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PLAIN TALK.
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER
OF ACCEPTANCE.
% II l.vp II / V I \ I / < 1 I i V 1 v I \'
n^< i m>iM< \i. i.> I'iiilifhiilh
st4 n:.m icnt or
tim issri:s or tiik
i)A V.
The Groat (^iiCNtioti of the Krihtetion
of Tuxes so Put that
li?* who Kutts iimy Itoad Trust,
Lnhur, Immigration, lite Carreiic.v,
all Kreeivr their share
of A 11 en t ion.
News ii.i-t ( 'out ier.
Wash inu r.)\, Sept. 8, 1888.
lloV Patrick A. Collins uml others,
c'(>iinnittoe, &e: Gentlemen: In
aihlrossino to yon >nv formal ucooptance
of the nomination of the Presi
deney of tho United States, my
thouidits are persistently upon the
impressive rulu'ion <>f such action to
the American teople, ." hoi\? ?..onfideuce
U thus invited, and to tho political
party to which I belong, just
euterir.o upon a contest for combined
supremacy. The world does not
siiTord a spectacle more s ihliino than
is furnished when millions of free
and intelligent American citizens so- ;
loot their Chief Magistrate, and bid
one of their numbers to find the hi<di
< at earthly honor and the full mens '
tiro of public duty in ready submis- i
sion to their wiii.
It follows th it a candidate for tin's
hieh nll'ieo can never forget that
when the turmoil and strife which
attend the selection of its incumbent
shall be heard no more, there must
1.0 in tin? <i:iiit calm which follows
complete and solemn self-consecration
1?v the people's chosen I'resident
of every faculty and endeavor
to the service of a confiding ami tjoir
erons nation of freemen. These |
thonohts are intensified hy tin? li<rht
of inv experience in the Presidential
.ollice, which lias soberly impressed
line with the severe responsibilities
which it imposes, while it has quick<ened
iny love for American institutions
and tail<^ht me the priceless
value of the trust of my countrymen.
It is of the highest importance
that those who administer our Goveminent
should jealously protect and
.maintain the rights of American citizens
at home and abroad and should
strive to achieve for our country her
proper place ainoiiij tho nations of
tho earth; hut there is no people
whose home interests are so rrroat,
and whose numerous objects of domestic
concern deserve so much
watchfulness and care.
OU.IKCTS OK UOVliKNMKNTAI, KOMCITL'I>H.
A mono these are the regulation of
^ n
a sound financial system suited to
our needs, thus securing tho efficient
agency of national wealth and general
prosperity; tho construction and
equipment of means of defence to
inspire our national safety and maintain
the honor beneath which such
national safety reposes; the protection
of our national domain, still
stretching beyond the needs of a
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wiiiin v o jtiiiiMiMi, null ns prcser valion
for tins settler and pioneer of
our marvelous growth; a sensible
gild sincere recognition of the value
of American labor, loading to scrupulous
care and just appreciation of
the interests of our woi kinginen; the
peeking of such monopolistic tendencies
and schemes as interfere with
the advantages and benefits which
t)io people may rightly olaim; a generous
regird nnd care for onr surviving
soldiers and sailors, and for
tho widows and orphans of such as
have died, to tho end that while appreciation
of their services and sacrifices
is quickened, tho application of
ythoir pension fund to improper cases
may he prevented; protection against
servile {migration, which injuriously
competes with our laboring men in
tho field of toil, and adds to our pop
tdution an eloment ignorant of institutions
and laws, impossible of assimilation
with our people, and dangerous
to our peaeo and welfare; a
* strict and steadfast adherence to the
^ principles of civil service reform and
the thorougli oxeoution of the laws
passed for their enforcement, thus
permitting to our people the advan*
^ tages of butirtess methods' in the op.
eration of their Government; the
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upiaraiity to our eolo.rod citi/otia of
all tlu'ir ri<di?s of riti/ousliip and
their ju^t recognition and encour-!
aooment in all things pertaining lo
that relation; a firm, patient and humane
Indian policy so that in peaceful
relations with the (iovomtnunt j
tic civitt/.ttion of the Indians may he
promoted with resulting quiet and
safety on settlers on our frontiers, and
the curtailment of public oxpendi-'
tures hv the introduction of economical
methods in every department of
the (iovernmunt.
