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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-24
THE TARIFF DISCUSSION.

The time of the House of Representatives
has been mainly occupied for the last two
weeks by hashed-up campaign speeches,
warmed over from their last use on the
stump, and got into condition to do fresh
duty this Fall. The burden of these were
the attacks upon the Mckinley Bill, the
protective system generally, and particularly
upon the duty on wool. We had reitera-
ton of the same wearisome old falsehoods
and misstatcments about the expressions OF
protection upon the laboring man, and par
ticularly the hardships of being compelled to
pay greatly enhanced prices for clothing.
All this was pure demagoguery, the faisity
of which can easily be shown, and has fire.
quently been shown in the most conclusive
manner. 1t is not hard to demonstrate that
not only does the workingman of the United
States receive more for his labor than ever
before but that every dollar he gets VIII
buy more of the comforts and necessarieS OF
life than il ever would before in the whole
history of the country. A comparison oil
the prices of a few necessary articles last year
with those which prevailed even so late as
10 years ago show this clearly. Here are
tbo selling nricps for 1900 and 1890:
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THERE is not the slightest doubt that the
railroads habitually violate the Interstate
commerce law, and make all manner of dis
ordinations in favor of certain shippers to
the detriment of the interests Of the public.
There are various ways Of doing this. One
is to put favored shipper On the pay roll of
the road at salary equivalent to the rebates
allowed him. Another is to allow him to
put in bill of expenses and damages, which
will give him heavy percentage over less
favored shippers These range all the way
from S to 10 cents per 100 pounds of freight
carried, and are sufficient to make the fav-
ored shipper prosperous, while those not in
the railroads good graces are compelled to
ship at little profit or an absolute loss. Con-
gress is partly to blame for many of these
evasions, in that it has failed to make the
amendments to the law which have fire.
quently been urged upon it as imperatively
necessary to improve its workings.
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IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD ROADS.

Col Albert A. Pope, the head Of the Pope
Manufacturing Bicycle Co., has taken very
effective way to arouse public sentiment on
the important question of improving the
country highways. Notcontent with found
ing department on road constructions in
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
he now offers $4,000 worth of BICYCLES as
prizes for young men who write the best
essays on any phase of the subject Good
Roads" These are 10 be in 100 fine bicycles,
to be given to the authors of the 100 best
published essays on Good Roads," which
shall appear in any publication or magazine.
A marked copy of the paper or magazine
containing the article must be mailed to
Road Department, Pope Manufacturing Co.,
22l Columbus avenue, Boston, Mass, and q
sealed envelop containing the address OF
the author. All the essays must be in
Boston before May 1. 1892.
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in 10 years there has been general re-
duction on dry goods of % to 333 per cent.
Ready made clothing has been reduced from
80 10 so per cent, and the average reduction
on boots and shoes has been 33I5 per cent.
Never has it been possible for the American
workingman to clothe, house, and feed his
family for so small proportion of his wages
as it is to-day. In the face of these un-
deniable facts, how weak and silly are the
bombastic TRADES against protection as an
oppTessor Of the common people! Expert
ence has shown most irrefutably that not
only has judicious protection to Amer
lean industries increased the workingman's
wages, but it has at the same time cheapened
all the necessaries of life to him.
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GEN. ALGER.s RECORD.

We give this week an extra two pages to
set forth in ertenso Gen. r. A. Ayers mill
tary record. This has been so cruelty and
maliciously attacked, that this complete vim
dication is necessary. No other vindication
is needed than the publication in full of the
transcripts from the War Departments rec
ords relative to Gen. Alger, and the letters
from others who were aware of the true facts
Of the case.
The truth is, that no volunteer officer in
the Union army made better record than
Gen. Alger. He enlisted in August, 1861
Immediately after the great disaster at Bull
Run showed the necessity for every patriotic
young man in the country rallying to the
support of the Government. From that
time until September, 1864, he was conse-
auently at the front, except when absolutely
compelled to be absent by wounds or inju-
ries received in active service. Nor was be
at any time merely technically present for
duty. Being with his command meant for
him finding something for it to do, and
Leading it in doing that thing. When
ever his company or his regiment was on a
scout, or raid, or in battle, Alger was in his
place at its head, urging it forward and ami
mating every member by the courage and
zeal with which be endured every hardship
and braved every danger. Ayers name is
found coupled with terms of praise in every
report of service performed by his command.
His record is not merely good and honorable
throughout its entire length, but it is brill
liant, and one that any soldier may well
envy.
His enemies have done him great service
in calling out facts which are so creditable
to him as a man and soldier.
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THE SIBLEY TENT CLAIM.


