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THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE.
Reform Attempted Which
Were Rilled by iho
Neuate.
New York World.
There were three great questions
to which tbis House wheu organized
was expected to address itself tho
tar ill' question, the free coinage
question and the question of econo
my in the matter of public expendi
tures. Upon two of these issues
thepaitywas united, while with
regard to the Third the question
of free coinage the understanding
was tbat nothing should be attempt
ed uutil after the fullest consulta
tion and the freest discussiou had
taken place. The attitude of the
Republican Senate must, of course,
he taken into account at every stage
of the proceedings of the House. It
was the Presidential year, and the
Senate was to be expected to block
the way as far as possible to all
measures sent over by the House in
redemption of Democratic promises
made to the people.
The tariff question presented some
difficulties. The Democrats of the
House were in substantial agree
ment aa to the principle of taxation.
Mr. Cusp, Mr. Spriuger and Mr.
McMillin, like Air. Mills, the two
Rreckinridges, aud Mr. Wilson, ol
West Virginia, had supported the
Mills bill, and opposed the McKin
ley bill. The tariff, as a tax, was
objectionable to all alike. The Sen-
ate, it was known, would do nothing
towards repealing any part of the
MeKinley bill, but would resist ev-
ery effort of the Democrats to weak
en that measure. There were cer
tain Republican Senators, however,
who had been pretending to favor
lower duties in oue direction or an
other. Since no general tariff-re
form bill could be expected to pass
the Setfate, it was decided to test
these Senators with separate bills
calculated to meet the situation in
certain localities;
Turill llefbrm mocked by the
Senate.
Bills putting wool, '.rinding twiue
aud tinplate on the free list were
passed with others, and sent over to
the Seuate, The House performed
its duty to the people, but the Sen
ate, acting together uuder the crack
ot tho party whip, pigeonholed the
separate measures and refused the
country the relief so strenuously
clamored for. Tho Itepublicau Sent
ators from the east, where the de
maud for free raw material has been
growing among the manufacturers,
would have none of the free wool
bill, and Republican Senators fiom
the west and northwest, where the
farmers have been demanding,
among other things, free binding
twine, refused their support to that
measure- It has been made per
fectly plain, therefore, that protec
tion in its highest and most intoler
ant form still dominates the repub-
lican party and its policy, and that
no redactiou of duties anywhere
j along the line is to be expected, ex
j cept through the national triumph
i ot the Democratic party. No mas
: qaerade will deceive anybody now
The Mills bill was rejected and so
have been the separate bills tend
i ing, so that as that tended, to rei
'lievo the bnrdeos of the people
; And thus the Democratic position
ou the tariff question has been
maintained and the party strength
ened for the coming campaign.
The Springer Bill and the
JlillK 11111,
If the bills reported from the
Ways and Means committee and
passed at tbis session through the
Houfe, were to pass the Senate aud
receive the signature of the Presis
den a short experience under their
operation woul l most effectually
convince the public of their import
ance. Take first the Springer wool
bill and compare it with the Mills
bill.
Our custom, dues ia 1890 aggre
gated $210,000,000. The Mills bill
provided au average cut of C per
cent, making a saving on imports ot
$23,600,000. Upon domestic prod
nets the bill would have paved five
times this amount, or 63,000,000
ed and domestic products of $75,
000,000. Id 1891 we imported wool-
ten goods amounting at foreign i
prices to $35,000,000. Upon those I
woollen goods we paid under the
MeKinley bill 9H percent, tax,
amounting to $32,000,000. Under
the Springer woollen bill this tax
would be reduced to 33 per ceut,
amounting to $11,000,000, thus ef
fecting a total reduction on import
ed woollen of $20,400,000.
In 1891 we used $3G5,000,000 of
domestic woollens, agiinst $67,000,
000 imported. Tho increased tax
price of the domestic goods was
$171,000;000, or much more than j
nvefold the tax ou imported wool
lens as given above. The Springer
bill would save us upon domestic
woollen goods five times as much as
upon imported goods, or at least
$22,400,000.
The Mills bill would have saved j
upon all imports only 12,000,000,
or $7,800,000 less than the Springer
oill would have saved npon import
ed woollens alone The Mills bill
would have saved npon all domestic
products $G3,000,0OO, or $39,000,000
less than the Spriuger bill would
iave upon domestic woollens alone.
