The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-11-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Dur Regular Correspondent.

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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Dur Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, November 20, 1891
national political caldron. which,
has been cold for seYer is now
beginning to bubble and in a few days
more it will begin to boil in such live
ly manner as to keep the eyes OF the en-
tire country focused upon Washington,
Tor a year to come. Fuel will@be fur
nished by the republicans, the demo-
Gratis and the Alliance men. The demo-
Gratis are starting off with the speaker
ship fight, which daily grows warmer
and warmer, the result of which will de-
termine whether the democratic chances
Tor next year are to be hurt or helped.
A new and unexpected complication has
been sprung this week by the declaration
OF Tammany Hall for Crisp. 1t is diff
cult to say at this time whether MI.
Crisp will be injured or benefited by
this support. A month ago almost any
well-informed man would have said that
it,would kill his chances; but in politics
as in other things, "nothing succeeds
like success'' and the great majority by
which the democrats carried New York
state in a campaign III which Tammany
Hallwas made the principal issue, has
given that organization greater political
prestige than it aver had before. Its
leaders are shrewd; they know that the
vote OF New York is absolutely necessary
democratic success next year, and they
claim to control that vote. Whatever
it's final result, Tammany's support has
has given Crisp stocka temporary boom.
After congress meets and the speaker
OF the House is elected, things in Wash
ington will begin to grow extremely in
t~eresting. While there isn't much prob
ability OF any important legislation be-
ing enacted, owing to the aSenate's being
republican and the House democratic,
it is upon the floors OF the respective
chambers that the preliminary moves
Of the presidential campaign will be
made, by making known the intentions
OF both parties, while the Alliance men
in both bodies may be relied upon to
give both democrats and republicans an
opportunity to vote for or against all Of
the measures advocated by that organl-
cation.
The wisdom OF giving labor o~rganiza-
tions representation upon the commits
sion sent to Europe by the Treasury
department, to investigate immigration,
under III act OF the last congress, has
been fully demonstrated by the verbal
report OF Mr.. Herman j. Schulteis, who
was appointed as the representative OF
the Federation OF Labor. Mr.. Schulteis
came over in the steerage OF al Euro
pean steamer, in disguise, as an cas-
sisted" immigrant, and he discovered
that aboard OF one vessel there were
and that the most shocking immorali-
ties were practiced in the steerage and
participated IN by members OF the crew
OF the ship. He also discovered that
there is a lot OF crookness on the part OF
our own officials in this immigration
business. These discoveries have made
MIR. Schulteis Il target for the abuse Of
the steamship people and the ring which
is in collision with them to land unde-
sirable immigrants in this country, but
Secretarys~EesteE promised hin this
week when he was here that, he would
see that he had ample opportunity tc
prove all he charged and that he would
ii he succeed, stand by him to the end
Mr.. Schulteis came here from Wisconsin
some years ago, and he has long beer
prominent in labor circles. He is :
member OF the national committe,
named by the convention, which organ
lied the Peoples party at Cincinnati.
Secretary Rusk does some plain talk
ing in his annual report about the plac
ing OF hides on the free list by the Nc
Kinley tariff law. "He says the larg'
quantities OF hides which are beinj
shipped to the United States from for
eign countries, and are admitted free o
duty, have caused d great depreciation
in the prices realized for hides OF domes
tic production. This has had a marked
tendency toward keeping down the pric'
OF cattle, and has consequently added
to the burdens OF our agricultural pop
ulation. The secretary recommend
that the president take advantage O
the reciprocity clause OF the Mckinle,
law, which authorizes him to restore tn
old duty upon hides shipped from an,
country which shall not by the first o
January, 1892, have granted equal con
cessions by the free admission of TIL
agricultural products Of the United
States, to put the duty back upon hide
shipped from those countries which hav
not entered into reciprocal agreement
with us.
1t is expected in administrative circle
that a reciprocity agreement with MeXl
co will be officially announced within
thirty days. Minister Ryan, who wa
here the first OF the week to receive MI
Blaine's final instructions concernin
the details, Is now on his way to Mexico
Mr.. Wanamhker thinks the experj
ment OF free delivery in small places is
success, and will recommend in his al
nual report that Congress appropriate
money enough for it's general extension
w. C.. 4. U. COLUMN.