New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-24
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
MEN AND AFFAIRS AT THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL

A eAsMrsE OF THE PREsIpENr-vrEws OF A
SOUTHERN sENAToR-A NEW WAY OF
GAINING voTEs-MrNrsTER LIN
COINS PLANS.
Washington, Nov 23.-I saw the President yes
terday morning as he was busily engaged upon
HIS message which lay before him in clean, type
writer manuscript. / had not seen General Har-
rison for nearly four years. cannot see that he
Is chsnged In any way In that time, except chat
he looks physically stronger. His appearance in
dicates the best of health. His kindly face wears
o most uhilosophic expression. He shows
no sign Of nervous worry uneasiness at
the responsibilities of his situation. He talked
with the same freedom and ease as when first
met him as Senator several years ago. had been
told that he was excessively reserved and much
changed in all Of his relations with public men
and With the representatives of the newspapers.
But ] saw no evidence of it, The President
said that the most wearisome thing to him in his
present office was the chain of routine in which
every President was hopclessly involved AS q
Senator he had comparative freedom and nearly
always a choice In the disposal Of his time. He
has maintained his health under the pressure Of
this routine by breaking into it deliberately and
changing in certain way his performance Of the
neverending task found in the office of the Presi-
dent Of the United States. Where he used to
work until nearly or o'clock, he now stops at
half-past and goes out for long walk in the
glorious Washington sum- He then comes back
again to his work as the afternoon begins to cool.
am not at liberty to quote the President in
anything that he said concerning general affairs
but find that his opinion concerning the>election
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leading Republicans at the Capital, and that so
far as these expressions of opinion are concerned
he Is thoroughly in harmony with his party as
sociates. The Republican drift of opinion upon
this subject is not particularly new. These en-
plantations have been repeatedly published, and
are generally accepted. I find no Republican at
the capital who regards the result of this election
as afording basis for any discouraging pre-
dictions concerning the future. A prominent Re-
publican who was in the White House this morn
ing called the Presidents attention to the fact
that nearly all of the financial troubles Of the
year came from country where experiments in
the direction of legislative business have been
tried of the class now proposed by the Farmers
Alliance, which has played such an important part
In the last election The leaders Of the Farmers
Alliance will be in Washington this winter pre-
pairing their campaign for the next House. They
propose to have special legislation for their in
teests in the establishment throughout the country
of Government Sub. Treasures which will advance
them money upon their crops. Such an expert
ment has been tried in the Argentine Republic,
where they have Government pawnshOps, in which
0 poor man obtain an advance Of money even
upon his coat. The result of such paternal aid
has led to the most rietous overspeculation, and
this speculation in turn has led to disastrous
suits. These results are at the basis Of the
financial disturbance of London, and consequently
throughout the world
The effect of the Farmers Alliance In its posi-
bic relations with political parties Is the subject
Of curious observations at the Capital A prom
inent Republican leader and friend Of the Presi.
dent said this morning that its future movements
were absolutely uncertain. In the South it had
carried out its fight within the lines of the Demo-
cratic party, and had practically captured its
organization there. In the North it had directly
cut into the Republican harty and had produced
there the divisions and the serious losses to the
party which had made such wonderful changes
in the House of Representatives. This Alliance
corresponds in way to the Society of Changers
formed some years ago 1t is more Of compact
organization; its meetings are secret, and the Sc
creey is protected by the most formal oaths.
Nearly everything sought to be accomplished by
the Farmers Alliance in the way of financial 1egs-
Iation has been opposed by the Democratic leaders.
II is not possible for any party to attempt fully
TO satisfy the legislative demands of the Farmers
Alliance. The Democrats, who have such ire
mendous majority in the House, will be the first
victims of this organization. The Alliance will
make its first demands upon this party, and fail
IRE TO satisfy them will lead TO split in the
Democratic stronghold Of the South.
The more thoughtful Democrats regard the fut-
ure as one charged with serious responsibilities
met yesterday afternoon the tall upright and con-
servative Southern Democrat Senator Cockrell. He
is one of the most experienced of the Democratic
Senator's and one of the most careful Of its legsat
ors. Through his official office in the Senate he has
heen long familiar with the requirements of the
Treasury. He said to me: The next House will
hive before it most serious task. The tariff
legislation will have to be revised, but WHIST we
mnt to do and must do, Is to avoid any extreme
legislation, such as, think, was the last measure
passed. There will he no deficiency this year.
Tht is ali humbug the talk about this years
daciency But next year / think there will be
a ecided one. Under the Mckinley bill, through
prtibitive duty upon some articles and reduced
duics upon others there will be marked de
crdse in the revenues. The expenditures are
costantly increasing. The pensions for next
yea will be in the neighborhood of 81 So 000, 000
ane under the present system, will reach in a
shot time the colossal amount Of SlS0,000,00O
or ,l9O OOO, 900 To meet all OF these require
nets there must be legislation. IL is pos
sibi that this legislation will be arranged through
Notification of the present tariff so that the
revaues will be increased through the increase
of iiportations We would have had n deficiency
thisEear if il had not been for the covering
intolhe Treasury of S56, 900, 900 held as trust
fnnCfor National banks in lquidation.'
Seator Cockrell was asked if he did not think
it wald be difficult for the new House to prepare
carel legislation upon 50 important and intricate
suIcct with so many new members in 1t, and
withso many representatives of the Farmers
Alice. who would ask for legislation OF the
mostxtremc character in the name OF the recent
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