The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-27
Disagrees With Chandler as 10
Mere Expediency.
STRUCTURES ON WILSON eIIl
Industries "5utchered'' by That Meas
ure Ought to Receive Prompt ST
tention--F avors Penrose and
Fights Wanamaker.
Fights wanamaker.
tFrom Washington Postl


fsrnish the amount Of revenue needed
IN the government, ~ the same time
restoring annie protection 60 those indus
tries ~hu,eAered by the Wilson bill, and
AVOIDING ans apparent necessity for an
extra session.
II do nos think an extra session should
hc called. said Senator Quay, lust TO
benefit the Republican party. rms re-
mark followed question, if he had motto
"a what Senator Chandler had said about
the danger 10 the party in delaying the
naSsaxe az tariff measure until the
regular session. by which it would not
80 into effect until about the time the
Congressional campaign would come on.
Il don't think it would make much diff
ference whether a new tariff bill goes
into effect six months or sixteen months
after Mr.. Mckinley is maugurated."
TAX BILLS SELDOM SATISFAC-
TORY.
But Mr.. Chandler thought satisfac-
tory measure could be passed within three
months thereafter" suggested the re-
porter.
What assurance can we have" re-
turned the Senator, parrying the implied
question as to the length of time he
thought such measure ought to take,
THAT any tariff measure will be satisfac-
tory. Tax bills seldom are satisfactory
TO the people" And the Senator allow
ed a faint suspicion of a smile to play
about the corners Of his mouth.
1--WE passed Republican tariff bill,
continued the Senator pursuing the sub
ject Fin 1890 and look at the result in
the Congressional elections of that year
The people ought to have had time to get
used to the bill by 1892 and you know
what happened then. But Congress has
its plain duty TO perform, no matter what
the result.
Immediate restoration of protection
to those industries butchered by the Will
son bill is required and the obtaining Of
sufficient revenue for the needs of the
government In some things the present
tariff law is very good, in others extreme
ly bad The pending bin is only short
term affair, but it will do TO bridge over
the urgent necessities Of the government.
OF course, the bill when taken up in the
Senate will be amended somewhat and
should then be promptly passed"
MUST GET RID OF THE ENDLESS
CHAIN.
Would you favor any financial meas
IRE. such as the retirement of the green
backsT
hM0st certainly The sooner the bet
ter. We must stop the drain of gold
from the Treasury"
Would it not be well to wait awhile?"
asked the reporter, citing a recent state
Inent OF one Of the Republican Senators
that retirement Of the greenbacks now
would result in drain Of gold from the
Treasury by the banks in order to main
tain their reserve.
Not with the plan have always had
in Yiew," replied Senator Quay. Let the
government retire the greenbacks which
are payable in gold at the option Of the
holder and issue in place Of them gold,
notes which shall be payable at the pleas
ure of the government. Simply. transfer
the option to the other party, that is all.
That is what ought to have been done
long ago, and cannot be done now too
quickly. The banks could use the gold
notes to maintain their gold reserves, and
we will have put stop to that endless
chain which has drawn and can still con-
tinue to draw gold from the Treasury
and force the issue of bonds"
THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR
SHIP
you have been quoted as saying, Sem
ator, that you oppose the selection of Mr..
Wanamaker as a Senator from Pennsyl-
vania Is that correet?"
II most certainly do" said the Senator,
closing his lips emphatically.
would you care to say why you do
not think he would make a good Sena-
tor?'
II prefer not to talk about the matter
at ali. I might say something, which |
should afterward repent" was Senator
Quay's curt rejoinder.
Whom do you consider the most prom
inent candidate for the Senatorship in
your Slater was then asked.
'Gov. Hastings and Senator Penrose,
I understand, are DESTROYS of the honor.
Either would make an excellent Sena-
tor"
''The suggestion has been made, during
your absence in Florida" said the Post
reporter, that Pennsylvania, on account
of her big majority, is entitled to place
in the Cabinet, and that Gov. Hastings
would be the man for such honor"
II am of that opinion myself" said
Senator Quay, but | have talked with
no one on the SuUJeCtt anu CdHnot say
what might be the opinion Of the Re
publicans of Pennsylvania. Regard
ing the Senatorship, think if it is decid-
ed that Philadelphia should be given the
place, Senator Penrose would be the best
man who could be selected"
OUAY'S FRANKNESS NOT UNDER
STOOD.
From the above conversation, there is
scarcely room for doubt that Senator
Quay would prefer, as his colleague in
the Senate, Mr.. penrose. III is not so
clear, however, that he would antagonize
Gov. Hastings, and should the latter be
a rival of Penrose, Quay may feel inclin-
ed to stand aloof. The movement to get
Gov. Hastings into the Cabinet seems
to have originated with those who desire
TO remove him from the Senatorial race
hut it has become popular movement
and Mr.. Mckinley is likely to hear con