The times., 1897-11-11

MT oniy lfsf SELF but his friends. McKin
ley's future depends npon the proper
treatment OF John Sherman and decent
regard for the courtesies due United
States Senator OF the ability and capacity
OF Mr. Foraker Unless the one is rid OF
the domination OF Mark Hanna in the
conduct OF the affairs OF the Adrninistra
lion ana the other is given some cnnsid
Grafton ut the White House, and nanna
is invited TO take a back seat and give
Others N opportunity to get the ear Of
the President, the future of Mckinley
cannot be painted in beautiful colors
Sherman is for Sherman, and Foraker is
loyal TO those who are loyal TO him halt
must be called upon Hanna or Mckinieye7
ruined. IL Foraker hut gives the ~oia
Ohio VIII not send solid delegation TO the
convention Of 800, and without Il with
lis Administration discrcdiied BY HIS own
State Mckinley cannot hope, even with
the A'er If an Administration behind him,
to s, We a nomination For a second term.
Foraker must have fair trea tinent and Sher-
man must be removed from under the
shadow Of the insolent figure OF Hanna,
or Mckinley is lost. prominent Repub-
IIcan OF Onio, close To the President. who
has known him intimately for years, was
here a few days agu and told the Presi'
dent IT, plain language what the situation
was and warned him of the stumbling
blocks III his pathway. The only question
now is wherher the President VIII heed the
warning 50 kindly and so timely given him.
senator Wuicott. chairman of TIE bi-
metallic commission appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley under authority of :he
act passed in the closing hours Of the last
Congress, has returned to Washington. He
is at his residence, on Connecticut avenue.
but declines absolutely to discuss tie OBJ
ject of his visit abroad Not even to his
personal friends will the Senator unfold
his views cr discuss the matters which
lave engaged his close attention for the
past three months. AS chairman Of the
Commission, it will be his duty to submit
90 the President "a written report on the
work OF he body. and this document Will
soon be laid before the President.
In an informal way, Mr.. WoIcott has al
ready informed the President OF the views
oil the commission ON the reasons for the
failure Of its mission. Mr.. Wolcott still
believes despite the black eye given the
Fr0jecI OF inierna tionaI bimeta llism by
treat Britain, that success may attend tie
efforts OF he United States in securing a
more enlarged use of silver by tie lea ding
commercial nations OF the world. Had
Great Britain been friendly 10 the Sugges
lions of the American deltgat es the other
nations would have fallen into line, and
the Senator is confident that had it net
been for the outcry of the press of Eng
i3cd due TO a MISUNDERSTANDING OF ire pur
poses os the commission, that the British
authorities would have met them at least
half way.
Whatever conclusions the commission
| ray have reached are firmly locked in
Senator Woicott's breast, and VIII only
be revealed when the report and CORE
spondenee is transmitted to Cong ress
The correspondence is understood to be
quite voIuIninous, as it includes all the
notes that passed between the commission
ard the various governments with whom
negotiations were ca rTied on.
1t is uuueTs TODD the President viii
make liberal use OF the report iIl his mes
sage to Congress when it convenes next
month.
Among public men who have been watch
ing the progress OF the Iab0rs of the com
mission there is diversity or opinion.
Republicans say they lave done all that
Is possible toward taking care OF silver,
and that the temporary failure of the
commission is not due TO aSSiduous efforts
OF the commissioners; that the refusal Of
foreign governments 10 cooperate in the
work only emphasizes the iInpossibility Df
the United States undertaking to enter
upon the free coinage of silver single
handed and alone.
Democrats and silver Republicans have
oag predicted this failure They say the
commission was only appointed to carry
out campaign pledges made by the Repub
licans in tho election Of last year, ana
that il was well understood that No tangi-
bic resuts could grow ont OF the journey
iuga u this commission in foreign lands
Cong essman Quigg Of New York has re-
| covered from the shock he recently received
sufficiently to come TO Washington He