Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

James G. Blaine, at a legislative banquet in Augusta, made an argument against the biennial system of elections and sessions recently adopted in Maine. Washington special: “The Democratic members of the Committee on Ways and Means evidently don’t mean to let the grass grow under their feet Mr. Morrison callod a conference of the Democratic committeomen to day, for tho purpose of developing their views as to tho best method of presenting the tariff question to the House. The consultation lasted about two hours, and disclosed some diversity of opinion as to the best way to handle the question. Mr. Morrison indicated a preference for a horizontal cut, while Mr. Hewitt advocated tho adoption of his bill, the leading feature of which is freo raw materials. There was a good deal of discussion growing out of tho various suggestions of the committeemon, by which there was shown to bo a general disposition to harmonize upon some bill reduc ng tariff duties, and to put it before the House with as little delay as possible. All were agreed that it would be most politic to report a b;ll that would be sure not ouly to pass the House, but that would also probably pass the Kenato. The reformers arc in earnest, and ii they should fail to pass a general bill they will attack the high-tariff rates by piecemeal, through separate bills.