Fergus County argus., 1892-03-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1892.

WASHINGTON, March I'D, lS?2.
Senator German is credited with having
originated n new scheme, having for it's OBJ
ject the capture of the presidency for the
Democrats. IL being already apparent
that in a square fight between the Repuhli-
can and Democratic parties the chances of
success are largely in favor of the Republic
cans, the Democratic bosses have been
cudgelling their brains to hatch up some
underhanded method Of aiding their party.
Mr.. German has found that method or
thinks he has. The scheme is to give the
electoral votes of four or five Of the north
western states to the peoples party, which
would. according To the calculations made,
throw the election Of president into the
house and viee-president into the senate,
giving the Democrats the president and Re-
publicans the rice-prcsident. The details
of the scheme are very shrcwd-this ex-
posure may cause change in them-the
intention being to keep the whole thing in
the hands of a few men sworn to secrecy, in
each OF the states selected until election
day. The usual process of selecting Demo-
cratic electors is to he gone through with
in order to blind the Republicans; but ON
cIectio day the Democratic tickets are to
contain only the names of the electors OF
the peoples paI ~. This is Il a nice little
scheme to capture the votes of the Repub-
lcan members of the Farmers Alliance
for the Democratic party. but now that it
has become known it is not probable that
many Republicans will be caught.
no nt,1 n nd I'm viutr
influence, direct and indirect, with prob
ably one million voters, enrolled in the
various labor organizations fthe country,
or controlled by the newspapers with which
many Of them are or have been connected.
are anxiously waiting to see whether Dem-
ocratic parsimonv is to keep their lives and
health in the danger to which they are now
exposed by refusing to provide for
government printing office building. The
three thousand men and women are the
employees compelled to risk their health
and lives in the present building in order
to earn livelihood for themselves aud
families.
Representatives. OF more than 300 of the
largest lumber firms ia the United States
met here last week to protest against the
passage OF the bill placing lumber on the
free list. resolution was unanimously
adopted reciting that the lumber industry
is the largest single industry in America,
employing more help than any other; that,
owing to the peculiar interests of the lum-
ber industry the formations OF trusts com
bines and other organizations injurious to
the consumers are not possible; that, to-
day the American tariff is the only protec-
tion which the country has against abso-
lutte ruin; that this tariff, if removed
would mean the success of Canadian inter
ests, and the price Of Canadian stumpage
would be increased not lowered, and the
import duties now part Of the revenues OF
this country would be lost; that, the ques-
ton, therefore, ia whether the lumber re-
| sources of Canada shall lie developed or
the lumber interests or this country, par
| larry of the southern and Pacific coast
section, be protected; that, in veiw of these
considerable this convention earnestly
and respectfully protests against the pas
| sage by congress of any legislation looking
tn the removal OF duty on imported luni-
her.
The Democrats OF the house are ha wing n
| hard time getting their free trade machine
to work. The three hills placing respec'
| lively wool, binding twine, cotton-ties and
cotton-hagging on the Tree list, which wer,
| reported to the house early in the week
were Ia have been called ur last week, bni
the sickness of Mr.. Springer, who was {,
have made the opening speech for free W ool
made "A change necessary, and Mr. MeMil
Ian, who, like Mr.. Mills, is opposed 10 th'
homeopathic method of attacking the Me
| Einley tariff law, which is stronger than
ever since its approval by the snprem'
court, was forced by the irony Of fate, {,
make the first speech in favor of what h'
is known to be ut heart opposed to. Odd
isn't il