Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06

Washington, d. c., Aug. 81, "a.
Benjamin Harrison is in no sense OF
the word candidate for the republican
Presidential nomination in 1896 The
authority for this statement is second
only to that of Gen. Harrison himself.
II comes directly from Gen. I. l.
Kitchener, who is associated with Col.
w. w. Dudley in the practice of law in
Washington. and who managed the
Harrison forces at the Chicago conven-
ton of 'SS and the Minneapolis conyen-
ton of '92, and who has for many
years enjoyed the confidence of Gen.
Harrison without reservation. When
asked point blank whether he believed
Gen. Harrison would accept the nomi-
nation if il were rendered him, Gen.
Kitchener frankly replied that he would
that any man would, but that he
would not make fight for the nomina
ton, as he did in 8S and 90
This is the way Mr.. b. Lightfoot,
New York banker and capitalist, now
visiting, sums up the situation; The
business condition OF the country is
going to improve steadily, but not as
rapidly as some people think. The
people will not be able 10 transact the
trade that under normal conditions
would have been carried on, because of
the immense shrinkage of values during
this period of prostration-a shrinkage
that has been estimated at $12, 900, 000.-
900, an estimate that do not regard as
exaggerated. The responsibility for
most Of this vast loss rests ON Congress.
which took nine months to do what a
council or convention of business men
would have done in three weeks and
done better. No wonder the people
are disguised with the Democrats. |
have belonged TO that party all my life,
but unless my views change greatly,
shall never vote its ticket again. In my
Office in New York the other day
heard twelve gentlemen assert the same
thing. They had all been lifelong
Democrats. The truth is that there
are only few good business men in
Congress and they happen to be Re-
plbicans.
Representative Tom Johnson, the Ohio
free trader, says of MIR. Cleveland last
letter: 1T is commonplace. believe
the president is honest, but he does not
know. He harps on free iron ore and
free coal, but says nothing about the tax
on sugar, which will hurt the Demo.
cratic party worse thai anything else
in the bill. As far SIS we genuine FIRE e
traders are concerned, the German bill
is better than the Wilson hill, because
the Democratic party would have said
the Wilson bill is all right, while now
they will be free TO repudiate the Cor
man bill and fight for further reduc-
ton" Now hear what Representative
Sperry, of Connecticut, who is Demo
cratic Protectionist, says. Il was in
hopes the president would spare his
party the infection of another letter
The tariff bill is distinctly party
measure, and, according to the presi-
dents letter to Mr.. Wilson, il IS a
measure permeated with perfdy and
dishonor. II that is correct descrip,
ton of the bill | do not see on what
ground the Democratic party can ask
to be continued in power. Ii seems by
the second letter, to Mr.. Catchings
that the tariff fight must be continued
This position must be very disquiet ne
TO the business Interests of the whole
country. The Democrats are placed on
the defensive by the two letters-hrst,
in defending policy OF pertidY and
dishonor. and second, by threatening
business interests With further attempts
at tariff legislation. Every Democratic
campaign speaker is compelled to de-
fend his party against the allegations
contained in these two letters, or else
to defend the president against the ALE
cations in the letters themselves. /"
sa 70 ha asVsr a
Republicans on Mr.. CleVelani's letter.
They are all delighted with it, as il
squarely makes the issue, which some
Democrats we're trying to dodge, as 10
the intention of the Democratic party,
if it be allowed 10 continue in the ma.
jority in Congress, TO continue its tariff
tinkering, regardless of its demoralizing
effect upon all industries and business.
With that issue squarcly defined it re-
mains for the voters TO decide whether
they will allow the programme TO be
carried out, and the Republicans do not
fear the result of the decision.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt
has had the courage TO call public at
tenton to the manner in which the
Democrats have evaded and sought 10
eyade the civil service law. He char
acterizes the Bynum bill for the rein
statement of the Democratic railway
mail clerks who were dismissed previ-
GUS to 1889, which was passed by the
house, as thoroughly vicious and par.
tissn measure, and attorney General
Olney's decision, that solicitation OF
funds for political purposes in govern
ment building may be permitted by
letter as something quite as vicious
He also cites cases of evasion of the law
that are discreditable to Democratic
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