El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-27
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Special Correspondence of the HERALD.


| WASHINGTON. Oct 22. 19OO.-Tht
political atmosphere is clearing per
ceptibly and the administration feels
better. Like the parrot, Mr.. Bryan
| has been talking too much" for his
own good and he now seems to he
| beating himself. And by the Anglo
German agreement published today il
| would appear that our open door poll
| cy prevails. At all events as a propo-
sition il sounds acceptable and as if il
would go a long way towards settling
matters in China.
Little doubt of the result of the
election is felt here and IL is believed
that the Bryan crowd will he turned
down harded this time than they were
in 1896. Forecasts from all parts of
the country which have been received
at republican headquarters are univer-
sally encouraging, and while | haven [
any intimate knowledge of the inside
ness of democratic news the popocratS
are going around with faces as long
as churn and glum silence of a
man with ''pharynX which is rusted.
and larynx which is busted" as Hen
ry VIII used to remark. Hanna is do
ing himself proud and really earning
a good reputation as campaigner
The American people like a man who
will come right out before them and
talk straight to the mark-which is
what Hanna is doing and Bryan is not
OF the two men Bryan is pleasanter
to talk to-more the kind of man one
wants to know socially-but he never
answers a question when he can tunnel
under il. climb over il or walk around
while Hanna is a plain business man
of the intensely business type. who be-
lieves that language is made to express
ideas and not to conceal them: who
looks YOU right in the eye and says
what he means. You may not love
Hanna don't-but you never have
any doubt what he means. Bryan is
good company. but he is shifty and
never looks a man in the face.
Roosevelts Characteristics.
Roosevelt is something on Hannas
order as regards straightforwardness.
but he is not so intensely businesslike
and is consequently more popular: the
kind of man who has devoted friends
and devoted enemies and whom you
would rather employ or work for than
buy bricks of.
War and the Tax on Beer.
The ways and means committee was
authorized to sit during the recess to
consider reductions in the war taxes
and some recommendations to that eff
feet will probably be presented at the
next session. The beer men will likely
get some relief. partly because they
have been good during this campaign
and partly so that the laboring class
es-which is me-can get enough beer
to go round in a ten-cent GROWER. The
brewers refused to support the bry-
anocrats at the very beginning unless
free silver were cut out and they have
been quiescent since the adoption of
the Kansas City which fact
will not initiate against them at all
next session. Normally they would
have supported the democrats and their
inaction is so much gained. The tax
used to be 81 barrel and the tax was
showed up to 81. with IL cent rebate
which made it really S1.S5 At that
rate s72 500. 900 were collected last
year. IL is proposed to make the rebate
larger. giving a virtual tax of $40.
which will slice off about s17 800. 900
from our revenues as n nation and re-
suit in our getting $4,000. 900 or So
900 900 worth more beer considered col
lectively as consumers. II shall not
get that much moreD The
spiritually inclined merchant has a
pensive habit of collecting about 81
extra from his customers when he is
hit with 81 tax. The stamp tax on
articles is in doubt 1t
does not yield a great amount of rev
enue -four to five millionSb and il is
more bother than ii is really worth.
The druggists and patent food men are
against it. The bankers want
the check tax abolished. but it will
only be reduced to cent a
heck instead of two cents.
The Reward for the Suffering Bank
Clerk.
There is a suffering ex-bank clerk
around here who is much |
worth-by the police
and every man with an inpediment in |
his speech is captured once or twice |
1 day to be held for Identification.
That seems the only characteristic to
90 by. The original is named Schreib- |
az and he captured a hundred and
some odd thousand from a New Jersey
bank for the benefit of a New York |
woman with saddle colored hair |
Wherefore he is wanted and il is dan
,erous to Stutter in public. This is |
4 good time for men with vocal impe-
iments to- stay where they are known
md not come around here. Bryan and |
will both he here this week |
Dut I have no approximations for either.
General Merriam's Report.
Gen. Merriam. who commands the |
department. OF the Colorado has turned
m his annual report in which he finds |
great many complimentary things
20 say about the Indians. particularly
he Apaches. Some railway men told
him they were good laborers and he |
IS assusred that the Indian police are
absolutely loyal" The withdra wal of |
all troops from San Carlos agency is |
But he is down on the
cigarette. Talking about the combus-
tibility OF post buildings in the semi |
arid country he says that IF the des-
tructive cigarette could be abolished