The pledges contained in the plat- ,
form adopted by the late t 'onvention
of the National I >emoeracv lead to
tho advancement of these objects
ami insure oood ?rovermnont t lit*
r> ?
aspiration ?>f every true American
citizen ami tlie motive for every j?si- i
triotic action and eiTort.
Wll.t.IN<; TO TlU'sT TO Till: KI'X'OUll. '
In the consciousness that niueli
has been done in the direction of
oo;xl oovernincut by tho present Ad- ]
ministration, and submittin<> its recortl
to the fair inspection of my
countrymen, I endorse the platform
thus presented, with the determination
that i: I <im a<rain called to the i
chief magistracy there shall lie eon- I
tinuance of devoted endeavor to advance
tho interest a of the entire
country.
I UK lil lJDKN OK TAXATION.
<
Our scale of internal taxation and I
its consequences largely engross at j
this time the attention of our citizens, j
ami our people are soberly consider- j
mo the necessity of measures of relief.
Our < ioverninent i> tlie creation
of the people, e.stuhli.slu 1 to carry
out their design.; and Accomplish
their oood. It was f ended on jus- j
iice and was in le for a free, inlelli
I oeiit and virtun: people. It is onl\ j
useful when in their control, and 011iy
serves llieni well when regulated
and jruided by their constant touch.
I; i; a free Government because it
ouarautees to every American citizen
the unrestricted personal use and on
i t 1
joyincnt of all the reward of his toil
a id of all his income, except what
may ho his fair contribution to nee
essary public expense. Therefore it
lis not only the i*i ?"i?t. hut the duty of
a free people, in the enforcement of
this muirantoe, to insist that such expense
should he strictly limited to
the actual public needs. It seems
perfectly clear that when the Government
this instrumentality created
and maintained by the people to do
their bidding turns upon them, and,
through an utter perversion of its
powers, extorts from their luhor ui d
capital a tribute largely in excess of
public necessities, the creature has
rebelled against the creator, and the
j masters tire robbed by their servants.
The cost, of government must con- i
tinue to be met by tarilT duties collected
at our custom houses upon imported
ooods, and by internal revenue
taxes assessed upon spirituous
and malt liquors, tobacco and oleomargarine.
KKFUCTS OK '1 11 10 TAKIKF.
1 suppose it is needless to explain
that all these duties and assessments
are added to the price of the aiticles
upon which they were levied, and
thus become a tax upon all those
who buy these articles for use and
consumption. I suppose, too, it is
well understood that the effect of this
tariff taxation is not limited to consumers
of imported articles, but that
the duties imposed on such articles
permit a corresponding increase in
price to be laid upon domestic productions
of the same kind, which increase,
paid by all our people as consumers
of home productions and en
tering every American Home, constitute
a form of taxation ascertain and
inevitable as thoucrh the amount was
annually paid into the hand of the
j tax-gatherer.
These results are inseparable from
1 the plan we have adopted for the
Collection of our revenue by tarifT
duties. They ?ro not {Mentioned to
discredit the system, but by way of
preface to the statement that every
million of dollars collected at our
custom houses for duties upon i in Fiortcd
articles and puid into the pubic
treasury represent many millions
moro which, though nover reaching
the national treasury, are paid by
our tariff laws.
In these circumstances, and in
view of this necessary effect of the
operation of our plan for raiting revenue,
the absolute duty of limiting
the rate of tariff charges to the necessities
of a frugal and economical
administration of the Government
seems to bo perfectly plain. The
continuance, upon tho pretext of
meeting public expenditures, of such*
"IHi TlU'li TO vol u
CONWAY, s. i
a scale <>f tsirilT taxation as draws j
from ilio substance of the people a
sum largely i i excess of public
needs, is surely something which,
under a government based upon justice
and which funis its strength an ?
o
usefulness in tho faith and trust of
the people, oujjdit not to be tolerated.
While tho heaviest burdens incident
to tho necessities of irovermnent are
uncotnnlninitioly borne, lijrht. bur- '
dens become grievous and intolera- ;
ble when not justified by such necessities.
I nnecossarv taxation is unjust
taxation.
And yet this is our condition. We
are annually collecting at our custom
houses, and by means of our internal
revenue taxation, many millions
in excess of all leoitimato pub- '
lie needs. As tho conscquenco there!
now remains in the national treasury!
a surplus of more than one hundred
and thirty, millions of dollars. No
better evidence could bo furnished
that tho people are exoi bitantly taxed.
'I'll K TAX ON 10A<'11 COC.NTY.
