The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-05

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 4,.-Thcrc
are now quite number OF senator's
who walked out OF the Republican ma
tlonal convention In the city. Senators
Cannon. Dubois and pcttlgrcw are here
and met at tho capitol to-day, hut dis
Cussed matterg only IN n general way.
There has been some speculation as to
whether these former Republican scna-
tors would attend future Republican
cauCuses One Of them, when question
cd. said tina; 1t would be time enough
FOR him TO decide when he was invited
10 causus and called attention to the
fact that notices always are served on
Republican senators that a caucus Is to
be held
The burden OF determining our
standing in the party rests with those
who call the caucus" he said.
III We are asked to participate We
Will ther decide what to do"
Another senator said that he would
not attend any caucus at present and
would aWlN uCNgiOpWCntS,
Senator Teller. Of Colorado. and SEN
ator Mantle, Of Montana. have not yet
arrived and It Is quite probable there
viii be no concerted action on the part
OF the sIlvcr men until the arrival Us
the former. The general impression %
the silver senators Is that no important
legislation can be passed at this scss-
ion. There Is also an impression that
the Republicans and the silver men
would prefer chat nothing be brought
10 an issue until after the various sem
uiOrial elections In the western states
when the complexion Of the silver and
independent forces In the next senate
viii be more definitely ascerta!nablc,
Senator Pettigrew, In an interview,
said he did not consider the prospects
for tariff legislation at the approach
Ing session very good. but added that
he was II prOtecti12ist and opposed to
obstruction. "l should Ike IL see the
Republicans given all Che protection
they want" h, said. in order that the
| country might discover that It Is no;
| the want OF protection which Is at
fault hG the present condition OF az
fairs"
Senator Baker, Of Kansas. also thinks
| the prospect for the passage OF the
| Dlnglay bIll very meagre and Is strong
u opposed 10 Il. lie expressed the opIn-
ion that the question % an extra seS-
sion Ot Congress next spring would
depend largely on the result OF scna-
torial elections this winter. III It be-
comes clear as the result OF these cleo
tSns that the Republicans would have
n majority. % the senate favorable 10
the passage OF protective bllllt would
BE- worth While TO call n special session.
but otherwise Ii appears 10 me that 1t
would be useless experiment"
PETER Tabs.
Senator PETER to-day denied the re-
port telcSraphcd from Topeka, that he
had entered into an agreemen; In re
gard 10 the tariff In connection with his
| campaign for reelection.
The dispatch Is wholly untrue" he
said. and continued: 'I have no man
| ayers anywhere, and have not made or
promised any agreements relating 20
! my recollection. Next weeks edition OF
| the Tupekn Advocat. will contain an ar
tlclc giving my tariff views. They are
| in brief these: | never favored high lu-
| tIcs on any articles except luxurlcs and |
have long advocated free sugar, salt.
| lumber and coal. l would levy high
duties un all articles used exclusively by
| the rich and fastldiOus and this not for
| protection. but for revenue. AS to ar;i-
| cles In universal use among the poorer
classes, they ought TO be admitted free
of duty. What eur farmers sell is sold
at prices regulated in foreign markets
and our working people are In open com
petition on their own ground with the
foreign labOrGr. II we have to work and
sell In competition with foreign labor
and products let US buy at foreign
prices. We can raise our revenues easl-
| ly and far more Justly than We ara now
| doing. through gradual tax on large
| landed estates and incomes. ! would
reduce rather than Increase present
tariff rates. in additional tax Of dol
| lar barrel on beer Will give uq all the
revenue we need and It's collection will
not add a farthnE 10 the natiora! cN-
| pcnse. Besides that. nobody would
! feel It. Changing conditions have
wrought corresponding changes In my
| tariff views And. if we are to perna-
ncntly maintain n single gold standard. |
shall favor absolute free trade except ~
to articles used only BY the wealthy and
| the protliEatc."