The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-06
This Bound to Follow the Passage Of
tho Repeal Bill.
1T WAS NOT POLITICAL WORK.
President Doesn't Like to 10 Interrupt
cd at Table Committees Called while
He Was 1T Luncheon ard Were Re-
questsd to Walt Until 10 Einishsd.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-The presicen0
has declared that the result of the passage
Of the unconditional repeal bill would
bring about q revival OF business that
would surprise even the most sanguine
friends Of a single standard. II was evil
dent, he said, from the reports already re-
ceived from the commercial centers that
confidence had been re-established, not
only at home. but abroad.
Secretary Carlisle does not share In the
belief of many OF the southern members Of
congress hat the passage of the repeal bill
will result In the loss OF several Of the
southern states to the Democracy. The
question is uppermost In the minds OF the
representative from the south.
Representative Cooper of Florida, who
was from the beginning of the great fight
to the finish an earnest advocate for un-
constitutional repeal, said that the Demo
Gratis would suffer some loss of votes
temporarily In the south on account OF the
policy OF the administration, but that he
did not think there would be enough
change to affect the result in an election.
He said that whatever disaffection might
grow out OF the present situation would be
overcome, he believed, by legislation which
would follow.
Left TO Congress.
In his opinion there was no doubt that
-~some general legislation on the question
OF finance would follow very soon after the
reassembllpg Of congress, and there would
be also other legislation which will be In
line with public sentiment in his section
of the country. He said he believed the
tariff legislation would be popular and
that financial legislation to follow would
be of character to put the country on
sound basis with sufficient money for the
needs OF trade and commercs.
He said he thought the question before
the next session Of congress would be
whether they should increase the currency
through the medium of state banks or
should so enlarge the national bank sys-
TEN, by permitting then. to issue loans on
real estate and the like, as to meet the
public requirements
During the recent fight Mr.. Cleveland
was visited by delegation of prominent
Democratic representatives and senator's,
who assured him that the passage of un-
conditional repeal would mean the loss to
the party OF several southern states. His
reply Is characteristic OF the man:
"Not Politics."
IT should not care" he Is reported to
have said, ''if IL los. every state in the
Union to the party Thisis not question
of politics but question of finance, aud
must be so considered.
Then he continued, in his emphatic way,
to contend that such would not be the re-
suit, arguing that the repeal would bring
prosperity aud mnny votes TO the party,
except in those states entirely interested
In mining silver.
In almost every instance where the
president signs an important act of con
gress there are many applications for the
pen with which he wro.e his name Few,
II any, bills bave excited more public
interest than the repeal bill, and yet the
steel stub peu with which Mr.. Cleveland
signed 1t and made it the law Of the land
remains At the White House without
claimant.
Luncheon Interrupted.
A good story is told about the way the
president received the joint commission
from congress. 1t was late in the after
noon, Thursday, when the committee
reached the White House. and there was
no time to be lost in complying with the
usual form of waiting upon the president
for any communications he might have to
convey 10 congress.
~ - meTe iOrInhnty, duu tbo pieotueue
evidently 30 regarded IL, for he sent word
out that be was at luncheon, and invited
the committee TO sit down and wait until
ne bad finished.
With less than 80 minutes at their dis
poial, in which to make their obeisance TO
the chief executive an1 report the success
of their mission to congress, the members
OF the committee WINGED under the presi-
dents request. and sent word back that
they had not time to wait.
The president came into the cabinet
room in few minutes. and it was plain
from his countenance that he was not at
all pleased At having his luncheon inter
rupted by the call from the congi essional
committee
The chairm:i Of the committee in
formed the president with much dignity
Of the committees mission, and asked him
II there was any communication he cared
TO transmit to congress before 1t ad-
iourned
According TO one member OF the COM
hittee the presidents reply was very in
formal.
Congress has completed the work for
which convened IL" said he, "and have
nothing more to say to congress.