Middletown transcript., 1895-11-09


far been able to suggest any satisfac
tory solution of the trouble. If h,
ever thought the present tariff would
produce enough money, which is yer!
doubtful, he knows now beyond tn,
show of doubt that it will not. d
course he knows, as everybody else does
that Congress will legislate OH this sub
ject regardless of his recon- mendation
but that knowledge does not help hin
any. He knows also that unless tn.
Democrats propose allowing the presi
Dental election to go by default it i.
absolutely necessary for that party tt
make some definite declaration on thu
subject, and that as the official head o
the party he ought to make it in hi.
message to Congress. For him to re.
commend raising the needed revenue
by amendment of the tariff law would
be to acknowlege the error of the Dem.
ocratic party and himself ON the tariff
question. That he will not do, what
ever he may think. Nothing is left
then but to recommend an increase in
internal revenue taxes and in the mum
Der of articles subject to such taxation,
or both. He knows that no recommeda.
tion in that line will be popular, and il
is not strange that he should be worried.
There is but one opinion. among Re-
publican senator's and members of the
House who have been heard from. That
is, that if the administration gets the
money it needs it will be through amen
dement's to the tariff law, placing GER
tain articles now free of duty, which
enter into active competition with
similar articles produced in the United
States, upon The dutiable list, and in
creasing the, duties upon other articles
of foreign production, the low duties
upon which now cripple number of
American industries by reducing the
output of our mills and factories. 1t
has been said that the Senate will not
pass such amendments If adopted by
the House, and that if it did Mr.. Cleve-
land would veto them. Well, that is
for the Senate and Mr.. Cleveland to
decide. The House is Republican, as
is the country, and it is going to legis-
late OF Republican lines, and if its
legislation fails to become laws The
people will be. appealed to, and they
will see to it that after March 4, 1897
there will be a Republican Senate and
President as well as a Republican
House.
Representative Kirkpatrick, a good
Republican who succeeds Hudson,
populist, as congressman from th
third Kansas district. is in Washington.
When asked who was the favorite presi-
dental candidate of Kansas Republic
cans, he said: 81 think Mckinley has
little advantage in our state; he has
visited US several times aud made many
admirers. But Mr.. Reed also has
many followers. The Kansas like a
sturdy lighter such as lle Maine man
has proved hi mstlf. We would be we'll
pleased with either of these two.
Either can carry the State. Populism
is thing of the past and will cut no
more figuie in Ksnsas. My opinion is
that next year, seeing themselves III
such a hopeless minority, the Populists
will support the democratic electoral
ticket in return for some favors iu the
selection of a state ticket. Right now
there is no talk of such a combination,
and,' in fact, they profess to dislike
each other intensely. Whether they
refuse or not will he Of no const quence
TO the Republicns, because no opposi-
tion ticket will have the slightest
chance for success.
How earnest Pittsburg is about Sc
curing the Republican National Con-
vention may be judged by the talk of
Mr.. g. T. Rawls, of that city, who is
now in Washington helping the project
along. He said: "Our citizens have
already pledged themselves to conlri-
butte s65, 900, and before the National
Committee meets 10 decide on the mat
Ter they will have increased 1t to $10O-
O00. About the only charge that IS
brought against us is lack of adequate
hotel facilities, and yet We took care of
the Grand Army meeting little while
ago in SPLENDID STYLE. l don't think
there is any reason to fear that the
delegates and visitors would suffer
from poor Accommodations. We have
,ne of the greatest auditoriums in the
country in our exposition building,
which can by little alteration be
turned into a convention hall capable
,f seating 10. 600, people.
The $25, 900 ? year which Don. M.
of Michigan, is said to
receive from the brewers because Of his
influen ce with Mr.. Cleveland
aud his consequent ability to look out
Tor the brewing interest is in danger of
being cut of. Mr.. Dickinson has been
sat upon. by Mr.. Cleveland in a manner
that indicates the loss of whatever in
iuence he may have had with the ad-
Mr.. Dickinson under
.ook to have two Of the new gun boats |
by Congress built by q Detroit |
irm, not withstandiDg the treaty of |
1915 with Great Britain, which prohibit
either government building war ships
IN the great lakes. Secretary Herbert |
turned Mr.. Dickinson down; he ap- |
pealed to Mr.. Cleveland, and now Mr..
Cleveland has turned him down.. Il |
Ipmn1ns to be seen Hhetbef The bfowof6l /