The Sbley tent claim is one of the many
disreputable schemes which are attempted
to be worked through Congress. 1t has met
with particular favor from this House. 1t
is relic of the scandalous favoritism and
jobbery of the Southern administration OF the
Army and the Government before the war.
Henry Hopkins Sibley, of Louisiana, was
Major in the LIST Dragons at the outbreak
of the war, and resigned his commission to
become a Brigadier-General in the rebel
army. He had previously invented-or
claimed to have invented-a circular tent
modelled after the tepees of the Indians.
He was by some means allowed to get a
patent on it, though it was strongly urged
that it contained no new devices, similar
tents having been used ever since mankind
got civilized enough to make shelters from
the weather out of skins suspended from a
central pole. At all events, his friend John
b. Floyd, then Secretary of War, fastened
to make contract with him for royalty of
SIS Oh every tent manufactured for the Army,
and Floyd took care that there should be
plenty of them made. Up to the time he de-
serted his flag Sibley had received his So each
on 1878 tents or $16,s He then assigned
one-half of his contract and patent to Capt.
w. W. Burns, of the Commissary Depart
ment, whoremained loyal to the Government,
and succeeded in collecting one-half of the
royalty on tents manufactured for The Army,
until the Government decided to discard the
tent. The heirs of Sibley have been for years
pressing their claims upon the Government
for the other half of the royalty-a sum
amounting to $37 600. They claim that the
Government gave no notice of the forfeiture
of the contract, which is not strange, as
Sibley was at that time actively and sue
cessfully engaged in obstructing the mail
facilities Of the Government. The Supreme
COUfb years ago ueclaeu tBaG Oiuiey "lo
loyalty had forfeited any rights he had to
the royalty, but this has not prevented the
Committee on Claims of the present House
from reporting in favor of paying the heirs
the amount claimed. In the House of Rep
resentatives Atkinson, of Pennsylvania, spoke
strongly against the bill. Representative
Walker, of Massachusetts, said that the
claim has less foundation in justice or law
than any claim have ever known presented
to the House" Re. .resentative Bynum, Of
Indiana, also opposed it strongly, but when
it came to vote there were Jog ayes to %
nays, and the bill would have passed had
not Representative ]. d. Taylor, of Ohio,
raised the point of "no quorum" when it
had TO go over, but Representative O'Ferrall,
of Virginia, declared that no private pension
bills should be allowed to 60 through until
the Sibley bill was passed.
This illustrates with calciunl-light brilli
ancy the hypocrisy of those who want to
cut down veterans pensions to "relieve the
over-burdened taxpayers of the country"
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SIX citizens of Darlington, Wis, who
thought they could improve upon the laws
methods by lsnching murderer, have set
up in court the defense Of insanity. The
defense ought certainly to be as good for
them as it is for the murderers who employ
it so often with success. If temporary in
sanity impels one man to shoot down an
other in cold blood, It is very natural that
it should become contagious, and lead other
men to be eager to shoot him. A diffusion
of this form of insanity will have whole
some effect in checking the other form. 1t
will be homeopathy applied to crime.
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THERE is now bill before Congress to
reduce the term Of service of the enlistment
of men in the Regular Army, to render them
eligible for retirement after 25 years. The
Secretary of War has given it his hearty
Endorsement, and the bill should pass by all
means. There are now in the Regular Army
hundreds of men who served faithfully dur
ing the war of the rebellion, and they are
now struggling to complete the necessary 80
years which will enable them to retire.
Very many of them will not be able to do
SO, but will die before that period is reached.
Certainly the Government ought to grant
them this BOOM The term of 80 years is
entirely too long to require of any man who
serves in the ranks. The term in the Brit
ish army is but 90 years, and 25 years for
ours is very long: We hope that the bill will
pass for the sake of the veterans Of the late
war; if for no other reason.
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The Educational Bill has produced Sc
we're Cabinet crisis in Germany, Chancellor
Won Caprivi and another member of the
Ministry having offered their designations
rather than submit to any modification of
the bill The bin is the result Of compro-
mise witE the extreme Catholic party, to Sc
cure the support of the latter to measures
which the Ministry had at heart. The pre-
vailing feeling in Germany is strongly in
favor OF entire secnlarizaiion Of the public
schools The Catholics have determinedly
opposed this, and insisted that tie priests
shoald have the right TO direct the educa-
ton of Catholic children. The Educational
Bill granted them rights of this kind, which
has aroused the intense opposition of nom
Catholic Germans. The Kaiser wants 10
placate this opposition and modify the OBJ
jectionable features of the bill, but Won
Carrivi and Zedliiz- Treiere;zchler are com
misted 10 lis going through in its present
shape, and will resign If it is materially
changed The contest has a worldwide in
tercst
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In the meanwhile the Arbitration Trea

