The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-07

gressmen and walters on congress who
discuss politics in the rotunda of the Net
ropoIitan hotel are just little worse rat
tied than they have yet been In this con-
gress. was told by some Of them before
the holidays that they had not made up
their minds on the currency bin and would
take the documents home with them and
study the matter thoroughly, but if they
have since made up their minds they are
not revealing the same.
A Significant Sign.
Mr.. Springer is harassed a good deal
for his latest opinion on the prospects, but
the most that he will say beyond what he
has already said in his speeches is that the
people do not understand his substitute
bill, and If they did they would approve
of it, both statements very doubtful. One
of the best signs that the dominant party
is very much at sea is found in the fact
that they ara willing to allow the debate
to run on as long as the minority care to
have it. Mr.. Crisp and Mr.. Catchings say
the ING debate Is allowed because Of the
great importance Of the measure, but we
may presume that they are making a vir
tue Of necessity.
Among the significant signs is the great
demand for the speech delivered against
the bill by Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska 1t was
certainly an able speech, whatever one may
think of his conclusions, but the point OF
chief interest is his declaration that par
ties must reform their lines on the f1nan-
cial issue. In private conversation he is
much more emphatic than In his speech
and declares that there must be general
realignment, like that which took place
on the slavery question and the war; that
there muA be an exchange Of prisoners,
and men who think together must act to-
Rether-" 1t Is also an interesting fact that
al the test votes of the long session are
tls1eo and very carefully scanned, and the
1tIltuoe or members elect to the next
muse is inquired about with great eager
ness In short, a general summary of the
an Oh members shows that this year opens
WIN IN uncertainty about financial leeis-
-aIlon not exceeded since 1861 and a gen
erH looking for Of a hard and prolonged
s''aAh' OOth In lawmaking and business.
Gloomy Forecast.
And so you think there is to be an era
OF stability said prominent Democrat.
talking TO group of his colleagues. ''You
never were worse mistaken in your lives
Ny guess is that the country is entering
on an era Of the worst unrest and Ciiscon-
tent it has seen for 40 years do not he
heve there will be great strikes and riots.
as there were in 1S77-at least I hone NOT
but party bitterness will be awful. for
IL viii be a bread and butter question
Win mnI1ons OF people. ! have come to
the conclusion that there cannot be stabiI-
lty SO long as our financial and revenue
system depends on a party and an acct
dental majority. The Republicans saw IL
they were let alone they would establish
permanent system, and perhaps they
would, but every man of sense knows that
one party cannot stay in power in this
country There must be system which
satisfies both parties, and 1 don't know
any one wise enough to get I'D sucb n svs-
tenn In hurry. Ever since I came here
ten years ago, all the talk has been that
business was denendent ON The nert eIec-