The extent of tho superfluous bur
den indicated by this surplus will be '
bettor appreciated when ii is siilJ?res
tod that sueh surplus alone represents
taxation ao-oree-atiiie- more
than one hundred ami oijrht thousand
dollars ii. n countv eontiiiniu?r liftv
' * I
thousand inhabitants.
taxation lias always been the feature
of organized jrovoi nniont liardest
to reconcile with the people's
idea of freedom and , happiness
When presented in t lie direct form
nothing will arouse popular diseon
tent more quick and profoundly than
unjust and unnecessary taxation.
< >11r farmers, mechanics, laborers,
and all our citizens, closely scan the
slightest increase iti taxes assessed
upon their lauds and other proper''-,
and demand <niod reason for such in
crease. And vet they seem to l>o
expected, in some quarters, to re?*ard
the unnecessary volume of insidious
and indirect taxation visited
upon them nv our present rate cf
tarilT duties with indifference, if not
with favor.
KKOOK OK I N.I I'ST TAXATION.
The surplus revenue now remaining
in the treasury not only furnishes
conclusive proof of unjust taxation,
but the existence constitutes a separate
and independent menace to the
nrosnnrit v of tln> i.?>..?.!<> 'I'l.u .....o
I I
accumulation of idle funds represents
that much motley drawn from the.
circulating medium of the country,
which is needed in the channels of
trade and business. It is ai threat
n
mistake to suppose that consequences
which follow continual withdrawal
and hoardintr by the Government
J
of the currency of the people, are not
of immediate importance to the mass
of our citizens and only concern
those engaged in large linrncial
transactions.
KVII.S Ol' A I.IMI1KI) CUIJIlHNCV
In the restless enterprise and activity
which free and ready money
among the people produces is found
that opportunity for labor and employment
and that, impetus to business
and production which bring in
their train property to our citizens in
every station and vocation. New
ventures, new investments in business
and manufacture, construction
of new and important works and enlargement
of enterprises already established,
depend largely upon obtaining
tnouey upon easy terms with
fair security; and all these thing* are
stimulated bv the nlmiwhmt vnlnm.?
of tho circulating medium. Even
tlio harvested grain of the former remains
without a market unless money
is forthcoming for its movement
and transportation to the seaboard.
The lirst result, of scarcity of j
money among the people is the exaction
of severe terms for its use. In;
creasing distrust and timidity is fol-[
lowed by refusal to lean or advance'
on any terms. Investors refuse all,
risks and decline all securities, and
in the general fright, the money still
in the hands of the people is persistently
hoarded. It is quite apparent
that when this perfectly natural, if
nOt, inevitable, stage is reached, depression
in all business and enterprise
will, as necessary consequence,
lessen the omiortunitv for work and
II '
employment, and reduce salaries and
tho wages of labor.
HOW TilK MAKSKK 1'KKI. TIIK si KI'I.I S.
Instead, then, of being exempt
from the influence and effect of the
immense surplus lying idle in tWo mi
tional treasury, our wage-earners and
others who rely upon their labor*for
support are most of all directed concerned
in the situation. Others, seeing
the approach of danger, may
provide against it, but it will find
thoss depending upon their daily toil
for bread unprepared, helpless and
defenceless. Such a state of affairs
docs not present a case of idleness
resulting from disputes between laboring
man and employer, but it
produces nn absolute and enforced
stoppage of employment ami wages.
I'trnut: KXTRAVACJANCK.
In reviewing tho bad effects of this
accumulated surplus and scale of tari
iff rates, hy which it is produced, wo
' must not overlook -tho tendency to"fx
WORD AMI VOl" IE WO UK
U., THURSDAY, SKI'I
wards i^ross and scandalous jnddic
extrnvaijanoo which a controlled
treasury inducts, nor the fact that wo
are maintaining without excuse, in
time of profound pence, substantially
tho rate of tariff duties imposed in
time of war when the necessities of
the IJoverninent justified the imposition
of the weightiest burdens on the
r">
people.
Divers plans have been suggested
f?>r the return of this accumulated
surplus to tho people and tin* channels
of trade. Some of these devices
are at variance with all rules of ootid
finance; some are delusive, some are
absurd and some betrav by their
reckless cxtraynganco the demoralizing
influence of a great surplus of
public money upon the judgments of
individuals. While such efforts
should be made as are consistent
with public duty and sanctioned by
sound judgment to avoid the danger
by the useful disposition of tin* surplus
now remaining* in the treasurv,
it is evident that, if its distribution
were accomplished another accumulation
would soon take its place if
tho constant flow of redundant income
was not checked at its source
by reform in our present tariff taxes.
