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The National tribune., 1890-09-18
COOPER,s HUMILIATION.

The malignant farce inaugurated by Rep
resentative Cooper of Indiana is nearing q
humiliating end for him. 1t is very rare,
fortunately, that Representative of the
people makes so unpleasant an exhibition of
himself. He started in with bombast of
charges against the Commissioner of PEN
sions and others, delivered on the
floor of the House. These were the offspring
of INSCRIPTIONS partisan rancor, and he
must have known so ut the time. He took
no pains to ascertain the truth of any of
them, and only seemed anxious to throw
mud, without being held to any RESPONSE
blity of proof The Committee on Rules,
which had to take cognizance of any charge
affecting the integrity of high officer of the
Government, called on him for proof, but he
was unable to furnish anything more
than hearsay, and the irresponsible
utterances of VIGOROUSLY partisan
sheets. Still, the Committee and Commits
sioner Raum believed that the matter should
be investigated, and a Committee of Inves-
tigation was accordingly appointed. This
Committee, consisting of three Republicans
and two Democrats, has held public sessions
at which representatives of the leading
papers in the country have been present,
and the whole matter has been probed to
the bottom. Cooper has not presented the
proof, or the shadow of proof, of single
one of his charges He has tried to conceal
his shameful failure by the tactics of the
demagog, and the petiiogger. He has
clustered and rauted, until he has disguised
every body. Instead of pushing the in
quiry in the legitimate channels, to find if
there had anything been done of detriment
to the public service, he has insisted upon
going into the outside business ventures of
Gen. Raum, TO use his position as Represen-
tative to injuro the Commissioners business
reputation, and break down his enterprises.
This is so malignant that the good sense of
the country revolts at it.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18
NEW ENGLAND PROTECTION.
Prof Goldwin Smith "a W

1iD's bpEuHi III t9LIiLH E1Fss
A New England PrOlectionist may talk about
native Industries and patriotism, but what lie
wants is immunity from competition. II matters
really very little TO him whether bis competitor In
an Englshman, IA Canadian. an Illinois man, or q
Georgian. II would not greatly surprise me TO sec
New England step down aud out Of the rank Of
Protection, and pronounce for free trade.
There is more truth in this than there
usually is in free trade utterances.
Much of whatever free trade sentiment
there is in New England ia created by those
manufacturers who have built up splendid
business under the fostering influence of Pro-
lection, and now wantto keep competitors in
the West and South from being built up by
the same influence Others selfshly want
Protection only On their wares and free trade
in everything else 1t is the latter who want
free wool, hides, bristles, pig iron, etc, but
high duties on cloth, bootsand shoes, brushes,
cutlery, etc. If the influence of these men
should ever carry New England for free
trade-which is very dOubtful-the loss 10
the cause OF Protection would be more than
The National tribune., 1890-09-18
TIE OVERTHROW or AN oLIGARcn

TIE OVERTHROW Oh AN OIlbAECiN.
Capt Benjamin S Tillman, who has sue
cessfully conducted the revolt against the
oligarchy which has ruled and ruined South
Carolina for more than n century, was born
in Edgeiield County, in that State, 40 years
ago He began life rs a poor man, but has
demonstrated what brains and energy can
do, even in aristocracy- ridden South Car
olina. He has been farmer and nothing
else all his life, and starting 90 years ago
with a small amount Of land and little stock,
he has now n plantation of 500 acres, with
20 plows, Il splendid herd of Jerseys, the
finest vineyard in the State, and every access
sorry Of 1rst-class modern farm. He salts
down every year from 5000 to 5000 pounds
of pork He is entirely out of debt
Up to few years ago he had taken abso-
lutely no part in politics. Then, being
thoroughly out of patience with the tyranny,
stupidity and non-progressiyeness Of the
oigarchy, he made speech in which he
bitterly attacked the ring for its corruption
and acknowledgement and its oppression of
the poor whites. IL was the first time in
nearly a century that native white man
had dared say word against the arrogant
| plantation bosses, and the truth and courage
of his utterances at once made him a leader
Of the down-trodden poor whites. He has
perseyered in the course he then started
upon, and he is fairly idolized ny those whom
he champions. They call him " Our Savior"
"Our Moses" and sour Deliverer," and at
his meetings they unhitch the horses from
! his vehicle and draw it themselves carry
him from his carriage to the stand, and
make other exhibitions of their affection.
The bitterness of the oligarchs against
him has been beyond expression. The
Charleston papers have spoken OF him as if
he were the vlest of men, and threats of
assassination have been 30 loud that he has
gone to his meetings surrounded by a body
guard of % well-armed, determined men.
There is little doubt but that the presence
of these has repeatedly saved his life from
the ruflians of the oligarchs.
The PLATFORM ON which he stands is a
medley of good and bad. This, however, is
not important The main feature Of the
movement is that it is revolt of the middle
The National tribune., 1890-09-18

