The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-27

Washington Letter.
From our regular Corresponds


corded in the ANIMALS of American
politics than the plot, for plot it un-
doubtedly is, to attempt to force the
retirement from the Cabinet of Secre-
tary Sherman by misrepresenting not
only his words and acts, but his
mental condition. Secretary Sher-
man was never stronger mentally than
he is today, but even if it were true
that his mental faculties were begin
ming to feel the advance of age, his
long and honorable public service
would entitle him to sympathy, in
place of the sneers and inuendoes
which have been and are being meted
out to him in the columns of the
democratic and assistant democratic
press. Of course, everybody knows
that the principal object of these pol
itical ghouls is to iniure- the republi-
can party in Ohio at the coming cleo
ton, but, as the average of intelligence
among Ohio voters is as high as that
of the voters in any state in the Union,
this nasty plot will be more likely to
react upon its 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 mental facul-
ties of Mr. Sherman are as strong as
ever, as he intends making some
speeches in the state during the cam
paign, if his health continues as good
as it is now.
No surprise was felt by those, who
knew the animus of the charges made
against Constructor Bowles, who is in
charge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
when acting Secretary Roosevelt
made public his full approval of the
report of Commander G. III. Davis, who
made complete investigation of all
the charges against Mr. Bowles. Not
only does Mr.. Roosevelt approve OF
the report exonerating Mr.. Bowels,
but he adds that it was because Mr.
Bowles was doing his duty so faithful
ly and conscienciously that attacks
were made upon him by those who
wished him to do otherwise.
Comment is heard on all sides on
the marked disinclination of all the
prominent democrats to talk for free
silver. This has been especially notice
able since silver commenced to de-
cline in price again. Among them,
selves heretofore ardent democratic
silverites have not hesitated to expires:
their admiration for the manner il
which Boss German ,hedged on the
silver question in the Maryland demo
cratic platform, and there is very little
doubt that many of the National dem
ocratic leaders regard free silver play
ed out as battle cry. and are engaged
IN hunting a new phraze which the.
can use to bamboozle the voters. Th,
death OF the free silver craze is also re
garded as the end of the candidacy O
Bryan. Meanwhile the country grow
daily more prosperous, and the peopl
know that they owe their returning
prosperity to the faithfulness witt
which President Mckinley and th
republicans in Congress kept tn
promises made in the last NatlOna
republican platform, and knowing /
are not likely to pay any serious at
tention to any new experiment tina
may be proposed by the beaten an
demoralized democratic party. A ma
jority OF the voters in 1892 trusted tn
democratic party to their everlastin
sorrow and four years of distress, bu
they won't do it again.
Before rendering the opinion tina
Secretary Gage has requested as t
whether the 10 per cent discriminat
ing duty provided in the Dingley tai
iff for goods imported from Canad
applied to goods from Japan or othe
foreign countries invoiced to an Amer
lean port but received at that POI
over a Canadian railroad, Attorne
General McKenna, by request, CAV
verbal hearings to Ex-Secretary Carl
isle representing the Boston & Main
railroad; Ex-Assistant Secretary Ham
lin, representing the Board of Trad
and the Merchants Association {
Boston, and others, who argued agains
the discriminating duty being applica
BILE to such goods. Attorney Geners
McKenna announced that he woul
give Messrs. Carlisle and Hamlin unit
Wednesday to file briefs, after whic
he would render his opinion as early a
possible. Secretary Gage will nc
make ruling on the question unit
he gets the Attorney Generals opir
ion.
PIERCE County announces her ar
nual fair to held in Tacoma Septem
Der 5-11. The managementannou
thot thav hone to make this fair exec