Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Secretary Sherman as
Strong as Ever.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION ON TIE
TARIFF.
Democrats Afraid of Free Silver.
(From Our Regular spondent. }
WASHINGTON, August 1o, 1897.

W AsHIHGToH, August 10, 1927.
Nothing more conte mptible is re-
corded in the annals of American poll
ties than the plot, for plot it undoubt-
edly is, to attempt to force the retire.
ment from the Cabinet Of Secretary
Sherman by misrepresenting not only
his words and acts, but his mental
condluon. Secretary Sherman WAS
never stronger mentally than he is to
day, but even IL it we're true that his
mental faculties were beginning to
feel the advance of age. his long and
honorable public service would entitle
him to sympathy, in place of the sneers
and innuendoes which have been and
are being meted out to him in the COL
umns OF the democratic and assistant
democratic press or course, every
body knows that the principal object of
these political ghouls is TO injure the
republican party in Ohio at the coming
election, but as the average OF intelli-
gence among Ohio voters is as high as
that OF the voters in any state in the
Union, this nasty pot will be more
likely to react upon its concoctors than
to inlure the Republican party or Sec
retary sherman. rhe Ohio voters are
likely to have an opportunity to Judge
for themselves whr rther the mental
faculties of Mr.. Sherman are as strong
as ever, Is he intends making some
speeches in the state during the cam
paign, il his health continues as good
as it is now.
BowLEs ExoNKRArEK.
No surprise vas felt by those who
knew the animus OF the charges made
against Constructor Bowies, who is in
charge OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard
when acting Secretary Roosevelt made
public his full approval Of the report
OF Commander y. H. Davis who made
a complete Investigation OF all charges
against Mr. Bowles Not only does
MIR. Roosevelt approve of the report
exonerating Mr.. Bowles. hut he adds
that it was because Mr. Bowles was do
ing his duty so faithfully and consci-
entiously that attacks were made up
On him by those who wished him to do
otherwise.
GOODBYE no sILvRR
Comment is heard on all sides on
the marked disinclinstion OF all the
prominent democrats to talk for free
SILVER. This has been specially notice.
able since silver commenced to decline
In price again Among themselves
heretofore ardent democratic silver
ties have not hesitated to express their
admiration for the manner In which
Boss 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 battle cry, and are engaged in
hunting a new phrase which they can
use to bamboozle the voters. Tt Q
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 re-
turning prosperity to the thfulness
with which President Mckinley and
the republicans in Congress kept the
promises made in the last National re-
publican platform. and knowing it IL
not likely to paV any serious attention
to any new experiment that may be
proposed by the beaten and democrat
lied democratic party A majority oi
the voters in 1882 trusted the demo
cratic party to their everlasting sor-
row and four years OF distress, but
they wont do it again.
QUESTION OF DUTY.
Before rendering the opinion thai
Secretary Gage has requested as tC
whether the 10 % discriminating duty
provided in the Dingley tariff fol
goods imported from Canada applied
to goods from Japan or other foreign
countries invOIced to an American
port but received at that port over
Canadian railroad, Attorney Genera
McKenna. by request, gave verba
hearings to Ex-Secretary Carlisle, rep
resenting the Boston & Maine railroad
Ex-Assistant Secretary Hamlin. rep
resenting the Board OF Trade and the
Merchants Association of Boston, AT {
others, who argue against the discrim-
mating duty being applicable to such
goods Attorney General McKenni
announced that be would give Messrs
Carlisle and Hamlin until Wednesda a!
to file briefs. after which he would
render his opinion as early as possible
Secretary Gage will not make a ruling
on the question until he geJs the At