Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1890 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

1 The Farmers’ Alliance of North Dakota will hold a State convention Sept. 25. Texas Republicans met at San Antonio on the sth and nominated “What-are-we-here-for?” Webb Flanagan for Governor. The administration and the acts of Congress were endorsed. Mr. John W. Foster; of Indiana, former ly United States Minister to Spain, says that the report that he had been again tendered th£ Spanish Mission, and that he would accept provided a reciprocity amendment to. the tariff bill were passed, was not true in any respect. He considered himself permanently out of public life. Rev. Sampson Cox, whom the Farmers’ Alliance has nominated to represent tne Third Congressional District, has chai lenged Hon. John L. Bretz, the Democratic nominee, to a joint discussion. Mr. Cox is a United Brethren minister and a Democrat, but he takes every opportunity to criticise Senator Voorhees. Bretz will hardly accept the challenge.

The Critic on the 9th said: “Senator Quay and his friends who control the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph, made an effort to secure as editor ex-First Assistant Postmaster-general Clarkson. It failed because Mr. Clarkson has hopes of being editor of the Chicago Tribune- It is understood a syndicate of wealthy Republicana has been formed for the purchase of that paper from Joseph Medill, its owner. Two million dollars have been put in the pool for that purpose. The Tribune has been shockingly heterodox on the question of the tariff and protection. It is intended, should the purchase be made, to make the Tribune an orthodox high tariff and protection organ. Postmaster General Wana maker is said to be a heavy subscriber to the pool.” Nearly 3,000 persons listened to the tariff debate at the fair grounds at Oswego, N. Y., on the 4th, between Representatives W. D. Bynum of Indiana and C. H. Gros • venor of Ohio. Mr. Grosvenor spoke for I an hour and was folio wed by Mr. “Bynum in | an hour’s speech, Mr. Grosvenor replying in an address of fifteen minutes. Many of the best business men of the city listened to the debate. The barley clause of the McKinley bill especially has made the tariff a subject of great importance to the business men of Oswego, and each was listened to with close attention. Mr. Grosvenor insisted that while the adjustment of a high tariff to the whole country might be damaging to some particular locality, a general prosperity had been built up on the protective tariff. Mr. Bynum attacked the general principle of a high tariff, and claimed that labor bore the burden of the tax.