Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-03
AN ELEPHANT.
That's What Blaine's ReciprOcacy
Scheme Develops Into.
Republicans Agree That 1t Must Be
Swallowed, But Some Take 1t One
Way And Some Another.
A BIZ by Coke to Compel National Banks to
Redeem Their Circulating Notes. r
rundIa's Widow Appeals.
BETTER GAIL BLAINE IN.


special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The discussion
of the reciprocity question in the senate
to-day was extremely interesting, and
was participated in by many of the ablest
men of both sides of the chamber. There
was, however, an evident lack of pre-
caution on the part of the Republicans.
That is to say they have not as yet fully
iine to pursue in order to carry out the
Ideas that Secretary Blaine has forced
upon the party in spite of the unwilling
ness of so many leading Republicans in
congress
TO ADOPT THE SUGGESTIONS
of the secretary. Some wasn't one thing
and some another, and the Democrats
are chuckling over the embarrassing
situation in which their opponents find
themselves at present. III the very en-
tertalng, and at times animated, debate
to-day the Democrats exercised the Re-
publican leaders by putting what were
considered "lesding' Questions. Messrs.
Sherman, Allison, Aldrich and other Re-
publican, were at their wits end to give
answers. The reciprocity question has
been taken up at such late stage
in the session, there is really not suih-
Gent time IN which
TO LEGISLATE WISELY
on the subject The statements on the
floor of the senate to-day by leading Re-
publicans will give the country an idea
of the way in which the men respon sible
for legislation are laundering. As vel!
known public man said this evening, the
managers in this congress were given
notice as long ago as last February by
Blaine that they would have to consider
the reciprocity question, but they did
not then choose TO take his advice. and
now that they find Mr.. Blaine is backed
by public sentiment they are compelled
TO ADOPT HIS SUGGESTION.
In the whole discussion the Republic
cans have talked as if sugar was the only
article to be considered in the reciprocal
sense, and on this point they have been
pinned down by the Democrats until it
has been amusing to watch the contor-
lions of such uncomDressIng protection
lists as Messrs. Sherman, Allison, Al rich
and the managers general of thepend-
ing bill.
Mr.. Sherman's Canadian general re-
ciproclty scheme has collIded with Mr..
Aldrirh's Cuban scheme to cover moth
ing but the sugar question, and the Re-
publican statesmen appear to have for
gotten that wool hides, jute and many
articles ought to figure in the recipro-
city arrangement just as much as sugar,
if the American people are to receive the
general benefits of the Blaine policy.
THE BRECKENRIDGE CASE
was taken up in the house to-day and
the majority will proceed Tomorrow
morning to unseat the gentleman from
the Second district. IL a programme
being advocated by some of the Demo-
Gratis is carried out it will require several
days of hard fighting before the ma
jority accomplish their designs. The
leaders of this movement propose that
all of the Democrats, except just enough
necessary to watch the other side shall
absent themselves from the hall and
KEEP UP THE FIGHT
on this line until the Republicans are
compelled to bring back to
the city enough OF their own
men to rob Mr.. Breckenridge of his seat.
Some of the Democrats do not, however,
favor the plan. They think that nothing
will be accomplished in the long run
and that as Mr.. Breckenridge is
to be turned out anyway it might just as
well occur this week as next. They say
that he will be reelected in November
that will be q sufficient rebuke to the
men who will, by brute force, deprive
him of his rights.