The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-08-31


WASHINGTON, August 27.-President Cleve-
land will, in honor of the Uniformed Rank
Knights of Pythias, now encamped on the
grounds at the foot of the Washington Monu-
ment, remain in Washington until Wednesday,
and possibly until Thursday, although he is
just as anxious to get away AS any of the Con-
gressmen, and the most of them were so anx-
ious that they could not wait for the formal
adjournment, tomorrow afternoon, but have
already gone.
Tomorrow morning in every Custom House
in the United States the new tariff law will be
put into effect and Mckinleyism will be dead
forever, unless the voters have undergone Il
great change of mind since the last Congress
sional election. The working of the new law
will soon bring out its many good points, and
perhaps the bad features may not prove as bad
as many good Democrats, including the Presi-
dent, fear them to be.
People who are oversmart often overreach
themselves. A case in point is connected with
the new tariff law. As soon as it became def
nitely known that playing cards were to be
taxed cents pack the five or six manufac-
turers of them in this country were flooded
with orders for the wholesale dealers, who had
an idea that the tax would only have to be paid
on those manufactured after the new law went
into effect. They will learn better now, and
the knowledge will cost them just cents II
pack, as the tax must be paid on every pack of
cards sold. Had these wholesalers been less
greedy they would have saved money, as all
cards made after the law takes effect will have
to have the 2 cent revenue stamp attached by
the manufacturers, while the stock in the hands
of dealers will have to be stamped by them.
Representative Hall, of Minnesota, has pub
lished i'll pamphlet form his speech giving in
condensed form what Congress has done, and
it will probably enjoy wide circulation. He
has had the cover of the pamphlet printed in
fac smile of that blank pamphlet, first brought
to the attention of Congress during the silver
debate i'll the Senate at the extra session by Il
would be wit, with its tiarng title What Con-
gress has Done" Mr.. Hall shows what it real
ly has done and us his summary discloses it has
been, all things considered, a creditable session
to the Democratic party. 1t has made all
money equally taxable restored confidence in
our currency and financies; given to the people
the opportunity of living better and cheaper
shattered the protective trusts of Mckinleyism;
placed the burden of taxation upon the rich
mans surplus as well as upon every man
needs restored the freedom OF election placed
the transactions of the government and itSmeth-
cd of accounting upon business basis great
ly reduced the expenditures of the government
and the number of Office holders, and has main
tanned an unrelenting fight against trusts and
monopoies which protection created: At the
close of the summary Mr.. Hall prints the quota
tion-It has fought the good fight, it has finish-
ed the course, it has kept the faith"
Representative McCreary, of Kentucky, says
pertinently 1.-The House has passed more
good bills and enacted more important legisla-
ton than any of its predecessors in ten years,
or of any in which l am familiar. and have
been watching the course of legislation for 20
years" OF the new tariff bill he says: 1t is
not as sweeping and comprehensive us desire,
but it !is the best tariff reform bill since 1857,
when a Democratic Congress amended the
Walker tariff bill of 1916 by reducing the tariff
rates to average rate of Is per cent. The new
tariff bill places wool, salt, lumber, farming
machinery, cotton ties, cotton bagging, binding
Irvine. and number of others necessary artI-
Giles on the free list. The duty on WOODEN goods
and clothing has been reduced from an average
rate of 90 to As per cent. and millions of dollars
annually will be saved to the people on clothing
and wooden goods alone"
The Democratic Congressional campaign
committee will now begin to rush things. The
news received is growing better and better.
and even the Republicans are now beginning
to admit that they have nothing upon which to
base hopes that they will elect a majority OF
the next House They have not yet reached the
stage where they are willing toconcede ma or-
ity to the Democrats, but let themselves
down easy by expressing their belief that neith-
err Democrats nor Republicans will elect ma
jority of the next House This implies a belief
that the Populists will elect h sufficient num-
Der to enable them to control the House. The
Democratic committee is in constant commune
cationwith trustworthy every
Congressional District, but they have no know
ledge of anything that indicates any such in
crease in the Populist strength. On the con-
trary, they are confident that the next House
will be Democratic by good working major
itV C.. A, s.