People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1893 — Washington Letter. [ARTICLE]

Washington Letter.

From our Regular Corr.'spiuxh’tit. Washington, Dec. I, ’93. The statement will not arouse any pleasant anticipations, but it is none the less true, that the country is in for a five or six months' discussion of that never settled question, the tariff, for, although the new tariff bill provides that many of its schedules shall go into effect March I. t s 9+. there isn't the slightest probability that it will be finally disposed of by congress until long after that date. Some people have short memories, and because there are Democratic objectors to a number of clauses of the new’ tariff bill they jump to the conclusion that these objectors are going to join the Republicans and defeat the bill. If they do, they will reverse every congressional precedent, and it's dollars to burnt matches that they will do nothing of the kind.

The Democratic objector, as a rule, has no fault to find with any other section of the bill than that which bears a little heavy upon his own constituents, consequently he isn’t disposed to combine with other objectors, because he knows that such a combine would, if successful, change the character of the bill entirely, and that few of them Wish to do. It should be borne in mind that tariff bills are always party measures —more’s the pity—and that when once reported all the party machinery of the dorninent party is put in motion to force it through congress. There are always objections from members of the dominent party to a tariff bill, and always .will be as long as men differ about anything. There are no more Democratic objectors to the Wilson bill than there were Republican objectors to the McKinley bill when it was first made public. In spite of all talk to the contrary, the Wilson bill will become a law sooner or later substantially as it stands to-day. It has been approved by the Democratic president and the leaders of the Democratic party, and the Democratic party is in power in every branch of the government. These are facts, regardless of the merits or demerits of the measure, that a study of all tariff legislation will bear out. There will, of course, be amendments and modifications of more or less importance both in the house and senate, but those who expect radical changes to be made in the bill before it becomes a la A’ will be disappointed. Mark the prediction.

Many congressmen decline to express their opinions on the tariff bill until they know the nature of its twin measure, the internal revenue bill, not yet completed, which will have to provide the $50,000,000 of revenue. which, it is estimated, will be lost by the new tariff bill. It is understood that President Cleveland is using his .influence to prevent a personal income tax being included in the bill, although nearly all of the Democratic members; of the house ways and means committee favor that tax. Still, if it really be true that Mr. Cleveland does not wish it there is little probability that there will be any income tax, as he has. up to the present time come nearer to controlling his party in congress than any president remembered by the present generation ever did.

A shake-up in the civil service commission has been expected ever since the new administration came in, and, as it was known that President Cleveland had personally requested Commissioner Roosevelt to remain on the commission when that gentleman contemplated resigning. last spring. it was expected that the lightning of offimal displeasure would first strike Mi'. Lymen. the other Republican commissioner. But public expectation was wrong. Commissioner George D. Johnson, of Louisiana, the only Democrat on the commission, was the first victim; he was asked to resign, and when he declined was notified in an official note from the executive mansion that he had

been removed by the president. Mr. Johnson professes to be ignorant of the cause of his removal, and nothing has been given out at the White House on the subject, but rumor assigns it to be because he was too much of a spoilsman. It is said by those who ought to know that Lyman will also be removed as soon as his successor is determined upon.

Sonisin is bad enough in big officials, heaven knows, but son-in-lawism is several degrees worse. Secretary Herbert has appointed his son-in-law chief clerk of the navy department. The gentleman may be entirely competent, as he doubtless is.’ to fill the .position, bat no matter how competent the man aay be, no official should be allowed to appoint his relations to olli -e. It has always been a fruit fuse urce of scandal and will con tinue to be as long as it is ail lowed.

Mr. J. P. Blaiz l '. an extensive real estate dealer m Des M >iu.*s, lowa narrowly escap’d one of the severest attack of pneumonia, while in the northern pa.it of. that state during a receut blizzard. says the Saturday Review. Mr. Biaize had occasion to drive several miles during tm* storm and was so thoroughly chiihrl that he was unable to get warm, and inside of an hour after his return he was threatened with a severe case of pneumouiaor lutig fever. Mr. Biaize sent to the nearest drugstore and got a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, of which he had of toy heard, and took a number of large doses. He says the effect was wonderful and io a short time he was breathing quite easily, lie kept on taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to Dos Moines. Mr. Biaize regards his cure as simply wonderful. For sale by F. B. ••ti.e druggist.”

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