The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 26, 1894, Page 4

BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES J. D. ALLEN Epitor. n & Co., Ptoprietc TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ished The Werkry Times, pul Vhureday, will be sent to a one year, postage paid, for $1.00, Democratic State Ticket. Judge-Supreme Court, FRANCIS M. BLACK. School WM. T. Commissioner, CARRINGTON, Railroad Commissioner, JAMES H. FINK Democratic Ticket. Representative —J. W. Cioare Sheritt—D A Cover Circuit Clerk—Srewart ArcitesoNn ‘TLreasurer—S H Fisnen County Clerk—W M Crawtord Recorder—J C Hate Prosecuting Attocney—C F Boxtry Probate Judge—W M Datro Presiding Judge—J Z Graves Coroner—Dr, O F Renick Judge north district—J S Haves sudge south district—W T Kemrer It was McKinley wages the Pull- raan employes struck against. Pullman has opened his shop and about one thousand men have return- ed to work. Owing to the drouth and hot weather in the Dakotas the corn crop is reported to be a total failure. F. K. P. Barker of Six Mile, secre- retary of the Western fruit growers association, vaiues the apple crop in Wyandotte county this year at $1;- 600,000. Italy has deeided to send anar- chistes to an island in the sea. That's right let's get one big enough to hold them all and make it a common dumping ground for all nations. The merchants exchange ir the cities now havea splendid opportu nity to do something for the country by uniting in an effort to induce <ongress to speedily pass the tariff bill. The authorities of Chicago have notified the Pullmans to open their shops or take the responsiblity. The ¢ity claims it is not compelled to keep a standing army to guard pri vate property It is estimated that the damage to railroad property in the city cf Chicago during the strike will run up into the millions and under the present law the city and county will have to settle the bill. The heat was intense in the east Friday and a number of persons succumbed during the day. In New York the mercury stood 98 degrees, in Boston 95, Little Falls N. Y. 114, Lewiston, Maine, 100 to 106, Bang- or Me., 95 to 100. The dispatches say upon no July 20th since the es- tablishment of the United States weather bureau has the climbed to such a height. mercury All honor to President Cleveland. His tariff reform may continue to swamp the nation’s industries, but he is determined to keep the old flag afloat upon American soil. Loyal Americans will honor him for acts in the present crisis more than all oth- ers of his administration.—Chicago [uter Ocean. There are now being operated un- der the orders of Federal courts 152 railroads with 43,000 miles of track and $2,500,000,000 of capital. That is to say, nearly one-fourth of the entire railway system of the country is in the hands of receivers, because the traffic has not paid expenses:and yet there are men who claim that strikers are justifiable on account of the enormus profits of such corpora- tions.—Globe Democrat. A resolutior proposing an amend- ment to the constitution to provide for the election of U. S. senators by the direct vote of the people, passed the house by a two thirds majority, with thirteen to spare. The people would be glad to have the constitu-/ tien changed in this respect as it! would give them a chance to select | the man of their choice and do away with the charges of the rich buying their seats. The resolution might have gone farther and included the president. ry | than is suffice TRUE TARIFF REFORM PARTY. The tariff question has been stud- ed by the people intelligently for | years, until the masses have become | proof against republican sophistry. | They know that the tariff is a tax, and they know who pay it. They know that any more taxes collected ant to the af | conduct ‘and a fraud on the tax-payers. | Knowing this the great majority of jour thinking people are tariff reform ers. The democratic party is the | |true tariff reform party. The people jhad become convinced of that fact | jand the great “land slide” of 1892 | occurred. A traitor to a great cause | only unmasks when he thinks the} time opportune to strike a telling | |blow. When the true reformers of the house drafted what | jis known as the Wilson bill, a few| traitors materialized and democratic made a| | Vigorous protest for sectional and selfish interests, but all the good they accomplished was to unmask themselves so that all men may know them in the future. In the senate,where the majority is scant, it is different. Four or five traitors | in that august body hold the bal- ance of NTE and not only refuse to allow ‘the democratic measure to pass, but refuse to allow any reform measure to pass the senate without its provisions protects the trusts and sectional interests of their states. Shall the democratic party as a whole be responsible for the acts of four or five traitors who care noth ing for its success so they accom plish their selfish ends? We might as well hold Washingtou aud the continental coagress responsible for the acts of Benedict Arnold The democratic party, through its president representatives, is making a vigorous effort to carry out its pledges and enact a tariff re- form law, that will relieve the peo ple of some of their tax burdens. A large majority of the democratic sen- ators are desirous of accomplishing the same end, but they belieye it is better to have a half loaf than no bread, so they are willing to adopt asalast resort any measure that will reduce the tariff from the Me- Kinley schedule. Can any party on earth do more that is so unfortunate as to have traitors in