It will thus be seen that the Spring
er wool bill would save in tho ag
gregate $4G.800,000 more than the
total reduction upon all products
foreign and domestic, that would
have been effected by the Mills bill.
Other Tar ill" Hills Passed by
the Ifonse.
The bills placing biuding twino
and cotton ties upon the free listi
although comparatively small iiems
would save the wheat and cotton
growers several millions ot dollars
The tin plate bill would soon ef
feet a saving of over $10,000,000 an
nually.
The tree silver lead ore bill would
largely increaso the production of
silver and lead, and would bring
lead down one-halt, or to about the
same price it now brings in England
$2 per hundred weight.
The bill limiting the amount of
wearing apparel and personal effects
bi ought in by tourists to $100 would
force the people who bave grown
rich uuder this protective system,
and who now bring in goods with
out limit free of duty, to pay imo
i he United States treasury over
$15,000,000 anuually, or else buy
the Amoricau goods made dear by
the tariff, just as do the poor people
who cannot afford a trip abroad.
The bills recited above, if once
enacted into law, would fnrnish such
striking reductions iu price tbat the
American people can never again
consent to pay two days' labor for
what should bo bought with one.
Public Credit Preserved. -The
result as to froe coinr.t.e is a
a triumph of Democratic courage
aud discipline. The promise as
to full and free consultation was
faithfully kept. The Republicans
! were all along asserting that the
danger to the credit of the country
was to be found in the Democratic
House. And yet it was the Repub
lican Seuate that at last passed a
free-coiuage bill. The proposition
failed twice in the House ; the seo
oud time with the p;estige of suc
cess in the Senate to strengthen it.
The eastern Democrats were untir
ing throughout the controversy.
They fought at the outset against
odds, and all aloug against many
discouragements. One and all they
acknowledged the great service to
the cause of sound financial admin,
istration done by the World in its
tienchaut editorials and iu the fa
mous petition coutaining o many
thousand names gathered in au u
credibly short space of time and
brought to the doer ot Congress
fresh from the people, who relied
upou the Democratic Houe to pre
serve the credit and maintain our
financial status among nations. Tbt
party leaders on the floor, thorough
ly aroused to tho danger present
ed, uever for a moment re laxed their
watch lulncss nor abated their zeal,
and the victory achieved was dis
tinctly the result of splendid lead
erhip and the courage of a speaker
who pnt aside all questions of per
sonal interest, making the expressed
will of the Democratic majority his
sole gnid
A neavj Harden Imposed hy
The total iucrease in the appro
priations of the session just closed
over those ot the first session of the
Red Congress is in round numbers
about $1440O,0O0. But in the mat
ter of pensious alone this Congress
was committed in advance by the
legislation of the Reed Congress to
an increase of 48,000,000 at this
secsion and then the permanent an
imal appropriations were increased
$10,000,000 for sugar bounties and
$9,000,000 for refunding natioual
bank notes. The World's Fair gets
12,500,009. Iu all, therefore, the
additional appropriations imposed
upon this Congiess at its first ses
sion by the last Congress foot up
nearly $70,000,000.
Tho comparison shows that in the
preparation of those bills which
were left to its own judgment this
Honse made a good record for iN
self. The increase in the Agricul
tural hill grew out of the demands
of the agricultural interests and the
desire of the Democratic majority to
subserve those interests.
A saving of over a huudred thous
and dollars is to be noted in the
Diplomatic and Consular bill, and
nearly half a million dollars in the
District of Columbia bill. Tle for
tificatiou bill shows a saving of a
million and a half.
The fact that the Navy bill as
passed comes within $500,000 of
being as large as the bill ot two
years ago is to bo attributed to the
movement in the ranks of the Dems
ocratic membeis in both houses led
by Senator Gorman. The Maiy
land Senator joined hands with the
Republicans in demanding a liberal
navy bill, and the combination car
ried the day.
The increase of"S,000,0C0 in the
poist oftice bdl of two years ago rep
resents the mail subsidies and the
enormous growth ot the postal ser
vice throughout the country.
The River and Harbor bill was
imperatively demanded by the
Southern members, although Judge
Holman insisted that the House
under the circumstances, could not
atiord to vote more than ten mil
lions tor such improvements. Tho
bill, however, by reason of the fact
that the money is distributed over
the whole country, is always a pop
ular one, and the House would not
be restrained,
If the Senate had beeu permitted
to have its way at leat twenty
millions would have been added to
the present great total. It insisted
ou a large increase to the navy bill,
to the legislative bill, to the river
and harbor bill and to the sundry
civil bill. The House, however,
stood out against the figures and
the Senate, in all but tho navy bill,
was forced to back down.