A PKACTICAl. VIKW.
Wo do not propose to deal with
those conditions by merely attempting
to satisfy the people of the truth
of abstract theories n?>r l>v alone urging
their assent to politieal doetrines.
We present to them the propositions
that they are imiuit treated in the
J 1
ox tent of tho pros(Mit Pectoral taxati-Mi,
that as tho result a "ondition of
extreme danoer exists, and that it is
for thoin to demand n remedy and
that defence and safo promised in
the miarantoo of their free* (i ivernment.
Wo believe that the same
moans which arc adopted to relieve
the treasure of its present surplus
prevent its recurrence, should cheapen
to our people the cost of supplying
their daily wants. Both of these objects
wo seek in part to <jain by reducing
the present tariff rates upon
the necessaries of life.
Wo fully appreciate tho importance
to the country <?f our domestic indus.
i v ~
iri.ti enterprises. In 11 <' rectification
of existing wrongs thoir maintenance
and prosperity should ho carefully
and in a friendly spiri considered.
Kvun Kiich reliance upon present revenue
arrangements as may have heen
invited or encouraged should he fairly
and justly legurdod. Abrupt and
radical chango.s, which might endan
ger such enterprises and injuriously
effect the interests of labor dependent
upon their success and continuance,
are not contemplated or intended.
KltKK HAW MA I Kill A I..
But we know the cost of our domestic
manufactured products is increased,
and their price to the consumer
enhanced by the duty imposed
upon the raw material used in manufacture.
\\ro know that tins increased
cost prevents the sale of our productions
at foreign markets in competition
with those countries which
have the advantage of free raw material.
Wo know that Confined to
the home market our manufacturing
operations are curtailed, tin ir demands
for labor irregular and the
rate of wages paid uncertain.
We propose, therefore, to stimulate
our domestic industrial enterpr'ses
by freeing from durV imported
raw materials, which by the employment
of labor are used in our home
manufactures, thus oxtonding the
markets for their sale and permitting
increased and steady production,
with fho allowance of abundant profits.
TA KINO ('AIIU OK I.Alton.
True to the uudeviating course of
the Democratic party, wo will not
neglect the interests of labor and our
worlcinginen. In all efforts to rem edy
existing evils wo will furnish no
excuse for loss of employment or re.
duction of the wages on honest toil.
| On the contrary, we proposo in any
adjustment of our revenue laws to
concede such oneonrajremont and advantan'ago
to employers of domestic
labor as will easily compensate for
iinv fliff?rniie? ih-.il tnov r>v!n? I...
V" J "?
tween the standard of waacs which
n
should he paid to our laboring' men
and iho ratu allowed in oilier counties.
Wo propose, too, by extending
the markets for our manufactures to
promote the- steady omplopment of
labor, while by cheapening the cost
of the necessaries of life \yo increase
the purchasing power of the workingman's
wages and add to the comforts
of his home.
UKHTim"I'lO \ OF I ,M \[ !<; J{ A'I'ION
And before passing from this phase
I of the question I am constrained to
express the opinion that the interest
i of lador should be always sedulously
regarded in any modification of our
tariff laws. Additional end more direct
and efficient protection to theso
; interests would be afforded by tho
| restriction and prohibition of immigration,
or tho importation of laborers
from countries, who swarm upon
our shores, having no purpose or intent
of becoming our fellow-citizens
or acquiring any permanent interest
: in cur country, but who crowd every
field of deployment with intelligent
labor at wages which ought not to
* ' ' -I* .v'V
AM> YOUt (OlVntY."
?EM!BER 20. 1888.
[satisfy thosu who make claim to]
American citizenship.
TltKATI NO OK TUl'STS.
The platform atloptml hy the late
National I 'on volition of our party
contains the following declaration:
"Judged I?y Democratic, principles
tho interests of the people are l?o- j
trnverl wlinn liv iinimpniuinri' ??* ?
lion, trusts ami <:oml)inat ions are
permitted and fostered, which, while
unduly enriching the fuw that com ,
bino, r?l> the body of our ci.i/.ons by ,
depriving thorn as purchasers of the ,
benefits of natural competition." ,
Sucli comlnnations have always *
boon condemned by the Democratic |
partv, and tlm declaration or its Xa- i
tional Convention is sincerely made, j
and no member of our party will bo .
found excusing the existence or lad
ti11?r the pernicious results of those
ilovioos to wronj* tins people. I'n- ,
dor various names they have been ,
' punished by common law for bun- |
dreds of years, and they have lost j
none of their hateful features they i
have assumed the name of trusts in .
