Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-06
Opin;ons of the financial part of Pres

Opinions of the financial part of Pres
ident Cleyeland's message are very gen.
orally withheld, until the details OF
Secretary Carlisle's financial scheme,
which is to be submitted to Congress
tomorrow, can be carefully studied.
There are lots Of men in Congress who
are not welded to any particular scheme
of finance, although the most of them
have produced ideas as to what the
foundation should be, who are willing
to accept anything that they can be
convinced will be an improvement upon
present conditions, even though it does
not agree with all the opiuions that they
heretofore held. These men will not
condemn Secretary Carlisle's plan with
out hearing; they will closely study
it and if they think it good will sup
port it, otherwise not. 1t is not a sub
ject upon which man can make up
his mind properly in an hour or in a
day.
The opening Of Congress WAS quieter
than usual and the attendance smaller
both on the floor of the House and
Senate and in the galleries. The pub
lie seemed to know that the spectacu-
lar part of the session would not begin
until after the opening formalties, when
they are expected to become fast and
furious, unless some Of the more turbu-
lent spirits can be controlled in some
manner.
TIE sugar trust may discover that it
made a serious mistake in shutting
down its refneries and throwing several
thousand men out of employment at the
beginning of the winter. That it was
done to make the country believe that
the business of the trust was poor and
to furnish the Senate an excuse for moi
passing the bill. already passed by the
House, putting sugar on the free list Ii
so apparent that it may, instead OF pre-
venting, result in the passing Of the fret
sugar bill by the Senate. Certain it il
that men who favored letting the whole
tariff alone during this session Of Con
gress are, since the inhuman action O.
the trust, which is said to have made ;
profit Of more than $4,000, 900 sine
the first of last January, earnestly ad.
vocating the early passage by the Sen.
ate Of the free sugar bill. But evel
with this increased sentiment in fayo
of free sugar and the destruction of tn
trust it would not be safe to predict tn
passage of the free sugar bill by tn
Senate. There are men in the Scnat
who are really and conscientiously op'
posed to trusts, bnt they do not includ
all the Senator'S who publicly tall
against trusts and monopolies, nor ha
past experience shown them to be nu-
merous enough to control the Senat
when there is real opportunity to injur
some trust, although they do so easily
when some alleged antitrust measure
the present law, for instance-is W
for action.
Senator Palmer of ILL.,, who is himsel
opposed to the free coinage of silver
expresses the belief that a free coinage
bill will be passed at this session, not
withstanding the efforts of the admins
tration to prevent it, and that it will bt
vetoed by President Cleveland. 1t may
not be amiss to mention that Senator
Palmer's record as legislative prophet
has not been successful one.
Senator Teller, whose silver sentiment,
are known to all, says: WE have very
little hope, if any, that this Congress
or even the next, will do anything for
silver. There will be many plans
brought forward relating to the curren-
cy and its revision, and there will be
much severe criticism of the administra
tion for it's reprehensible conduct in
issuing bonds. am certain that 30
called Baltimore plan will never meet
the situation. 1t is a very poor plan,
and will be jumped on and trampled to
death by the Senators from the western
States.