Hope Republican, Volume 2, Number 20, Hope, Bartholomew County, 7 September 1893 — Page 5

WASHINGTON LETTER. Pvom our regular correspondent. Washington, D. C., Sept. 2 , '93. Senator Sherman made a notable financial speech thus week, and, as usual when he speaks, he received the undivided attention of theSenate. While strongly advocating the repeal of the purchasing clause, of the law to which his name has been given, he warned his hearers that its repeal was not a cure-all for the present situation, and that if the Democrats attempted to alter existing tariff laws they would plunge the country into deeper distress than now exists. He. also called attention to die fact, overlooked by some of his colleagues, that he was not a new convert, having a year ago introduced a bill almost identical with the Vorhees bill for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the silver law, now before the Senate, and pertinently asked; “Why did not the Democrat Senators then see the dangers they now see and come to the help of the Republicans when they sought to suspend the law? Not a Democratic vote was had then, and the Democrats must answer why?” No Democratic Senator answered Senator Sherman’s question, although it might have been done i'u five words —a Presidential election was pending. Some people claim that the passage of the Wilson bill for the unconditional repeal of the purchasing clause of the silver law by a two-thirds vote of the House has simplified the situation in the Senate, but your correspondent confesses that he is unable, after the most thorough investigation, to see any evidence of any effect in the Senate of the action of the House. It is now claimed, and no longer Seriously disputed, that a majority of the Senate as it now stands with three vacancies—one each from Montana,Washington and Wyoming—would vote for unconditional repeal, if the bill could be brought to a vote freed from any entanglement; but no man has yet suggested any reasonable method of bringing a bill to a vote in the Senate that is seriously and determinedly opposed by nearly one-half of the Senators. The, Federal election bill was one of that kind. Had Speaker Crisp been a wiser man he would have remained in his seat, instead of going on the floor of the House and attempting to answer ex-Speaker Reed's criticism of the new Crisp rules and defense of the rules of the Fifty-first Congress, and thus have escaped the, humiliation which always falls to the lot of the Democrat who attempts to cross oratorical swords with “Big Tom Reed,” the Republican leader of the House. Having in the new rules adopted the spirit of the Republican rules used in the Fifty-first Congress, although the end aimed at is to be reached in a somewhat roundabout way, it is not surprising that Mr. Reed’s sarcastic question as to why the Republican rules had not been openly adopted should have goaded Speaker Crisp into making an exhibition of himself. Like most Democrats, Mr. Crisp mistakes personal abuse of Mr. Reed for argument against the rules of the House over which he preside 1. Mr. R >aJ discussed the matter from a public point of view, declining to notice personal abuse of himself, and if Mr. Crisp did not feel ashamed of himself he must be pecularly constructed. 'The “shoo fly don’t bother me,” with which Ben Butler once crushed “Sunset” Cox on the floor of the. House was recalled to the old-timers when in answer to an interruption by Amos Cummings, Mr. Reed asked sarcartically, as he strided down the aisle towards where Cummings sat, “Must you get in here?' Oh! must you get into this?” The, inflection in bis voice making his meaniugeven plainer than his words. The Democratic leaders in the House appear to be acting entirely independently of each other. While Senator Gorman was using his most persuasive language in an executive session of the Senate to bring about | tin argument that no other legislation than that reported from the

