Middletown transcript., 1894-09-08

elected should he succeed in getting the
nomination again, which he is egotis-
tical enough to believe that he can cas-
lily do, Notwithstanding his being on
bad terms with nearly every prominent
member Of his party. There is one lit
tie drawback certain to defeat this
scheme, even should all the rest Of it
work-the people will not forget.
Sec. Gresham either hasa short memory
or he thinks the American people have.
When the tariff bill was pending in the
Senate news was cabled from Europe
that if the sugar trust schedule became
law Spain would retaliate by abro-
eating the reciprocity agreement under
which American products were given
special rates by Cuba and Porto Rico.
So great an impression did that cable
gram make on the Senate that a reso-
luton was adopted asking the Secre-
tary Of state if he had any knowledge
of an intention upon the part of Spain
or any other country to retaliate upon
the United States because of the tariff.
In answer to that resolution Secretary
Gresham said he had no such informa-
tion and intimated that nobody else had
and that he did not believe any coun-
try contemplated such action. Now,
when the State department is in pos
session of the official notification of the
abrogation of the reciprocity agree
ment with Spain for Cuba and Porto
Rico, he says he is not surprised and
that he expects other countries to abro-
gate the reciprocity ageements made
under the Mckinley law. 1t looks as
though Mr.. Gresham also allows the
interests of the sugar trust to regulate |
his official utterances.
Mr.. Phillip T. Colgrove, chairman of |
the State League of Republican Clubs
of Michigan, is visiting in Washington.
He says: 1.-THE Democrats will make
poor showing in Michigan this year.
The grand old party will sweep the
State by fifty thousand to seveny-fve
thousand majority. 1t can beat the
opposition of Democrats and
Populists, with the Prohibitionists
thrown in. Of the twelve Congress
ional districts. the Republicans will
carry all but the Grst.'
Senator Manderson is trying hard to
convince Secretary Carlisle of the in
Justice of his decision that no more sug-
ar bounties should be paid. Senator
contends, and it is a COM
mon sense contention, that the sugar
makers are entitled to the bounty on
,very pound of sugar made up to the
hour that the tariff ball bill went into
effect, and he is not without hope that
Secretary Carlisle will reverse his de-
,ision, as he has already reversed sew
'ral other tariff decisions be has made.
he succeeds or not that clause
VI the tariff bill which repeals the
ugar bounty will probably get into the
courts sooner or later, as it is contended
~ many that the government is bound
o pay the bounty on this years crop of
ugar of all kinds, because contracts
lad been made with cane and beet
'lanters and maple syrup gatherers by
he sugar manufacturers before it was
,nown that the bounty would be re-
ealed. 1t is well nigh certain that
hese parties will 60 into court to force
he manufacturers to live up to those
ontracts and then the manufacturers
Fill plead breach of faith on the part I
the government, in repeating the
ounty without notice. Good lawyers 6
ay that in other cases the government
as been compelled to pay damages for !
1jury done to individuals by act of t
congress, and that the sugar people 9
ave good case.