Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-20
TIME Is A FACTOR
Canada Must Have II i'm Canal
Adjustments.
BRIGHT REPUBLICAN, OUTLOOK
Virginia May Yield Gratifying Results
and So May Rock Ribbed
Alabama.

WAsHISGroS. Aug. l9.-It IS under
stood that the sta department mas re-
ceived from the Domiuion government
the suggestion that the canal tolls and
rebate will be Withdrawn next year;
that they cannot be Withdrawn this
season because the vessel owners of
Canada would make great losses on the
contracts already entered into on the
basis of the rebate. liz is now very evil
dent that no information can be OBJ
talned here as TO what action the gov
eminent will take in the premises. The
whole subject will be referred At once
to President Harrison at Loon lake.
Whether or not he will take any de-
cislve action in advance or the meet
ing of the cabinet Is not sure. 1t Is
much less certain when there will be
meeting of the cabinet. The impres-
sion of those who ought to be test in
formed is that no action will be taken
by the president before the first week
IN September. He expects to remain
where he Is in the Adlrondacks until
the last of August. He will go from
the AdIrondacks TO his summer resi-
dence at Cape May Point. There 1T Is
very probable that u cabinet meeting
may be held, when the declslon g TO
what action shall be taken in the mat
ter of the proposals of the Dominion
government as well as under the new
retaliation act, will be determined
upon.
viii Complete the $500"
| Ono a orr,,p,apt NJ hicb yill no rsad NV
| those who will oppose the acceptance
of the Canadian proposal is that at the
same time with the proposal there
comes from Canada a declaration that
the Canadian government is to make
extraordinary efforts to complete the
$500" canal on lts own territory, with
/ the expectation that it may be possible
TO have tnat canal finished for next
season. and that IN such an event 1t
would be matter of no consequence
TO the Dominion government what ac-
ton the United States might take as to
| its Welland canal proposal, for 1t
would then be entirely independent of
| the United States.
| For this reason those representing
| the Ogdensburg elevator interests will
undoubtedly insist that it Is the policy
OF the United States government TO
take action now, when it can accom-
plish something, and not to wait until
| next year, when the retaliatOry policy
will have little effect.
Terrified Democrats
| The Virginia democrats are terrified
at the thought OF what may happen to
them at the next election if General
| Field, the peoples party candidate for
wee president. keeps up the canvass he
( has begun and mapped out for the
campaign. General Parsons says that
| Virginia Is the only state where the
disaffected voters never Disclose their
intentions until they vote. 1t was so
with Readjusters, and prior to the
! election the strength of their number
had never been even approxImated by
the shrewdest politicians. General
\ Field Is grand organizer, and has
enough followers in every county in
! the state to demand what they have
right to demand, a third judge OF cleo
tions. 1t is this third judge that
threatens the democrats. At the last
election in 1888 the democratic major
iiy was only | 800. There are counties
such As Charlotte, Mecklenberg and
| Halifax, where the democratic vote has
hitherto been undispu.ed, and the
presence of a third judge at the polls
would make such monopoly impos-
sible. 1T will be necessary, perhaps,
to demonstrate beforehand" said Mr..
Parsons. "that the peoples party has
sufficient numbers TO compel the state
officials to allow them q judge at every
! precinct IN the state"
Where Would We Be-
Mr.. Parsons says he met ex Congress
man John t. Harris the other day.
and he was looking very solemn. !
asked him the cause of his gloom.
lie replied: 81 was thinking If the
friends of Field should succeed in get
ting their men appointed Judges OF
elections IN half dozen of our south
west counties what would become of
the democratic party in Virginia.
Where would We be, anyhow?
That is the danger the democrats APP
prehend the most. for General Fields
friends would como manly from the
democratic party, and with fair
count IT is morally certain the electoral
vote OF Virginia would he cast for Har-
rlson and Reid. The news from the
state favors the belief thata larger vote
| will be polled and counted this year
! than has ever been known. Every in
ducement will be made to the lnde-
pendent voters IN every county TO
come TO the polls. Virginia. besides
having plans for campaign of surpas-
sing energy. has already contributed
10 the cause of the new movement in
the south, and some of Mr.. Kolb's
! most valuable aids IN Alabama come
! from Virginia. 1t looks sc though the
/ old DOMINION was TO be q great battle
! ground TINS year.
/ Alsbsmss Revolution
The political situation in Alabama Is
causing the leading democratic poll
tlcIsns in that state crave concern. No
state, they claim, was more overridden
I in the days Of reconstruCtIon and for
ssverai years thereafter, than Alabama
WAS by carpet-baegers and unprincipled
men. Since then the state ha, been.
accord ng to their theory, completely
/ purified and sound old Bourbon demo
cracg installed IN every county. II was
supposed to be good in the recent cleo
I ton betweeu Jones aud aoib for So 000
+ majority for Jones. If ne gets 1000
/ De VI he fortunate. ~ these lead sTs
say. Moreover few Of the southern
states nave enjoved a boom greater
/ than Alabama. Her mines have been
( opened and great .roa plants sstab-
sfei. Al ~ once a political rsvClu-
TON takes place N The state where
+ prosperity ard democracy were thought