Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-08-06
Decent Democrats were

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for Gen. Raum's dismissal from
office on evidence that bad been
fully controverted, that they refused
to aid in bringing it to a vote in the
House, and the miserable fzzle has
ended
Senator Aldrich, Of Rhode Island,
delivered one of his calm, con
sentative and convincing speeches
the other day, on the report Of the
committee which has been engaged
in investigating the effect Of the
tariff on the cost of living and
wages in this country and Great
Britain. He began by stating that
the lines were more sharply drawn
In the present campaign than ever
before, the Republicans favoring a
continuance of the protective tariff,
and the ID emocrats denouncing pro-
lection as a fraud and as being
unconstitutional. He gave notice
that the friends OF protection pro-
posed waging an aggressive warfare
upon the revolutionary doctrines
which, although long secretly cher
ished by Democratic leaders, are
now for the first time openly avowed.
He then recited the Democratic
statements - misstatements would
have better expressed the idea
made during the last Congressional
campaign, charging that the Nc
Kinley tariff law would result in
greatly increasing the cost of living
in hiscountry. This charge has been
completely refuted by the non
partisan investigation Of the Senate
committee, of which Mr.. Aldrich
was chairman, and Senators Carlisle
and Harris the Democratic members,
which shows that since 1890 there
has been a steady decline in the
cost of living in the United States
and an increase in Great Britain,
and that at no time in our history
has the earnings of the American
people been SO great, measured by
their power to purchase the com
forts and necessaries Of life, as
they are to-day.
Senator Vest made a weak
attempt to reply, using the Home
stead labor troubles as an argument
against protection, and asserting
that the value of farming lands had
deteriorAted uderpro,ection, which
assertion brought instant deuials, as
TO their own States, from a number
of Republican Senators, including
Paddock, of Nebraska, Davis, of
Minnesota, and Pettigrew, of North
Dakota.
If Senator Palmer, of Illinois,
isn't careful he will get himself
drummed out of the Democratic
party. He so far forgot the policy
of that party, the other day, as to
say, on the floor Of the Senate, that
he did not believe the Republican
party was responsible for such
events as the Homestead tragedy.
The unanimous vote by which
the Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. George Shiras, Jr, to
be associate justice of the supreme
court, was proof positive that the
Washington sensation mongers had
been engaged in some big lying
concerning the disposition of that
nomination, which was never for a
IN oment in doubt
Senator Chandler thinks the new
law, Authorizing the President %
retaliate upon the owners Of
Canadian vessels for determinations
against American vessels, should be
supplemented by another providing
for retaliation upon the Grand
Trunk Railroad for discriminating
against American shippers, and be
| has introduced a resolution with
that end in view.
Senator higgins, chairman of the
Republican Congressional campaign
committee, has selected an executive
committee composed Of the follow
ing representativesto, in conjunction
with himself, take charge Of the
| Congressional campaign: Caldwell,