than the
other republican senators, and thus ex-
cuses himself for addressing 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, 100000. It's the subject of de-
bate in the Senate at present, and Sem
at0r Aldrich and his colleagues on the
Finance committee are trying to agree
on a reciprocity amendment to the
Nc Kinley tariff bill, but do not want
to have 1t labeled "Blaine's Scheme" s
Il stands there yet as unfinished
business The most common sense
view, of the matter was rendered by
Senator Vance. He said that the re-
moval OF unnecessary taxes was o mat
ter Of wisdom, and that to continue to
collect them was not to be thought of
for q moment But those who, would
think so ".would reckon without their
host" That had been. proved by the
history Of the tariff commission 1882,
which had utterly ignored the wants of
the people, and thought only Of the
wants and wishes of the manufacturers.
Whatthe people desired was a common
sense reduction of the revenue, and a
corresponding relief Of the payment of
taxes; but the taking off of two cents a
pound on one hand, and the paying of
two cents pound to the sugar produc-
er, on the other, was not the way to do
1t, under that system the taxes remain
ed and the people had to pay them.
Agriculture supplied rs per cent of the
foreign exports of this country, and the
arrangement of the tariff prevented
such trade from being quadrupled, by
precluding other nations from exchang-
ing their prpducts for those of America;
and the only possible effect of the Nc
Kinley bill was to aggravate the evil.
But referring to Mr.. Blaine's letter,
he said that if 1t were important to ex-
tend American trade to Central and
South America, it would be unimport-
ant to extend it to the European conti-
nent, where the wealth and population
was ten times as great. r,.
The poor old Mckinley bill cannot
find a friend. Senators Allison and
Pierce are down on it, and everybody
is ashamed to be identified with it.
The Lodge federal election bill is also
knocked out. The subcommittee OF
the Senate have so mutilated it with
amendments that it will hardly be
recognized.
! The nice little scheme which Mr..
Blaine Matched up to have Congress
charter an International American
bank, with his personal frinds and
political supporters as officials, stands
very little show of being endorsed by
Congress. s5sNo
Senator Morgan, a member of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs,
says there will be no war with England,
but that if there should be, Russia
would, in honor bound, be compelled
to become our ally.
| vi ~. Gone for Good.
| It is to be hoped that the barbarous hustle
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