Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-10
Washington Letter.
tFrom cur Regular Correspondent

ASHIHGTON, D. -. May 4, 1894.
Tire announcement by members of
the administration that the tariff dis
pute among the democrats had been
patched up by concessions To the dem
ccratic protectionists was little pre-
mature. The dispute is still going on.
The administration doubtless thought il
was all settled when the authorized an
nouncement 20 that effect was given
out, but it has discovered its error.
The income tax is the principal stum-
bling block. Its democratic opponents
| declaring it to be as Objectionable IN its
proposed modified form as it was when
passed by the House, aud demanding
that it be dropped entirely. Tbs the
southern Senator'S say they will never
consent to, and Voorhees, stated with
vehemeDce on the floor of the
Senate hist whatever Else might be
changed or cropped the income tax
would remain in the bill Senators
Hill, Smith aud Murphy have stated
privately their intention 10 vote against
the bill il the income tax is retained,
and it is believed that Brice ana Cor
man will stand by them.
Senator Squire, of Washington, has
received many compliments on his
mastery and carefully prepared speech
against the tariff bill, aud he fully de-
serves them all. He drew a powerful
and truthful picture of the attitude of
the democratic party in its persistency
in defying the known will of the peo-
pie. in rendering vslueless millions of
dollars invested in manufacturing and
throwing hundreds of thousands of
deserving people cut of employment in
it's mad chase after cheap foreign man.
ufIctnres; and called especial attention
to the fact that this cheapt ming process
will, if successful, be of benefit only 20
the rich. because the poor being out of
employment or working for wages that
will barely keep soul and body to-
gethsr will have no money TO buy with.
Some people certainly have queer
ideas Of the fitness OF things. For in
stance, sn addr, IS TO the British Par'ia.
ment expressing the sympathy of the
Senator'S who voted against the silver
repeal bill at the extra session with the
efforts w beiug made n that BODY Tor
the est itl shment of 'metaliism, was
this week signed by number of Seua-
tors and cabled to London. While
every American who has thought any,
thing about the matter doubtless SYM
pathizes with and hopes most heartily
for the success of blmetallism in Eng
land, many will not fail 10 call this ad-
dress 3 bit of bad taste. We should not
fancy members of Parliament sending
similar address TO Congress concerning
pending legisl stion. And aside from
bad taste it was poor policy. as it is
more likely TO injure than ID help the
cause of bimetallism in Parliament. 1t
is human nature to resist anything that
looks like outside interference.
Gen. John c New. of Indiana, who
was in Washington when the story was
received alleging HarryC New. of the
Indianapolis journal, son OF the gen.
eral, had publicly announced the candi-
dacy of Gen. Harrison for 1896. prompt
ly pronounced the story a fake and
added sigpifc unity: General Harrison
will not be candidate for 1896. He
has made no Efforts in that direction,
and will make none; neither will his
friends. Short of some great emergen-
cy or contingency Ike that which in
duces the patriot to take up arms for
his country, Gen. Harrlson's name will
not 60 before the national republican
convention. This is in accord with his
own. wishes. :" Gen. News close re
lations with Gen Harrison makes this
statement important.
A more pitiable and miserable half-
starved, ragged, half-sick body of men
than Coxey's army it would be difficult
TO find they are huddled together in
an enclosure that was few years ago
a marsh, along side of a sewer. with
dung bills for beds and with pools of
disease breeding stagnant water all a.
round them. The place is called by
courtesy a camp, but if those men are
allowed 10 remain there for any length
of time it will prove te be death trap
to the poor deluded men. Coxey was
warned not to put his men there, but
he said they conld die there as we'll as
anywhere else. He luxuriates az the |
hotel and takes good care not to spend |
much time at the disease breeding en-
closure, but he doesn't neglect to |
pocket the money taken in at the gate |
as admission fees. The men he brought |
here are to be pitied, but Coxey ought
to receive punishment fur bringing /
them here. His failure and arrest for
attempting to violate law by speaking
on the Capitol steps ought to have been
enough for him. but he says he pro
poses TO keep the men here, il he can.
and To induce others to coma for the |
purpose of making another attempt
with a stronger force.
PYTHiaN POVERTY.
was held in the Pythian hall last Thurs
9av avopfpr Tho invitations ,varo