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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-09
GRESHAM'S DICTUM
Worries the Advocates of the In.
terstate Law.
COMMENTS ON THE LATE DECISION.

Culion, Seems to Feel Rather Despondent,
But Veazey Has Hopes-A Little Bill for
Public Buildings for Congress to Con-
sider-Egan's Treaty with Chilli Ratified
Holman 0utvcted in the House-Busi-
ness Steps for Want of a Quorum-Na-
tional Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9-The decision of
Judge Gresham delivered in the United
States circuit court at Chicago Wednesday
refusing to compel witnesses cited to ap-
pear before the interstate commerce com
mission to answer questions asked by the
commission, and further holding that the
section of the law under which the proceed
ing was brought is unconstitutional, was
the subject OF much discussion Yesterday.
Senator Cullom was plainly disturbed by
the news of the decision, and said 20 ques-
tioners who asked his views as to the effect
of Judge Greshan's opinion that he had
nothing, or hut little at most to say for
publication. a do not care to talk he
said, 'until have had an opportunity to
read the opinion and find out just what
Judge Gresham means. The telegraphic
summary is not quite clear to me, and l am
not quitesure that the judge means exactly
what is reported.
Part OF the Law Still Remains.
SHOULD it turn out, however" he went
on, that the decision is as far-reaching
and as radical as outlined in the dispatches.
there yet remains a considerable part of
the law that is effective-the long and
short haul clause and the anti-pooling sec
lions. The railroads, doubtless believing
that all the rest of the Objectionable fea-
lures are gone, are now trying to have the
antl-pooilDg section repealed. | don't
know but what there should be provision
OF the law permitting pooling under regu-
lations, hut / am not in a frame of mind
now to hurry tue passage of such an
amendment The courts are finding out
many queer things these days ii seems
difficult to construct a statute that will
hold corporations. and especially railroad
corporations, to the same strict account
ability required of individuals An, firms.
Threat to the Railways.
"But they viii learn, sooner or later. that
the people wili not give up tEcir conviction
that railroads are and must be a,ucnai,la
to law. II turf and grass VIII not do stones
must suffice. That's what the Old writing
books used 10 say The first thing tine
railroads knox, unless there is restraint
put upon their spirit OF encroachment. u
law will be passed providing with a par
ticularity thar cauno. be evaded and which
the courts VIII respect for the prosecution
of corporations with the payment of all
costs added when Jhcy are convicted But
have come to the conclusion" sighed the
senator in conclusion. that the man who
undertakes TO regulate the corporations Of
this country mas got "A life job before him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
TAXATION.
An Accurate Analysis of It's True Pur
pose.

An Accurate Analysis of It's True Pur-
pose.
To seek to make taxation. which is u
fit contrivance only for raising revenue.
an instrument for effecting some ul-
terror purpose, be it ever so just and
legitimate; to seek to use it for the at
tainment of any other advantage than
the obvious one of raising money, is to
lose sight of fundamental principle of
every free government and to forbid all
expectation of recognizing any other
basis for the exercise Of this great
sovereign power of the state than expe-
diency, which in turn will depend upon
the actions, passions and prejudices of
legislators, who may not be the same in
any two successive legislative assem-
blies. Such a perversion of principle,
furthermore, reaches it's climax Of alb
surdity In practice when its immediate
benefciaries claim to be the only proper
persons by whom the incidence and
amount of taxation can be intelligently
determined, claim that is practically
equivalent to the assumption that privi-
lege should take precedence of right in
the theory of government.
The idea of using the power of taxa
ton for other purposes than that of OBJ
tanning revenue for defraying the neces-
sary expenditure of the government was
one hostile at the outset to all the beliefs
and habits of thought of the American
people; was totally incongruous with the
social and political system which they
instituted and expected, and was reluc-
tantly admitted under the idea that the
industries of a new country might need
some temporary stimulus and assistance
at the outset. 1t was not until after our
late war that anybody ventured to open
ly maintain or defend the proposition
that protection was other than the Incl
dental and not the main object of the
exercise of the taxing power, although
this perversion of principle was tacitly
recognized by the imposition and con-
tinuance of taxes which had for their
intent or resulted in prevention of the
raising of revenue.-David A. Wells in
September Forum.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
The Milk in the Cocoanut

