The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-09-13

campaign, but intimatins tha. o.
later if the party did not favor Sill
~ .,,or. strongly than it docs at prese"'
senator Teller has NOT been III "as"''e
-, e;rce several weeks before Congress
a;orrued hnt it is not believed t''N' he
49,. -. o,y idea of withdrawing from inc
Republican party at this tine.
Another political event that stirred
things up in Washington was the fe7o'"
t;ou adopted by the Louisiana sugar p,.'"
tar. in favor of acting with the Repuo'',
,,rtv hereafter. This was reeafueu
,aro as practically the flop of a state iro"
.ho democratic to the Republican party
.he sursr planters are regarded as 'ne
ruling influence Of the state. mat INC
.a,n;,istration quickly recognized tue
: ;a,nortauce of tie move vas shown ny '"e
attempt of Secretary Carlisle to head II
off bv giving the public, in an '"'er''e"
With Representative Mayer, OF Louisiana
..o ;unortant fact that he and President
r,o..,.,d were unaltcrahly orp'scu u
free su,xr Mt this time. which is taken 10
mean mat the bill placing sugar on Tue
frcc list will be vetoed should oeh'!"'
n,ocl ,urn succeed in his announced III
teptiou of getting it passed by the Senate
it has already passed the House WIN
only eleven dissenting votes-at the shor'
srss;on: also, that he ana ffcs'ue"'
r,,,o,,r nd favored and would be glad to
NO their influence for legislation provid-
ing 70, The payment of the full bounty OH
Ill sugar made up 10 the date upon whlc'
tbe new tariff went into operation ana to'
tho nayment of the difference between
the hountv and the duty upon this years
eu,,rs rsou Of sugar. This last vas
probably intended to aofien tie dils"p-
nointment caused Ivy his final decision moi
10 paw tnh bounty on the tariff which mas
inst been officially announced.
About FIVE luadreA Of the local IT, "A
R. men left here yesterday on a speeia
train. TO attend tile annual cncnmpmen
at Pittshurg They carried with them
resolution adopted by the Department 0
the Potomac concerning the dismissal o
Incl, lD;s.l,ors from the government ser
, vice, that may bring apouf G teNil9s con
, aict between that organization and 'h
; present administration.
Among the newest pqlitic9l rnmnors SUI
hccntly important to be mentioned IN on
} that Secretary Gresham may be sent t
the Senate if the Illinois Legislature
: should be Democratic, standing
fine endorsement which has already beer
. niyeu TO the candidacy of Mr.. McN augh
another that Senator Jones became
popuist only for the purpose of inhuenc
inc Senator Cameron, Of Pennsy lvania,fo
the Presidency on free silver RepublI
. can platform, and still another that sen
, ator. Davis, .of Minnesota; is shortly TO D
brought out and doomed for iHe Hcpubli
) can Presidential nomination BY dsfronl
: combinations composed Of men uno DO no
0 wish either Harrison, Mckinley OF Zee
+ to be nominated.
= The lawyers arc going to make goo
> thing out OF the new tariff, uni esq some 0
/ the parties who have announced their in
$ tention Of fighting Secretary CarlisPs de
+ cs,oa in tbs courts shall change theI
! minis. When tbe shogt time the nc'
| tarif, has been in operation j." taken int
t consideration there has been an unusu"
: number Of protests against tllo acclsslpl
rendered by Secretary Carlisle. ln fact
about every one that he has made ha
been nj! nv protest and notice tia
tbs courts would be appealed to. 0
course, lois Of these we're made on tn
'spnrot The mom6hi and will never j.
heard from again, hut that many of then
mean business must he apparent to an
one who will take the trouble to study tn
, far reaching effects Of some of these de
cisions upon certain industries and line
: of trade They have simply got to fight
or else lay down and die and that is no
human nature.
Secretary Morton leaves for Europ
this week, where lie will spend about al,
weeks in travelling. During his absenc
DR.. Dabney will act as Secretary of Agri
culture.
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