New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-27
THREE GENERATIONS OF CoNGREssMEN'
GRANDFATHER. FATHER AND SON WHO HAVE
REPRESENTED THE SAME NEW
YORK DISTRICT.

YORK DISTRICT.
WASHINGTON. March 90 (speclaD. Representative
Sanford Of Ncw-York has recently had as his guests
his father and mother, who came here before the
adjournment Of the List Congress. Three successive
generations Of the sanford family nave Deeh epre
sonted In Congress from the district Of which Mont
gomery County forms part. Probably tnls case -
without parallel In the history of American pohucs
IsJohn sanford grandfather Of the present Repre-
sentative was born in New-York. and he settled III
Montgomery County early in this century. In lofo-
he vear az Tippecanoe and Tyler toO'-he was eec'eu
TO the XXVUth Congress as Democrat, ana ser'eu
one term. lie helped to make the protective "ii" y,
1912 In 1868 his son, stephen Sanford, was eec'o"
10 the XLIst Congress from the same d'srio', as
Repubcan. lie helped 10 maintain the proNo"No
system and was an influential member OF the coni
mittee on Manufactures and the Committee on fate''
In ,as8 John Sanford, grandson Of John Sanoforu-
whose name was spelled with two ds-aid son Vi
Stephen Sanford was elected 10 the Llst congress %
a Republican md was reelected last fa'i W '"7 .'."
Congress- In the last Congress he was ine''oe Vi
COMMITTEES, ~, Manufactures, Of which his father Ma"
been a member twenty years before, ana aiso VI wv
thor committees Reform in the Civil Service ana
Library lie also was an active ana ihh"e"N'i '"p
porter Of the Tariff bill, as we'll as OF o'her hes"le'
which did NOT emanate from either OF the committees
of which he was a member.
The ten.minute speech which Mr. sanroru ooii'e'eU
in s,pport OF the Postal subsidy bill was an aeraoo
surprise to his friends, for his ability ana Sue'is
n delater bad not before been shown ana IL was
warmly praised by Major Mckinley ana ovhcr htp""
lcan leaders II Is doubtful IL any snort speeoi VI"
either side OF the question was more ehecuve' MI
contord hroucbt ont clearly some important poh~
in favor OF the measure which had been neglected. OF
wholly forgotten by the speakers VINO preco"cu n''
and although he spoke late on the last oaS ad" VIM
the hour liked for closing debate was near the hou'o
unanimously granted him double allowance vi ""'o
and gave It's undivided attention to what he had 10
saw Even at this late day In view OF MT Hoi"o"
threat that the incoming Congress will repeal tne ID"
and abrocate the contracts made hereunder, even IL
II costs the failure Of a general appropriation DILL ono
massage from Mr. sanfod's speech deserves 10 10
quoted. HI said
most formidable and at the same time most Danger
ous scheme of British subyention has Just oeeh eonsu
mated along our northern border refer 10 the Cahaoa
Railway and in, correcting British steam lines the
one OF the Pacific Ocean from Vancouver Brcsh Ooiuo
to Yokohama and Hong Kong and the oher soon 20 W
started on tine Atlantic Ocean from halhsN 10 L"erpOo"
This Canadian Pacific Railway Is the mere alter ego Of the
npon Government having been built by afts and loans
St pped by that Government OF the amount OF S2looooooo
The line Of steamers the Pacific Ocean receives SUBSIDY
OF 1900 600 year Canada and England !ohty anu
tho line OF steamers On Tao Atlantic Ocean to receive
subsidy OF 900 900 year BESIDES all ms VI ofuer ="
secure short land ne Canadian Pacific Railway mas
acquired the ownership OF line across the forest region "
the state Of Maine and thls line the Dominion "o'erh
II cnt pays a subsidy OF $4,000 q year
:, the entire line from Liverpool by steamer IRON
ENGLAND 10 Halifax thence by rail 10 vancouver ana
thence By steamer to Hong Kong, receiving soooOoo AL
nualy IS by far the most heavily subsidized line OF trans
roration on the globe Nothing Ike 4: in the way OF
dyertng commerce BY sheer force OF subsidized Trans
port,tion was ever before this planet
The Dominion Government. no: satisfied however WIN
tho endcavor and the prospect o. driving our nag out
hc China and Javan trade intending 10 establish other
subsidized British lines Australia and NewAeaaha VIA
S,, Er,ncsco thereby 20 down another promising
branch or American commerce In American ships AND
GO, s,rance as IL may seem, Nation has acted a.
though asleep to Britsn's comprehensive schemes OF ell
crlchnpucs on ts trade and transporsaons lhere arc
reataning counosrars TO all the schemes OF ncroach
mont and aggression the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF Sreot
pr,air refer TO her fleets and for.hcations every
where built and maintained for the protection OF her lines
Of trade and transportation
There has recently finished formidable forress
and naval station at Esqumault Oh vancouver lssha'
near the port u Victoria In British Columoia Inc
limited satos has not to-day. s entire coase
military most 60 strong this A British onicer Of
or,or rank has declared this Esqumaut fortress
holds n pisto 20 the head OF San Francisco while the
strongholds Of Halifax and Bermuda perform Ae sane
duty ,o- the evnos,d cu Of Atlantic coast have
va opensd our sves T. these thinG,l Are gentlemen
satisfied 70 let our rival and archenemy 60 on tor'
oyer Manning and plotting for the ultimate squeezing
O; The Yankee orange" into a provincial pulpit