Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-09-07


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From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 81, 1894.
Chairman Wilson, before leaving
Washington, took occasion to express
his opinion freely concerning the eff
feet 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 lukewarmness of tariff
reformers towards Democratic candi-
dates. Mr.. Wilson also disposed most
effectuslly of the Republican argu-
ment that the promise OF additional
tariff reform in the future, which the
President made in his letter. meant
another general tariff bill and its con-
sequent upsetting of business. Con-
corning this far-fetched argument he
said: "The work of tariff reform will
be continued by easy gradations and
by special reductions from time to
time until we have accomplished our
purpose. There will be no other gen.
eral tariff bill. The tariff rates will
remain stable on the great majority of
articles, and it will be upon compare
lively few that the periecting of de-
tails will be necessary in order that
the tariff reform law placed on the
statute books will be a consistent
whole. This work will be performed,
however, in such a manner as neither
to disturb the business conditions OF
the country nor to affect either the
employer or the employed" Mr..
Wilson is confident of his reelection,
no matter who the Republicans may
run against him.
Representative Warner, OF New
York, who strongly believes that SUI
gar should have been made free so as
70 down the sugar trust, said OF the
Presidents letter: "The President
proposes to 60 at the thing right this
time. He leads out in an attack
against the trusts which occupy the
most strongly intrenched position in
the center of the protection line.
When once We carry the center OF the
line and rout the trusts, the rest of
the fight will be easy enough, and we
will get free raw material and every
thing else we want without any diff
Guilty."
As q 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 intend
to return to Washington until Octo-
Der, unless something of great public
importance now unforeseen shall make
it necessary for him to do so. In the
mean time no public business will be
neglected, rs he has arranged to have
all matters requiring his official atten.
ton forwarded to Gray Gables, where
with the assistance of private Secre-
tary Thurber, an executive 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 answer
ing would seriously inconvenience
many business men. The condition
of the Treasury is much better than 1t
has been at the end of any month re.
Gently, and the probabilities are all in
favor of q continued improvement,
owing to the increase in receipts un-
der the new tariff.
All of the other members of the
cabinet will take vacations. Secretary
Herbert went away last week, combin-
ing business with recreation by max
ing tour of the Atlantic coast navy
yards; Secretary Lamont left with
President Cleveland, and will remain
in New York for several weeks; Secre-
tary Gresham expects to get away in q
few days for months stay. portion
of which will be spent in Indiana and
a portion fishing; Attorney 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 q few days,
will spend two weeks in Georgia; Post
master General Bissell has gone to
Buffalo where he will meet Mrs. Bis
sell and decide where his vacation
shall be spent, and Secretary Morton
will delay his departure until the mid
die of September, when he will 60 to
Europe.
Washington hasn't had a chance to
miss Congress yet. This week the
Uniformed Rank knights of Pythias,
about 10000 strong. are holding their
annual encampment here. and the
Southern Development Convention,
an organization engaged in booming
the southland, is also in session here.
When things get quiet the absence Of
Congress will begin to be regretted.