If Republican platforms lay down
precise rules for laying duties, Repub-
hcan lawmakers should conform to
them. If difference of labor cost is to
be the rule we want q self adjusting
tariff that will remove some of the
bounty when wages go down. Why did
they not give the president the power to
issue proclamation to reduce the tariff
as wages are reduced? 1t would be just
as safe as giving him the power to tax
or untax the people on sugar, coffee,
tea and hides whenever in his Judgment
any foreign country is not trading fair.
Somehow these legislative powers are
conferred on the president only for the
purpose of increasing the burdens of
taxation, not to tighten them.-Louis-
vile Courier Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
REED ON extRAvAGANce.
The ES-Czrr and Ills Humorous Charge
Against the House.

The EN-Czcr ana His Humorous Charge
Against the House.
Ex-Czar Reed Is something of hu-
morist in his way. and he has seldom
been more humorous than he is now in
accusing the Democratic house Of "ex-
travagance," because with Republican
senate and Republican president
against it it could not repeal the sugar
bounty act, the steamship subsidy act
and such like acts passed by the Reed
congress with the deliberate intention
of increasing the expenditures of the
government and making the increase
permanent.
The Reed congress aud the Harrison
administration have run the annual ex-
pense for penjons alone up to Sl40, ,000,-
600, so that with this and the $40, ,000, 900
year for sugar bounties we have q
permanent expense of Si50,G00, 900 a
year altogether aside from what are
properly the ordinary expenses of gov
ernment.
Under the disability pension bill and
other pension acts now in operation the
annual expense for pensions will in
crease for some years TO come. IL will
reach at least $3.50, ,o00,0 year. The
sugar bounty will be repealed as soon
as the Democrats elect president and
a majority of the senate. Until then it
remains with the other permanent
charges imposed on the country by the
most scandalous congress the country
ever had.
With Democratic senate these per-
manent charges can be greatly reduced.
When Mr.. Cleveland is inaugurated
he will certainly renew the practice Of
that strict economy which characterized
his first administration and resulted in
the surplus which Harrison has dissi-
pated.
In the meantime Harrison is response
BILE before the country for the increased
expense of his radical administration.
He is costing the country round $780,
600, 600 year more than Arthur cost it,
Where is the Republican who will say
that Harrison is worth this much more
for the country? II may be that we are
to have another Republican president
in the future. IF so, let us get one who
costs less and is worth more for the
money.-St. Louis Republic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
The Material Must Suffer.

The poor man has certain number of
outfits to buy, whether the material be
good or bad, and if all wool suits do not
come within his means he has to take
the all cotton and shoddy. When he
shivers in the keen winter wind he may
N may not take the trouble to trace his
sufferings to its source. It's source,
when he finds it, is in the policy of
protecting" the manufacturing capital,
ist at the expense of the poor-the few
1t the expense Of the many. Tariff laws
made for revenue only would give the
poor man and his family practical un-
taxed outfit, not for the back only, but
the kitchen, the bedroom and the work
shop.-Minneapolis Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
The Force Bill Plotters,

The force bill plotters looked forward
to the time when southern election Off
GERS would not dare to declare Demo
crat elected to congress, and when every
southern Democrat for month or so
before and after congressional election
would feel as uncertain of his liberty as
Russian nihilist, knowing it to be in
the power of federal spies and detectives
to cause his arrest, after which he would
be tried before jury of "tried and true
Republicans and perhaps sent to a
northern prison.-Florida Times-U nion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
Benehcence OF McKinley's Tariff.

