Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-12-02
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
AN the Important Doings of
Great Men During Va
cation.


not know the difference between a
variation in the individual opinions
saf Republicans and party dissen'
SION. The Republican party is not,
never has been and never will be
M organization of cuckoos, willing
to accept and echo opinions given
BIZ any one man. One of the par
tvs strongest elements of power
has always been the encouragement
OF individuality on the part of its
members IN the expression of opin-
ions as to party policy. Repubh-
can senators and representatives
have come to Washington to at
tend the session of congress, have
as has always been usual, expressed
their opinions on what should be
the party p Olicy at the short ses-
.sa,n, and because those opinions
have not all been alike, set of
poorly informed Democrats have
trSea to create the impression that
ssissensiOn was rampant in the
party They are in a sense excus-
bic. They are bound to say some
thing and there is nothing good
they can say for the Democrats
They have like a shyster lawyer
with bad case taken to lying
abeHt the other side. The Repub-
3ican party was never freer of dis
aension than at this time. While
expressing their individual opin-
IONS of what the party in congress
ssssgh1 to do this winter nearly
every senator or representative in
xariably adds ''but the policy of
ahe party will be determined by a
eameus to be held as soon as we
know the recommendations of Mr..
So yeland and Secretary or words
=; that effect. Those who are
baf ing that talking about dissen-
%14,3, will really make it in the Re.
laa2sji7an party are doomed to dis
p ~ lntment as will be seen as soon
4, epugress meets and the Republi
~,s~7 caucus decides upon the party
}",iicy- Then they will see that
he Republicans In congress, ex-
,septing, those of course, who bolt
I'D tAe st. Louis convention and
soEsl ,'rted Bryan, who still call
themselves Republicans but are not
a. - ,ered so BY the Republicans
>saji act as a unit upon all ques-
ap,ns affecting that line of policy.
While making no pretense to
know in advance Of the Republ-
can Caucus what will be deter
gm7ss.'3 npo1, your correspondent is
ia L sent shat the feeling that an
s@ar}y session of congress will be
sssl3ea by President Mckinley for
the purpose of passing a general
tariff bill Is SO prevalent that one
Of tht; decisions will be that 1t is
unnecessary to attempt tariff legis-
Bst1on at the short session, espec-
tally p hen 1t is matter of doubt
beth as to whether even SO moder-
ate a bill as the Dingley emergency
measure passed by the house, could
be passed by the senate or would
}oe signed by Mr.. Cleveland. Even
1fSAAr. Cleveland would promise in
advance thar it should become a
law, either with or without his
signature, and sufficient numbes
sfssnators would pledge themselves
to make its passage certain, it is
doubtful whether the Dingley bill |
would be pushed in the senate.
L,ast winter 1t would have been a
good bill to pass, but with the
aspect of a genuine and general
Republican tariff bill in four or
tive months it is different now.
whether there will be any at
tempt at financial legislation at
the short session will depend large
ly Hpon the condition of the treas
,ry. Senator Chandler thinks the
@ecFetaEy of the treasury ought to
be authorized to borrow the mon
~ needed to make up the deficit in
<,.ceipbs as long as it exists, and he
paay try to push the idea in the
@ssnate, but it hasn't the ghost of