The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-08-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 1887.

| 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 advant-
ages become generally known. The
actual administration of the tariff law
is in the hands of Assistant Secretary
Howell, who is an expert in the num-
erous complications which necessarily
arise when change is made in the
tariff, but Secretary Gage is so much
interested that he keeps il close touch
with all tariff matters. Treasury Off
cials say the new law is unusually
free from the errors and cOntradic-
tons which have made so much
trouble for those who have been
charged with the administration of
previous tariff laws.
There is one thing about Secretary
Sherman's recent very vigorous in
structions to Abassador Hay on the
seal 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 Salisbury had declined
several suggestions from this govern
ment that a conference be heid on the
subject. As soon as Ambassador
Hays instructions were made public
John Bull suddenly saw a new light
and speedily accepted the last propo-
sition made by the United States for
an international conference on pelagic
sealing in Behring Sea, and the CON
ference will be held in Washington
this fall. No better proof could be
found that plain talk is sometimes
needed between nations just as much
as it is between individuals.
Mr.. Samuel C. Durham. a mining
expert and statistician connected with
the I. s. 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 ex-
poets to get to Dawson city before
cold weather stops travel and will
spend the winter there. Upon Mr..
Dunham's report, which will be made
as early next year as he can ascertain
the necessary facts, much 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 eX-
aggerted and tells the other side of
the story generally, the Alaskan gold
eXcitementwilI die out as suddenly as
it began.
Every Republican should be on
watch for the tariff beats, and he
should have 10 hesitation in exposing
them wherever found. 1t is, of course.
! expected that the Democratic free
traders will duplicate the fight they
made against the Mckinley 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 not be affected to any Unmarked
extent by the tariff. If you have any
such in your vicinity expose him and
refuse to patronize him, and persuade
your neighbOr to follow you in going
| to the dealer who is too honest to try
to add to his profits by putting up
! prices or everything and charging it
all to the tariff. 1t was just such men
as they who brought about the four
years Of hard times from which the
country has now happily emerged.
Watch them and show them up.
Neither the Republican national
committee nor the congressional com
mittee will have anything to do with
the management Of the campaign in
Maryland this year, but both will
render aid in every possible way to
the Republicans OF that State. The
Maryland Republicans are not dis
posed to boast, but having licked Boss
German out of his boots last year,
they express confidence in their abil-
ity to repeat the whipping this year
and TO elect a majority OF the Legis-
Iature which will elect Germans sue
cessor in the Senate.
Owing to the election law which
enables the Democrats to do as they
please in that State, the Virginia Re
publicans are not hopeful of accom-
plishing anything this year, although
they say there is no doubt of the State
being Republican if a fair count could
be had
Rally Round the Flag.
The thirty-frst annual encamp
TDnnt of tho q A will 40 I,o1l