Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
rs STILL a "PlAiN AMERICAN
CITIZEN"
He Greets HIS Friends as Warmly a.
OF fore and Walks Unattended
About the White Homsc GrouIds-
Plans of the Administration.

HDout tue Wnbte hohsc Orouhus
Plans OF the Administration.
No friIls on the Major.
Special Washington correspondence:
There are Presidents and Presidents.
Grover Cleveland, who has just retired
from the White House, had "A host OK
special police in the Executive Mansion.
aud the beautiful grounds surrounding
IL were distigured by sentry boxes, from
which uniformed men peercd suspi-
ciously upon every visitor. Mr.. Cleve-
land never appeared upon the streets
except ia a carriage, ana that some
times followed by another II carrying
detectives or his private secretary. But
how different now. President Mckin-
ley has ordered the sentry boxes away,
the guards are to be withdra VII, and he
mingles with his fellow-citiZels and
Sreets them as cordially as he did when
citizen, Congressman or Governor.
There were no 'frills" about his in
augural address, no unnecessary eXclu-
sireness In any part Of his share of the
the days doings, and when he became
master of the White House its doors
were thrown open, and day after day
throngs of people from every section
and State have been received by him.
The surviving members of his old regi-
ment, the Twenty.third Ohio, called
upon him The day following his inaugu-
ration, and not for many years have
| rho WALLS az Tho Whit. IIn,tSA n.hnn1
such ringing cheers as those with
which they greeted their old comrade
II commander. The days work over,
this statesman and plain American citi-
zen donned his hat and %oyercoat, and
for the first time in many years there
was witnessed the spectacle of n Presi-
dent of the United States walking I'M
attended through the streets OF Wash
ington. This habit, which was charac-
teristic Of General Grant. has been re-
vived by that other Ohio soldier, Major
Mckinley, and strOllers on PennSyl-
vania avenue now doff their hats TO the
President Of the United States as he
walks by, and in return receive Il pleas
ant salutation from him.
Plans OF the Administration.
The plans of the administration, as
outlined by President McKinley's in
augural address, are received with the
most cordial approval by members OF
all parties. ] say all parties, but |
must Withdraw this statement so far
as relates TO the silver Republicans.
These men, who wer' once members Of
the party which President Mckinley
now represents, are The only men in the
entire nation who seem TO find no good
word for the sound American Senti-
ments of MS inaugural address. Demo
Gratis, even POpullsts. speak i'm the
warmest terms of him and the Ameri-
can principles enunclated by him; but
from the men whq recently deserted
their party come no good words for any
sentiment arising from its representa-
tive.
international B~imetaIiism.
The return OF Senator Wolcott, cOu-
pied with President McKinley's ring
ing utterances in favor of an interna-
tional bimetallic conference, gives
great encouragement to the friends Of
that sentiment. Senator Wolcott re-
ports unusual Interest in this subject
on the continent and wen in England,
and is hopeful Of results. President
Mckinley's clear, terse u%tterances on
this subject leave no doubt as to his in
tentions, and there Is reason TO believe
hat within "A few weeks definite steps
will be taken 10 bring about a confer
ence of the leading nations, and to
this conference to be held during
the year 1897.
The Farmer Not So Badly of.
After all, the farmers OF the United
States are not the worst off people in
the world. Their total products last
year, according to the Department of
Agriculture, are valued at 81, 500. 600
900. OF this amount the corn alone is
valued at 500 millions, the hay at 400
millions, the wheat at 800 millions, the
oats at 100 millions, and the potatoes
70 millions. These figures are given in
round numbers because they are more
easily remembered, but they are sub
stantially those of the department. Ey-
cry farmer will want 10 remember
them, and to remember that the farm
ers OF the United States are. when the
country Is in its normal state and condi.
ton, the most prosperous of those OF
any part OF the world.
Reports from all parts of the United
States show Il marked improvement in
business conditions. General improve
ment. of course. Toes not come with II
rush like the breaking Of a great dam,
but the growth is steady. and even
Democratic newspapers are admitting
an improvement In business condi-
tons.
May Lose Their Jobs.
The silver politicians are alarmed.
They begin to fear that they are going
TO lose their occupation. They have
talked themselves into public promin-
ence and public positions on the silver
question, and they are now scared lest
the proposed international silver con
ference will take that subject out Of
politics. They recognize the fact that IL
the bimetallic conference agrees upon
Il plan, and it is adopted by the various
nations, the silver question will go out
Of politics i'm the United States and they
will be out of Il job. They also recog-
nize the fact that If the nations fail to
agree upon a system for an increased
use of silver, 1t would be folly for the
United States alone To undertake 1t,
hence they would be, under those cir
cumstauces, out Of a job. SO, 1t is not
surprising that such men as Dubois,
Teller, Stewart and other alleged
friends OF silver sneer at the proposed
bimetallic conference. and are doing all
I'm their power TO prevent It's success or
even its consideration.
\. Il. CARSON.
Hanna 49, Senator.