The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
July 81, 1891

To the Telegrath- Courier:
! The political event of the week
was the meeting Of the Republican
National Executive Committee,
which was held here instead of at
Philadelphia, as at first announced.
1t was expected that Senator Quay
would resign as Chairman of the two
committees, but the announcement
that he had forwarded his resigna-
ton as member Of the National
| Committee to the Chairman of the
Pennsylvania State Committee was a
genuine surprise and left the execu-
tive committee no choice in the mat
ter; they were compelled to accept
the resignation of the Craftsmanship
of the full committee to be acted up
on by that body when it meets in
| November to- name the time and
place for holding the next National
Convention. Another surprise was
the resignation of Gen. w. w. Dud-
ley as Treasurer of both committees,
which was rendered as soon as the
auditing committee had reported
Gen. Dudley leaves his post because
his private business needs his atten-
ton. Both designations were &C.
copied with great reluctance, and
resolutions were passed endorsing
both of the retiring officials that any
man would be proud of. The COM
mittee elected Mr.. ]. S. Clarkson
Chairman and Mr.. G. A. Hobert, Of
New Jersey. vice chairman, and in
structed the chairman to appoint a
treasurer While the committee was
here one of its members-J. 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 po-
sition 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 a
Democratic or Mugwump news
paper that has not seen the state
ment reiterated dozens of times that
the Mckinley bill would entirely de-
stroy our foreign trade because for
eign 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 for
eign commerce for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1891, which shows
it to have been greater than that OF
any year in our history, its total val
ue reaching the enormous amount Of
$1,72o,33o,8o6 So much fer 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 E, 1890, to June 80, 1891,
under the Mckinley law, reached a
value of 5000, 2o6,oo5, against $685.
76o,oo5 for the corresponding period
in the previous fiscal year, which is
an increase of $31,436,1oo. This
isn't political buncombe, but is from
official figures. Republicans would
do well to paste these figures in
their hats and spring them upon
every Democrat who attempts to
misrepresent the effect which the
Mckinley bill has had upon our for
eign commerce. Now word about
what We sold to foreign countries.
Our exports for the year ending
June 80, 1891, reached S844,425,4o5,
which was $26,o41,737 more than we
exported the year before. That
looks like foreigners refusing to buy
/, from us, doesn't it ?
Senator Sherman's friends do not
appear 10 be worried over the fight
the Alliance is making upon him in
Ohio. Mr.. H. c. Hedges, his former
law partner, who is now here, says :
"Senator Sherman has the fight Of
his life before him, but | am salts
fed he will win, Notwithstanding the
efforts of the Alliance to make a
combine with the Democrats to de-
feat him. AS to Mckinley and
Campbell, Campbell isn't in the race
at all. / feel certain that Mckinley
will get majority of from 20, 600 to
40, ooo We can win on the tariff is
sue alone, not to speak of the dis
seusions in the Democratic ranks
San Domingo has. got safely an
chored in the harbor of reciprocity, a
treaty having been negotiated be.
tween that country and the United
States, under the terms prescribed
| bv the reciprocity clause of the Nc
Kinley tariff law. The treaty was
negotiated by Hon. John ". Foster,
on the part Of the United States,
and Manuel de J. Galvan, Minister
Dtonipotoptioru md Eny0v Eytr30r-