The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

| FROM our kpgNliE NDiIcsl'oIl'iCIit'
Washington, August l6. 1897.
| Nothing more contemplate is reccru-
ed in the annals of American politics
than the plot, for plot it undoubtedly
is, to attempt to force the retirement
from the Cabinet of Secretary Sherman
bv misrepresen not only his words
and acts, but his mental condition.
Secretary Sherman was never stronger
mentally than he is today, but even II
it were true that his mental faculties
were begin ming to feel the advance OF
age. his long and honorable public SER
vice would enti:le him to sympathy,
! in place of the sneers and lnuendOes
J which have been and are being melted
out to HIM in the columns of the demo-
| cratic and assistant democratic press.
! OF course, ervbody knows that the
/ principal object of these political ghouls
/ is to injure the republican party in OHIO
/ at the coming election, but. as the aver
! age of intelligence among Ohio voters IS
! az high as that of the voters in any state
! in the Union, this nasty plot Will be
/ more likely to react upon It's concoctors
/ than to injure the republican party or
/ Secretary Sherman The Ohio voters
are likely to have an opportunity to
| Judge for themselves whether the men
| tai faculties of Mr.. Sherman are as
strong as ever, as he intends making
some speeches in the state during the
campaign, if his health continues as
good as 1t is now.
No surprise was felt by those who
knew the animus of the charges made
against Constructor Bowles, who Is III
charge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
when acting Secretary Roosevelt made
public his full approval of the re-
port of Commander {. II. Davis,
who made a complete investigation of
all the charges against Mr. Bowles. Not
only does Mr.. Roosevelt approve of the
report exonerating Mr.. Bowles, but he
adds thai it was because Mr.. BOwles
was doing his duty SO faithfully and
conscientIously that attacks were made
upon him by those who wished him to
do otherwise.
Comment is heard on all sides on the
marked Discrimination of all the prom
incnt democrats to talk for free silver.
This has been specially noticeable since
silver commenced to decline in price
again. Among themselves heretofore
arden: democratic silverites have not
hesilatel to express their admiration
for the manner in which 20 IS German
hedged on the silver question in the
MARYLAND democratic platform, and
there is very little doubt that many of
the National democratic leaders regard
free silver played out as a battle cry,
and are engaged in hunting Il new
phrase which they can use to bambooZle
the voters. The death OF the free silver
craze is also regarded as the end of the
candidacy of Bryan. Meanwhile the
country grows daily more prosperous,
and the people know that they owe
their returning prosperity to the faith
fitness with which President Mckinley
and the republicans in Congress kept
the promises made in the last National
republican platform, and knowing it,
are not likely to pay any serious atten-
ton to any new experiment that may
he proposed by the beaten and demon
allied democratic party. \ majority of
the voters in 1892 trusted the demo
cratic party to their everlasting sorrow
and four years of distress, but they
won't do 1t again.
Before rendering the opinion that
Secretary Gage has requested as to
whether the 10 per cent discriminating
duty provided in the Dingley tariff for
goods imported from Canada applied
to goods from Japan or other foreign
countries invoiced to an American port
but received at that port over Cana
dian railroad, ATTORNEY General Me
kenna, 10y request, gave verbal hearings
to EX-Secretary Carlisle, representing
the Boston x Maine railroad; EX-As-
sstqnt Secretary Hamlin, representing
the Board of Trade and the Merchants
association of Boston, and others, who
argued against The discriminating duty
being applicable to such goods Attor-
ney General Mckenna announced that
he would give Messrs. Carlisle and
iIamlln until "Wednesday TO file briefs.
alter " hich he would render his opinion
IL early as possible. Secretary Gage
Will not make a ruling on the question
until he gets the Attorney Generals
opinion