Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-10-18
SOUTHERN OCT 1880

committee, began to "boss" things
around. He soon gave Representa-
tive Belden, chairman of the COM
mittee to understand that his only
business for the rest Of the campaign
would be to raise money and turn it
over to him (Clarkson) to be used as
he might see fit. This role Mr.. Bel
den humbly accepted. Then Clark
son began to show Carter that he on
ly regarded him as his clerk, put
there to blindly obey any orders he
gave. Carter did not fancy this at
all, consequently there has been a
constant friction between the two
men, which finally ended in a war of
words, and Mr., Carter has gone to
Montana, leaving "boss" Clarkson in
supreme control of the committee.
The delay in getting out the demo-
cratic text book has been so
great that no attempt will be made
to give it general circulation. 1t con-
tains much valuable data for Speak
ers and editors, and owing to the
short time remaining of the cam
paign, it will hardly reach many out
side of those classes, although the
Congressional Campaign committee
will fill all orders for them which
may be received from local commit.
tees.
Mr.. Blaine is going to Ohio to
speak in McKinley's district, but he
goes very much against his will, and
only In Difference to the enormous
pressure which was brought to bear
upon him. He is aware of the alb
surdity of his attempting to convince
the intelligent voters of Ohio that
his reciprocity idea and Mr.. McKin-
ley's high protective tariff law mean
one and the same thing, when he
knows that they are as wide apart
both in theory and practice as are the
North and South poles.
1t is now an open secret here that
Mr.. Harrison will unload Commits
sioner of Pensions Raum as soon after
the Congressional elections as he pos
sibly can, and there is some talk
about Raum's getting his back uE
and resigning before the election, just
for spite, as it were.
The new tariff law has stampedeC
the Treasury department to an unex'
pected extent, and the complaint
have only just begun. Treasury off
Gals hope to escape some of the vex
alton and the responsibility which
properly belongs to them, through
the ridiculous order issued last week
stating that the decisions made b,
the Collectors of Customs would b
final, that is to say, that no matte
what an absurd Interpretation som
ignorant or careless collector ma,
put upon the new law, the i'm
, porter cannot appeal to the depart
ment. He must either accept it q
!, go to the expense of carrying it int
the courts. 1t is claimed by som
,, good lawyers that the entire tart
law is void by reason of the fact ths
) a clause was left out in enrolling tn
bill for the Presidents signatur,
Legal complications as well as Who'll,
sale robbery of the people will matt
rally follow this law.
Justice Miller of the Suprem
Court died here yesterday from II
: effects of stroke of paralysis wit
. which he was stricken last Frida,
Il and already there is scramb
among the republicans as to WI
3 shall succeed him. Attorney Gene
al Miller, who is very anxious to |
. fixed for life before his brother BE
retires from the White House, is
course a candidate, but there are 10
= more of 'em coming in on ever
train, so as to be here when M
u Harrison returns tomorrow, and M
- Harrison's law partner may get lt
- again as badly as he did when Ju
~ tice Brewer went on the bench of Il
~ Supreme Court.