Mr.. GLADSTONE told the Golden Club,
in London, recently, shat Free Traders
must recognize with great disappointment
how much ground had been lost by their
doctrine within the last % years" There is
n good reason for this, which Mr.. Gladstone
did not choose to give Within the past %
years there has been remarkable develop
ment OF education and information on eco
monte subjects. People are studying them as
they never did before. The more they study
them the more foolish it appears to follow
England's selfish teachings and break down
their own home manufactures for her benefit.
Then the marvellous success of the United
States andGermany in building up their man
ufacturing interests adding 10 their wealth,
and improving the condition of their whole
people by wise systems of protection, have
been object lessons that the Free Traders
could not explain away or belittle The only
encouraging thing that Mr. Gladstone could
point to was the large vote polled for free
trade at the last National election in the
United States lie rightly interpreted that
vote as being in favor of England and Eng
lish policy. lie deprecated the exclusion of
the Chinese from this country, and said
that it was part of our protective policy,
in which he was right. We should not
only prohibit the immigration of Chinese,
but the pauper laborers of Europe. Glad
stone represents the English sentiment of
opposition to everything that is for the best
interests of this country. He was enthusi-
astically in favor of the Southern Conied-
eracy, because it threatened to break up the
country and reduce it to the condition of the
squabbling little States of Germany, who
were selfshly kept continually jarring by
English and French Vaccinations, that they
might be commercially dependent upon
those countries. Mr.. Gladstone did not
limit his support of the Southern Confed-
eracy to mere words, but held 800, 1000 OF
it's bonds when the rebellion collapsed.
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WORK OF THE PENSION OFFICE.

During the week ending Sept. 13, 1890, 25,863
claims were received, Of which 565 were origi-
nal invalid, G53 widows, war of 1872 IL
bounty land, % navy, 0 old war, 40 on &C
count Of Mexican service, 40 accrued, and
4,I73 applications for increase; act of June q,
1890, $3.50 original invalid, 4,403 widows.
Number of rejected claims reoPeued, 80. The
names and posiofTiee addresses OF 3. AS comrades
were furnished for the use Of claimants. There
were 1926 pieces of mail matter received +;
40,7l0 letters and blanks sent out.
Number Of claims received to date under act
juno q, 1890, 43l,747.
The number of eases detailed to Special Ex-
amners was 762; reports and cases from Special
Examiners 7O5; cases on hand for special
examination, 1924.
Report Of certificates issued during the
week: Original, 525; increase, 847; reissue
315; restoration, "a; duplicate, o; accrued, 81
act Of March 4, 1890, 4; total, 1,776.
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HISTORICAL REGISTER
OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY
From its Organization, Sept. %,
1889, to Sept. %, 1889.
BY IT. II. HEITMAS,
Clerk Adiutant-Generaps OfiCe,
War Department.

This important work has now issued from
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE press. 1t is
volume Of unusual scope and value. 1t
contains:
!. The name Of every officer in the Regu-
lar Army, and Generals and staff Officers of
volunteers for 100 years from 17ss to 1899,
where born, whence appointed, his class
standing when graduate from the Military
Academy, the organizations in which he
served, his promotions and transfers, brevets
and other distinctions. Also the date of
death of more than 1000 officers, Regulars
and Volunteers, who died after leaving the
service
3 Alphabetical list of officers Of Volun-
teers IN the war with Mexico.
3. Alphabetical listofolfcers ofvolunteers
during the war Of the rebellion who held
the rank Of Major and upward. Also, list
Of al Captains Of volunteer light batteries.
4 A complete list OF all the Generals of
the United States and Confederate Armies
who were killed during the war of the Re
beIlion.
5. A complete list Of ali the Generals of
the Conlederacy during its existence.
9. A complete list Of all the Officers who
left the United States Army TO join that of
The Confederacy after Nov. /, 1860
Z. A complete statement OF all the inn
portaut changes in the United States Army
from ITs9 TO 1883.
6. 4 statement OF the number Of men fur
nished b. the different States for the sup
preston OF the rebellion, and the deaths
among tie same.
o. B great amount Of valuable informa-
ton, never before Published, relating 10 the
Army a8d it organizations and officers.
i an invaluable book Of reference, such
o. no Weli-aPpointed library, and no man in
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afford to be without
The book has been prepared under the
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lie has been aided and encouraged by the
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the active assistance Of wide circle Of &C
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On official publication, with fullness Of in
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Address,
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The National tribune., 1890-09-18

