Evening star., 1896-11-12
THE Din GLEY BILL
The Presidents Friends Think He
Would Veto It.
BUSINESS REVIVAL TO BRING REVENUE
Cleveland May Loom Up as a Presi-
dental Candidate.
REVIVAL TO BRING REVENUE
WHAT REPUBLICANS THINK

A man who stands high in the country.
who has for many years been a close
friend of President Cleveland, bat who has
not talked with the President for several
months, told Star reporter today that he
was confident President Cleveland would
veto the Dingley bill or any other tariff
measure passed at the coming session of
Congress. The authority for this predic-
ton comes SO near being official that 1t
lends a new phase to the talk which Is
going the rounds about what the coming
Congress may do in the way of legislation.
Eject of the Business Revival.
1t is learned that there is a strong feel
ing in administration circles that the re-
vival of business and industries every
where is going to increase the revenue
of the government sufficient to meet all ex-
penses, thus doing away with the necessity
Of the Dingley bill any other BILL ac-
cordlng to democratic ideas How soon II
is thought by the administration that this
revenue will be equal to expenses is not
known, but there seems to be a belief
that the revenue will begin to increase
from the 1St of this month and that by
the time the Dingley bill could be passed
the President would be provided with fig
ures which would warrant his vetoing the
Dill If he should have good ground for
TINS 1t would be great pleasure to the
President His administration, it is said
by his friends, has been held up to the
country by both republicans and silver
democrats as incompetent. He would like
an opportunity to demonstrate that 1t was
not the tariff legislation of the democrats
which put the government in its present
plight, but that 1t was the unsettled con-
dltlon OF business and the depression re-
sulting from the silver agitation His
friends say that he would be able to point
out some fine lessons, which would cut
poth republicans and silver democrats. and
md .f-f.
doing this. they profess to believe that the
republican party would be hurt.
Many administration democrats profess
the belief that by the time President-elect
Mckinley is inaugurated the Wilson bir
Will be furnishing 6 the government with
sufficient revenues. They claim that the
republicans will then be placed in pecu-
liar position. They will be confronted by
the dilemma Of not needing to pass a rev
enue bill.
Still for Free Trade.
President Clevelands support of sound
money principles and his practical co-opera-
ticn with the republican party In the cleo
ton Just over can in no way be construed
1t Is said. as meaning that the President is
In any way in sympathy with the party on
any other questions. The republican party
Is still his foe on the tariff question, and
ne woald be glad, 1t is said, to give his CID
enemies a final rasping that subject
lie Will never have the opportunity unless
1. should come In the manner foreshadow-
ed, and there Is every reason for the be-
lief that the administration democrats are
counting on matters turning out as tbe.
predict
Many men argue that President Cleye-
land Is not departed figure in American
politics. They figure that four years from
now the new party with which he has cast
his fortunes may be at the top, and that
the President may then like another try at
the presidential goal. This is flr-fetched
speculation, but it Is interesting They
argue that could the President 20 out OF
ONCE at this time with a partial yindica-
tlon OF his tariff views, he would stand bet
Ter with the voters of the country than for
some time. He would ameliorate the feel
ing against him In the south, and ne would
stand solid with the business men of the
east. They would have more confidence in
him than ever. With the financial Question
out of the way four years from now arrd
land would loom up. they think, as a prz-
zllns problem In the political calculations.
What Republicans Think.
What view the republicans are likely TO
take OF this possible new aspect Of affairs
Is not known. Many of them do not believe
that the promised increase in revenue will
be sufficient. They say that the Wilson
tariff bill was not intended to cover the full
expenses of the government, the income
tax having provided for about $50, 900 900 a
year They do not believe that the Presi-
dent would veto measure which Is de-
signed to fill the gap caused by the death
OF the income tax law, and which, they
think, would not reflect on the administra-