In the meanwhile the Arbitration Treaty
is before the Senate for consideration, and is
the subject of much vigorous discussion.
The Senators are all of one mind as to the
rightfulness of protecting our interests in
Boring Sea, but they differ as to the ratifca-
ton of the treaty. Some hold that to ratify
the treaty would be cowardly surrender of
undoubted rights which we obtained from
Russia, and which were conceded by England
until it became to her selfish interest to at
| tack them. 1t is also pointed out that the
third arbitrator, who would have the deter
mining voice, might be a power with whom
our relations are already strained-Italy, for
example. Again, it might be the Emperor
of Austria, who would attempt to punish us
for destroying his button trade by the Nc
Kinley Bill.
Another body of Senators hold that the
ratification of the treaty will be diplomatic
gain. because il will commit Great Britain
to recognition that we really acquired
rights of control over Boring Sea.
1t is regarded as pretty certain that no
decisive action will be taken on the treaty
until the nature of Lord Salisbury's note is
fully understood.
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BADLY TANGLED.

The Reverend Mr.. Harps Tin the midst of the
sermon) And, say unto you that not one tot
or jittle-er-er-jit or tottle-that is, tit or jot-
tle--cr-ah-ji l-cr-er-lottle or-that is, little
or tot-um-u m lot or jit-iit or tot
AlkaIi Ike forgetting himselfl-Bet you 80
to 81 that you can't pick out the right combi-
nation in two moro throws! ~
Reverend Harps (ncrved to the emergeucy)-
And, say unto you that not one jot or title of
my word shall pass away. Just drop your
wager into the contribution box, Brother
Isaaci
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, ID. G..
A GREAT AGRICULTURAL PAPER.


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Published at 1929 New York avenue, Wash
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WAS THE WAR A PIcNICe

Let some man who thinks so take a
blanket some cold, rainy night and 60 out
and sleep in the pig-pen. If he wants to be
really luxurious he may lay couple OF
rails together to keep him out Of the mud
He will thus find out how the "boys" slept
about 100 days out of every year they served
Let him get up in the morning and make
his breakfast off a slice of the latest, rankest
salt pork he can find in the bottom of a bar
rel of brine; sandwich this between two
ancient crackers, about as dgestible as white
poplar chips, and wash it down with scald-
ing black coffee, made in quart cup over
fire of wet sticks in fence-corner.
Let him pick up his dirty blanket, load
himself down with about so pounds of odds
and ends, and tramp off through the rain and
ankle-deep mud until noon, when he can
stop for few minutes for another snack OF
fat pork, bareback and black coffee.
Then let him resume his tramp, with no
lettering, no picking out of dry places, no
avoiding the mud holes in the middle of the
road, no hunting around for dry crossings OF
the creeks in his way, until late at night,
when he may stop for awhile to make his
supper outOf the same materials which conf
prised his other two meals.
Then, as his every bone and muscle aches
from the laborious march, let some one say
to him: Here, Jones, you had good rest
last night; you must go on picket tonight"
And then let him stand the livelong night
under dripping tree, peering out anxlousiy
into the dense darkness for skulking enc
mics intent upon putting bullet or bay
Onet into his weary body, and be kept awake
friends or enemies if he dares to yield to
fatigue. Let the morning bring no rest to
him, but another day of weary tramping
through the mud and rain, with the pros
pect that in the course of it he and his COM
panions will encounter horde of bitter
enemies, intent upon their destruction, who
will at once proceed to shoot down about one
man in every three or four of them.
If he will 60 through week of this sort
of picnicking, he will think that pension
of So month for the rest of his life would
be mighty poor compensation for all that
he had to endure.
Yet this is only sample of what the men
in the Union army had to 60 through, not
merely one week, but nearly every week in
all the years of their enlistment.
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the effect that your terms for performing the
marriage ceremony are strictly cash in adj
vance.
The Reverend Mr.. Harps-I adopted that
rule after very unpleasant incident which
Scrod after being Joined to the Widow Six
hubs, promised to call on me again within 10
days and pay as fec sum pFoportionate to
his happiness. In less than "a hours ne re-
turned and beat me within an inch ofmy life.
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AT 9 A. NJ.

