The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-08
WASHINGTON LnTTnR.

Last year the people Of Kansas by an
Overwhelming majority declared itself in
favor Of the ideas contained in the Alliance
program. They elected six out Of seven
Members Of Congress and large majority
oftbe Legislature Of the State. That was
the voice Of the people and according. to the
theory OF our Government the voice of the
people is The voice Of God. Kansas bad,
however, Republican Governor whose
term of Office had not expired. Senator
Plumb, the Republican Senator from Kan
sas, passed away and it was clearly the duty
| of Governor Humphrey to call the Legisla-
ture together and let them show the wishes
ofthe people by selecting an Alliance man
as the successor oil Senator Plumb. He had
the legal right not to do this. He had not
the moral right to refuse to do it. But he did
and has selected Bishop w. Perkins as
Senator to succeed Plumb, one Of the very
men who was beaten as candidate for
for Congress BY an Alliance man. Kansas
is deprived Of representation which voices
the will of the people and Republican is
placed to represent the minority.
Governor Hill of New York in the wan
ing hours Of the last year delivered himself
of speech at banquet in which be declar-
ed that there ought TO be no free coinage
bill passed, that the Sherman silver law
ought to be repealed and the Mckinley
Tariff Law and that great economy ought TO
be exercised in appropriations. Governor
Hill mistakes the sentiment Of the people If
be thinks that kind oftalk is going to secure
HIM the nomination for the Presidency.
The people know that under our present
financial system several hundred million
dollars are collected at the custom house
and they want that money all expended, not
one dollar of it held in the Treasury, not
one penny Of il paid as premium to bond
holders. They want it expended tor the
country in public bulldogs, in improve
ments of all kinds and not boarded and
paid out to bondholders.
The year closed with reciprocity treaties
concluded with Brazil. Spain, British
Guiana and the British West Indies, Costa
Rica, Salvador, Germany and San Domingo
and other nearly concluded with France
and Mexico. Under the arrangements
made, coffee, hides and sugar are to come
free from these States and in consideration
thereof our farm, forest and factory products
go 10 these sections of the country at greatly
reduced rates Of duty or entirely free. We re-
ceiyed from these countries last year $l42.-
100000 worth of coffee, hides and sugar.
These are nearly non. competitive articles,
as we produce in this country only about
SIS 200, 900 worth of sugar and hides and no
coffee.
| On the thirty-frst day of December the
duty on barrel of -four landed IN Cuba was
1888, on the first day ofJanuary ii was one
dollar. The duty on bushel of wheat was
ninety-nine cents and this was reduced to
eight cents and other articles are given like
reductions. The result of this is that an
immense trade will be opened with all Of
these countries for the farm products.
Neither in the West Indies Islands, Central
America nor Brazil is there much whea.
raised and our wheat growers will receive
the benefit ofthese treaties at very early
day.