Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-23
SILVER AND The TARIFF
Probable Course in the Senate if Mckinley is
Elected.
White Metal Men VIII Not Resist the
Passage of Tariff
Bill.

It has often been announced that even
in case Mckinley was elected, with re-
publican House of Representative and a
republican Senate, counting those Senators
who bolted the st. Louis convention as re-
publicaEs, no tariff bill could be passed. and
there could be nothing done for the relief
of the country upon republican lines. 1t
has been pointed out that the Senators who
refused to vote for the Dingley bill would
still have the balance of power in the Sem
ate, and could prevent the passage of a
tariff bill, even with the gains in the Senate
expected in Illinois, Wisconsin. New York.
with possibly Delaware and Kentucky, to-
gether with Maryland and Ohio, where re-
publicans have already been elected to sue
ceed democrats are realized.
But it is known, as far any
thing so far in advance can be known,
that the silver men, If defeated this year,
will not stand in the way OF tariff legisla-
ton. One of the most prominent silver
men in the republican party, one of the five
who refused to vote to take up the Dingley
bill. and a man who had means of knowing
what would be done in case of republican
success has outlined briefly the position of
the silver men and the tariff issue.
What One Silver Senator Says.
He declared that it would be useless for
the silver men. after the people had voted
upon a tariff bill Supposing Mckinley to
be elected. it would mean that the people
believed that higher tariff and not free
coinage was what was needed. For the
silver men in Congress to oppose tariff
legislation under these circums tances would
still give the protec tionists an opportunity
TO continue their tight on the same line.
and prevent square issue on silver alone.
1t will be the purpose OF the silver men.
who say that neither under a high tariff nor
low tariff can good times be restored. to
have this fact demonstrated. The republi-
cans will be told to go ahead with their
tariff bill, and if they have a majority in
the Senate they can pass it. The silver
men will want to demonstrate before the
next national campaign, in case they are
defeated this year. that neither under a
low tariff with the gold standar rd nor under
a high tariff with the gold standard can
there be prosperity.
Chairman jones' Belief.
1t is said that Chairman Jones of the ma
tiCnal committee takes this view of the
Csse and believes that silver can best be
advanced by allowing the republicans to
pass their tariff bill 1t is said that neither
the democrats nor the populsts will make
apy undue effort to prevent tariff iegisla-
tion if the republicans have a ma jori y
with which they can legisate. The silver
republicans who bolted the St. Louis con-
vention will take the view that it will be
necessary to prove what they have said to
have some tariff legislation. More than
this, they feel that with a deficit in the
treasury receipts there will have to be some
revenue legislation.
Probable Course.
1t is quite probable that in case a tariff
bill is sent over by the House some
silver man will offer free coinage amend
ment. This will no doubt be adopted in a
silver Senate, but in conference 1t will be
struck out. and the Senate will probably
| allow the bill to pass in the form of Z
straight tariff bill. The silver men say they
| would not be justified in standing in the
way of tariff legislation which was needed
| to obtain revenue for the government, ani
| the cause of silver would be injured in
| stead of aided by any such course.