Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent,

workman by Pinkerton:s mercen3ries
sent a shudder around the civilized
world, and furnished the votelE q. the
United States with an object lesson
not soon to be forgotten, showing just
what sort of protection" republican
legislation gives to the wage-earner.
Jerry Simpson APPLY said: II hope
that the people will now be aroused to
the fact that protection only protects
the capitalist, who. in this case, builds
himself a castle in Scotland where he
may enjoy his spoils in peace Rep
resentative Tarseney. chairman OF the
house committee on labor. said" Every
one must condemn the employment of
mercenaries, without the authority Of
law, to kill people. Their presence is
menace to peace, and there ought to
be something done to put Il stop to it.
Even republicans are found who con-
denim this crime. although it is one Of
the direct outcomes of their party's
policy. One of these is Rep. Lind, Of
Minnesota, who said: This employ
ment Of armed mercenaIies cannot be
justified and ought not to be allowed"
Rep. Caminetta has introduced a re-
solution providing for a select commit
tee to investigate this Carnegie bust
ness, in order to ascertain why an in
dustry protected to such an extent as
that of iron and steel should attempt
to reduce its labOrers wages from 20 to
60 per cent, and why this trust OF COM
bine should be allowed to introduce Il
condition Of feudal despotism by hiring
armed men to force its employees to ac-
cept the reduced wages, and a similar
resolution is before the senate. The
resolutions are timely and unless there
is Il great change in the present senti-
ments of members of congress-; strong
one will be adopted. Many believe
that the reduction in wages was order
ed by Carnegie in the hope of Shaving
off action on the pending bill. reducing
the tariff on the metal schedule.
The republicans are in very demon
allied condition, owing to the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Campbell, as chairman OF
their national committee, whether that
resignation was brought about by the
publication by ex-senator Farwell of
the statement that Mr., Harrison had
once refused to appoint Mr.. Campbell
to a Federal Office because of his being
a professional lobbyist. by objections
of the trusts for which Mr.. Campbell is
attorney, or, by reason of the threaten
ed revolt of the republican farmers of
: Illinois. It may be that all Of these
things were factors in causing the re-
signation, or that none of them had
anything to do with it. but the fact re-
mains That tie decentralization exists in
the republican ranks, and political par
ties, like armies. always at a disad-
vantage when they are for any cause
even slightly demoralized.
There is a lesson in the present con-
dition of the republican party that will
not be lost upon Mr.. Cleveland, who will
soon select chairman for the demo-
cratic national committee. He will
profit by Mr. Harrison's error and will
choose man for chairman who has the
ability to manage a successful cam
paign, and who is above even the sus-
picion Of being allied to any Of the
numerous trusts or combines (fostered
by republican legislation, notably the
Mckinley tariff law which are oppres-
sing the people Of the United States.
Senator Berry, in speaking against
Senator Hale's resolution as to the eff
fective differences between the repub-
can policy of ''protection' and the
democratic policy Of tariff for revenue
only" showed that the first whereas
which says that never were laborers so
prosperous OF SO we'll paid, was conspic-
uously contrary to facts by reading
newspaper kilograms concerning Car
negie's lockout. He said that the re-
publican party believed in high taxes
and extravagant appropriations, While
the democratic party believed in levy
ing taxes for revenue only, and in prac-
Using economy. But" said Senator
Berry, 1.-THE issue of the present cam
paign, which rises far and above all
other issues, is the force bill, to Which
the Minneapolis convention and its
candidate for President are fully com
mitted.'
Democrats in congress believe that
the nomination of Weaver will close
the career of the third party, as far as
the South is concerned. as his speeches
when he was a republican-he has been
eyerything-were SO bitter against the
South that few southern men will vote
for him after reading them and South
ern democrats in congress will see that
the aforesaid speeches are given wide
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