The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-24
NO.. 6
" ashingtOn Letter.
From our regular Correspondent |


find it difficult to comprehend the
deadlock in the Senate Finance Com
"ittee over the House tariff bill. A
caucus of republican senators decided
that the bill should be reported to the
senate without amendment, just as it
was passed by the House, but instead
If the bill being reported it has been
nung up in the committee and nobody
knows when it will be reported or
whether it will be reported at ALL Is
it any wonder that republicans are
asking what was the use of reorganiz-
ing the Senate committees if bill or
dered reported by a republican caucus
can be deadlocked in committee
which has a majority of republican
members The alleged cause of the
deadlock is the action of Senator Tel
ler, of Colo. a republican member of
the Finance Committee, in declining
to allow the tariff bill to be reported to
the Senate unless it be amended to
provide for the free coinage of silver.
What makes the action of Senator lei
ler inexplicable is that the Finance
Committee has already reported bill
Ior the free coinage of silver as sub
stitute for he House bond bill, which
is now before the Senate and will al
most certainly be passed by the Senate.
That being the situation, what can
Senator Teller, or any other silver man
hope to gain by putting free coinage
on the tariff bill The
tariff bill was passed by the House as
an emergency measure intended solely
to furnish the revenue needed by the
government, and if it is passed by the
Senate in that shape it would at least
have chance to become a law. With
a free coinage amendment it will not
have even a ghost of chance. 1t
might get through the Senate, but it
could not get through the House, and
even if it could it would be met by the
Presidents veto to dead certainty.
Senator Teller's intentions are unques-
tionably good, but nothing but harm
can come from the killing of the House
tariff bill, and that will be the result if
be maintains his present position.
Hon. Geo. Prince, S. G. democrat
now visiting Washington, probably
gave away more than he intended
when he said of the political situation
in his State: "For some tipe it has
been evident that the democrats would
sooner or later have to contend with
another party, and now that all danger
Of black supremacy has been removed
by constitutionally restricting the
light to vote), and the democrats have
ceased fighting each other, it
S apparent that the republican party
will come into the field prepared for
vigorous battle on purely economic
ssues. South Carolina has of late {.
years grown to be heavily interested in
cotton and woollen mills and other
manufacturing enterprises. The peo-
,le who have put their money into ;
hese are becoming strongly impreg-
lated with the doctrine of protection.
With the race problem settled, great
many of them will not hesitate to ally
with the republican party
N the ground of its fostering attitude
owards American industries. From
his source will come the future danger
o democracy in South Carolina"
There was one portion of the speech
# Senator Jones, of Ark, in favor of
be free coinage substitute for the
House bond bill that was pleasing to
ii republicans regardless of their posi-
ion on the silver question. That was
where he said that it was perfectly
lain that the revenues of the govern
nent were at present insufficient and
hat they were not likely to become
arge enough without additional legis-
alton. That has been the position of
he republicans from the first, and the
ttempts on the part of Mr.. Cleveland
nd Secretary Carlisle to make it ap-
ear otherwise have not changed any
ody's opinion. AS has been repeated
: shown by republicans in both House
nd Senate it has been a lack of suffi-
lent revenue that has kept the Cleve-
md administration in financial hot
-ater, and that will keep it there until
,ore money is provided.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Cleveland's
letter to Senator CAT
cry, of La, denying that he made
cal with the Morgan syndicate for
hose bonds, those best informed are
redicting that the Morgan syndicate
ill get practically all the bonds when
--latest U. S. Govt Report
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