The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-11-15
NO. 4S
W ashington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, ID. O., Nov 3 1879.
| Mr.. Cleveland is worried about how
TO approach the subject of increasing
the revenue of the government, in his
annual message to Congress, and no
member of his Cabinet has so far been
able to suggest any satisfactory solu-
tion of the trouble. Ii he ever
thought the present tariff would pro-
duce enough money, which is very
doubtful, he knows now beyoud the
shadow of q doubt that it will not
OF course he knows, as everybody else
does, that Congress will legislate on
this subject regardless OF his recon-
mendation, but that knowledge does
not help him any. He knows also
that unless the democrats propose al
lowing the presidential election to go
by default it is absolutely necessary
for that party to make some definite
declaration on the subject, and that
as the official head of the party he
ought to make it in his message to
Congress. For him to recommend
raising the needed revenue by amend
ment of the tariff law would be to ac-
knowledge the error of the democratic
party and himself on the tariff ques-
ton. That he will not do, whatever
he may think. Nothing is left then
but to recommend an increase in in
ternal revenue taxes and in the num-
Der of articles subject to such taxation,
or both. He knows that no recon-
mendation in that line will be popu-
lar, and it is not strange that he
should be worried
There is but one opinion among re-
publican senators and members of the
House who have been heard from.
That is, thati if the administration gets
the money it needs it will be through
amendments to the tariff law, plac-
ing certain articles now free of duty,
which enter into active competition
with similar articles produced in the
United States, upon this dutiable list,
and increasing the duties upon other
articles of foreign production, the low
duties upon which now cripple num-
Der OF American industries by reduc-
ing the output of our mills and factor
les. Ithas been said that the Senate
will not pass such amendments if
adopted by the House, and that if it
did Mr.. Cleveland would veto them.
Well, that is for the Senate and Nr.
Cleveland to decide. The House is
as is the country, and it is
going to legislate on 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 Sen
ate and President as we'll as republi-
can House.
Representative Kirkpatrick, good
republican who succeeds Hudson,
populist, as congressman from the
third Kansas district, is in Washing
ton. When asked who was The favor
ite presidential candidates of Kansas
nh t,n ,,xt- M
Kinley has little advantage in our
state he has visited us several times
and made many admirers. But Mr..
Reed also has many followers. The
Kansans like sturdy fighter such as
the Maine man has proved himself.
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 figure IN Kansas.
My opinion is that next year, seeing
in such hopeless minor
ity, the Populists will support the
democratic electoral ticket in return
for some favors in 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
Whether they fuse or not
will be of no consequence to the re-
publicans, because no opposition ticket
will have the slightest chance for sue
cess"
The $4,000 year which Don. M.
of Michigan, is said to re-
ceive from the brewers because of his
influence with Mr.. Cleveland
and his consequent ability to look out
for the brewing interest is in danger
of being cut off. Mr.. Dickinson has
been sat upon by Mr.. Cleveland in
manner that indicates the loss of
whatever influence he may have had
with the administration. Mr.. Dick
inson undertook to have two Of the
new gun boats authorized by Congress
built by Detroit firm, notwithstand-
ing the treaty of 1915 with Great
Britain, which prohibits either govern