The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-10-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Corresp0ndent),

| LABOR Is question tuat largely hhccts
the future weifare-many believe the
very existence-of this country Is plain
to all except those who for one or another
reason refuse TO see. Evidence OF the
great interest that Is being taken 10 this
question Is furnished by tho movement
now being started In Washington to
boom Justice Harlan. OF the U. s. supreme
court, for the presidential nomination,
because of an opinion written by him
and concurred In by the supreme court,
which reverses In part the widely object
ed to order issued by Judge jenkins, OF
the U. $. circuit court for the eastern
district Of Wisconsin. restraining the
striking employees Of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Justice Harlan's opln-
lon fills six long newspape: columns--it
Is very rarely that an opinion OF the
supreme court is considered interesting
enough to the general public to be print
ed In full In the newspapers and II is
generally conceded to be not only the
most complete document OF its kind, but
also tho most just in It's definitions Of the
legal relations between employer and
employees. or course 1t is rdiculously
early to be launching presidential booms
but there Is no doubt that this opinion
will make Justice Harlan thousands of
| friends and admirers among the wage
earners, many of whom have been in
clned from their past experience to
regard the average judge as strongly pre-
JUDGED In favor OF the employer.
The popullsts are elated over the re-
turns from the Georgia state election,
and claim that they would have carried
the state by big majority II there had
oeen fair count OF the votes cast. But
even as IL was they count 1t q substantial
victory, which will give them two or
three members OF the house from that
state, The democrats concede the cleo
ton OF Tom Watson of "where-was-l-at"
fame, aud round dozea from the other
states The democrats while not COT
ceding these claims admit that The
chances OF the election Of populists has
been largely Increased In other congress
| SIGNAL districts in the South by the
heavy vote polled by them in Georgia,
and many OF them are disposed to put
the blame for 1t upon Secretary Hoke
Smith, who went down there and made
Cleveland anti-slver speeches.
II seems that the arrest OF Capt. How
gate, who is now in jail here, was order
ed by Secretary Morton without consult
ing with anybody howgate does not
hesitate TO say that he knew he was not
wanted in Washington all these years
when II was well-known where be could
be found, and that his arrest was the
greatest surprise OF bis life. White he
doesn't say 80 in so MANY words II is in
ferred that he may make some sensation
al statements when be is tried, which the
district attorney promises shalt be inside
OF sixty days.
The announcement that Senator
Mcpherson, of New Jersey, woald not
be a candidate for reelection caused no
surprise here. Ever since he confessed
having engaged ia sugar speculation
previous to the adoption of the sugar
schedule Of the tariff bill by the Senate
II has been believed by many of his
party associates that he would sooner or
later conclude to make that announce
ment. The condition of his health was
an excuse as good as another.
Secretary Carlisle has decided that the
will go into effect January 1. 1895, thus
con tirm!ng decisions made by the board
OF general appraisers at New York, and
by the collectors OF customs at Balti-
more. The courts will probably be
appealed to. and II they fail to decide as
the the secretary did Uncle sam will
have to refund the duties paid over and
above those In the new tariff.
That the South American diplomats
arc rot behind their European colleagues
In the art of saying nice things which
meuu uOtuiLB, VI, 40 SANK WOuIu put IL,
giving ''taffy," was shown by letter
written to Secretary Gresham by the Bra
lillian Minister, in connection with the
official notice from the govern ment OF
Brazil OF its intention to abrogate the
reciprocity treaty with the United States.
He says in that letter: II am sure that
the cessation of our reciprocity agree
ment will In no wise affect the CONNER
cial relations OF our country, considering
that their mutual interests and spi.lt OF
cordial friendship now rest on frmer
basis than 4 " ritten contract.
Quite furry has been caused among
the politicians by the charge that an Of
fetal OF the republican congressional
campaign committee had been superin-
tending the distribution of A. L. A. liter
ature. The charge was denied and the
matter has quietsd down, but the furry
IL started shows that the politicians of
all par ties are more or less afraid of the
subject aud would much prefer not being
compelled to either endorse or condemn