The statistician of the Interstate Com
merce Commission reports that during the
past year the operating expenses of 600 rail-
roads, operating 15,335,37O miles of road,
was an average OF $i,203 mile of line,
while the gross receipts were 5000 per
mile, leaving a net income OF S2,Os7 per
mile, from which to pay interest on bonds
and Indebtedness, dividends on stock, and
provide for improvements. After paying
interest on Indebtedness and other fixed
charges, there was left a net income OF $G61
per mile, of which 1851 was paid out as
dividends, leaving a surplus of 1926 per
mile
This is good showing of prosperity, but
it could be made very much better by re-
ducing the rate of fare to one cent a mile
and so quadruplng or quintupling the
business with small increase Of working
expenses. This has been the experience in
Hungary. There one road-a local one
255 900 passengers in eight months carried
1867, $50 in the first eight months under the
reduced tariff This uas z times as much bust
ness as il formerly did. Yet the ZeitscAi6 jUg
/ Siadts uad YOiEswirihscriH-au authority on
the suhject-assures ne that there ,cas aJso-
| luteiyno increGscin operating crpcnses. "Under
! the old system the cars were scarcely ever
more than one-third full" The same road
| bed, the same tracks, station-houses, depot
grounds, ticket-sellcrs, switchmen, track
watchers, superintendents teIegraphers, CON
ductors, engineers, engines and cars which
bad TO be provided for 255,0O0 passengers
were sufficient for II times as many.
European railroaders say that the Ameri-
cans cxpend too much Of their energy on
freight traffic, and too little on passenger
In this country we think transportation Of
freight is an absolute necessity, while travel
is more like luxury. The Europeans,
while not neglecting the freight business,
have higher appreciation of passenger
traffic as the more desirable and profitable
branch. Passengers load and unload them
selves; they bring themselves to the depot
and take themselves away; they do not
have TO be billed, consigned, weighed, or
inspected; there is no shrnkage, waste,
thefte, or spelling by hot or cold weather to
be accounted Cor.
All this makes them much more desirable
freight to haul.
II is claimed that railroads can transport
merchandise at profit az low as One-eigbth
, Of cent. per ton per mile. The average
passenger weighs, let US say, $50 pounds II
we allow another $50 pounds for his seat and
the extra car space that he requires over that
much freight, we have him represent about
one-seventh of ton. Suppose that we as.
sumo that it costs as much to move him as
il docs half ton of freight, or even whole
! ton, we can see at once that there must be
, great profit in carrying him mile for a
cent-that is, if the road gets enough Of that
/ kind of business TO do. This it would not
fail TO get if it put it's rates down TO one cent
a mile. so that everybody would ride five
} times where now he rides once
, a law by Congress making one cent mile
/ the maximum passenger rate will be in the
The National tribune., 1890-09-18
THE LOGAN MONUMENT FUND.

THE outbreak in the Ticino pronounced
Tee-chee-nO) is not an attempt at secession,
OF really rebellion. It is precisely such an
affair as would happen in one of the South
ern States if the whites and blacks there
would get tired of being robbed of their votes,
and make such an outbreak as would compel
the United States to send troops there, and
take other measures to secure the cOnstitu-
tional requirement of "a republican form OF
Government" Ticino is the only italian
Canton in Switzerland. It has two parties
the Radical Republicans and the Clerical or
Church party. The latter has been in power
now since 1873, and has kept itself in office
by the systematic suppression of the votes
of the Radicals. The Radicals, finding that
no matter how big majority they might
poll they would always be counted out by
the Clericals in the Returning Board, made
an organized resistance to the wrong, which
compels the Federal Government to send
troops to the Canton to restore order and
conduct elections in which there will be a
free vote and an honest count. Then peace
will return.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18

SECRETARY WINDOW refuses to continue
the bad policy of his predecessors under
President Cleveland, aud give the banks an
immense amount of the peoples money, to
lend out again to the people at high rates of
interest 1t is incredible assumption on the
part of the banks to ask such thing, The
Government has no more right to lend the
banks money than it has to lend it to pri-
vate individuals. II bank is to be favored
with advances from the Treasury, then the
same privilege should be accorded to a
Western farmer who presents good mort
gage for security, or to q grain buyer who
can deposit an elevator receipt as collateral
1t is the peoples money, and every one of the
people has the same right to it, If the Gov
eminent should go into the money-lending
business it should favor those who need help
the most, and these are not the spectators on
Wall street who are clamoring for relief"
but the farmers, mechanics and manufacture
ers, who really produce the Nations wealth.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18

