The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
VAN ALIENS MONOCLE.
WHIT oFfENns A GREAT NEW YORK
EDITOR.
How the proposed Italian ambassador
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Financial 6ossip-News In Relation to

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Financial Gossip-News In Relation to
Senator HiIi-whitney and Flower.
WAshTSeTaS. D. c, Oct. 17.-ESpeciai. /
Some people say the senate of the United
States Is q failure, and that we shall have
no important legislation this winter. Bat
failure of the majority to pass the uncon-
ditional repeal bill! does not necessarily in
dicate that TIE Republican minority VIII
be able TO prevent passage of the tariff and
election measures this coming winter.
There is marked difference between these
bills. The truth about the repeal bin, as
every one now knows, Is that it has not
been supported by an actual. earnest and
sincere majority Of the senate. The ma
lority which favored it was only simu-
lated majority. 1t was a majority ready
TO vote yea on the q1estion of passage If a
vote could be reached. but fully one-third
of this majority preferred not 10 have a
vote. The streng 9Th Of the silver repeslers
was on both sides Of the chamber. 10 was
about equally divided between the two po-
litical parties.
As matter OF fact. the Democratic party
which is III control CT tie senate and re-
spoDsibe for the conduct of the boGy, con-
tanned e small majority against repeal
Hence the party IN charge of the senate was
not in favor of the silver repeal IL will be
different with the tariff and election repeal
bills, for these will be made strict party
measures. They will be supported by the
earnest and unanimous voice OF the Demo-
cratic party, which is in control OF the SEN
ate and will find the means Of having its
own way. The senate has always managed
to act whenever this kind of majority
was in favor of any particular measure. and
there is no reason to believe that there is to
be an exception to the rule in the near fu-
ture.
1t would Of course be possible for the
Republicans to declare neither of these
measures should go through the senate and
TO maintain filibustering warfare, just as
the silver section has done for the past seven
weeks. They could, if they chose, by taking
advantage of the rules, absolutely defeat
any and all legislation. But such a thing
is not likely to happen now or in the future
The rule will still obtain that where there
is an actual majority determined upon a
line of action the minority will surrender
and the majority will rule.
Van Allen and the Editor.
We have had a great deal of gossip in
Washington concerning the Van Allen non-
ination and the bitter opposition thereto of
New York editor Tho gossips have it
that the editor first became incensed at Mr..
Van Allen last summer at Newport, where
the would be ambassador to Italy inflicted
some sort of snub upon the socially am
bilious journalist. Just what the snuD
was no one seems to know, but it is gener-
ally believed that Mr.. Van Allen threw some
obstacle in the way of the desire of the
great editor to secure entree to the best So
ciety. 1t happened that at this time the
New York editor was endeavOring to Sc
cure the appointment to place in the for
eign service of friend of his of the name
of Townsend, who had assisted the jour-
nalst in some social efforts at Paris.
1t getting to the ears of the administra-
ton that the New York newspaper was
ready to begin war upon Van Allen in case
he were nominated for minister to Rome,
an effort was made to obtain quiet, tacit
understanding to the effect that if the
editors friend Townsend were nominated
for secretary of legation at Vienna the guns
of journalism were not to be trained upon
MT. ' III aleu- duu IIlOlCCit. Dul iUtS
quiet understanding did not work. The
great editor does not seem to have consid-
cred himself bound by it, and he has risked
the chances of his friend Townsend for the
pleasure of having savage revenge upon
the man who snubbed him at Newport.
Van Allen Proud of America.
This Mr.. Van Allen seems to have been
rapidly spoiled by a few visitsto Europe. A
member Of congress who knew Van Allen
well eight or ten years ago says that he was
at that time one OF the most pronounced and
radical Americans one could wish to meet.
If he had any fault, it was that of excessive
pride in his American family lineage. He
bOasted of his Americanism and of his an
cestry in season and out of season. At that
time he had scarcely been in Europe, but
lately CHANGING to make a voyage or two to
the other side, where he received some So
cial attention, especially in London, his
whole nature appears to have been sudden
ly and radically changed. As to the mon
ocle, Mr.. Van Allen has worn a single eye
glass for at least IL or 13 years. He did not
borrow this bit of affectation from the
English. he wore the monocle while he
was yet bossting of his Americanism.
DlSCOuraS1nG tlcn men.
Mr. Van Aliens hard luck will tend to
discourage rich men from contributing to
campaign funds in the future. Not many
people know of the large sums of money
which few wealthy individuals pour into
the Golfers of the national compaign man
ayers every four years. The number of rich
men who will thus open their hearts and
purses is very small. and those who ogive
have to give with liberal hand. Last year
was not the first time that Mr.. Van Allen
contributed to the Democratic fund. IN
1884 and 1855 he voluntarily contributed
large sums for he has always been an in
tense sort of Democrat and always eager 10
back up his opinions with his money or
with arguments. II a rich man who hap
pens TO take an interest in politics and CON
tributes 10 the campaign fund of his party
is 70 be totally debarred from political ap-
pointments in case bis party succeeds, and
bounded by the newspapers If he IL noEls-
mated for some Office. probably a smaller
number of wealthy men Will be found viii
ing to offer up golden sacrifice.
Hill to BE Throw. q, erboard.
The inside news from New York. a. re-
ceived here III " ashingtop, Is to the efTec.
tHh1 "Hbf -euaAsf mn - GoH4ihEhii} iH
control OF the machine in the Empire State
his career has already had limit set upoB
II. The New Yorkers VINO profess TO know
what is going on behind the >csnes IN their
part of tine country declare that Mr. Hill IS
serving his first and last term in the senate.
and that at toe expiration thereof be viii
become noneutity in politics. His present
leadership in New YORK il only nominal.
the real leaders being Governor Flower
Richard Croker ard Mr. Mclaughlin ct
brooklyn. certainly 4 remarkable trso- Be
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