The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-14

three facts-that consumption is now
rapidly gaining on production in the
worlds grain markets; that the gold
supply Is increasing at an unprecedent-
ed rate, and that the wild projects aud
labor troubles of last summer have
proved effective lessons. 1 am particu-
larly interested in the answers of the
POpulists, and without exception they
deprecato the Brooklyn strike and de-
plore its possible consequences in legis-
IatiOn.
Views OF Two Senators.
talked an hour or so the other day
with Senators Kyle and Allen on the so
called new departure of the Populist
party" and in the course of it the for
mer said:
II am very sure that the Brooklyn
matter is an accident and unpremeditat-
ed. for have but recently talked with
all the labor leaders. After the Chicago
affair ended they said to me: This is
our last strike. We have gone through
enough in this line, and hereafter We
shall seek tho desired end by votes.
And the last election shows that they
have kept their word. l do not desire to
nrrogate anything to myself, but was
the instrument in concluding the Chi
cago trouble. 1t was agreed that the
commission was to be appointed to ex--
anime the whole matter and other con-
cessions made, and thereupon the strike
was to be called off. AS soon as that
was done all the labor leaders went to
work for the election, and the enemy,
wary, as usual, prepared to deceive the
public as to our strength. There has
been a double reaction on that matter
which is really funny. Right after the
election the monopolist organs raised a
great cry that the Populist party was
wiped out and actually made US believe
our vote was light Then we found that
it was nearly double that of 1892, and
that we were attracting recruits. Since
Senator Allen put forth his platform
there has been another reaction against
the old system, and l am now pretty
we'll satisfied that the liberal elements
in the west can unite in 1896"
"And what will congress do on the
1inances?''
Ask me an easy one. This congress
will do nothing, for public men will
not face alternatives when they know
that either will defeat them. AS to the
next congress, they are making great
promises that it will fuEd the green
backs and Sherman silver notes, but
know it will do no such thing. It
will not do anything that Cleveland
wants it to do, to begin with, and will
not dare to take that action. / have
talked with too many senators to be-
lieve such thing possible, and stall
wart Republicans have told me they |
could stand on the Allen platform, but |
as to that a bill to retire the $498, 00O,
600 could never be got through the !
house"
PopuIist Policy.
Senator Allen was not so confident as /
his colleague that the Brooklyn trouble |
was to stand alone, but thought there |
were too many factors in the national |
labor situation for any man to master
them all. As to party action he said:
1.-The strike is no part Of our policy, and
we Just now regret such things even
more than usual. We are now confident
Of a union Of forces for a more liberal
policy-that is, a union in the campaign
of 1896"
why is there such distraction in the
present congress?''
well, it is as Senator Kyle said
men are face 10 face with alternatives
which they hate to admit. 1t must be
the gold basis and n contraction Of the
currency one-half, or the opposite, but
they dread the decision so much that
they are trying all sorts OF quack medi-
cines to get away from it. IN fact, they
are trying to revive an obsolete system.
Banks of issue are obsolete. The world
has outgrown them, or IL it hasn't Ii
isn't for want Of painful experience.
never had realized how big Senator /
Allen is till bo stood over me and tal.ei
thus earnestly. 1t IS q great episode ~
tine history of the senate that daring the
fight over tho Sherman silver law ne
taI-.etl IOr 10 LJe-I-s ,..-i IeIt EOil! effects
from IL. The other day ne talked hours
and 10 minutes but he usually ur'ors y