The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-09-07
from our Re gular Correspondent.
Washington, August 81, 1904.

Washington, August 81, 1894.
Chairman Wilson, before leaving
took occasion to express
his opinion freely concerning the
effect Of President Cleveland's letter
to Representative Catchings upon the
Congressional campaign. Mr.. Wilson
endorses every word said in that letter;
also the action Of the President in al.
lowing the tariff bill to become law
without his signature, and believes
that the letter will be of much service
in preventing luke warmness Of tariff
reformers towards Democratic can
didates. Mr.. Wilson also disposed
most efiectually of the Republican
argument that the promise OF addition
al tariff reform in the future, which
the President made in his letter,
meant another general tariff bill and
its consequent upsetting of business.
Concerning this far.fetched argument
he said "The work of tariff reform
viii be continued by easy graduations
and by special reductions from time
to time until we have accomplished
our purpose. There will be no other
general tariff bill, The tariff rates will
remain stable on the great majority
of articles, and it will be upon COM
paratively few that the perfecting Of
details will be necessary in order that
the tariff reform law placed on the
statue books shall be a consistent
whole. This work will be performed,
however, in such manner as neither
to disturb the business conditions of
the country nor to affect either the
employer or the employed" Mr.. Will
son is confident OF his reelection, no
matter who the Republicans may run
against him.
Representative Warner, of New
York, who strongly believes that su-
gar should have been made free SO as
to down the sugar trust, said Of the
Presidents letter: "The President
proposes to go at the thing right this
time. He leads out in an attack
against the trusts which occupy the
most strongly entrenched position in
the center of the protection line.
When once we carry the center of
the hne and rout the trusts, the rest
Of the fight will be easy enough, and
we will get free raw material and
everything else we want without any
difficulty
AS rule, all Democrats who really
believe in tariff reform, and there are
few, very few, who do not, strongly
commend President Cleveland's letter
to Mr.. Catchings, and predict that it
will do more to keep the Democrats
in control Of the House than any one
document that will be factor in the
campaign.
President Cleveland does not in
tend to return to Washington until
October, unless something Of great
public Importance now unforeseen shall
make it necessary for him to do so.
In the meantime no public business
will be neglected, as he has arranged
to have all matters requiring his Off
cial attention forwarded to Gray
Gables, where, with the assistance of
Private Secretary Thurber, an execu.
tive Office will be maintained.
Secretary Carlisle will not be able
to take an extended vacation this
year, as there will be many questions
arising out of the administration of
the new tariff law that will require
his personal attention and which delay
in answering would seriously inconven-
ience many business men. The con-
dition of the Treasury is much better
than it has been at the end of any
month recently, and the probabilities
are all in favor of continued i'm
provement, owing to the increase in
receipts under the new tariff.
All of the other members of the
cabinet will take vacations. Secretary
Herbert went away last week, COM
blning business with recreation by
making tour of the Atlantic coast
navy-yards Secretary Lamont left
with President Cleveland, and will re-
main In New York for several weeks (;
Secretary Gresham expects to get
away in a few days for months stay,
a portion of which will be spent in
Indiana and portion fishing Attor'
ney General Olney has gone to Boston
and the three or four weeks he expects
to be away will be spent in and near
that city; Secretary Smith, who has
already been to the seashore for few
days, will spend two weeks in Georgia;
Postmaster General Bissell has gone
to Buffalo where he will meet Mrs.
Bissell and decide where his vacation
shall be spent, and Secretary Morton
will delay his departure until the mid
die of September, when he will go to
Europe.
Washington hasn't had a chance to