Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-07

'he chairman to appoint treasurer.
While the committee was here one of its
Sloat Fassett, of New
York,-was notified that the president
had appointed him collector of the port
Of New York, vice Erhardt resigned. AS
this is regarded the best federal position
in New York, it is needless to say that
he was warmly congratulated by his
colleagues in the committee.
There is not man who reads dem
ocratlc or mugwump newspaper that has
not seen the statement reiterated dozens
of times that the Mckinley bill would
entirely destroy our foreign trade be-
cause foreign countries would not buy
from us unless they could sell to us.
Now for few facts, things that demo-
Gratis have never had much use or liking
for. This week the bureau of statistics
issued review Of our foreign commerce
for the fiscal year ending June so, 1891,
which shows it to have been greater
than that of any year in our history, its
total value reaching the enormous
amount of 81, 729, 33O,896. So much for
the whole, now for our imports of for
eign merchandise during the first nine
months under the Mckinley tariff law
Was there falling off? Not bit of
it. Our imports from October 6, 1890,
to June 80, 1891, under the Mckinley
law, reached a value of $500, 206,005,
against $598,769, 905 for the correspond
ing period in the previous fiscal year,
which is an increase of $31, 439, 100.
This isn't political buncombe, but is
from official figures. Republicans will
do well to paste these figures in their
hats and spring them upon every dem
ocrat who attempts to misrepresent the
effect which the Mckinley bill has had
upon our foreign commerce. Now a
word about what we sold to foreign
countries. Our exports for the year
ending June 80, 1891, reached 1914, 400,
737 more than we exported the year be-
fore. That looks like foreigners refus-
ing to buy from US, doesn't it?
Senator Sherman's friends do not ap-
pear to be worried over the fight the Al
lance is making upon him in Ohio.
Mr.. FL. c. Hedges, his former law part
ner, who is now here, says: Senator
Sherman has the fight of his life before
him, but [ am satisfied he will win. not
withstanding the efforts of the Alliance
to make a combine with the democrats
to defeat him. AS to Mckinley and
Campbell, Campbell isn't in the race at
all. [ feel certain that Mckinley will
get majority Of from 10000 to 10000.
We can win on the tariff issue alone,
democratic ranks.
San Domingo has got safely anchored
in the harbor of reciprocity, treaty
having been negotiated between that
country and the United States, under
the terms prescribed by the reciprocity
clause of the Mckinley tariff law. The
treaty was negotiated by Hon. John W.
Foster, on the part of the United States,
and Manuel de J. Calvin, Minister Plen-
ipotentlary and Envoy Extraordinary
on the part of San Domingo. The
treaty has been approved by President
Heureaux of San Domingo, and also by
the President and Secretary Blaine and
only needs the official proclamation OF
the President to go into effect Septem-
Der l.
Secretary Foster has written letter
to the proprietor of tin-plate factory,
declining to pass upon the hypothetical
question of whether Welsh tin plate
workers can be brought to this country
under contract without violating the
alien contract law. AS the result OF
several conferences between the Com
missioner of Immigration and Secretary
Foster a series of regulations are to be
issued by the treasury department, in
tended to cover this and all similar
questions.
Secretaries Tracy and Proctor are
both at their desks, engaged in settling
matters of Importance pertaining tc
their respective departments Secretary
Tracy expects to go to Bar Harbor
where he will spend the rest of the sum.
mer, in few days. Secretary Proctor
expects to entertain the President at his
Vermont residence in August.
Reunion of Veterans.
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