camp? and Mr. Cleveland's letter to Chairman Wilson hs succeeded in stirring up the sedate and dignified senators to a pitch never before known in the history of that aristocratic body. | Senator Vest spoke bitterly of the| presidenut’s actions in trying to use | his power to influence legislation and senator Smith was very bitter in his condemnation of the president's | action; but it remained for senator Gorman to deliver a tirade of abuse never before heard in the Senate chamber against the President. He accused Mr. Cleveland of bad faith in that he had been consulted about the Senate bill before it passed that \ body aud approved it and promised | it his sanction and influence. In the} meantime the country awaits the! action of Congress on the tariff bill. | The renomination of Congress man DeArmond by a unanimous vote seems assured. County after county | in the selection of delegates has/ passed resolutions couched in the| warmest prose, instructing for De-| Armond. He stands closer to the people than ever before. His course in Congress has been that of thor- | oughly honest and consistent west- ern man, an agressive fighter for his principles and a resolute defend- | er of the fundamental liberties of the people. The Sixth Missouri | district appreciates such a public servant and will return him again to the scenes of his efficient labors. He is thoroughly imbued with the western spirit, and while his course in Congress has not been sectional, he has never lost sight of the fact that the great west has been dis- criminated against for years and his most active efforts have been toward a reversal of this tendency.—Clinton Democrat. The English. do not compliment themselves when they think this count of a few riots. They ought! to have a better opinion of a nation that licked England twice before putting on long pants.—Globe-Dem- ocrat. Free sugar, refined as well as raw, is what the republican congressmen will stand out for in the present wrangle in the Democracy.—Globe Democrat. Why stand for sugar alone. If free sugar isa good thing for the consumer why not free coal, other iron, lumber and al! \ jly administered, is an injustice to | If it is wrong to tax sugar then it is other Bat the republican party is likewise wrong to tax neces sities. not taking this view of it and every vote in the house and senate is cast against a reduction of taxation, sare of the single article of sugar. The rioting which has begun with | the withdrawal of the troops from Chicago, gives the outlook a more serious tinge. The rioters and their kith and kin have not been con | vinced yet of the strength government The soldiers were not allowed to shoot think they can’t shoot a taste of lead to get notion out of their heads shall be another serious may be the wise course to warning peace loving try was better off for the legal spec tacle which followed the outbreak at Haymarket Square; it may be better off for a few anarchists now.—Kan sas City Star. ~ The democrats of Clay county got up and shook themselves at their re- In 1892 the} vote cistat the primary was 2,471; /ion to my cent primary election. that cast in 1894 wi of 753 votes. So far mation goes, based upon the reports as our from about 600 county weekly news pape:s which visit this week.ile democratic primaries show office every amost p-siiive gain in every county. This does not look much like the party was out at the elbow and run! over xt the heels. sent in- dicatious, the demeerats will gain From pr from 15,000 to 20,000 votes next| November over the election two years ago. —Jefferson City Tribune Democratic State Press Aassociation Meeting and Ratification. Au adjourned meeting of the Dem- | ocratic State Press Association will be held at Pertle Springs (Warrens- burg) Friday and Saturday, August 24th h, next Itis hoped that Democratic editor in Missouri will not only be present, but names enrolled upon the roster of the Association. and every wiil have their It is the purpose of the committee to make those days red letter days in the history of the party in Missouri. The State Central committee has taken up the matter and will make these dates the opening of the state campaign Prominent speakers among whom are: Vice President Stevenson, “Silver Dick” Bland, Governor Stone, Ex Governor Fran- cis, Champ Clark and others are ex- pected to be here U. A. McBripe. Sec'v Dem. State Press Ass'n. Warrensburg, Mo. f KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas- ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax- | ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers aaa It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical i and being well informed, you will accept any substitute if articles in! adc ss j address | fairs of the government, economical-| daily use by the common people of the} and the anarchists |{t was in the outbreak it) let the soldiers show their mettle, after first | citizens to keep away from the mob .The coun- 3,224, a gain infor- Democratic | permanently curing constipation. | profession, because it acts on the Kid- | party has now that power. We are Deys, Liver and Bowels without weak- | ascertain to-day as we have ever been | ening ees an a periecey free from | of the great benfit that would accrue! i i: every objectionable substance. a ean se Sea Figs is for sale by all drug- | SEIN 9 okine fy | gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man- of this policy and nothing jas occur- | ufactured by the California Fig Syrup | red to release us from our obligation | Co. only, whose name is printed on every | to secure this advantage to our peo- the name, Syrup of Fi igs TRUE REFORM URGED. President Cleveland Writes a Vig orous Letter to Chairman Wilsou onthe Taritf Con- ference PLEDGES MUST BE UPHELD. The Pri in the Past Recalled of the Den and Fr rises Strongly Coal as We | sar Issue Clearly Set Forth Washington, July 19.