I stead 01 conspiracies. (
W e believe that those trusts arc i
tin* natural off-piino of a market ar- <
' tilieiallv restricted; that an inordiuu- j
tolv hioh tariff, beside furnishinir i
* . n '
temptation for their ox'stonce, tn |
hi roes tho limit within which thev v
mn\ operate against tho people, ami r
t litis increase tho extent of their pow- ,
or for wron?r doinir. With unallor- <
I able hatred of all such schemes, wo ,
j count the cheeking of their baleful ?
| operations nmon<r tho jmod results
| promised 1?\- revenue reform. ;,
JIKVKNI K KKI'DIIM. j f
I t
While wo cannot, avoid partisan ?
misrepresentation, our position upon ^
t.lic nuestion of revenue reform .
1 slionld he so plainly stated as to ad ,
mil of no mistiudei tand'n^.
We have cu!< rod upon no crttsado |
: of free trade. The reform we seek i .
; to inauouiale is predicated upon the ,
utmost case for estahlished indus- (
tries and entei | rises, a jealous re- .
oiml for the interests of American !
labor mid a sincere do: ire to relievo j
llio country from injustice and a dan- (
j porous condition which threatens | |
nil to all (ho people of I ho land.
Wo are <lonlin<f with no itnairinnry 1 ,
n %> I
danger. Its i xistonco has boon ro* i
pcatedly confessed by all political
parties and pledges of remedy have !
been made on all sides. Yet when :
in the legislative body, where, tin |:
der the ( \ nstitution, all remedial I 1
measures applicable to this subject '
must originate, the democratic ma- (
n 1
I jority were attempting with extreme 1
1 iiioderaLion to redeem n. nhwbm I'mn 1
| ; " I r>''
: inon to Iparties, tiiey worn mot. ]
i |>y determined opposition ami oh- '
I Btruotioii; ami the minority, refusing <
to co operate in the House of Hopresentati
ves, or propose another
i remedy, have remitted the redomp
i lion of their party pledgo to the
j douhtfnl power of tho Senate. The
people will hardly he deceived hy
their abandonment of the field of leg- |
| islutivo action to meet in political
convention and flippantly declare
'in their party platform thatonr con
! aervative and careful effort to re- <
liovo the situation if destriietivu to |
the American system of protection.
Nor will the people ho misled hy
the appeal to prejudice contained in
the absurd allegation that we serve
the interests of ICurope, while they
! will support the interests of Amort- i
I ca.
ltKI'l' lil.It'A X IIYI'OCUlSVk i
They propose in their platform to,
thus support the interests of our j
country by removing the internal !
" r i
revenue tax from tobacco and from j
spirits use< Igin the arts and for me 1
chanieal purposes. I hey doelaro :
j also thn.t there should be such review...
..f ?..-:rr 1 t?11 !
i imwai w a mil 1(11 111 liUVH Jl> 7S f 1 il I I
to 11 (I to cheek tho importation of
such articles as arc produced here. t
Thus, in professing to increuso du- i
tins upon such articles to nearly or
I (jnite tho prohibitory point, they
confess themselves willing to travel
| backward in tho road of civilization
1 and to doprivo our people of markets
for their jroods, which can only
! bo <ruinod and kept by tho semblance, |
at loasr, of intoronanrro of business
wlii 13 they abandon our consumers
to the unrestrained oppression of
domestic trusts and combinations
which are in the same platform perfll
net! iri I V nMiwhmiiin.l
- j - '.'"V l""'
pose further to release entirely from
1 import duties all articles of foreign
production, (except luxuries,) the
liko of which connot ho produced in
this country. Tho plain pooplo of
the hind and tho poor, who scarcely
i use articles of any description pro;
duced exclusively abroad, and not
, already free, will find it difficult to
! discover where their interests are
regarded in this proposition. They
need in their homes cheaper domestic
necessaries; and this seems to he
entirely unprovided for in this proposed
scheme to serve the country.
