New-York tribune., 1896-12-01
MAJOR WKINLEY'S VISITORS.
THE PRESIDENT ELECT AND MIR. LODGE
HAVE A CONFERENCE
SPECULATION OVER THE VISIT OF THE MAssA-
CHUsETTs sENAToR-oTHERs WHO
CALLED on THE MAJOR
rny TrIEGRAP!I 70 THE TRTBrNE.I

CALLED on THE MAJOR
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
Canton Ohio Nov 3O-No strain, whether II
ho in tho form, OF receiving the public by ones or
hy thousands has ever get succeeded in break
ing down the cheerful calm of the President
elect. so when he sat down to dinner tonight
oftor \ hard day's work. with Mrs Mckinley
and Mr. and Mrs John Russell Young. his guests
found him. as usual unrutl.ed in mind or pcdy.
Yet his visiting list for the day had included the
following: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas
sachusetts: General Horace Porter. OF New-l orr ;
National Committeeman Jameson. OF Illinois;
CONGRESSMAN H. e. Van Voorhis and T. f. Bur
ton of Ohio: Congressman Charles y. Fowler. or
New-Jsrsev: x-CongressrHan John s. Thomas, or
Netropos Ill Mr. and Mrs. NJ. II. De Young
OF San Francisco: Mrs. J. Ellen Foster and her
SON w H. Foster. Of Genesee. Ill. Henry y.
Oxnard OF California. president OF the beet
Sugar Association: Albert Ordean. Of Duluth:
Congr. ssman c. D. sheldon Of Michigan. and
the Rev f. p James of Delaware. Ohio. These
were only the most prominent OF the callers. ana
10 every one he was ''at home listening sug-
gesting and promising g-but the promising went
M further than this: II will give the matter
consideration when get 10 1t don't say VIII
| anno,nt vou but will certainly consider you.
n has been so cold to-day that people with
nroner rasnect for their noses and ears among
them the Presldent-elect kept indoors. 50 SEN
ator Lodge was driver up unattended. with ola
"RilIv" on lively trot He arrived at ]o:26
m from Washington and after taking lunch
CON with Major Mckinley started East again at
o.OJ leaving the overworked imaginative rae
uties Of the people here to wonder whether ne
,oI 70 AMBASSADOR
Speaker Reed the custodian of some new infor-
nation about the Dingley bill. or seeker after
the state Of the Presidential mind on the proper
thing to do with Cuba And Senator Lodge
didn't seem to think il worth while to take the
Canton people into his confidence. leaving 1t TO
the Major IN n communicative moment, TO say
in his humorous way: 1T was a purely social
call"
General Horace Porter followed Senator Lodge
FOR tho purpose Of making purely social cali."
too He had a chat with the Massachusetts
Senator and the Major. and remained long
enough 10 have another private talk with MI
Mckinley on the Inauguration ceremony. He
SAYS that he has not been formally appointed TO
take charge Of the Inauguration but he is,
nevertheless goirg right on with the arrange
ments General Porter returned to Cleveland at
with some freedom while here. saying that he
knew nothing about Mr. Hanna's hopes or eX-
pectation regarding the Cabinet. and that in his
opinion Mr. Mckinley would defer completing
his list Of appointments for considerable time
II have unbounded confidence in Mckiney's
Judgment" said he. He has travelled mere
extensively than any OF our public men. and ne
has a wider and more intimate acquaintance with
lral han rnr
elected. He will understand how to balance his
Cabinet finely. that while geographical con-
sldcra tions are properly weighed. he ~ni also
surround himself with men commanding tire re-
spect Of the whole country and the confidence OF
himself" General Porter thought that Cuba
a Kaleidoscope" and was in such a state
OF ferment and change that what Major Mckin-
ley or any other man might think to-day would
be utterly valueless tomorrow And there
fore" said he. that's a bridge that don't be-
lieve Governor Mckinley will cross until he gets
to it,
General Porter is opposed to having the tariff
question handled in rhc presen, Congress. The
session vii be too short. he said. TO give 10 IL
proper consideration. and we certainly don I
want to have business disturbed by the passage
OF an ll-advised mperfec. relief measure
only 70 be torn up few months later by another
bill on the same subject. think the whole sub
liCan Administration in working order. and then
have Il conservative revision that will commend
itself 10 the commercial ana manufacturing in
terest. just a the Mckinley law did to those who
studied II. In my judgment that Mas a wonder
fIl piece Of Legislation. Close students who ey
anime i. and note the care and justice that We're
brought To bear IN the composition of the free
list and the nicely of judgmcns exercised i'm
trimming the whole that no interest and no sec
tion WAS neglected. while AZ the same time ade-
quate revenue Was Nidcd will agree with me- -
toreressinan Fow Ter. of New Jersey is just
sure that the tariff is not much of an issue as
General Porter is that II j. an issue. Mr.. Fowler
said that the Vice President -rlect. Mr.. Hobart.
was great and good man. that he didn't like
the Dinglcy bill. and that he wanted TO see the
financial question taken np braVey and deter
mlncdly Said he: This country ought very
cmphatcally. TO declare gold 10 be the standard.
and then reorganize the financial system. fund
the National debt in. say, per cent gold bonds.
and forever kill this free-silver heresy."
Mrs J Ellen Foster said while here that the
Woman's Republican League was prc-cminently
a tariff league. 1T believes" said she that
from ODO OOO To 4OOoO0D wage-earners Of the
country are directly affected by good or bad
tariff legislation more than the majority Of the
people of the land suppose. Poor tariff means
low wages and brings them in competition with
the women wage-carner Of China and japan.
This new competition makes their labor proper
tionatey cheaper. What the women want il
such a tariff will protect the factory and shop
workers against cheap foreign labor. In my
opinion the tariff will not be the old Nc
Kinley schedule but II will he something similar
To H. II Will be modified to suit the eXigencies
OF the times" Mrs. Foster Is convinced that
present immigration laws are being poorly en-
forced, and urges the women 10 exert their in
fuence to correct this stat" Of affairs.
Pv : O'Clock most of the pilgrims to Canton
had gone away.