The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-11-09
Capital Notes.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Now that we
have repeal we should enter upon an
era Of prosperity. About the tariff
Oh, that is an after consideration
The people of this country will get
enough of tariff legislation before this
congress is over. I believe that the
democratic victory and the fear Of
hard times, in consequence OF the
great tariff reductions which were
promised, had more to do with hard
times than ever the Sherman law
could by any means be responsible
for: Now that repeal has been ac-
complished it would not be strange if
there should be an agitation all over
the country again to have something
done for silver. In fact Senator
Voorhees, chairman of the Senate
finance committee has promised it.
The trouble was that the country
made mistake when it tried the
Bland law in 1878. If free COMA sc
had been adopted then, the expert
ment would have proven failure
long ago, or it would have been found
blessing. I believe if it were not
for the Democratic tariff plan that we
would enter upon an era of prosperity.
I do not believe that the Sherman law
was of any benefit to the people. l
think that it has been charged with
much more than it's share of the pre-
sent evils the country has been under
going. But upon the broad princi-
pies of finance it is pretty sure thing
that this country cannot carry all the
silver that is being produced, carry it
as money, while all other great lead
ing civilized nations of the world do
not recognize it. The trouble that the
country is going to encounter now is,
the drain of it's gold to buy foreign
goods as soon as the tariff bars are
let down. I'VE will have balance Of
trade against us, and we cannot keep
our gold in this country. The people
go through all this before they learn
that free trade or tariff for revenue
only, or the whatnot that the Demo-
cratic majority will finally pass,
means disaster to this country.
A Washington paper had para
graph the other day to the effect that
the representative from the First
district was Il candidate for United
States Senator to succeed Senator
Washburn. Myown comment is that
when a State has a creditable Re-
preventative in either house, well
placed upon committees where he can
do the state some service, it is poor
policy to change him. There are
columns of reasons for this. But as
to Senator Washburn, it is only neces-
sary to say that he is now on the COM
mittees of Commerce, Postoffices and
Post Roads and Agriculture and
Forestry. He is on other committees,
but these are the important commit
tees for Minnesota. Commerce is es-
pecially vital and is of more impor-
lance to the state than any other in
the Senate. It would be long time
before another senator could be as
well placed.
That brings me tos another point
Suppose Minnesota had continued in
the United States Senate, that noble
old war horse, Alexander Ramsey
He would have been able to command
just as John Sherman and
Senator Morrill, are now able to do.
He would have been very active
Senator even now. Minnesota retired
William Window, when he chairman
Of the Appropriation committee.
Others succeeded him in the commit
tee who were able to get a great deal
fo,. +bo;r cto+oc notably A11isOn Of
Iowa, who seems never to have asked
in Congress that was not
turned over to him. Keep good men
in the service if you want good ser.
vice.
notice that Archbishop Satoli, the
Papal Legate, is to occupy one of a
block of houses which were built by
Henry NJ Rice and two other sena-