Small compensation for this neglecj
ted need is found in the further pur|
pose hero announced and covered by
the declaration, that if after changes
; already mentioned there still remains
. a larger revenue than is ^spiisite for
tho-wants of tho Government, tho j
i entire internal taxation should he'
HP"
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I
NO. lo.
repealed "rather tlian surrender hiiv
part of our protective system."
()ur people ask r?^ 1 i<?f from Urn
umluo ami unnecessary bunion of
tarilY taxation now resting upon
llietn. Thoy aro offered instead froo
tobacco and froo whiskey.
TIlOV ask for I >rr?-i < I .....1 !
- - mm lllOV ill'ltrivon
II stollO.
'I'll K III Mltl'tl OK IMMI'KI TIDN'.
^ l lio implication contained in this
party declaration that desparnte
measures are justified or necce^sary
to save destruction, or surrender j
what is termed our protective svs
torn, should eonfuse no one. 'I'he
nxistenee of such a system is entirely
consistent with tlie regulation of!
ft
the extent to which it should he ap
plied and the correction of its abuses.
( )f course, in a country as irreat
is ours, with such wonderful variety
>f interests, often leading in entirely
lifferent directions, it is dillicult, if
u?t impossible, to settle upon a per
"eet tariff plan. Hut in aceornplishnsf
the reform wo have entered
ipon the necessity of which is so
ihvious, I believe we should not lie
amtcmpt with the reduction ot rov>11110
involving the prohibition of
mportntioMs and the removal of the
ntorniiI tax upon whiskey. It can
in bottor ami more safely done
vithiii lliu limit of rantinc actual!
liof to llio people in their moans
>f livinjr, ami at the panto time 1
rivino an impetus to our domestic I
uitorprises ami furthering our nu
ional welfare.
If mi reprentations of our purposes
ind motive'; are to pain credence '
md defeat our present effort in this '
lirection, there septus to he no roa- i
on why every endeavor in the fu- ,
ure to accomplish revonue reform ^
liould not he likewise attacked any
ivitli like result, 1
\ml yet no thoughtful man ran t
'ail to see, in the continuance of the .
resent burdens of the people and |
distraction hv- ilu? ( >- - f
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ho currency o.p tho countrv, inoviablr
distress and disaster. All danor
will ho nvertc I l?v tiinolv tie- <
'.ion. Tho dillicultv of applying tho
oinedy will never l>o loss, and tho
J t '
l>lamo should not bo laid at tin1 door
>f tho Democratic party if it is ap
plied too Into.
i At i n i n i n i: ri:ori.i:.
With firm faith in tin) intelligence
mil patriotism of our countrymen,
md relying upon tho conviction
that misrepresent at ion will not inlluonco
them prejudice will not
aloud their understanding, and that
menace will not intimidate, them, led.
us urjro tho people's interest and
public duty for the vindication of
mr aiicmpt to inaugurate u right>oiis
and benoliciont reform.
( ItoV Kit ( Jl.liV 111.A N I >.
WASIllNOTONMil'lTTKIl.
(From Our Ita'giilur ("orrt>f?|ioniW?iit.)
Senator Stewart wants n commitLeo
appointed to investigate tin workings
of tlio (ioneral Land Offico.
Both parties are arranging to receive
cash oontrihution to the cam
paign fund from the residents of
Washington (iovo'rnmont clerk especial
I v.
Postmaster-f ieneral I) i c k i n s o n
went to Now York Saturday and, it
is said, carried with him a revised
copy, of Mr. Clovelvnd's letter of acceptance,
to he submitted to the national
committee and Mr. Tlmrman. i
The political situation hero just at
this time is chiefly remarkable for:
doul)t. The cool-headed men ?m
both sides candidly admit that everything
is thus far in duuht and it
1 noli a as th nijdi it would remain so!
until the votes are counted on elec- |
tion day. Neither side will have a i
walkover.
I understand that both Mr. Clove-'
land and Secretary Bayard repudi- '
ate the a< tion of Mr. Scott in so has- j
lily preparing and pushing through
tho House tho Chinese restriction (
bill. They say thaf they did not
know such a bill was in existence
until they learned of it.^J unanimous
passage by the 1 louse.
The 1'resident's letter of acceptance
was at last made public this
morning. <>I >ini<mis differ as to its ,
merits according to the affiliation ?>f
the party ox press'ng it.. But viewed
without prejudice either way, it is an
ably written letter upon which much
care was bestowed. It is yet too
early to say how it will strike politicians
hero.
