The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-20
Teller and His Allies Confer
With Manufacturers.
TRYING TO MAKE A BARGAIN.
Protective Duties in Exchange for
support Of Free Coinage.
ne silver Republicans Say Plainly
That No Tariff Bni Tan Re Passed
IN This Congre~s or tho Next Unless
"es Are Bought off-A Threat for
the 81. Louis Convention to Com
slider.

washington city. March IA confer.
sser was held in ,his city today between
tsfe he{asaiic.in silver senators " no yetei
sEairst the consideration OF the house.
oaii IN the senate ard number OF manu-
! "a - eisrsFs. principally of Pennsylvania. for
ne purpose, ii possible. Of arriving at AN
understanding on which silver advocates
ssa proteclionists can unite.
fhe meeting was brought about largely
thrnush the efforts of Mr. Wilhelm. OF
tftisyiiie, Pa. and X. r. nefendorter. the
latter Philadelphia manufacturer and
secretary OF the national bi-metailic COM
mistee- The conference was preliminary
70 others which viii probably pe held. and.
while II resulted in no joint declaration.
those isreSefst expressed themselves As sat-
issied thai the result would be TO prenots
both interests. and that an important step
had been gaken IN bringing them nearer
toxtther The meeting resulted from a cor
respanSence between Mr., Wilhelm and
Senator Teller, Of Colorado: Dubois. OF
idaao. Carter and Mantle, Of Montana,
Cannon. Of Utah. and Jones, OF Nevada
TheSu senators were all present al sedaN >
meeting. as were Representatives HART
man. OF Montana: Allen, 9. r.sh, and VII
son. OF Idaho. and also some thirty rspre-
sania,iyes of manufacturing Interests.
The conference was organized by choos-
Ing Senator Dubois chairman and Mr.. VIII
helm secretary. Brief speeches were made
BY all the senators present. They defined
their position In such a manner as 10 make
1t plain to tine manufacturers that there
could he no protective tarir legislation.
either at this session cf congress or tue
next without the rehabilitation OF silver.
and that hi-metalIism and protection, as
| regarded from their standpoint. consti-
fnted an issue before the country. Some
OF the manufacturers themselves Endorsed
the proposition. President Dornan, OF the
| Manufacturers Club of philadelphia. ex-
pressed the opinion that tarin duties
could not be made high enough 10 protect
| The manufacturers of our country under
| the gold basis. James Dobson camo out
| unquai!nesiiy for free silver coinage. by
International agreement II possible. other
wise by indepe ndent action. He believed
THAT independent action would induce IN
/ ternational action. Free coinage might
lcreate temporary Disturbances. but tt was
I The quickest way 10 permanent relief.
Hanry A. Frye, OF Philadelphia. said the
sooner we took independent action for BIZ
Uetali.sns the better II would BE-. He de-
eIared for protection and bi-metailism-
Charles Heher Clark. editor OF the Manu-
| facturer. OF Philadelphia. said he had is-
Etured IN season and oa. OF season 10 con-
vince the manufacturers that protection
Il would prove efficaciouE only IN cnDjunc-
Itian with the restoration of silver Rteh-
ard Sampson declared himself In favor or
the restoration OF silver. but thought tha.
the cause of hi-metallism was not aG-
Ivaneed by the defeat OF the revenue moas-
IRE.
Senators who were interviewed with re-
gard 10 tho meeting expressed the opinion
that II was the first note OF warming to
/ the Republican party against the adop-
ton Of a single gold standard plank In the
| st. Louis platform or the nomination OF
gold standard man on a strasidle plank
Many letters IN harmony with the pur-
noses of the meeting wtae received from
manufacturers throughout the country
who were unable 10 be present al the
meeting
Senator Camerons name was mentioned
incidentally 10 connection with the presi-
dtncy during the meeting. and met with
tlc evident approval OF many present.