Upou questions ot lees moment
considered fioni a national standx
point, but still important the
House has been studiously regards
f;il,of the public interest. Bills
covering many matteis requiring
the atteutioa of Congress originat
ed in the House and subsequently
became aws.
During the session 450 bifts pass
ed the House one twentieth of the
meautes introduced. Of the 9,687
new bis 2,115 were reported and
placed on the calendar, where they
can be reached at tho next session.
Amoug the most important bils
passed by the House were the Chi
nese Excusion act ; the bs pro
viding for the enforcement of com
merciaZ reciprocity with Canada by
the use of retaliatory measures ; in
cieasing the pay of lite saving
screws ; to e&tabJish hue.1 promo
tion in the army; letormiug the
Federal coutroZ of naticuaJ banks;
paciugthe Secretary of Agiicui.
ture in fine ot succession to the
Presidency, and admitting New
Mexico aud Arizona to the Union.
SPECIMEN CASES.
C. H. Clifford, New Cassel, W is., wa?
troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism
bis stomach was disordr-red, his liver was
affected to an alarm'n? decree, appetite
fell away, and h was terribly reduced in
flesh and strength. Three bottles of eleo
trie bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Hamsburg, 111. had
running sore on his leer ot eight years'
standing Used three bottles of Electric
bitters aad seven boxes of Bucklea's arni
ca salve, and his leg is vound and well.
John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five large
fever sores on bis leg, doctors said he was
incurable. One bottle ot electric bitters
and one box of Buclen's Arnica Salve
cured him entirely. Sold at J. L&wing's
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Lixcolxtos, N.G., Ang. 10, 1802,
iMR. Editor : A few days since
a prominent Republican, once a
Democrat, said to the writer that
the Republican party could carry
North Carolina if they put out a
ticket, knowing, as he said they kne w?
that the Democratic party was very
much weakened in this State by the
withdrawal of many its followers
who now belong to that thing
called the People's party- He said
however, that ho did not believe it
would be wise, uordid the Republi
can party intend to put ont a State
or a county ticket, hut would throw
their strength to the nominees ol
the Third party. He went onto
say that if they, the Republicans,
put out a ticket and carried the
State, they would only gain a tem
porary victory, whereas if they atlil
iated with the dissatisfied Demo
crats they would t flVctually estrange
them from the Democratic party.
In other words, his statements necm
to me to amount to this : That it
the Republicans put out a ticket and
by hook or by crook, or from any
cause the dire calamity should fall
upon North Carolina of being again
under Republican rule, that the
Third party ites would then perceive
the truth of what tho Democrats
have told them, viz : that their act
ion did not tend to benefit them
selves, but only towards defeating
tho Democratic party and puttiug
the Republican party in power. In
that case the Republicans think that
tho Third oarty Democrats would
all see their folly and return tothoir
father's house like the prodigal of
old. Hence the Republican party
wishes to help the Third party to
carry the State iu order that they
can say, "We told jou the Demo!
crats lied to you when they aid
you would not, and could not carry
the State." io it seems the Repub
licans have made up their minds to
say lo our diseatisfied brethren
"Come, my dear, sw( et Third party
brother ; lay your idioiic head upon
the bosom of the Republican paity
aud it w,ill bear you like a tidal wave
on to success." Notice that he
said that the Republicans wished to
affiliate with these men iu order to
effectually estrange them lioin the
Democratic party. It stnlct-a me
that this is a shrewd trick, but it
will not work. We are too many
for them. When a bad man or a
bad woman wishes to draw borne
unsuspecting and honorable person
ou the down waul course to rum and
have companionship iu their crime
whatever it my Vie, be or she iuiuie.
d lately puts on the ever ready
'sheepskin," and thereby entices
and induces the unsuspecting olc
to be seen iu public in b id compa
ny, associated with and apparently
on tainlhar terms wiiu persons ot
very doubtful reputation, the eedu
cer kuowiu full well that the world
will soon cast out the victim of ap
pearances. .Now, my xuini panj
brother, reinemler w hat y or old
blue back spelling book said about
poor Tray's not bring a bad dog,
but was found in had tompaiiy and
gGt a beatiug along w th the rest.
