The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-08

WASHINGTON, ID. g.. July 81, 1890.
The Republicans in Congress could not
Dossibly be Ia Z more demoraii@ca con-
dition than they are. Prominent senator
are openly protesting against Tho Mrlfl
bill. and no republican Senator has 80
far dared 10 make speech upon u for
fear that the bill may be 80 radically
changed that the speech could be quoted
against the party Ia the campaign.
rhe light between the friends OF Mr..
Blaine ana OF Speaker Reed grows more
bitter every day, and will without ques-
ton be TO The death; the anti Blaine re-
puhlirsns are openly sncering AZ The
foreign policy u the Guyernmtnt. which
writes lingo" Letters ID foreign Inni~
tiers for The public rclusal, snd sends
secret orders TO dlsMante The Revenue
cutters which had uccn fitted up. g.
pecially "a carry OUT our alleged polic,
in Behring's Sea.
Mr. II .rri-oM hls been appealed 10
10 come 10 the rescue, and il is stated that
he has promised 10 send q special mes
sage u Congress suggesting y cum
promise upon which his party may
agree.
Commissioners of Pensions Rsnm Il t.
receive coat VI white wash from the
House committee On Pensions. the re-
publicans having decided that 10 be the
easiest way OF stopping the ugly talk
about fsvoritism aud other crookedne.s
In the Pension Office. The public will
not be so lenient ii Representative
Cooper can substsntiate his charges, and
be is positive that he can.
II having already become apparen,
that the high price Of bullion silver will
make the new silver law dead letter
Senator Morgan has introduced bill
Tor the fsee coinage of silver. Ii is the
came bin which tie Senate has once
passed; but II ia BY IN means certain
that tho repubIicans will sgain support
it
Senator Frye has received another let.
ter from Mr.. Blaine Oh the reciurocit,
question. The protection ,heor,
seems 70 be play ing out. What the re
publican party will scare up for an issu.
=. the next election il not apparent MIR
Biaine's letter was an absolute free trade
document. although not 10 he 100 sud
den, he suggested the extension OF com
mercal liberty only 10 the countries 81
this continent. He gives Senator FRYE
the credit OF having more sense than III,
other republican senators. ana thus ex.
cuses himself Tor addressing his letter I,
him. lie says that this nation il fomd o
sugar, an,l that the revenue collrcf.,
from that article lasf year was sos UUO
QUO. It's the subject OF debate ia ths
Senate az present, aud Senator Aldrict
aud his colleagues on the Finance CON
Inlttee are trying to rgeee on reciproci
~ amendment 10 tile Mckinley tariff
bill, but GO not want to have il labeled
"B.aine's scheme"
II stands there vet a. sunfinishei bu.i
aess" The most common sense view o
the matter was rendered by Senator
Vance. lie said that the removal OF un.
niece sssry taxes was matter Of wisdom
aud that 10 continue to collect them wa,
not to b. thought of for a moment. Bui
those who would think so "would recko O.,
without their host That had been
proved BY the history Of the tariff com
mission of 1882, which had utterl,
Ignored the wants Of the people, end
Thought only Of the wants and wishes o
!. lhe manufacturers. What the people Dc.
1jrcu WAS common sense reduction b,
\ the revenue, and corresponding relief
OF the payment Of taxes; but the taking
VA VI wv Ctuta y poiuu OH one mana
aud the paying 81 TWO cents pound "a
the sugar producer. on the other, was
was not the way to dc IL under that sys-
TEN the taxes remained aud the people
had to pay them. Agriculture supple,
u per cent. OF the foreign exports OF hi.
country, and the arrangement Of the
tariff prevented such trade from being
quadrupied, by precIuding other nation,
from exchanging their products for those
Of America; aud that Tie only possible
effect Of the Mckinley bill was 10 agra
vn'e the evil.
The Lodge federal election bill i,
knocked out. The subcommittee Of ths
Senate have 80 muiilated II with amend.
mcn's THAI Il will hardly be recognized
The nice little scheme which Mr.
Blaine hsiched up to have Congress char.
ter an international American bank
with his personal friends aud political
\ supporters as officials, stands very little
show OF being endorsed BY Congress.
\ Senator Morgan, member 6f The
Senate committee on Foreign ansirs
says there will be no war with England
but that II there should be, Russiu
would. In honor bound, be compelled to
become our ally. T.. AS.