Mrs. Dryden (severely)-What do you mean,
sir, by coming home in such state at this IN
timely hour?
Dryden (sadly besmirched) - NJ -hic =
dearsh. zish ish alsh-hic !-rightsh. Been
hic !-eutertaningsh fuf-hic friend from
zhe glorioush State o. Wash-hic !-ington.
Fash allslI."
Hum! From what town in Washington P"
"WalIa- Wal--hic la"
"From your beastly appearance. sir. should
imagine you had just come from there your
self"
N B.-Pronounce it Wallow. Wallow," or
this joke don't go.
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Justiee-Well, Did you retaliate7
A DESPERATE REMEDY.

Editor Ito assistant)-Confound it all. That
tramp printer has been on toot and mixed up
three gallcys of selected jokes, patent-medicine
locals, answers to correspondents, cuttings from
Josh Billings the Sunday school lesson, and
the chess problems in wild and inextricable
confusion. What under the sun am l to do? q
Assistant "a sage)-Head the whole business
out as sermon by Sam Jones.
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Quartermaster- General reports receipts dur
ing the three months of S7,05040; amount
expended, s6,s95o6. There have been ap-
plications received for 243 new Camps, with
4791 charter members. Two hundred and
five Camps have been chartered, with $3.50
ION, harS
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SERIOUS EXPOSURE.

Physician-How is the baby to-day Mrs.
Bunker?
Boston mother--Poor little Socrates is seri-
ousiy indisposed to-day. His cold is greatly
augmented. I cannot account for the retro
erosion.
Physician-I think I can do So madam I
saw his nurse wheeling the infant on the Com
mon yesterday afternoon without his specta-
cles on.
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THE free traders make no note of the great
strikes and widespread distress among the
working people in England. They have a
convenient way of ignoring anything that
gives the lie to their pct theories
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M'UGLY's VERSION,

Police Justice-Tell your story, McUgly.
McUgly-Ut was dhs way, yer Amer: Oh
SCI to o Hoolihan, SEE Oh: "Thot's dom loie"
SEE Oh. SEE he to me, SEE he: you're an
other!" SEE he; an Oil give yez jist foive
MINUS to git out av here at vance, or, be
hivens, OIL put yez out!" SEE he. Thin, SEE
Oh to him, SEE Oh: Yez thafe ay dhe worruld,"
SCI Oh, Just come outside an put me out?"
SEE OH Wild thot, yer Amer, we bot wint out
soide an dhe omadhaun schtruck me in dhe
mout wild a lurd oat' an knocked foive av me
front lathe down me troat, includin' two thot
was knocked out be thot william, Haggerty, at
his own wake, whin, as yer Amer viii remim-
beri he came to loife in dbe midst av dhe clly-
bration an drank up all av dhe beer unbe-
knownst to the rist av us.
JUSTICE remember that gave you 10 days
for your part in that little row, McUgly.
McUgly-Yez did thot same, yer Amer,
leike dhe gintlemon yez ar-r-re. An, be thot
same token, Oh
Justice-Confney yourself to the present case.
McUgy-Roight, yer Amer! Will, O'Hooli
han knocked thin foive lathe down me t'roat,
am
Justice-Well, Did you retaliateS
McUgy-Naw, sor. yer Amer; Oh did not.
Oh remained entoirey motionless an spachless
dhe whole tonne he was batin' me. Oi did
nawthin', yer Amer, but croy wild all me
moight for dhe polace an play about his hid
wild a bit av cudgel, which same, be good luck
an dhe smoile av Providence, happened to be a
Ratchet Old picked up somewhere an brought
along wild me, yer Amer.
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THE scldier-hating New York Eueniag
Post is, of course, frightfully worked up,
lest England shall not get all she wants in
Berng Sea.