Ti e baud extended to you istheit
baud of a party sleeped in the
blood of innocence ; it is the hand
that robs the hireling of his wages;
it is the haud that grinds down the
poor man and makes richer the rich
man. Can you take that hand in
3 ours aud not become contaminated?
1 remaiked to the Republican gen
tleman that I was glad to see that
a great many of the colored people
were going to vote the Democratic
ticket. He replied, "Oh, we don't
care; we wish thev nil would vote
with you." My colored fiiend, do
you hear that? You don't honestly
thiuk your white political brother
meiiut what he said, do you? I
dout. Now, my colored friends, let
me ask you a few questions, and
think before you answer them
Where do you live ? In the Soutb
vousay, Well ; so far, so good.
Whom do you get oar wages and
your living Irom ! Southern peo
ple, you say. Well, why iu Heaven's
name do jou wh to vote for the
Republican party when yon know
that you are voting for the veiy
party that, if it had its way, would
make of this fair South land of ours,
yours and mine, a barren waste ; for
a patty which will not recognize
Southern rights or Southern inter
ests. Why, ray colored friend, vote
against yourself ?
Lex.
rnnia cuixagi:.
CJarllsIc AdrcftMc a Letter fo
J. V. Lyno.
Washington, August 0. Sena
tor Carliede has addressed lo . Ken
tucky friend a letter to John A.
Lyne, Henderson, Ky., making clear
his position on the silver coinage
question, in which he saa: uYour
lavor, in which you ask me whether
I have been heretnlnr in favor ot
the free coinage of nlvrr and
whether my views upon that suti-
jet have undergone any change,
was duly received, but 1 have been
unable to find time to answer until
now. Tho answer to your question
depends largelv' upon what you
mean by ''thefrto coinage of silver".
If you mean that the policy urged
by many under which tho govern
ment of the United States would be
compelled by law lo rccive Cs
cents worth in silver bullion when
presented by tho owner and coin it
a t the expense of ail the people of
tue country, and compel the people
by law to receive coin as the equiv
alent of 100 cents, my answer is,
that, I am not now, and never have
been, in favor of if, I stand where
my lamented predecessors, Mr.
Reck, and I stood together in 187s,
when the so-called 'Tdand Allison
hill" was passed b t'ongiers, under
which the secretary of the treisui
was required to purchase and (miu
monthly not less than s"0O0,(j(i0,
nor more than 1.000,000 worth ot
silver bullion. When that- I Hi
passed the House (f Representa
tives it provided for the fre-- &A
unlimited coinage of the .silver it: I -lar,
but. after it went to the. Sei a;e,
where Mr. Reck offered an amen.i
ment which provided tint the m -retary
of the treasury should put
chase at the maiket price each
mouth not te.sH than :;,000,lOO
worth of silver bullion, or as niucli
inoie as could be coined at, the mint,
the seigniorage to ho pud to the
treasury and that whenever tho bul
lion could not be purchased at less
than par with leal tender notcF,
aay owner ot silver bullion might
deposit it for coinage on the same
terms as grid was deposited." Con
uing Mr. Carlisle sa3.s : "I believe
that gold aud silver ballion should
lo treated exactly alit.e in the mints
of the United States t at is, thc
a dollar's worth of gold should be
C'dned into a gold doi a", and a
do'lai's worth of silver should fa
coined into a silver dollar, and if no
charge is made for coii-:ig the one,
then no charge should b ma 'c for
coming the other. In ::iy opinion,
the declaration maJe upon thi sub
ject by the democratic party at its
recent national convention is per-,
ft cU.y sound in principle and en'in
ciafes the only true public policy.
Atiy measure which will folly dem
onetize silver and insure the equal
ity of the dollars coined from the
wo metals, whether it he an act of
Congiess or the agreement of an
international monetary conference,
will receive my cordial support, for
I believe that the use of both is es
sential to the prosperity of this and
all other commercial countries. I
bave uniformly voted for both bills
and resolations inviting other nai
tions o meet our representatives
for the purpose of fully re estab
lishing the use of silver, and 1 siu
cerly hope that the contereuce
which is soon to be assembled will
be able to reach snch an agreement
upon the sabject as will meet the
approval of all the governments
participating iu it.
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