The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-02
Congress Must Repeal the Sherman Act
or There Will Be an Extra Session.
Such Was the Message Delivered Yesterday to
Speaker Crisp by Don N. Dickinson, in
Behalf Of Dictator Cleveland.
Annexation of Territory to Be the War
Cry of the Coming Administration.
Hawaii and Canada to BE Gobbled. if Close
Friends Of the President Elect Correctly
Voice Their Leaders Views.
CLEvELAND's COMMAND.

CLEvELAND's COMMAND.
II tho Sherman Act Is Not Repealed an Extra
Session of Congress WIN BE Called
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. L-Mr. Cleveland has
sent his ultimatum to Congress on the sill
yer question. Don NJ. Dickinson brought
the ultimstum. 1t was that the silver-pur-
chasing act must be repealed, or there Will
be an extra session.
Mr.. Dickinson, always picturesque. and
burdened with information for Mr.. Cleve-
lands inner circles, made his appearance
early in the day. and left trail of in-
formation, speculation and rumor behind
him. He had Just come over from q con-
ference with Mr.. Cleveland, and was due to
be back with him tonight. He was on the
floor of the House for an hour before tho
session opened, and was accorded much at
tention In view of the close relations exist
ing between him and the President-eIect.
The Temmany men, in particular. clus-
tered about Mr.. Dickinson. and Colonel
Fellows. w. Bourke Cochran and Amos
Cummings each took turns In exchanging
Views with him on the silver question. II
soon developed that Mr. Dickinson's mis-
sIon was an important one. He had come
to say, with authority from Mr.. Cleveland,
that something must be done towards the
repeal of the Sherman silver purchase act
before the present session of Congress
ended on March or else Mr.. Cleveland
would summon an extra session within
thirty days after his Inauguration. This
was the most decisive step on silver yet
taken.
Mr.. Dickinson called on Speaker Crisp.
and made known to him that he had mes
sage of importance to make to him. As
soon as the House got down to its work Mr..
Crisp left the chair and went to his private
Office where Mr.. Dickinson was in wait
ing. They were together for half an hour.
during which Mr.. Crisp was TOLD that the
wiping out of the present obnoxious silver
purchase law was the first business Il
which Mr.. Cleveland desired to give his at
tention.
FAvORs ANNEXING HAWAII AND CANADA.
AS Mr.. Dickinson left the Speakers Office
he said to your correspondent: You may
say that either one of the two things will
happen. The present Congress will repeal
the silver purchase act, or an extra session
March 4. 1t is Of more consequence just
now than all the other questions combined
and until it is settled other questions will
have to wait"
How about Hawaiis request for annex
ation!"
lit should be granted. The next war. If
there is to be one. will be on the ocean, and
we have need of those islands"
Then Mr.. Dickinson turned his attention
to Senator Carlisle. who was in waiting.
For an hour they were together In the
Marble room of the Senate.
Aside from Nr. Dickinson's expressed
statement concerning silver and the extra
session, there were many interesting re-
ports connected with his visit. MIR. Dick
inson's talks with Congressman brought
out the fact that the incoming administra-
tion Ia not only anxious TO annex Hawaii.
but expects to make the annexation OF
Canada conspicuous feature of the early
days of the administration. Mr.. Dickinson
himself Is an ardent apnexationist, and
IN this it is believed he voices the
views of Mr.. Cleveland A member of the
foreign relations committee with whom be
talked said, afterward. TO your correspond
ent: The outbreak In HawaiI. reported
last Saturday. will soon be followed by q
similar outbreak in Canada L knew long
ago what was about TO occur in Hawaii,
and know certain plans which will soon
mature In Canada. / would not be sur
prised TO see revolution In Canada any
time. L have positive knowledge thas
plans in that direction are being laid.
Plans of cooperation are now being made
here. Speeches for Canadian annexation
will begin in Congress the early part Of
next week."
To what extent Mr. Dickinson shared OF
expressed the Canadian annexation senti-
ment is not known, although it was cur
rently reported that he looked upon the
absorption of Canada as one of the desirs-
h lo lAu <,f .Asx.fx
tratlOn.
WILL REPORT TO THE DICTATOR.
Mr.. Dickinson left ton ight for New YORK,
where he will communicate to Mr.. Cleve-
land the result of his conferences hero to-
day. His visit gives the first tangible evil
dence that the Sherman silver purchase
act will be wiped out at an early day. Un-
til now it has been apparent that
the various bills for the repeal Of
the Sherman act would drag along and ex-
pire with the end of the session. But the
message brou ght by Mr.. Dickinson is little
short of an ultimatum from Mr.. Cleveland
that the repeal must be accomplished be-
fore March 4. or else Congress will be
called together Immediately thereafter to
accomplish that much-desired repeal. I'm.
til 1t is ACCOMPLISHED, as Mr.. Dickinson
says other questions will wait.
Accompanying the visit OF Mr.. Dlck-
inson to-day came the report that
the private secretaryship To Mr..
Cleveland had now narrowed down to
three gentlemen. namely: A. w. Lyman.
formerly or the New York Sun. and
now editor of the Helena Mont. lndepend-
ent; Walter Wellman, of the Chicago
Herald. and Mr. Edward Fleming, editor
of the Buffalo Currier. while IL is said
the President-elect has brought the selec-
tion within these three names he had stat
ed that he would not designate the exact
choice until after he had completed his Cab
met selections.
Mr. Cleveland stated TO q gentleman who
called upon him yesterday. aud who is in
Washington tonight that it was his in ten
tioD to tender Ex-Governor |. Il. Gray. of
Indiana, place in the new Cabinet,
Mr.. Cleveland said that he had
not yet decided which portfolio he would
tender the Ex-Governor of Indiana. but
were it not for the fact that the Hoosiei
was totally ignorant OF all that relates TO
the farm, he would ask bin to be Secretary
of Agriculture. The President-alect in
CURED about the judicial attainments OF
Ex-Governor Gray, in q manner which led
thesvisltor TO believe that the INQUIRY WAS
for the purpose of learning his fitness foI
the Interior Department or the Postmaster
generalship. He left the impression. how
ever. that he was much in doubt as to
the qualifications of Mr.. Gray, when
it came TO placing him In position reQuir-
ing legal lore. The same gentleman talked
with MIR. Cleveland concerning the recent
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