—Soon after the honee began the discussion of the tariff conference committe report | today, Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee arose and amid | intense inte announced that he tter fr ich the latter had per | mitted to be made public The letter {desk and read aiid profound silence. ad receive Cieveland wh was then sent to the | president's vigorous | It may take! style and was a stirring tribute to | that foolish | the Wilson bill and a direet blow art} If there | @"Y surrender to the senate bill. It | | was as follows | Personal.) Executive Mansion, | | Washington, July 2, 1894.—To the} Hon. William L. Wilson. My Dear| Sir: The certainty that a conference | will be ordered between the two | houses of congress for the purpose of | adjusting differences on the subject | of tariff legislation makes it alse cer- | tain that you will again be called up-| jon to do hard service in the cause of | tariff reform. i | My public life has been so closely | related to the su | worked forits accomplishine t, Lhave I have so often promised its realiza-) fellow countrymen as a} result of their trust and contidencein the democratic party, I hope no ex- euse is necessary for my earnest ap-| peal to you that in this crisis you} | strenuously insist upon pa hones- | ty and good faith and a sturdy ad-| herence to emocratie principles. 1] believe these are absolutely necessa- ry conditions to the continuation of | democratic existence. | WEIGHTY DUTIES OF CONFERKES feannot rid myself of the feeling} that this conference best, if not will present the the only hope of true democracy. Indications point to its action as the reliance of desire the genuine fruition of demo cratic effort, the fullfillment of deim- oeratic pledges and those who the redemption of democratic promises to the people. To reconcile differences in the de- tails ¢ mprised withip the fixed and | well defined lines of principle, will not be the sole task of the conferenc | members will} the question | whether democratic principles them- as it seems to me, its also have in charge selves are to be saved or abandoned, There is no exeuse for mistaking or misapprehending the fee the temper of the rank and file of the Democracy. They are downcast un- der the assertion that their party fails in ability to manage the govern- }ment and they are apprehensive that {efforts to bring about tariff reform fail; but the downeast and apprehensive in their} fear that Democratic principle | zs and may are much more may | cireum- | do otherwise | be surrendered. In these stances they than te and those who with you have patriot- cannot ook with confidence to you ically and sincerely championed the cause of tariff reform within | eratic lines and guided by Democratic This confidence is vastly augmented by the action under your leadership of the House of Represen- tatives upon the bill pending. Every true Democrat and every sin- cere Democrat knows that this bill in its present form and as it will be sub- |mitted to the falls far | short of the consummation for which Demo- principles. now conference we have long labored, for whieh we have suffered defeat dis- couragement, which in its anticipa- tation gave usarallying ery in our day of triumph and promise accomplishment is so inter- woven with Democratic pledges and | Democratic success that our aban- | donment of the cause or the princi- ples upon which it rest means party} pertidy and party dishonor. SHARP REBUKE FOR ‘“‘CONSERVA-| TIVES.” One topie will be submitted to the} eonference which embodies Demo-! eratie principle so directly that it Seannot be compromised. We have jin our platforms and in every way possible declared in favor of the free importation of raw materials. We have again and again promised that | this should be accorded to our people and our manufacturers as soon as! the Democratic party invested | |with the power to determine thej tariff policy of the country. The| without which in i was | to the country from the inauguration ple. It must be admitted that no tariff measure can accord with Dem- ocratic principles and promise or | be put on the free list: and | tion of sugar, by the fear, quite likely jest. I know that in present condi- lable bounds, whatever else may be Bennett-Wheeler Mere. Co, ——— DEALE RS IN-—— GROCERIES, HARDWARE, STOVES, QUEENSWARE, TOP BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, SPRING WACONS AND ROAD WAGONS. chutle Clinton Studebaker Farm Wagons Pumps, Wind Mills, And all kinds of Pipe Fittings. . Barb Wire, Salt, Gra: seed. AGENTS FOR GRAHAM FENCE MACHINE We pay the highest market price in cash or trade for all kinds of country preduce Bennelt-Wheeler Mercantile Co, badge raw | bear a genuine Democratic that does not provide for free materials. In these circumstances it that from may well Democrats are willing to depart this, the most Democratic of all tariff princi- ples, and that the inconsistent absur- excite our wonder dity of such a proposed departure the gestion that the wool of the farmer the taxation be should be emphasized by sug- pro tection of tariff around the iron ore and coal of How placed cor. porations and capitalists. can we face the people after indulging in tinations and It is quite such outrageous dise violations of princip! apparent that this question of free raw materials does not adit