Is Mr.. Mckinley explaining to the
Jersey people how imports have in
creased when he promised that his bill
would check them' 1t is appalling to
see how Americans stick to imports
when they ought to buy nothing but
what Is made by home monopolies.
Things will never be right until We
adopt the Chinese policy completely and
make tariff that is absolutely prohibi.
tive. As it is now nearly every Ameri.
can who has the money to do 30 appears
to prefer buying importations rather
than the home product, - Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16

We do not believe that Virginia or
any other southern state will go for the
third party, or that enough votes will be
drawn from the Democratic ranks by
that party to give any such state to the
Republicans. There will no doubt be
considerable talk and some bluster, but
when southern white men come to the
polls in November, and consider that
they are in reality voting either for or
against the force bill, they will be very
apt to take no risk, but cast their ballots
squarely for Democracy, white rule and
free elections. Richmond Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
Only the Capitalist Gets Protection.

Where does the protection" como in?
The American workman certainly gets
none. The capitalist gets it all. He is
permitted to filch money from the pub
lie in the form Of exorbitant prices for
his products, and not satisfied with that
he must be allowed to rob his workmen.
Just now, too, this high tariff protec-
ton includes contribution of some
hundreds Of thousands of dollars from
the people of Pennsylvania to pay the
expenses of the state militia while pro-
tecting the Carnegie mills.-Rhode Is
land Democrat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
1t VIII Help Stevenson.

The greatest cry of Republican organs
against Adlai Z. Stevenson, Democratic
candidate for the vice presidency, seems
to be that he turned down Republican
postmasters to put Democrats in their
places. What advantage can be expect
ed through raising such a cry it is hard
to see unless it is the desire to keep the
prejudices of those Republican Office
holders alive and thus prevent them
from joining the popular tide that is
flowing this year toward the Democ-
racy,-Easton Argus.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
which F.l.ehood Shall We pelieve?

Which Falsehood Shall We Believe?
Republican organs are now busily en-
gagged in telling their readers that the
reason why the wages Of the ironwork-
ers are being reduced Is because the
price Of iron has fallen, owing to the re-
duction of the tariff on iron. At the
same time they tell us that the prices of
woolen goods. tin and other products
are reduced because the tariff has been
increased. 1t is just such idiotic and
false arguments as these that are caus-
ing the sensible people to vote agains.
the Republican party. The people are
not fools If the editors OF the Repub-
!ican organs are.-Bristol Pa.) OBJ
server.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
Despondent Republicnns.

The Republican press is evidently
worked mp over the dark prospect that
confronts its party. The outlook is so
dismal that it seems to be necessary to
charge the Democratic party with the
most nefarious designs on the govern
ment. Everything that is lovely is cred
tied to Republicanism and all that is
pernicious is charged to the Democracy.
And still the prospect doesn't grow
brighter. Strange.-Binghamton On. "
Leader.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16

j. STERLING MORTON. ment, as It shows
that after one trial the people of his state
still want him. Mr.. Morton has fire.
quently been called the "Father Of Ar.
Dor Day" for the reason that 1t is In
great measure due to his efforts that the
growth of artificial groves has been so
carefully looked after in Nebraska. Mr..
Morton has lived in Nebraska ever since
he was twenty-five, at which time he
was married to lady to whom he had
become engaged at sixteen. He was
born in New York state in 1882 and
graduated from Union college in 1854.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
\ Task Indeed,

The recent terrible labor-capital war
fare throughout the country shows in a
very bad light the happiness and pros
perity Of the protected American labor
er. What with the great Pennsylvania
riots, the New York strike and the
bloody east Tennessee warfare to ex-
plain, those upholding existing govern
mental methods have task indeed be-
fore them. Daily Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
Let Mr.. Mckinley Answer,

AS Mr.. Mckinley claims to be good
lawyer, well read in the constitution, he
ought to think matters over and tell the
public whether it would not be just and
lawful to deny public protection to
every industry that has organized itself
as trust or monopoly, Surely the peo-
pie ought not to be forced to protect
public robbers.-St. Louis Republic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
Nebra,ka's Next Governor.

