The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-08-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

negative victory, but victory with a
great bigV.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 20, '92.
Hurrah for Republican persistency. 1t
has won another great victory oyer the
antiquated ideas of moss-backed demo-
crazy, and compelled majority of the
House to uphold the national honor by
voting for the worlds fair appropria-
ton. Let no one forget that had it not
been tor the persistency of the republican
Senate in demanding that the House pass
that appropriation, and the votes of the
solid republican membership of that
body aided by progressive anti-Holman
democrats the exposition in which the
President had by direction of congress
invited the nations of the world to par
ticipate would have been crippled, if not
entirely ruined, by the democratic re.
fusal to render it national financial aid.
Everyone OF the 1O7 votes in the House
against the worlds fair appropriation
was cast by democrat, or by an assist
ant democrat-third party man-and the
fllibusterers alb elong 10 the same crowd.
The same spirit which prompted the
votes and the fillibustering against the
worlds fair appropriation controlled
the House when it struck out the Senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill, pro-
viding for the purchase ola site for new
government printing office. Decent
democrats were so ashamed of the
cowardly attack upon Commissioner
Raum contained in the Enlos resolution
asking for Gen. Raum's dismissal from
office on evidence that had been fully
controyerted, 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, de-
liyered one of his calm, conservative and
convincing speeches this week, on the re-
port 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 be-
gan by stating that the lines were more
sharply drawn in the present campaign
than ever before, the republicans favor
ing a continuance OF the protective tariff,
and the democrats denouncing protec-
ton as fraud and as being unconstitu-
tional. He gave notice that the friends
of protection proposed waging an ag-
gressive warfare upon the revolutionary
doctrines which, although long secretly
cherished by democratic leaders, are now
for the first time openly ayowed. He
then recited the democratic statements
mis-statements would have better ex-
pressed the idea-made during the last
congressional campaign, charging that
the Mckinley tariff law would result in
greatly increasing the cost of living in
this country. This charge has been COM
pletely refuted by the non-partisan inyes-
tigation of the Senate committee, OF
which Mr.. Aldrich was chairman. and
Senator's Carlisle and Harris the demo-
cratic members, which shows that since
1890 there has been steady decline in
the cost of living in the United States
and an increase in Great Britain, and
that On <;,,,o o,,~ 1,,cfo~- hos 41,a
earnings of the American people beep so
great, measured by their power to pur-
chase the comforts and necessaries OF life,
as they are today. Senator West made
a weak attempt to reply, using the HON.
stead labor troubles as an argument
against protection, and asserting that
the value offarming lands had deterior.
ted under protection, which assertion
brought instant denials, as to their own
States, from number of republican Sen.
ators, including Paddock OF Nebraska,
Davis of Minnesota and Pettigrew Of
North Dakota.
If Senator Palmer of Illinois. isn't care
tul he will get himself drummed out O
the democratic parry. He so tar forgot
the policy of that party. the other day
as to say on the floor of the Senate, that
he did not belieye the republican party
was responsible tor such events as thu
Homestead tragedy.
The unanimous vote by which the Sen
att confirmed the nomination of. Mr.
George Shiras, Jr., to be associate Justict
ofthe Supreme Court, was proof positiy
that the Washington sensation monger
had been engaged in some big lying con
corning the disposition of that nomina
ton, which was never for a moment ii
doubt.
Senator Chandler thinks the new Law
authorizing the President to retaliat
upon the owners of Canadian vessels 70
determinations against American vessel
should be supplemented by another pre-
viding for retaliation upon the Gran
Trunk Railroad for discriminatin
against American shippers, and he ha
introduced resolution with that end i
view.
THERE are few persons in Stearn
County better fitted for the Office {
Superintendent of Schools than Web
Harmon of this city. A graduate of tt
State University, close student. cleo
headed. broad-minded, positive in col
viction, he would make an exceller
superintendent. The Office is in no sens
political and the sole considerable