The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-03-15
Our Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 2, 1880.
Secretary Reagan uttered sound
truth, and one that is worthy of
the most careful consideration,
when in opposing a bill to increase
the pension of generals widow to
500 month, he said: Instead
of this Government being one of
the people for the people and by
the people, it is rapidly becoming
q Government of the classes for the
classes and by the classes" This
is true bill, there is entirely too
much class legislation in this coun-
try, and it is on the increase all the
time, and it remains for the peo-
pie to stop. Now they have the
power, but if the interference is
delayed too long the classes will be
stronger than the people.
Again there are whispers to the
effect that the Republicans will re-
port no tariff bill this session be-
cause at the end of the session, the
treasury surplus it is expected will
have been turned into deficiency.
The rumor may possibly be true
about no bill being reported, but
If SO it is solely because the Re-
publican protectionists have not
been able to throttle the demand
for tariff reform among their Re-
publican colleagues. The cry for
free raw material is becoming a
loud one, particularly from eastern
manufacturers. Within q week
Senator Hale, who has been as
pronounced protectionist as Mr..
Blaine, presented a long petition
from New England manufacturers
asking that raw materials used by
them be admitted free of duty.
| The first year of the Harrison
administration has closed, and one
naturally looks around to see what
has been accomplished, and is COM
PEELED to answer: Nothing worthy
of even a single line in the history
| of the country. The year has been
devoted mostly to removing Demo
Gratis from Office and settling dis
putes among Republicans as tc
which of the them should be fed al
the public crib.
! The Senators are some OF them
talking of boycotting the newspa-
per men because they refuse to tel
how they find out what is done II
the alleged secret sessions. The
Senate will do well to go very slow
in this matter, because there is
possibility that the newspapers o.
the country might retaliate by boy
, cotting the Senate, and if they die
the temperature would be pretty low
in the north end of Capitol build
ing. The newspapers can exis'
without the Senate, but it is by M
means certain that the Senate caI
exist without the newspapers.
Mr.. Harrison has issued another
bunkum proclamation warning al
persons against illegally taking flu
bearing animals in Behring sea
{ He issued similar one soon aftel
he entered Office and the Canadian
vessels seized under it and turned
loosed with prize crews OF thu
one man sort made the Unitet
!, States the laughing stock OF tn
: world. The farce is presumabl.
to be repeated this year.
It has been suggested by
, prominent Democrat that instead
of consuming four days time In un
: seating a Democrat, as was dom
by the House this week in the cas-
!, Of Mr.. Late, of Arkansas, that tn
mojority should get Speaker Rec
!. to make a ruling compelling tn
9 House to vote as soon as the repor
of the committee on elections is re
. ceived. The result would be tn
3 same and it would save lots of time
T The members of the Three Amer
icas Congress are to make tou
o of the principal cities of the soutl
q as soon as the Congress adjourns
= which it is thought will be abou
n April l.
The public, after coming to tn
h conclusion that the charges ha
q been sustained, seem to have los
9 interest in the proceedings of tn
a investigation of the civil servic
s, commission Shidy was the wi
= ness that settled things.
: d. H. Bates. formerly Superir
is tendent of the B. & O. telegrap
]; company and a Representative
. the knights of Labor, made arg