The evening times., 1896-12-03
HANNA IS AFTER HARMONY
Coming From Mckinley to Settle
All Party Differences.
POLICY Is TO BE OUTLINED
Senator's Expected to Get Together
on a Revenue Measure-The Extra
Session Question to BE Disposed
of-Finance to BE Discussed-Of
Great Cabinet Importance.

Mr. Mark Hanna arrives in the city To-
night or in he morning ,asthe advance agent
of harmony.
Prosperity can take care OF itself, il har-
rnony can be secured. The National Re
publica n chairman will come direct from the
President elect, and will bear to the lead
ers of the party in the Senate and the
House Major McKiney's desires.
1t is now probable that the matter of
more revenue ut the short session will be
settled and that the question OF an extra
sessionwiil be set at rest. Mr.. Hanna comes
at an opportune time, at period when he
can, in his most pleasant way, tell Con
gressme what Use expected of them. lie can
do this now with more effect. since the
loayes and fishes have not been distrib Jted.
Had the division been made, his commands
might have fallen on dull ears.
wELLTIMED VISIT.
The visit is well timed. II comes just be-
fore the caucus is held, and the views OF
the President-elect can he carried to that
secret meeting. and there discussed in all
their bearings. First of all Will come the
revenue question. Major Mckinley is aware
of the Increasing shortage just as well
as anyone and is anxious TO have 1t
stopped He has no more desire to come
face to face with a bond issue than lie
has to meet hostile Congress. He knows
something must be done, and what that
something is Mr.. Hanna knows.
He must therefore give his first attention
to getting the conservative and fighting e!e-
ments OF the party together. Senators
Sherman, Quay, Hale and other older nem-
bcrs of the Senate are urgent in their de-
mand that an effort shall be made at the
short session to pass the Dingley meas
rue and provide enough revenue TO meet
the expenses OF the government. All these
gentlemen want "a new tariff bill, but be-
fore that they want the country to get
on a paying basis From that vantage
l,round they think they can put the tariff
in better shape than they can with bond
issues staring them in the face.
But the younger element and the right
ers are for a revision first OF all. They fear
that If the Dingiey measure is passed the
chance for revising the tariff is gone.
This they do not want. They abhor the
principle on which the Wilson bill is built.
1t must be changed. They are optimistic
enough To think that the restoration OF .on-
fidence VIII bring in enough revenue De-
tween this and March to meet the tN-
penscs. They refuse to say Just how the
importers will be out witted and kept from
piling up goods in bond year ahead. They
are for an extra session. and revision uf
the tariff.
fMr. Hanna can settle all these various
claims and force the party to agree on a
revenue measure he will have accomplish
ed as great feat as running the campaign
10 successful issue. He comes with the
understanding, though. that harmony must
reign. The example of President Cleveland
and his party during the past four years IS
too recent and too giaring for a President
elect not 10 fear. Senator Lodge, in inter
views since his visit to Canton, has spoken
in some such strain.
The financial question will also be taken
up and discussed with Congressman by Mr..
Hanna. This must be settled just as well
as the tariff. on this subject there is a
wide divergence of opinion from Senator
Chandler with his birnetailic views up To
Sherman with his gold idea. Some hold
that the boiling Republicans should be
created as harshly as a plurality can treat
a minority, while others think the way
back to the party fold should be made es
pleasant a 5 possible. Mr.. Hanna must har-
moniZe these Conten6iing interests anil get
them in line.
Whether he carries with him in his
vest pocket the tender of several Cabinet
portfolios is not known II is thought that
he does not. The genel al impression seems
to be that outside OF Mr. Hanna himself no
one has been rendered place in the
Cabinet. In the years gone by no Pres-
dent-elecu has chosen more than ole OF
his official family before January. 1t nay
be that on the result of Mr.. Hanna visit
viii depend the possibilities Of several gen
tleInen. on the report he ma kes to Major
Mckinley il may he that more than one
Cabinet combination will fall to pieces.