The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20

&c statement regarding TIE CABINET buN
he told an intimate friend recently that
he not only had no desire to be secretary
OF the treasury, out would not accept the
position IL IL were rendered TO him. II
had had ali the honor which the position
afforded. he said. and could not possibly
undertake the hard work that went with
Il al his tine OF life. II the offer should
be that Of secretary of state, however. Il
is believed Mr.. Sherman would look upon
the matter differently. The honor con-
fe-red by such an appointment Is much
higher one and the work Is by no means
as arduous.
Senator Dubois declares loudly that the
silver men have no cause 10 be discour-
aged; that they st.ll have the senate and
that free silver Will win in ls9s and again
in 1900, because the Mckinley admnistra-
ton will do nothing TO remedy existing
conditions
Il do not see how any legislation can ne
enacted 81 this session" sad Senator Du-
bos 20 your correspondent, except the
ordinary routine always transacted during
short session of congress. The Dingsey
bill Is "a measure which has already been
condemned, and Il appears 70 me TO be
folly 70 waste time upon Il. To my mind.
congress should meet. pass the appropTia-
ton bills and 20 home. The opposition 10
the Dingley bin was very strong IN the
last senate. and when the Republicans
count Senator Carter with them now they
forget that Senator Pettigrew is no longer
IN their ranks.
1T Is folly 90 suppose that England wfu
enter sntO any tnterna tional agreement
which VIII provide for bimeta.Hsm a. the
ratio OF l5ls ounces OF silver to ounce Of
gold. as suggested by Senator Chandler
The gold standard men don't want inter
national himetallism. and the Republican
.N..fg
Louis simply for the purpose OF giving the
Republicans who have always posed as
silver advocates in the middle Western
states an excuse for supporting the Re
publican platform, which declared for the
single standard Of gold.
England and all the creditor nations
arr the benefcgerie % the present finan-
eial system unde- which we have the gold
standard in this country, and they VIII
not willingly rel.nqussh this advantage.
have no doubt that some gentlemen WHO
have always advocated silver unt+l the
hast election viii be ANXIOUS % show that
they have not changed their convictions.
by urging an international conference. hnt
no one. / suppose who has pad attention
20 TIE subject will think for q moment
that anything viii De Effected BY the seem
ing attempt 20 -T7nE Il about.
The silver question mus - fought out
IN this country. and when Il is settled here
n favor OF silver Il vii be easy enough 20
get an .uterua tfonai agreement.
Genuine silver advocates have 10 good
reason FOR feeling discouraged by the re-
sult OF TIE late elsction- A lucky change
OF 500 vOsss would have elected Mr..
Rryen and ihe silver men wiA stlI have
The senate The Republicans VII rot
have a ma }oV.ty .n t4e senate On gatch
they can rely. counting even az 81 those
strong :. yer men who supported Mr.. Mc-
klrsey II the silver useH are rseht IN this
contest, and tbey fn.uk ihey arc. cona4-
tons cannot change much Tor the better
under the Mckinney administration. ard
hy taalcsous mana cement ne silver a3r0-
Gates All win the elections n isss and
is1o."
Senator Burrows. Of Mich:gs = not At
al n sympathy wth Ire IDEAS % AF.
Char15er 20 force the Republican party %
take immediate steps looking % al inter-
national monetary conference. II tAls !
believe SIR. Burrows represents ths ma
s0rity 81 h.s PARTY ard especially Ire E1eSs
% tauzs conservative ones WHO are ssfs-
crafty lccked upon as IS seassTs- y hen
asNea aim FOR an interview upon Re sao-
je-t ae kindly gave re the following GEAR
ana saccincf analysis % sne situation, as
~ regards 3,
s-Tsse pressing necessity % - ho78Y.
"a Senator Burrows. - such 3 nod fafk-
fsas q our tax AVS a. WI secure sui
cent r@vsun@ Ger tse surPort - t1e gov
eminent Tnss - TIE one question Epp@r-
meet IL sas pzsasc Minis. dssz@Ea14ng