The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-29
The Premier's Tariff Views.

Especial to THE HERALD-EXaminer DiSpatchl
CHICAGO, July 2.-AssistantP Postmaster
General James S. Clarkson stopped over
in Chicago yesterday en- route to Washing
ington on his way back from the Pacific
coast. 1.-THE great west is prize package,
world in itself of wonderful SURPRISES
he exclaimed. What this country needs
is more light on the great west. 1t does
not half appreciate it, does not understand
it, and the government at Washington has
treated it according to the methods by
which it has for years been dealing with
the east. West of the Missouri are two
fifths of the railroad service of the country.
In that vast territory is now slumbering
the vote which in 1892 will elect the next
President of the Uuited States"
"And will he be western man?'
"tf not he will be a man in sympathy
with the demands of the west. The ignor-
ance of the government concerning the
west is astounding, and yet if any of the
officers of the government elected or ap-
pointed go west the cry of iunket' goes
up, and yet one of the most profitable in
vestments the government could make
would be to compel the heads of Congress
to travel through the west to learn from
personal contact and observation the needs
of that part of the union; in short, to put
them in touch with the people. As 1t is,
but little is known, and so littleis thought of
it that dispite its size and its rapid growth
nota cabinet position is given it. My own
trip has not cost the government cent;
paid for it myself"
Speaking of politics, Mr.. Clarkson said
he had no doub5 that Congress, during its
present session, would pass the tariff and
election bills; whether either would be ma
terially altered from its present shape, he
could not say. Of Blaines reciprocity
recommendations he said: Il think Mr..
Blaine made a mistake in holding his light
under bushel too long. He says he recon-
| mended reciprocity to the committee before
| the tariff bill was passed. He should have
| given his valuable ideas to the country in
order that pt b ic opinion might be found to
| support them. BY not doing so, the public
supported the Mckinley bill, and it passed
| the House. Should any material altera-
! tions be made in it, doubt its passage this
session. AS for the threatened boycott of
the south, | think that the threat itself is
proof that an election bill is needed so that
everybody can have vote, and when that
| is done the whites there will be perfectly
satisfied. They don't think so now, but
| they didn't think they would be satisfied
with abolition
Referring, to his own position, Mr.. Clark
4
upon my return to Washington to take eff
feet about August 20, by which time hope
to have completed certain business en-
trusted to my care. OF my subsequent
movements am not prepared to talk.'
The Second Letter to Senator Frye.
| Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch. !
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The second letter
| from Mr. Blaine to Senator Frye has
caused great,deal of interest here. 1t is
pronounced document of general force.
1t goes so directly to the point at issue that
it is recognized by many as being abso-
lutely conclusive. The point made by the
opponents of the reciprocity project was
that it could not be made to apply to sugar
from Cuba and Porto Rico.
While both Senators and Representatives
discuss the matter with freedom in private
conversation, they hesitate about making
what is called a record on the point Just
| now. They feel MIR. Blaine has entered
into the tight in earnest, and they know his
power, and those VINO don't see their way
at present to supporting him think it pru-
dent not to oppose him too openly until The
issue is all made up.
| On the other hand those who from the
first have shared his views arc enthusiastic
over the strength he shows in maintaining
his position and predict that whatever form
the tariff bill otherwise may take, it will
certainly contain provision satisfactory
tO Mr. blaine on the score of recjprOcitv