The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-12-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsEINGToN, Noy. q, 1892.

ana the beginning oil an almost
free trade era, which every demo
crat was advocating few days
ago. The same fellows are now
talking about "moderation", a
'sgradual change" and the preser
vation of our "business interests.
Protection is no longer unconstitu-
tional in the eyes OF the democrats,
who are now promising that in
stead of the repeal of the McKin
ley law, at the extra session, which
it seems generally to be agreed |
among them is to be held in the
fall of next year, if not before,
they will merely lower some of
the duties that are considered by
conservative people, even i'll the
republican party, entirely too high,
and extend the free list little in
the line of raw material USED by
American manufacturers. In short,
if the democrats who are doing the
talking really represent those who
are going to do the bossing when
the new congress gets into power,
| the democratic party through its
newly elected congress and presi-
dent will endorse the principle of
protection to American industries,
which it so vigorously abused and
protested against in its national
platform and through its newspa-
pers and stump speakers, by enact
ing a protective tariff law, differ
ing no whit or little from the
Mckinley law in principle, but
merely as to the extent to which
the protective feature OF our tariff
shall be carr;e1. Of course there
may be no sincerity in this talk
there never was much iii anything
that eminated from the democratic
| party-which may be INDUCED in
now by order of the bosses for the
purpose of ailaying the panicky
feeling which SO closely followed
the democratic victory. 1t EXISTS,
and that is why it is chronicled !;
time will show whether the demo
Gratis were really fighting for the
! power to make radical changes i'll
our tariff and financial policy, or
merely for the Offices.
If the democratic administration
is to be as unfortunate as the
Cles eland and Stevenson banner
which hangs, when it is not down,
over Pennsylvania Avenue, it is
indeed to be pitied. This banner
| has been cut down once, supposed
to have been done by democrat
who did not love the ticket-none
such can be found now, but they
| will again be plentiful enough as
soon as the distribution of pap gets
under way-and has been blown
down so often ll4at its disappear
ance hardly excites any comment;
and one man threatens to bring a
suit for damage done to his vehicle
| by reason of his horse having be-
come frightened and running away
because he got tangled up in the
ropes of the flag, one dark night
when it was blown down, lying in
the middle of the of the street.
Secretary Charles Foster wishes
it distinctly understood that all in
ter Jews purporting to have been
held with him making him predict
a deficit in the treasury during
the next fiscal year are out and
out fakes. He has made no pre-
diction concerning government
finances beyong his own term OF
Office and will make none, believe
ing that it is not proper for him to
do so. He says there will be no
deficit during the fiscal year, and
that is as much as he will say, for
publication. His annual report.
which will be made public at the
, same time as the presidents an
nual message, will give detail re-
sumo of the finances of the nation,
but will contain no recommends
ton for the future. Even if il
were considered proper for retir-
ing secretary to make suggestions
to the new democratic administra-
, ton. Charlie Foster is not the
sort of man who would furnish his
political enemies with ideas to
help him cut of trouble. The pee
pie have voted for the democrats
to run the machine; let the demo
Gratis furnish the ideas too.
f Local democrats are having a
} regular cat and dog fight, ostensi-
bly, over the management of the
citizens committee that will make
, the arrangements for Mr.. Cleve-
lands Inauguration, but in reality
over the snug district Offices that
) will be at the disposal of the new
president, as to be, prominently
: connected with the inaugural COM
J mittee has long been regarded in
Washington as the best way to
care ones self and friends under a
new administration. The demo
5 cratic national committee will have
to arbitrate between the warrine
factions, and it is not certain that
even that authority can make
| peace; it can only pus one or the
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