The Washington times., 1895-03-13
POINTS ABOUT PILGRIMS.

IUlN1S ADUUI flLURlNS.
Hon. John Ferguson, of the Canadian
senate, is at the Arno. He says that a
great deal of interest is being NANTES ted
in the approaching elections To the new
House of Commons, which will probably
take place in May.
The special reason for dissolvipg the
present house is the recent death of our
late premier, Sir John Thompson" said
Mr.. Ferguson ION his death the governor
general selected rs premier Sir Mac
Kenze Bowel, who, according TO custom,
appointed a new cabinet, which, however,
was largely composed OF members of the
old body. He also announced himself in
favor of the policy of incidental protection,
followed by the late prime minister, and
the elections to take place this spring are
for the purpose of securing the people S
approval of the new cabinet and the old
policy.
Incidental protection means protection
that is incidental to the requirements of
the country TO carry ON the government
Thus, certain amount Of money is needed
to run the machinery OF government. and
that / is raised by putting duIy upon such
articles as can be produced profitably in
the country. Our policy differs from a
revenue tariff. ID that the latter is used
10 raise money for the government upon
such articles as enter into the daily needs
of the people There is very mist AIKEN notion
i'll the United States that our tariff is ap-
piled especially to this country. Such is
very far from the case. IL is applied to
every culntsy alike, England included Our
tariff now is not nearly so high as the Wilson
bill, bat hetpresent protection is considered
enough for our manufacturers, having the
same competition that American manu-
facturers contend with.
Our natfonal debt is large at Present.
but ID is the debt OF the whole country. The
provincial tfebtsare very small, because we
supply the money to govern them The ap-
pffcatiun ofthe national debt, However, has
been such as 10 raise the credit OF the coup
try from and 8 per cent. on loans to 3
per cent, which is the rate We now borrow
ON, so that the increase of interest per
capita in the last twelve or fifteen years has
only been about Il cents. Thus while the
bulk of the debit has increased the re-
sponsibility of the people has grown but
little -
Il 4. '
general counsel for the Ohio River Rail
road Company, is at Willard's speak
ing of the prosperous condition of that and
other roads in that section of the country,
Mr.. Archer said that the Ohio River road
holds a record. possessed by no other road in
the United States. 1t has never injured
a passenger, il has never defaulted pay
ment on its bonded debt and has never
failed to send the pay car out on time.
Business interests in our section have
of course received a check from the hard
times, but we have an almost unlimited
supply of coal and timber and ! think the
State is on the threshold of very great de-
yelopment. There is no doubt that the per-
vading sentiment in the State is for protec-
stion. The recent municipal elections in
Wheeling, when the Republicans carried
the city by about 200 makes it look as
though the little change of about 1000
which took place in the general elections
was to be permanent" "
I'VE are looking. just now. for a big rush
of business to begin about the 18th, when
the st. Asaph track opens,' said a down
town hotel man yesterday This event
Will attract great many of the prominent
horsemen of the country to Washington,
and their presence VIII go a long way to-
ward livenfng things up somewhat. Just
now. however, the travelling public seems
TO be staying pretty much at home"
Hon. CASTOR A Robbins, member of Con-
gress from Selma, Ala, who has been at
the Arno, left for his home yesterday.
Mr. Emil Paur, leader of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, is at the Raleigh.
Don Mario del Principi Ruspoli, attache
of the Italian legation, is at the Cochran.
81 am out of politics, for the present, at
least" said ex-Representatiye William
McAleer, of Philadelphia, at the Randall
last night, land am Just over here trying
to wind up some of the affairs which the
pressure of business prevented me from
attending to at the close of the session
Politics have been more in the way of
incidentais, so far as / have been con-
cerned most of my life having been spent
in active business pursuits, and, on the
whole, find my present release from the
arduous duties of a member of Congress
quite a relief Men, especially from large
cities, are elected to Congress to legislate
and then their constituents proc eed to find so
much other work for them as to rend er it
almost impossible to attend to the duties
they are expected to perform
''I have just extended invitations to some
prominent officials here, including the
bers of the Cabinet, and others to attend the
annual banquet of the Hibernian Society,
of Philadelphia. This organization ante
dates the Revolution, and was formerly
known as the Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick.
Besides being a social organization it
looks out for emigrants arriving at the
port of Philadelphia.
among its early members were Gen.
Washington, Gen. Andrew Jackson, An
thony Wayne, who was one of its presi-
idents Robert Morris, the great financier;
Gov Mexican. who was Governor of Penn
slyvania, and Major Gen. Patterson, who
was also one of its presidents Mayor
Stuart, Of Philadelphia, is the present
presiding officer. Nearly every President
of the United States has at one time dined
with the society.
Majestic ranges this week; next week you pay
more. B. +. Guy u Co, zoos Pennsylvania ave.
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