Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

AFTER THE KEYSTONE STATE
bill introduced in Congress provide
for the erection in Washington OF tw,
statues, one Of William ID. Kelley an.
the other OF Samuel j. Randall. !
is stated that one of the statues is in
tended rs n memorial of ~ great com
moner, and tho other is designed I,
do honor to the memory of II grca
champion of protective tariff. Not
withstanding this statement of the diff
ferent ideas which the two statues are
intended to commemorate, it is nn
doubtedly a fact that they are both
proposed with a view to making II
demonstration in favor of high tariff,
and these two departed statesmen OF
Pennsylvania are chosen from both par
ties for the purpose OF catch.
ing the votes of both Republi-
cans and Democrats. 1t is
shrewd scheme, and quite likel,
it may be carried through under the
present regime. which appears to he
very much devoted to the Penn.
sylvania idea and may be counted
upon to honor it's leading opponents,
living or dead.
The MAN WHO DID THE Thick
Mr.. Simpkins of the 18th Massnc husetts
district mny protest against the duty
on copper ingots; Mr.. Barrows of the
10th district may denounce the duty
on books and works Of art; Mr.. Low
ering OF the 18th district may talk
against the extreme wool duties, aud
so may Mr.. Mccall of tho 9th; and
Mr.. Moody of the 9Th may appeal
against the duty on wool grease. But
what Of it? Tho rebellion looks for.
midabe and is the talk of the country.
But the country failed to note how
Mr.. Walker of the 3rd district put it
down. Rising in bis place, and poiut-
ing to the duty on eggs, he buried it
in the teeth of the insure 10 ctionista,
declaring in thunder tones that "Ws
claim that the tariff makes more hens. "
The rebellion Was mt an ond. We
shall hear no more of it.
The TRUE ANIMUs-Congressman an
Moody had the courage to assail one
part of his party's tariff bill-the pro-
posed duty on degras and this he did
in ringing tive-minute speech. De-
grns, or wool grease, is used in the
preparation of leather, and the leath-
er and shoe interests consequently
don't like the scheme Of tax. They
place it on par with q tax on hides,
where, of course, it belongs. though
in less important degree. As big
tax is put on straw mating, to compel
people to buy ingram carpets, 80 this
tux is put on degras to compel the
leather men to use msnhaden oil iu-
stead. That is the animus of the de.
gras duty, and nothing more need he
said Of il.
AN ELASTIC TERM-"Offensive part
isanship" is newly defined in its poll
tical relations to this administration d
by First Assistant Postmaster.G .Gonernl
Heath, who says that partisanship by
Office holders will be considered offen-
sive only when it proves detrimental
to the public service. That looks like
a fair definition, but good deal de-
pends upon how it is interpreted when
it comes to Tipping ont postmasters
for this cause. "The good. Of the SER
vice" is a very elastic phrase in the es-
timation of some people.
The MAN FOR THE PLACE-Preside mt
Mckinley now proposes to extend
the principle of harmony into the RI.
publican politics OF Pennsylvania. 1t
will truly be beautiful sight 10 behold
Quay and Martin and Magee dwelling
together in fraternal unity. 1t would
be still more benefcent achievement
in the Keystone state if this truce be-
tween the factions there should result
in the placing of its treasury in the
charge Of man of such public spirit
aud splendid business ability as is
John Wanamakcr.
An OLD STANDBY" Well," says
Uncle Joe Cannon to a man who com.
plimented him on his latest tar fl
speech, "you surprise me. If you
had been here two years ngo you
would have heard me make the same
speech, and if you had been here four
years, six years or eight years ny" you
would also have heard me- make ex-
actly the sam, speech, and the Lord
only knows how many men used that
speech before l did. )"
INTERESTING IF TRUE-Again the
com ~ from Washing
ton that the Harrison exotic .hollsrs
will stand no show for reap. .,ointment
under the Mckinley administration.
All Of which is Interesting ifit is lived
up to. Notwithstanding tho frequent
repetition of this report we are rather
inclined to think that when it comes
to the test the longest pole will cJu.
time to knock tn, pcr,inmDuS.
A DECEPTIVE GAIN The first month
of the new administration will ing
to the government IL revenue surplus
of about 5000. 900, rs coutras,ed
with the continuous deficits OF many
months preceding But this gain, it
is to be fearel, is at tue expense Of
future revenue under the coming
tariff. The tariff Of deficit is still in
force.
A PEssIMIsr-Of all the Office seek.
ers who flock to Washington, the most
forlorn is the man who can't get WIN,
he wants aud doesu't want what he can
get. He is almost Invariably the fel-
low who goes home and gIoomilv as
sures his neighbors that the country is
going to everlasting smash.
IT STRUCK HoME--The Washington
Just adjourned, was the
most Populi'lic OF all the Populist
of this season, but when
1t came to voting for AL anti-frec pas,
"a hro -,