The Democrats of Nebraska have nomi-
mated as their candidate for governor
that eminent philosopher and tariff re-
former, J. Sterling Morton, whose career
while in congress attracted national at
tention to him. If Mr.. Morton shall be
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16

elected governor
of Nebraska he
will be il a posi-
tion to admins
ter the affairs of
the state in a sat
isfactory man.
ner, for he has al
ready held the Of
flee once. His re-
n o IN ! n a ton is
therefore all the
more of a compli-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
The Two Candidates.

At Buzzard's Bay, each happy day,
The merry fish do bite,
And Grover hears good news come in
From morning until night,
While fishing from the sandy bank
With all an anglers might.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
ide the waters OF the Lake Of Loon

Beside the waters Of the Lake OF Loon
Stalks worried Benny meath the pale, cold
moon.
Twists in his hands his old grandfather's hat,
And says How can / get round that man
PlattT
New York Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24
The U. S. Fish Commission and the
Lapham Bill.

The movement at Washington institut-
ed by the United States Menhaden Oil and
Guano Association is slowly dragging
along while they are straining every point
in order to gain control of the fishery leg
islation. They are organized thoroughly,
and are relying upon misrepresentation of
facts, together with bull-dozing the mem
bers of Congress, to accomplish their pur-
pose An element in this curious combi-
nation is the peculiar and striking attitude
of the United States Fish Commission, the
present policy of which seems to be at va
rance with the original intent as set forth
in the act of Congress creating this Com
mission, approved Feb. 9th, 1871. Section
2 says:
That it shall be the duty of said Com
missioner to prosecute investigations and
inquiries on the subject, with the view of
| ascertaining whether any and what dim
| mutton in the number of the food fishes
of the coast and the lakes of the United
States has taken place, and, if so, to what
causes the same is DUE and also whether
any and what protective, prohibitory or
in the premises; and to report upon the
same to Congress.
Instead of investigating and making
suggestions as directed in this section.
members of the Commission go on the
stand before the Committee of Merchant
! Marine and Fisheries and give their ex-
pert testimony. weighted with their official
standing. in favor Of few monopolists-
testimony that is utterly false as the cap
tains of our coasters we'll know and so
proven times without number before our
legislatures. This testimony if given
knowingly should disqualify them for
their present position: and if given in ig
norance it would render them doubly cul-
pable. and convict them of incompetency
That there should be change in the pol
icy of the department of United States
Fisheries is a self evident fact. 1t is pa
tent that the present Commission would
be highly elated to have their power in
creased by placing the entire State fisher
les under National control.
What would it matter if the livelihood
of thousands of fishermen were cut off. so
long as the power of the commission was
| increased? The office was created for the
public interest, and should be so conduct
ed as to enhance our present fishing inter-
ests for the public benefit
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24
The New City Government.

The report of the organization Of the new
city government will be found on another
page. The address of Mayor Thompson is a
good business document, and is generally
commended. His recommendations are all
in the line of progress, particularly the one
i'll regard to highways. His suggestion has
opened the subject and it is hoped some flu
ture Mayor will enlarge upon it and inaugu-
rate new order of things The Mayor we'll
says that ga good road was never built by ac-
| cident nor maintained by ignorance" Under
| the present system there is no limit to the
powers of a highway surveyor, and frequent
ly the bills are much too large. All highway
districts should be consolidated into one,
and salaried surveyor elected who will
when roads need repairing hire it done as
you would any other kind of work. You
would have better roads and at less expense
The idea of a thorough English education
at the high school is good one.
What the Mayor says of the extension of
the sewerage system in the resident section
of the city is not the least important part of
proceeded with at once, and the plan of
building portion each year continued
without further interruption.
The new city officers are good men and
there is no reason why affairs should not go
on smoothly. The two most important posi-
tions, that of clerk and treasurer, are filled
by veterans and thoroughly competent men.
Mr.. Murch has been elected seven times to
the same position, and has the whole routine
OF affairs at his finger ends. Mr.. Houston is
a safe man in all matters of finance and
makes model treasurer. If all other de-
partments are as we'll filled as these two,
there will be no trouble in the admnistra-
ton of municipal affairs.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24
S. l.. A1ILLIKEN

