The Progress., 1894-10-13
0I1R WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondence

(rrOm our NtSuiar POii"Nlt''
Washington, October S.-That the
relations between capital and labor IS
Il question that largely affects the
welfare many believe thc very t&!St
cnce e-of this country is plain TO all cH-
cent those who for one on announcer
reaspn refuse to see. Evidence OF the
,rrut interest that is being taken IN
this question is furnished by the move
m,nt now bcin" started in Washington
to hoom Justice IIarlin. of 3hr United
States Supreme court. for the lcrUb
)iran Presidential nomination, because
Of an opinion written by him ana con-
Cured in by the Supreme court, when
rcycrscs in part the widely objected 10
order issued by Judge Jenkins, Oh 'hc
! United States Circuit court. lor E'he
eastern district of Wisconsin, restrain
inc the striking employees OF the
Northern Pacific railroad. Justice
Harlan's opinion fills six long ncwspa-
per columns it is very rarely that an
I opinion of the Supreme court IS con-
sidcrcd interesting enough TO tfc
general public to be printed in lull IN
the newspapers and 1t IS gchcrallY
conceded to be. not only the most COM
n1ote document of its kind, but also the
most ius, in its definitions of the legal
relations between employer and en-
n|ovcs, OF course it is rcdlcuIously
car)v to be launching Presidential
booms, but there is no doubt tha' 1h'7
opinion will make Justice tiaria''
thousands of friends and admirers
among the Wagc-carners, many u
whom have been inclined, from thclr
nast experience, to regard the average
Judge as strongly prejudiced in favor
of the EMPLOYER.
The Populists are clatcd over the re-
turns from the Georgia State elec1loh'
and claim that they would have carried
the State by a big majority If there
had baen q fair count of the votes cast,
hut even as it was they count it a sub
s,antial victory, which will give them
two or three members OF the House
from that State-the Democrats con-
ceda the election of Tom Watson OF
"whcre. was Lat" famc-and u round
dozen from the Sothcr outhern States
: The Democrats, while not concedlns
) these claims, admit that the chances
Of the election of POpuliSts has been
largely increased in other Congress,
sional districts in the South by the
heavy vote polled by them in Georgia.
and many of them are disposed to put
: the blame for it upon Secretary Hoke
Smith. who went down there and made
: Cleveland anti-silver speeches.
The announcement that Senstor Nc
: Pherson. OF New Jersey, would not be
4 candidate for reelection caused nc
, surprise here. Eyer since he confessed
having engaged in sugar speculation
previous to the adoption of the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill by the Sen
ate it has been believed by many OF bis
| party associates that he would sooner
+ or later conclude to make that al
nouncement. The condition OF hi:
} health was an excuse as good a.
> another.
Secretary Carlisle has decided tha
, the entire wooden schedule OF the
tariff bill will go into effect January |
. 1895, thus confirming decisions made
by the board of general appraisers a
$ New York, and by the collector 0
I customs at Baltimore. The courts vii
e probably be appealed to, and If the.
l. fail to decide as the secretary did
Uncle Sam will have to refund th
=, duties paid over and above those il
the new tariff.
That the South American diplomat
are not behind their European col
leagues in the art Of saying nice thing
which mean nothing, or as slang woul
put it, giving "taify," was shown bv's
, letter written to Secretary Gresham b.
the Brazilian minister, in connection
u with the official notice from the gOl
}. ernment of Brazil, of its intention t
o abrogate the reciprocity treaty wit
J. the United States. He says in that lei
ter: II am sure that the cessation {
our reciprocity agreement will in ne
wise affect the commercial relations {
our country, considering that thei
l. mutual interests and spirit of cordit
g friendship now rest on firmer bas
y than q written contract
,e Quite furry has been caused anon
a the politicians bv the charge that a
official Hthe Republican Congression;
!. - campaign committee had been supe
II intending the distribution OF A. =.