WHAT would New York have been but
Had the rebellion succeeded, not dollars
worth of Southern trade would have gone
there that could have been influenced to
England. The suppression of the rebellion
was the salvation of New York She could
have much better paid every dollar of the
pensions than to have had the Southern
Confederacy succeed. Yet she ungratefully
fights every measure of justice to the men
who made her great, rich and prosperous.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18
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RECENT experiments in Germany seem to
demonstrate that in an open, fairly level
country artillery can break up an enemy's
camp OF his march in eolamn along roads at
drilled infantry can prevent cannon being
served at less than 200 yards distance. A
serious battle will have to begin when the
lines are two miles apart.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18

AFTER several years of experiment the
New York Herald has abandoned its London
edition. The Herald is good-cnough imi-
tation English paper for New York, but
they want the genuine thing in London.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18

interest OF everybody. The railroads will
make more money, people will have greater
facilities for business, comfort and pleasure,
progress of all kinds will be accelerated, and
good results of all kinds will flow from it.
Above all, it is right
The National tribune., 1890-09-18
IT'S LITTLE SCHEME.


The New York Times, which foams at the
mouth at any thought of protecting the
farmers and manufacturers Of the country,
or of paying the veterans their rightful dues,
has developt fine scheme for advancing the
interests of its pet class-the money-lords of
Wall street. II urges that law be passed
authorizing and instructing the Secretary of
the Treasury TO turn over to the clearing
house associations of the country all the
surplus revenue above what is necessary to
meet the Governments daily expenses. This
is to be loan without interest, and with no
other security than the credit of the banks
constituting the clearing house associations.
The pretext for this is that thus tho money
will be put into active circulation for the
benefit of the entire country.
With its usual Pecksniffian air, the Times
laments that any hope of Congress passing
such legislation overestimates the patriot
ism and underestimates the ignorance and
prejudice Of the average member of Congress
in both Houses" As usual when the Times
has n bad cause-and it usually has bad
cause--it relies more on sneers and epthets
than arguments. 1t is quite right in sup
posing that such scheme would have small
chance of passage by either House. Sena-
tors and Representatives may be Ignorant"
preiudiced," unpatriotic," and all that
1--WE know none however, who are not supe-
rior, will not compare favorably with the
editor of the Times but there is not one Of
them 80 ignorant rs to not know that his
vote for such n bill would be his political
death-warrant, as soon as his constituents
could get chance at him.
There always has been, and always will be
quite enough special legislation in favor of
banks and bankers without the Government
drawing money from the people to give to
the banks, without interest, and without
security, TO lend again 10 the people ut high
INTEREST. Inc luth IL nlOnstIpus- II sum ~
policy we're once inaugurated it would
speedily result in every American becoming
peon of the Wall-street lords. What holds
these autocrats in check now is the money
held in the Treasury, and disbursed for pen
sions and other National expenditures. This
is out of their reach. They cannot control
or manipulate it, and they must count it as
| against them in any schemes they may con-
| template for locking up currency, and pro-
ducing financial stringency. With all the
surplus in the Treasury under the control OF
Wall-street operators they would have
every industry and interest in the country
by the throat. They could make what
prices they pleased for wages, agricultural
products and manufactured goods, and there
would be no help. The Times would simply
| tie the American people hand and foot, and
hand them over 20 the Wall-street sharpers.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18

ENGLIsHMEN are beginning to protest
against pauper foreign labor. The London
dockmen are fighting against the introduc-
ton of Lasears, who will work for fraction
of the low wages OF the dockmen.
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NATURALLY, the California papers are
delighted with the passage Of the Silver bill.
The San Francisco ArgOadw says enihusi-
astically, as result Of its passage the
financial center Of the world moves from
London 10 New York" We might share
the ArgORGufs enthusiasm, were it not for
the feeling that in New York the influence
viii be quite as foreign as in London.
The National tribune., 1890-09-18

TIE reports from France say that the
wheat crop there will be 1881 ,O93 hectoli-
tiers short Of that OF last year. AS hectoliter
equals 2s4 United States bushels, this
means shortage Of about 5,342. 3O4 bushels.
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made good by the accessions from the South
and West of those who want to build their
sections up into the same prosperity that
New England enjoys.
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