The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-07-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1NGToN, JUhY Il, g:

for the meeting of the extra ses-
sion draws nearer that there will
be just-as bitter fight among the
democrats over the tariff as there
will be over silver, and whether
correctly or not Mr.. Cleveland Is
now classed among those demo-
Gratis who will favor a revision of
the tariff OH protection lines. The
attempt on the part OF Tie admin
istration to center public attention
on The silver question was the de-
libeiate and Intentional result OF
the conviction that it would lie
suicidal both for The democratic
party and for The COUNTRY for the
democratic congress 10 keep the
pledges made by the Chicago plat
form, in the CONSTRUCTION of a tariff
bill. and that it was necessary TO
withdraw public attention from
the tariff i'll order to prevent the
change Of attitude being so notice.
able. The free trade wing of the
democratic party i'll congress, most.
ly from the south and west, are
just beginning TO catch the drift of
this movement and they say they
will demand that congress carry
out the patty platform and wipe
out so much OF the tariff as repre-
sents protection to home industries,
and open our markets to the man
ulactures of the world.
1t seems more probable now
than at any other time since the
election that the republicans in
congress may be acting with that
wing of the democratic party
which will vote for moderate pro
lection be able to prevent the
utter destruction of many Ameri-
can industries that cannot possibly
exist without some protection. But
even with the hardest work on the
part of the republicans it is proba-
l,1o fl,af |, ra.1,,<,f ,,,,I.,
the present duties will be large
enough TO cause general reduc-
ton in wages throughout the Uni
ted States in order TO allow our
goods to compete with the pro
ducts of European labor, but Il re-
duction of wages, bad us it is, is
preferable to the entire loss OF en-
ployment that would necessarily
follow triumph of the free trade
wing of the democratic Iarty.
The alleged news of the prepar-
alton by England to resist by force
the decision of the Behring sea
arbitration should it be in favor
OF he United States, as it must be
if The arbitraiors decide without
prejudice, found a few people here
who took it seriously, but most
people regard it RS merely one of
The stories of The silly season.
through which the world usually
passes al this season of the year.
Su :h action on the part of England
would mean war, and England
does not want war with us; ii
would prccipitate the inevitable
loss of her possessions on this con
tinent.
Secretary Morton is one of The
most persistent seekers after free
advertising in the present cabinet.
Scarcely day passes that he does
not announce some alleged reform
in some branch of the agriculture
department, but as far as can be
seen the only reform is in the an
nOuncement.
In order to give the democratic
c!iefs of divisions in the interior
department full swing to promote
democrats without regard to their
merits the board of promotion
created by Secretary Noble for the
purpose of deciding what employ
es ere Untitled to promotion has
been abolished and all promotions
are to be made on the recommend
aiions of the chiefs, a system which
has i'm the past made the chiefs