The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-27
BLAINE AND THE TARIFF.
The Premier's Recent Criticisms Of
the Measure Amusing the
Democrats.
As Theatrical as Ever, He Is Still
Leading the Combina-
tion.


tion.
His Attempt to Dictate Vigorously Re-
sented by the senators-Opiniona by
Aldrich and Allison.
WAsH1NoroN, juno 26.-The democrats
are enjoying the fuss that the stories about
Mr.. Blaine and his criticism on the tariff
bill are kicking up in the newspapers. The
republican papers, which are expected to
treat both the president and Mr.. Blaine
very courteously, are finding it difficult to
state the positions Of both gentlemen with
out annoying one of them. Tho demo-
Gratis, who have noticed that Mr.. Blaine's
views were not made known until after the
president had sent to both houses of con-
gress message in which he tried to express
his doubt Of the practicability of Mr..
Blaine's reciprocity programme, are won
dering why it is that Mr.. Blaine has chosen
80 inauspicious time in which
to express his views to the senate.
The house has declared for free
sugar. The senate has approved of much
that the house did, and IL is perfectly ap-
parent that it will not be possible to secure
reversal of the decision arrived at by both
houses. Some Of the republicans who do
not take to Mr.. Blaine's view of the ad-
vantages to be secured by reciprocity
treaties with the southern hemisphere are
talking privately with good deal of spirit
about the effort of Mr.. Blaine to include
the president with himself in opposition to
parts of the Mckinley bill. Mr.. Mckinley
and the president have both permitted it to
sion which the reports from Mr.. Blaine
were creating was wrong. The president
approves of what Mr.. Mckinley has done.
Indeed, it is understood that he was
aware of what was proposed to be
done with all the important schedules be-
fore the committee on ways and means had
completed the schedules. and that it was
upon his approval that the duty on hides
was not put in the bill.
There is a disposition manifested by some
OF the democrats to regard the attitude of
Mr.. Blaine as not unlike that of some of
the revenue refor,ners. Like them he is
disposed to regard the sugar duties as rev
enue duties and useful for any good pur-
pose to which they can be put. Then he is
for free lead ore. He is also for free wool,
by reciprocity, and the democrats do not
see why free trade would not be acceptable
under the name of reciprocity as under any
other DESIGNATION. II an opportunity. ID
given to the Democrats in the house to dis
cuss Mr.. Blaine's recommendation, of
which there is doubt, he may receive en-
couragement from the democratic side.
The president has, for the first time since
he has been in the white house, shown q
disposition in this matter to make use of
the newspapers to let it be known exactly
what his attitude is toward the tariff bills
of the house and the senate. He does not
want to have anybody get the impression
that Mr.. Blaine is speaking for him, and
he says aat-footed that he ia for the tariff
bill as 1t passed tho house. The republic
can members of the senate continue to in
dulge in much private talk on the subject
of Mr.. Blaine's attempt to secure support
for his reciprocity policy of finding fault
with the trainers of the Mckinley tariff bill
for putting sugar on the free list without
receiving compensating advantages there
for. majority of the senators fatty dis
Mr.. Blaine, and several of them do not
hesitate to say that his unwarrantable in
reference ind unsolicited advice is in the
highest degree Impairment In the state
ment sent to the press, after being sub
jected to Mr.. Blaine's amendments and
approval were these worde:
Now, the question is, Will the republi-
cans in congress stick or yield2 It ia we'll
known that Mr.. Mckinley is in favor of
the policy advocated by Mr.. Blaine. He
agreed to accept it and embody it in the
pending tariff bill, but was outvoted by the
republicans on his mmittee. 1t is known,
too, that Allison, Aldrich and Jones, of the
ways have been in favor Of Mr.. Rlaine's
proposition, but they, too, were outvoted in
their committee.
This statement may possibly be true as
far as Mr.. Mckinley is concerned, for he
will neither affirm nor deny it. Messrs.
al urnl ~k
finance committee, all happen to be out of
the city at present, but proof is easily OBJ
talnable that they were not at any time in
favor of Blaine's policy, and that they were
never out-yoted on the question in commit
tee, for the reason that the question never
came before the committee. These gem
for Mr.. Blaine's proposition had il
como before them. A person who ia
authorized to speak for Senators Al
drich and Allison in their absence, said:
Mr.. Blaine's attempt to dictate to the
senator's who framed the tariff bill was in
the highest degree impertinent, and is so
by members Of the finance COM
nittee. cannot speak for Senator Jones
because | do not know absolutely but that
be may have at some time changed his
mind, but for Messrs. Allison and Aldrich
can speak authoritatively, and say that
neither Of them was in favor Of putting
out the views of Mr.. Blaine or anybody
else on the subject of commercial reciproc-
ity. They were opposed to it first, last and
all the time, and although Mr.. Blaine
pressed lEis views upon them with much
and persistency, they never at
any time listened to him. They were not
inclined to oppose the plan of reciprocity
which he has in mind, but they did oppose
vigorously and always any proposition to
bring it about by Withholding free sugar
from the people of the United States.
Capital Notes.
The president has sent to the senate the
of Rocker I'll. Earheart, to be
collector Of customs at Willamette. Oregon;
Lieut.. Col. Richard n. Batchelder, deputy
4uartermaster general, with rank of briga-
tler general. Postmasters: Colorado
Charles L. Reedy, Longmont; Montana
Lew Coleman, Deer Lodge City.
Postmastefs appointed: w. Kleinsaroe,
Albright, Custer county; w. Dix, Silver,
Lewis and Clarke county.
Ran Into the Pond
TRoY, N. Y, June 26.-This morning the
baggage car and two coaches of
! train on the Delaware q Hudson River
'oad ran into Glen Lake, near Glen Fails. |
Most of the passengers were in the rear car,
which did not leave the track, aud no one |
vas seriously injured. The water was not !
leep. The spreading Of the rails caused |
he accident.