of ad- justment on any middle ground,since their subjection to any rate of tariff) taxation, great or small, is alike vio f Democratic Democratic good faith THE SUGAR TAX FOR REVENUE lative principle and [hope that you will not consider it intrusive if |say something in rela- tion to another which can hardly fail to be troublesome to the adjust- ment of tariff taxation on sugar. Under our party platform and in accordance with our declared party ubjec conference. | refer to the legitimate and revenue taxation, | purpose sugar is a logicalarticle of Unfortunately, have accompanied certain stages of | the legislation mitted to the however, incidents which conference will be sub-? that have | aronsed in connection with this sub-| ject a natural Democratic animosity to the methods and manipulations of trusts and combinations. I to sharing in this feeling; and yet it} confess seems to me we ought, if possible, to | sufficiently free ourselves from pre- | judice to enable us coolly to weigh the considerations which in formulat- ing the tariff legislation, ought to guide our treatment of sugar as a} taxable article. While no tenderness | should be entertained for trusts and | while I am decidedly opposed to | granting to them, under the guise of | tariff taxation, any opportunity to | further their peculiarmethods, I sug- | {gest that we ought notto be driven | | lings and time servers was instantly away from the Democratic principle and policy which lead to the taxa-| exaggerated, that in carrying out this principle and policy we may in- } directly and inordinately enourage a | eombination of sugar refining inter- tions this is a delicate subject and | lappreciate the depth and strength | of the feeling which its treatment | has aroused. I do not believe we! should do evil that good should come } but it seems to me that we may not} forget that our aim is the compietion of the tariff and in taxing sugar for proper purposes and within reason-! said of our action, we are in nodang- er of running counter to democratic | principle. With all there is at stake there must be in the treatment of | this article some ground upon which | weareall willing to stand, where toleration and conciliation may be allowed to solve the problem, with- out demanding the entire surrender | of fixed and conscientious convic- | tions. I ought not to prolong this letter. If what I have written is unwelcome, I beg you to believe in my good in- tentions. In the conelusion of the conference fall the | confiding lestly that | in behind its reform leader with | would veto the Senate bill if touching the numerous items which will be considered, the people are | not afraid that their interest will be ieglected. They know that the gen- eral result, so far as they are con cerned will be to place home neces saries and comforts more easily with- in their reach and to insure better and surer compensation to those who toil We all know that a tariff covering interests and Vast varied con ditions of a country as as ours Inust of nee sult of compromise the re ssity be largely honorable and Ll expect very few of us can say, When our measure is per- adjustinent fected that all its features are entire would prefer. You how much | depreeated the ineorpor- ation in the proposed bill of the in- come tax feature. Inamatters of this kind, however, which do not violate a fixed Democratic ly as we know and recognized willing to defer to the judgment of a majority of our Democratic brethren. {think that there is a general agreement that this isa party duty. This is more palpably apparent when we realize that the country timidly stands and watches doctrine we are business of our for the result of our efforts to perfect tariff legislation, that a quick and certain return of upon a wise adjustment: and people still trust hands their pro&perity and weil being prosperity waits that a in our The Democracy of the land pleads most earnestly for the speedy com pletion of the tariff legislation which their representatives have undertak en; but they demand not less earn shal! tempt those they trust to the aban- stress of necessity | donment of Democratic principle. Yours very truly. GROVER CLEVELAND. TARIFF REFOMERS COURAGED. President Cleveland’s letter was re- eeived by the House reformers with the delight and by the “conservatives” with dismay. Chair- man Wilson had not confided to any one his purpose to give the comimun- sincerest ication to the House and it came as a surprise, whatever of hidden purpose there was in the breast of the weak dissolved. The House Democrats fell nn- broken ranks, firmin the resolve to reject the Nenate’s surender bill. Before the vote was taken on Mr. Wilson's motion to insist on the dis- agreement, and while Messrs. Wheel- er and Grow were talking, the House broke up into groups and discussed the letter. The full effect of the President’s action, it was not at- tempted at the same time to measure On the Senate side it that the Senate bill This dictum on the House side, it was was still said would pass or being repeated responded none. | that if the Senate should not yield no bill should pass. Indeed the senti- ment was strong that the President it did pass, as net being a sufficiently satix- factory redemption of the pledge | made to the people, Many of the Democrats in the House did not hesitate to say that even if the result of the present fight were a failure of legislation the party would yet be stronger than by a sur- render to recreant senators and that entering the campaign on the basi« of an honest redemption of all pledge« a would be so recelved by the peo- ple.