Senate Finance committee should be taken up at the extra session. House Ways and Means committee, or rather the Democratic majority thereof—the Republicans on the committee are not informed of anything Until it has been fully determined upon—was laying out the plan of a now tariff bill from .which “protection” is to be eliminated. Senator Hawley voiced the Republican sentiment when he replied to Senator Gorman’s proposition by saying that as the representative of a State more largely devoted to manufacturing than any other industry he desired the Democratic tariff bill to be prepared and announced as soon as possible, in order that his constituents might be relieved from the present uncertainty, and for that reason he was opposed to confining the business of the extra session to silver legislation. The House committee will begin tariff hearings next Monday and continue them until the 2Uth, lust. A large delegation of Department of the Potomac G. A. R. men will leave here Sunday on special trains for Indianapolis, to take part in the annual encampment. Present indications are that moke will go than have ever gone from here at any previous time. Alkxis. HARTSVILLE. Quiet a number from here attended the encampment this week. Miss Clapp,of Clark county, spent last week with relatives here. Miss Jennie Coatney, of Elizabethtown, visited the Misses Beck the latter part of the week. The, Farmer’s Fair was well attended and every one, who was present seemed to enjoy it very much. Miss Leona tJpdike, of Indianapolis, who spent two weeks with her mother here, has returned to her home. Mrs. Jennie Annis, of Liberty, is here on a visit to her sister, Mrs. D. Lawrence and Mrs. George Updike. Will Brown and wife, and Miss Vesta Dodd, of Adams, were the guests of Mr. Brown’s parents part of last week. Racine Stout and sister, Miss Carrie are visiting the family of Rev. W. W. Reynolds, of Indianapolis, and also attending the encampment. Rev. A. P. Burnaby and family, of Michigan, arrived here last week. He will be one of the teachers in the college during the coming year of school. AIVIONG THE CHURCHES. BAPTIST. Preaching at Haw Crock next Sunday, and at the close of the morning services one young brother will be baptized. The morning services was well attended and a good spirit prevailed. There was one addition by letter. In the evening the pastor spoke but a short time and with difficulty, owing to severe hoarseness. m ETUoniHT i: pi see Pa l. No preaching services next Sunday morning. Regular services in the evening. The services Sunday were held both morning and evening with a good attendance. The sermon in the-evening from the text- —“He heard the sound of the trumpet and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul,” —Was full of warning and 1 good counsel to all that do not obey | the call of the Gospel soundings of the present time. Go to Geo. S. Cook for lumber. Wind as a rule don’t get money out of a bank. —Frankfort News. Rev. W. W. Smith and Rausal Shirly attended the meeting of the Separate Baptist Association at Pleasant Grove last week. They had) their buggy whip stolen one evening and the preacher ctbelares he cun Whip the man who took it.

BIG FOUR GUT. WHY IT IS CLAIMED TO BE JUSTIFIABLE. Hard Times Descend to Employes But Not to Laborers. “The Big Four Railway Company this week fell into the line that is just now,from force of circumstances, necessary with railroads and many other business interests, and began to reduce the pay of its employes,” said a well known newspaper man to-day. “It has been a question for some days whether this would not couj,e. It has been known to the public, and more especially to the employes of that system, that its net earnings for the last year were not up to a figure that would enable the railroad company to continue payment of the present liberal wages ! established during one of the most prosperous periods in the history of the country. “Early in July, President Ingalls took personal charge and went to work with desperate energy to j endeavor to increase the earning! and reduce the expenses, without affecting the interests of the employes. Instead of increasing the earnings, however, on account of the panic which caused the closing of factories and prevented movement of crops, the freight earnings aver- 1 age only two-thirds of what they 1 were one year ago. There is also a decrease in passenger earnings, excepting where affected by World's Pair travel. “It was known that the President of that corporation had always been in favor of high wages and that salaries and pay would not be touched unless forced by necessity. He seems ! not to have followed the usual line, and in tome cases the plan arranged is commendable, and if there had to be a cut, it will probably cause as little trouble as any that could be devised. In the first place, all salaries of of $5000 per annum and over are reduced 20 per cent. This is a very large cut, but persons who draw such large salaries can afford to take a greater share of the bad times. Under $5000 and over $(>00 salaries, a reduction is made of 10 per cent, with a provision that in no case shall this reduce any salary below $0000 a year, and that it shall not affect laborers. This seems to be a very fair and humane provision. Pify dollars a month, or $(’00 a year, is about as low as the ordinary man can live and support a family and the various laborers who get all the way from $1 to $1.50 a day can not well afford to stand any reduction. “The reduction in regard to engineers, fireman and trainmen, is also arranged differently from’ that made by other line. The men who run the passenger trains seem to have fared the worst; passenger conductors are Cut largely; passenger engineers and fireman 10 per cent; freight engineers and fireman about fi per cent; freight conductor and brakeman a trifle over 3 per cent on some divisions, and others scarcely any. “As the whole matter seems fairly Arranged, keeping in view the best interests of the employes, it is to be hoped it will be carried through without any friction. It would bo unfortunate for the men if there Should be ■ any trouble, it being a well-known fact that for years the President, of the Big Four has been friendly to labor organizations and has to a large extent encouraged them on this system. If it should be found now that this encouragement in good time has only built up organizations that would not take their fair share of the hard times.- it would discourage all managers hereafter from looking favorably upon such organizations.”—Cincinnati Post. 2>iaYcr. Grandmother—“A whistling girl and a crowing hen are neither fit for God or man.” Grandfather—“Girls that whistle and hens that crow make their way wherever they go.” fWhen you have sold your wheat and clover this year, don’t forget to I bring ,.,ho printer his small fee.

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