The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-12-05
CURRENCY WORRIES THEM.
Republicans Divided ON Currency
Legislation.

Liquidation.
Washington, Dec. 1.-Congressmen
ire arriving slowly in Washington. and
= majority win hardly be here before
he last of next week. The republican
members are expressing their views
p tariff legislation and. with rev ex-
.eptions, they favor an extra session
Tor the purpose of passing a revenue
bill.
Indications are already apparent That
t is not to be at ali plain sailing FOR the
republicans IN the next congress on the
,ubject OF financial legislation. In fact
! similar division is expressed on re-
publican lines SIS was seen at st. Louis
On the question OF putting the words
gold standard into their platform.
Western republicans, who know how
nard it was to convince their constit-
tents thai the, tariff was a more Inn
portant question h financial Leg
station, and others who did not succeed
n convincing their constituents upon
this point, will be found urging a large
lse of silver as an earnest attempt to
oring about the international bimetal-
ism" which vas talked of in the repub-
Lean platform.
ThStGEN SOlu Inell dIe US6liitiAh6 w
cealize now that there Is u probability
6f having to make their fight all over
again, Their public utterances since
me election indicate that they consider
~oimetallism. INTERNATIONAL or other
wise, tabled for at least four years.
They assert nov that the talk of the
western republicans is what has been
making all the trouble with the party
~ $ho no,, ,~1 +hoe r., o1reir,ro 1t
would but create further desensions. 1t
Is pointed out that the republican party
has committed itself ~concisely to the
maintenance of the gold standard, and
that the people of the country have rat
flied the party's action in no unmistak-
able terms.
The eastern leaders. therefore. de-
nounc as folly all suggestions of silver
legislation such as Senator Carter Of
Montana and others are DESTROYS OF
bringing about.
The question of revenue and expendi-
:ure of the treasury will press immedi-
ately upon congress, even at the coming
short session. The hope Of any tarlff
legislation is 80 slight that such repub-
lican leaders as Chandler and Quay
have offered suggestions already as to
what might be done to relieve the treas
airy OK Its present embarrassment.
Chandler favors a short term loan, to be
paid as soon as the republicans obtain
control of the government and can BASS
a measure of protection.
Senator Quay thinks, however, that it
would be better to pass a tariff bill I'M
mediately and thus avoid h need for
an extra session. He would also have
a measure enacted Immediately for the
retirement of greenbacks, not by paying
tut gold for their redemption. but sim
ply replacing them with United States
notes that shall be payable in gold at
the option OF the government. Many
members OF the present house of repre-
sen1atives hold the same view as Sen.
itor Quay--many more than agree with
the plan outlined by Chandler as to II
short term bond. The bond bill which
was put through the house under press
IRE of the republican leaders at the last
session as a measure likely to benefit
Them at the last election failed because
The silver men in the senate decided to
compel a showdown oil the question.
Not all of the republicans of the housG
voted for the measure, and doubtless
many more would fail to vote for it now.
The pressing need for financial legls,
lation will no doubt be of the leading
matters treated in President Cleve-
lands message to congress. 1t may
safely be predicted that he will recon-
mend the retirement of the g~reenbacks
and Sherman notes.