Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-10-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.


That the relation between capital
Ard labor is a question that largely
sffscts the future welf,re many
believe the very exisIence-ot til'S
country is PLAIN to all except those
who for one or another reason re-
tuse 10 see. Evidence of the great
| / ,terest that is being taken IN this
question is furnished by the move
ment now being started IN Wash
ington to lo)m Justice Harlan, OF
the U, S. Supreme Court, for Inc
republican Presidential n ominatlon
because of an opinion written ~
him and concurred in by the
Supreme Court, which re verses ID
part the widely objected to order
issued 10y Judge jenkins, OF the
|U. s. Circuit Court for the eastern
district of Wisconsin, restraining
the striking employees OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad. Justice
Harlan's opinion fills six long
pewspaper coIumns--it is very
rarely that an opinion OF the
Snpreme Court is considered ln'
terest;ug enough to the geueral
public to be printed in full IN the
newspapers-and 1t is generally
conceded to be, not only the most
complete document of Its kind,
but also the most just in its dehni-
tons of the legal relations between
employer and employees. VI
course it is ridiculously early to be
launching Presidential booms' but
there is no doubt that this opinion
will make Justice Harland thous'
ands of friends and admirers among
the wage earners, many Of whom
have been Inclined from their past
experience to regard the average
Judge as strongly prGadiced IN
favor of the employer.
The popullsts are elated over the
returns from the Georgia state
election, and claim that they
would have carried the votes cast
But even as 1t was they count it a
substantial victory, which will give
them two or three members of the
House from that state-the demo
crats concede the election OF Tom.
Watson OF "where was-I.at" fame
and a round dozen from the other
southern states. The democrats
while not conceding these claims
admit that the chances of the cleo
ton of populists has been largely
increased in other Congressional
districts in the South by the heavy
vote polled by them in Georgia,
aud many of them are disposed to
put the blame for it upon Secretary
aoke Smith, who went down there
and made Cleveland anh.silver
speeches.
1t seems that the arrest of Capt
Howgate, whe is now in Jail here
was ordered by Secretary Morton
without consulting with anybody
Howgate does not hesitate to say
that he knew he was not wanted
I'm Washington all these years
when it was well.known where be
could be found, aud that bis ar
rest was the greatest surprise o
his life. While he doesn't say SO
lin 30 many words it Is inferred
from his talk that he may make
some sensational statements wher
he is tried, which the Dlstrlc
Attorney promises shall be INSIDE
of sixty days.
The announcement that Senate
Mcpherson, of New Jersey, woul'
not be a candidate for re election
caused no surprise here. Ever!
since he confessed having engaged
I in sugar speculation previous u
the adoption of the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill by the Senate
has been believed by many of hl
party associates that he woul'
3 sooner or lister conclude to max
that announcement. The condition
of his health was an excuse a
good as another.
Secretary Carlisle has decided
> that the entire WOODEN schedule Q
the tariff bill will go into effec
, Jan. 1, 1895, thus confirming decis
ions made by the board OF Genera
Appraisers at New York. and D
y the Collector OF Customs at Bait
more. The courts will probably b
appealed to, and If they fail to d'
= eide as the Secretary did Oucl
d Sam will have to refnnd the dutie
d paid over and above those in to
T. new tariff.
=. That the South American diplt
o mates are notbehind their Europea
{ colleagues in the art of saying mic
things which mean nothing, o
: as slang would putt, giving 'taff.