Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Secretary Cages Opinion Of the
Tariff
The Instructions to Ambassador hay on
the Fisheries Question The KIon-
dyke Gold Fields.

Seer etary Gage is paying especial
ly close attention to the working Of
the Dingley tariff law, which he
thinks one of the best the country
has ever had and one which will
rapidly grow in popularity as its
manifold advantages become gener
ally known The actual admins
tration Of the tariff law is in tho
hands Of Assistant Secretary Howell
who is an expert in the numerous
complications which necessarily
arise when a change is made in the
tariff, but Secretary Gage is so
much interested that he keeps in
close touch with all tariff matters.
Treasury officials say the new law
is unusually free from the errors
and contradictions which have made
so much trouble for those who have
been charged with the administra-
ton of previous tariff laws.
There is one thing about Secre-
tary Sherman recent very vigor-
GUS instru tions to Ambassador Hay
on the cell fisheries question that
cannot be denied they brought the
government of Great Britain to
time. Up TO the publication of Mr..
Sherman s plain language Lord Sails
bury had declined several sugges-
tions from this government that
conference be held on the subject.
AS soon as Ambassador Hays in
structiOns were made public John
Bull suddenly saw new light and
speedily accepted the last PROPOSE
ton made by the United States for
an international conference on pela-
gic sealing in Behripg Sea, and tho
conference will be held in Washing
son this fall No better proof could
be found that plain talk is some
times needed between nations just
as much as it is between individuals.
1t seems almost a pity that the
governments of Hawaii and Japan
could not have postponed their Off
cial agreement to settle by arbitra-
ton the dispute which so many
imaginative newspaper writer's have
been making the basis for thrilling
stories about tho certain to como
war between the Japs and Uncle
Sam 5 boys, at least until they are
driven to studying mp a new founda-
ton upon which sensational stories
may be built, as the Klondyke gold
fields are already badly overworked
and the probable effects of the Ding
ley tariff can no longer be safely
lied about.
Mr. Samuel C. Dunham, mining
expert and statistician, connected
with the United States Bureau of
Labor, is now on his way to the
Klondyke gold fields for the purpose
of making an official investigation
of the resources and conditions of
the gold fields He expects to get to
Dawson city before cold weather
stops travel and will spend the win
ter there Upon Mr. Dunham $ re-
port, which will be made as early
next year as he can ascertain the
necessary facts. which will depend.
If he finds gold as plentiful as it has
been reported to be there will be the
widest rush from the United States
and Canada in the worlds history
If, on the contrary, he reports the
finds of gold TO have been greatly
exaggerated, and tells the other side
of the story generally, the Alaskan
gold excitement will die out as sud
denly as it began.
Every Republican should be on
: watch for the tariff beats, and he
should have no hesitation in expos
ing them wherever found. II is, of
course, expected that the Democra-
r tic free traders will duplicate the
) fight they made against the McKin-
ley tariff and endeavOr to make
sentiment against protection by
pushing up the prices on everything,
but there Is a worse class of tariff
beats. Those traders who for no
other reason than greed attempt to
, raise the prices on goods that will
5 not be affected to any marked ex-
tent by the tariff. If you have any
such in your vicinity, expose him
and refuse TO patronize him, and
7 persuade your neighbor to follow
| you in going to the dealer who is
} too honest to try to add to his pro-
f fits by putting up prices on every
thing and charging it all TO the
tariff. 1t was just such men as
they who brought about the four
r years Of hard times from which the
, country has now happily emerged
= Watch them, and show them up
: Neither the Republican National
q Committee, nor the Congressional
Il Committee, will have anything to
/ do with the management of the
+ campaign in Maryland this year, but
both viii render aid in every posi-
ble way to the Republicans of that
o state The Maryland Republicans
are not disposed to boast, but hav-
ing licked Boss German out of his
!, boots last year they express conf
dence in their ability to repeat the
p whipping this year and to elect a
s. majority of the legislature which
will elect German 5 successor IN the
4 Senate.
:, Owing to the election law which
Il enables the Democrats to do as they
o please in that state, the Virginia
Q Republicans are not hopeful Of ac.
, eomplishing anything this year, al
! though they say there is no doubt OF
. the state being Republican, if fair
count could be had