Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our Regular Correspondent. ]

ProSlCenC Cleveland message 10
Congress is unusually long, but the
number and importance Of the sub
iccts with which it deals made it
necessary that it should be. Like
all Of his utterances it is straight
forward and to the point and even
the republicans admit that it is an
able presentation Of democratic pol
icy. Tariff reform as embod-
led in the Wilson bill is commend
ed language that carries conviction
and Congress is earnestly urged to
pass the DILL at the earliest possible
moment in order that the business
Of the country may be adjusted to
The new conditions.
The opening Of the regular ses-
sion Of Congress finds the dem
ocrats in much better condition
than did the opening of the extra
session. A few democrats repre-
senting districts that may be tenn
porarily injured by some Of the
proposed tariff langes are dissat-
isfied viii the Wilson bill, but as
[. rule the democrats take the same
view of the bill that was so APPLY
expressed by Representative Tars-
ney, of Missouri, who is a member
Of the Ways and Means committee
K is not simply revision Of the
tariif-it is reform of the tariff
Time will develop that it contains
no element of prejudice or animos-
ity against any particular industry
OF attack upon the manufacturing
industries; on the cotrary, it is III
tended and will speedily result in
the rapid growth, Development
and expansion Of our industries
upon a broad national basis, and
not upon narrow basis Of selfish
personal, local or sectional int,
ests. While taking away from The
manufacturer much Of the social
Cd protection found in the schedule
Of rates on manufactured products
by giving HIM untaxed raw mate
rial essential in his manufactures,
We leave to him ali that should be
required to enable him to compete
with the world in the disposition of
his products.
l'hc delay caused by the prepare
ton of estimates by the Treasury
department, showing in detail the
difference there would be in I'M
port duties received by the govern
mcnt under the Wilson bill as com
paired with those paid under the
Mckinley law, has revived among
democrats the talk of submitting
! The Wilson bill to a democratic
caucus before it is reported to the
House. 1t is argued by those who
favor this plan that it would be
better to have it determined by
caucus whether the bill should be
amended than to have the demo-
Gratis try to get amendments adopt
cd Oh the floor Of the House and
that it would also save time in d.
posing of the bill. The question
his not been decided but Judging
from the talk of members, the
chances appear against the bill be-
ing submitted to caucus before it
IS aeported. and it will not be after
wards, unless there shall be much
more democratic opposition to it
than has yet been shown.
t q hint from an official source
lie founded on fact President Cleve-
land has succeeded in accomplish
mg something that will make his
administration one of the most dis
tinguished in American history and
one Of the most popular, making a
new treaty with China, under which
the government Of China, agrees to
pnrchaSe annually silver produced
by American mines to the value Of
$50, 100000 about our entire pro-
duct and to throw its markets
open to our manufacturers, 1t has
been the dream Of the European
statesmen for many years to get
the valuable Chinese trade for their
respective countries, and if Presi-
dent Cleveland has succeeded he