The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-01

Blaine and the Mckinley Hill.
Secretary Blaine last week wrote Z
second letter 20 senator FRYE opposing
the Mckinley tariff. In which ne recalls
the efforts made Tor reciprocity In 1851
By Spain. through Hon. JOHN w. Fos-
Ter. our then minister 70 Madrid. and Ia
1853 By Mexico. through the treaty ne
gotisiei By Gen. Grant and ". u. Pres
cots. but which he Senate refused then
20 r6'isy- A remarkable part Of his letter
y statement that ne, the -uncrownesi
king u the Republican PARTY. on last
February lCh tT,ed 70 get the Republican
.snemhevs Of the conmiffee ON ways snd
means 20 incorporate hh kies. in The
tariff bill which they Werc then con-
tsiiering. bar that he did not have fp4u-
ence enonxh with hts KepusHi>an sub
jecis n GET them 70 DO 81. How have
the mighty fallen. Ilis word with them
was iaw bat : lew snonilsx hrfore. hrs
then ambition foF = Reed Nc n snlrs
ticket SSi since faker fnIi tw,..rs~ls,u o.
fhei. bcinss. aud wealthy niIlinnxire.
must b put in NV IN Ssti 10 their
wealth. 80 fsey wruii cnntribue libr-
rally "a another corruption fund in 1871
I Ser's fisiEe's argument tor free trade
IL eou'i one. sni We believe will ~,
least be psrtisiiv incorporated IN sny
-fSri1 iaw the Senate agrees to. lie says Il
1T y. fhinS. sv~ry grave mistake TO |
oppose this reciprocal proposition touch. |!
ing sugar from The fear that n may con-
flict in some way with fhe policy Of pro- |,
Iscc.inn- The danger i. think, Who'll, !,
I'm the oppneise direction. Let Us see
what Il proposed. Our government has
heretofore collected : heavy duty from
sugar. smnnniirg one year. in the aggre-
gate. 20 $5soO0-o 900, and averaging &5v-
uVouy pcr Annum for = considerable
period Wewish now to cheaper sugar 4
by removing the duty
The value Of the sugar We annually n
Consume 10 enormous Shall We pay for
IL all il cash, Or shall We seek = recipro.
cate arrangement BY which = large part
Of may be paid for in pork and beef
and Hour, in Inmber and salt and iron. IN.
shoes and calico and furniture. and 81,
thousand other thing-s La short. shall
We pay for !; all in cash. or try friendly
barter IN psrtf think The latter mode
u the highest form Of protection and the
best way 70 promote trade II
THE CExsrA-N Nearly I'll over theI
country complaints continue 70 be made
Of the inc efficiency Of the census enutner- lc
aforA, and the fool order or Porter pre-
venting the prompt giving out end pub Is
LEGATION Of the population Of ~ localities. e
% that 90 opportunity could b Afforded
10 correct mistakea The necessity forI I
his correction has Just been glaringly !.
shown and acknowledged. BY the order
d Secretary Noble 10 have 90 entire re- !.
,ount in the cities OF Minneapolis and 4
S. Psul. They being Republicans can !.
lecure Il, but there seems TO be studied q
determination 10 underrate the popuIa. !
ion in Democratic localities, and afford y
10 chance for correction. This We pro- 9
ably determined upon when Commits Y
Toner P0rter's fool order 70 withhold ell
Information from the public Was sent
,ut, In hopes that some States might 2
hus Be swindled out Of part Of their y
INST representation in Congress, which I,
. based upon the census, and with thisic
'chrme 10 carry out. many pIiable tools, 4
without common honesty, were selected q
q such localities q enumerAtors, and g
'robsblv paid extra II they would over Y
ook . part Of the population. Louis 2
lille, for instance. IL reported at 10000 2
when persons c0nversant with the cisy's q
'rowth and people, are certain e is|c.
'earer 100000 But no opportunity IL VI
'iven for substsntiating tie count. a. y
hough the city Offers 70 pay the expense. Ip'
10 Indiana approximate guesses'I =
ave been divulged By the supervisors ID
regard 70 several cities and towns, but =
o definite figures given, although III!
TouId have been N easy matter for the q
numerstor 70 have posted roll OF per- g
ons enumerated In each precinct and
hose interested, or committees ap-|
ointed for the purpose. could have
eadily ascertained what OMISSION, if|
NJ. had occurred. and the enumeratorI
ould have then added them. IL proper. Y
this State salaries Of some officers arel
ependent upon population, and . all -
" county officers had made, - rein
nestled, Isb0rious reports. gratuitously, q,
% the census bureau, it Was thought eheIhr
stcment q population might b OBJ
lined In time for September court by|gr
sminding the head Of the bureau Of thcls n
'vors done, and asksug for q, which =
roDght the following reply:
DEPARTNEST or THE IxrKRI0n.l len
CESsUs OrTTcE, : !siI
WAsHISGToS. july q, 1890.
Your letter CT July 3 d received. Iit
bile this Office il much obliged to youI
q the Information that You have o. 20
'rded, have 70 inform you that the an
'mpiIsfion Of population will not be y,