Harper's Weekly administers cold COM
fort to the Democrats nowadays. 1t says
that the anti-H Hill movement in New York
is without moral significance, inasmuch
as the leaders in it manifested no concern
over Mr. Hills crimes against popular
government, but were disturbed only by
the early call for the convention. As to
the free silver question, it says:
$50 in Congress, honest-money Demo-
Gratis beseech Republicans to help them
save the currency. But the party reply
is conclusive: ''The currency is safe with
the veto of a Republican President. But
the Democrats have here an overwhelming
majority, and are about to appeal to the
country. Why, then, since no harm to
the currency will follow, should the Re
publicans prevent the Democrats from
showing to the country that their major
ity is willing to debase the currency?' In
other words, why should the Republicans
enable the Democratic party to carry the
elections under false pretence?'
Why, indeed?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24
Waldo Horse Breeders.

All interested and intending to show their
colts at the coming meeting of the Waldo I.
II. B. association, Aug. "a and %, should re-
member the entries positively close on Fri
day, April LIST, when first payment must be
made, though it is not necessary to name the
colt until the final payment Aug. 1. Several
nice fast colts We're left out in the cold last
year because their owners Through negli gence
or forgetfulness, failed to make their entries
i'll time. So remembe all entries must be
made to the Secretary at Belfast, on or be-
fore April 1st. 1t is the same with the 2 Al
and the 3 minute trotting stakes. The pay
ments due at time OF entry are as follows
Yearlings S1.25; 2 year-olds $1.75; 3 year
ODDS $3.50; year-olds 1915; 3 minute class
$500: 2.45 class 500.
The list of entries the past three years has
led the state both in number and quality and
this season should be equal if not superior
for there is a large amount of fine stock,
colts and steppers in Waldo county for
whose benefit there stakes are inaugurated
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24

/ HON. :. L.. MlLLIkEN 5 REPLY TO A MEN
HADEN OIL MANUFACTURER WHO URG-
ED HIN TO SUPPORT THE LAPHAM BILL
AND BERATED TIE FISH COMMISSIONERS
OF MAINE IN HIS LETTER.
WA-HlNGToN. d. c.. Mar. 10. 90.
SIr: Your communication has been re-
celved. Allow NE to say that | have liv-
ed all my life on the Maine coast and
knor from actual observation that since
scot bay. the cod, haddock and hake, as
well as the menhaden and mackerel. have
left that bay, except out next the sea and
about the outlying islands. That twenty
two steamers. all within II miles, with
seines 10 OF L hundred feet long and 100
feet deep, sweeping the bottom or near
the bottom would not disturb the habits
of other fish than menladen is PROPOSE
ton utterly absurd in itself and it has
been demonstrated by facts to be without
any foundation in truth.
Your attempt TO protect yourselves in
destroying our inshore fisheries in spite of
the laws of your own State, by malignine
the Maine Fish commissioners, will not
give either strength or responsibility to
your cause. They We're not appointed by
me and | have no personal interest i'll
them but know some Of them to be very
respectable men, l doubt not they all are
and have not any question but that they
are sufficiently faithful in the discharge of
their duties to make themselves unpopu-
laI with viulaters of the law.
l shall take pleasure in doing all | can
to sustain the laws of my own State for
the protection OF her valuable fisheries
against those who, for personal gain
would gladly destroy them.
Yours Sincerely,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24

P1TTsFIELD. At the town meeting March
14th it was voted to abolish the school dis
trict and adopt town system of schools in
this town. The village schools began Mon
day, the 18th. Prof. u. P. Toothaker and
Miss Josie Bowden are the teachers in the
Riverside school; Prof. Greene and his as
sstants in the Lancy street school The
schools at NJ 9. l. also began Monday.
There is large attendance, with about
sixty in the commercial department. Eth
ell, little daughter of Mr.. c. E. Vickery, won
the Frost & Fanshaw watch at the children's
matinee March 18th, showing list of 2,O7O
correct words. =. Miss Minta Powers. of this
town, is serving as official reporter at the
March term of the S. J. Court in Aroostook
county.