The democratic leaders of tho
House have decided that tho first
move for adjournment shall bo made
by tho Senate. 1 belivo that if it
were po&iblo without tho consent of
the leaders on either side to get a 1
resolution providing for air adjournment
in two weeks time before both
Houses that it would undoubtedly
pass. Tho rank and tile on both
Job W o p
Vou Want Done, Send it to
The Herald Office
iVhere il Will he Done ill
Iteasonn hie Figures,
sides, in }>r>t11 I louses, want to get
away.
It is thought 1 >v many politicians
hero that the election in Maine will
determine how much longer (,'on?
gross will sit. If the republicans
. ! t w1 '
^ ?ni ' -1 uif voio ot l^J, the rrpub
licans in tl?o Senate will regard it
as indorsement and proceed to push
t!? ?ir substitute for the Mills bill,
which is to bo reported soon. If tlio
vote shows a falling (iff thoy will
abandon their programme and adjonrn
at once. I jdvo this fairy
story, for that's about what it is, just
as I out it. 1 do not vouch for it.
The Canadian Retaliation bill has
passed the House with slight opposition,
and will probably have tho
same oood luck in tho Senate. Tho
sj e 'dies iti the House on this measure
have been very amusing to a
person who was not prejudiced in
favor of cither political party. A
republican would trot up and. taking
the Hill for a text, would prove,
r<> tin satisfaction of liims -If and
[?:xrtv associate;, that th democratic
party was a party of cowards and
frauds, and that Mr. Cleveland was
1110 ^routes) coward and friend of
them all; then ho would announce
Ills purpose of voting for the hill.
A democrat would follow and from
lie same lo\t prove that there was
mly (me patriotic party in this country
the democrats and that Mr,
levt lar.d is tl ? [ u est, bravest J and
nost. patriotic President the country
lias ever had, and that I10 is just dvina
to lick Mtioland. Multiply
[hose two cases by the number of
monitors and you can imagine the
fun they ; funiislied for the strictly
neutral spcctatjr. After hearing all
the speeches on both sides, 1 feel
ipiito satisiied that American interests
are perfectly safe in the hand of
either party. hi fact, I don't boliovo
that thero would ho hut one
party if American interests were
ioulIv threatened in any serious way.
After the final passage hv the Senate
of tie? Retaliation hill, we shall
prohahlv hear no more about the
matter until the new administration
opens diplomatic negotiation for its
sottlcmont.
The most lisgraceful piece of legislation
that has hoon railroaded
through ('onjfruss for many years
was tlie Chinese restriction hill.
There is nothing wrong ahout the
n n
hill; it is a law that should liavo
heoti on our statute books lout; ago,
r> n 1
Imt it is the indecent manner in
which it was rushed through before
the action of the ('hincso goverumont
on the treaty was known; that
constitutes the disgrace. It was
unanimously passed by the House
with< u rcfreuco to a committee or
debate, simply because no member
of the many in both parties who are
i .fill
opposed to any sucn memoes nau
111?> courage necessary to object for
fear that tlio objection would loso
votes for his party in the coming
election. In the Senate it was little
better. There was an effort
made to postpone action until somothing
deUnite was heard from the
Chinese government, but immediate
action was demanded by some of the
Senators, and it was only thu lack of
a quorum that prevented its immediate
passage There was a quorum
present Friday, and it was passed in
spite of the fact that a telegram was
received from our minister to China,
saying that the treaty had not boon
rejected, only postponed for further
information, with onlv three voters
against it- Senators Hoar, Wilson,
of Iowa, and Frown. Afterward
Senator Blair move 1 .1 re-consideralion
of the vote for the purpose, as
ho stated, <>f offering and amendment
to the hill postponing its taking effect
for sixty day*, pending a settlement
of this motion tho Senate adjourned
until to-day.
"The noblest attribute to human
character is forgiveness/' Vet it is
not always easy to forgive. Wo
havo yet to learn tho lesson taught
us by tho llowers at our feet. We
tread upon them and tho blossoms,
though crushed to the earth, send
forth tho sweet essence of forgiveness
in a wealth of fragrance.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie's iucomtfris
sot down at $1,500,000 a year, which
means $ 125,000 nor month, $28,8-40
per week, $4,120.85 per and 95^ cents
per second, tho latter sucn being a
fow cents more than an iron ore miner
in Pennsylvania receives for working
43,200 seconds, or 12 hours per day.
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