Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-04
WHAT is THE MATTER?
Congressman Burrows Says the President
Will Tell Us
The Purchase Clause of the Sherman Law
Should BE Repealed. He Says-wM bot
Investigate Pension Methods.

Representative ]. c. Burrows Of Michigan,
one Of the most prominent members Of the
House on the republican side. arrived In the
city late last night. He Is not here to boom
his candidacy for the Speakership. which
Jerry Simpson so kindly launched without
consulting Mr. Burrows. on the plan that
the silver men and populists would COM
bine to defeat Mr.. Crisp, a scheme which
quickly fell to the ground SO soon as the
story reached the ears Of the gentleman
from Michigan. who promptly declared his
unwiilingness to accept the kincness which
Mr.. Simpson desired to thrust Upon him.
There seems to be no division of senti-
ment In my section OF the country" he said
to a Star reporter this morning, regarding
the action that Congress should take on the
Sherman law. They all agree that the pur-
chase clause should be repealed, and 1t
should be. The great trouble at present is
with us. We will not know until Monday
or whenever the Presidents message is for
warded to Congress. and then, no doubt, Mr..
Cleveland will elucidats the whole question,
tell us exactly where all the trouble lies and
set forth the remedy.
The only question then Is whether a ma
3ortty Of the members Of Congress coincide
with the views Of the chief executive. II
the purchase Of silver IL the cause OF all
this country since the democrats began to
guide the government reins and Mr.. Cleve-
land recommends that this portion of the
law should be repealed. there should be no
trouble In doing so at once. That is to say
within q reasonably short time or about ten
days.
Il fear, however that some Of our demo-
cratic friends will have considerable to say
on that subject and expect that there will
be a protracted session before they ac-
cOmDliSh ANYTHING.
AS l have just reached the city it win
party. but they will do. as they have al
ways done. that which Is the best thing
for the country and personal ends will be
large. Mr.. Reed WILL / suppose. receive
the complimentary vote of the republicans
Of the House for the s=peakership. = II should
will be again conferred on him.
Il see that our democratic members ex-
pect to make sweeping change in the
theory. but It win be difficult OF accom-
plshment. Many persons in talking of
the - tarin ,,s look at this question from a
fectly willing to make large reductions in
all the tariff rates except those which af-
rect the indus tries located within the dis
triets they represent, and upon these they
will listen to nothing of the sort.
In voting for tariff one should consider
the interests Of the entire country: and re-
member that In protecting an industry
which. perhaps, is not located in their par
t1cular locality. they are affording a means
OF keeping labor employed somewhere else.
IN fact the protection idea is to keep our
Industries well established and thus directly
furnish a means for the employment OF
labor. The reduction in a small degree of
the cost OF the coat or other clothing that
the laborer wears does not avail him much
II he has not seen a dollar for a wear
I'VE have been having a great deal OF ft,n
m our state with those who voted to bring
about the change in administration by
asking them within the past month or six
weeks, How do you like the change you
voted forr 'SN
81 cannot understand why I have been
credited with the intention Of Introducing a
resolution FOR the purpose of Investigating
tne pension methods of Secretary Smith
l have said nothing that any one could con-
strue into such an intention, and cannot
see how such an idea got abroad"