Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-10-14
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence Of che counlrn.


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center in pretty straight line from
the Ohio hustings, that the repub-
lican claims that they will have over
one hundred thousand majority in
the election to be held in that state
in November. is game of rank
bluff. There are unmistakable
signs of alarm over there since
Hanna was trapped into defending
his ship subsidy scheme tl,at would
costthe people of this country S1O,-
900, 900 year and benefit solely a
shipping trust in the East. In
order to make his little gift enter
prise apply to the state of Ohio,
Hanna used what would, at first
blush, appear a cogent argument,
TO wit, that shipping on the lake
and all trade had increased wonder
fully in the past few years. With
childlike innocence in all matters
that do not appertain to his own
pocketbook, Hanna forgot that no
provision of his ship subsidy scheme
related in the slightest degree to
the lake vessels. All the conceded
development of traffic on these vast
inland waterways cost the United
States Treasury not one cent.
None of the interests engaged in it
ask any share in Mr.. Hanna's gen
crosby with the. money of the
people that he intends to give to
the eastern shipbuilding trust.
The farmers of Ohio have been
asking questions about this matter
and have begun to do some think
ing for themselves. In consequence
thereof the republican leadeas have
requested Mr.. Hanna TO either
revise his subsidy argument or else
shunt il off the boards during the
remainder of the campaign. The
outlook for defeating Hanna for the
Scholarships growing better every
day. and altogether things are not
as lovely for the republicans in
Ohio as they could wish.
One Spellbinder, whom Chair
man Dick hoped to have on the
stump over in Ohio has fatty re-
fused TO take part in the campaign
for the reelection of Hanna. Del
egate Rodey. of New Mexico, says
he was shocked by the action of
Hanna ON the floor of the Senate
last January when he repudiated
the republican platform promise
10 the territories, and that he can
not conscientiously take part in his
reelection. If that we're the only
platform promise the republican
party has ever repudiated, that
party would still be entitled to the
distinguished consideration of the
people, but the platform promise
concerning the territories is only
one little venial sin compared to the
mountain of iniquity justly chargea-
BILE to the republican party. The
republican national platform not
only promised statehood to the
territories and then went back on
the promise, but it also promised
reciprocity not only Cuba, but with
other countries. The reciprocity
treaties negotiated by Mckinley
have never been ratified. And yet
the protective duties of the Dingley
bill were purposely placed so high
that the concession made to foreign
countries under the treaties nego-
tiated would still leave ample pro-
lection for the trusts. But the
trusts demanded all the swag that
the tariff bill gave them, and their
influence with the republican Con-
gress was sufficient to prevent the
ratification of the reciprocity trea-
ties. The promise in the republican
platform to favor legislation that
would prevent monopolies tic
limit production or to contro
prices" has not been redeemed
and never will until the republican
party and its present leaders are
retired from business, for the trusts
and monopolies furnish their breaC
of life-campaign funds. The
promises of the republican plat
form to labor have not been re
deemed. The republican platform
declared, 1--WE are in favor of I
more effective restriction of TIM
immigration of cheap labor from
foreign Countries" That thi
promise has not been kept is plail
to every man on earth from the fac
that the present immigration ex
ceeds any other yearin the historyo
the country. Ii Is quite unnecess