Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-30
THE TOBACCO TAX.
DANIEL AND SWANSON HOPE TO
PREVENT INCREASE.
The MISSION TO SPAIN.
President FINDING DiGiculty I'm Get
ting Proper Man To FIJI It-Rtch-
mond Eannncrn.ic Repentance
Our Gubcrnntoriai Campaign.

,ourared. and hope TO be able TO decay
IL The Senate S. composed Of 50 mems
hers recurring IS votes 10 strike out this
,ror.sition from the bill They expect
20 get - Democratic votes. and the iol-
owing Populist votes Senators Allen
rutlcr. Cannon. Harris OF Kansas. He.t-
Ella Jones OF Nevada, Kyle. Pottigrew.
yt,art. and Teller IL these expectations
are realized. rs now seems more than
probable. the increase viii be defeated
,.-tbor. Eerublicaa aid. Senator'S Pritcn-
ara. Of Nor,h Carolina, and Deboe. OF
Kcrmcky. representing tobacco states,
,rs opposed TO the increase. but appre-
sers.on is felt that they might consider
themselves bound by the Republican eau
..s ~ these two Republicans VIII vote
t, strike this feature out of The bin. there
no question that the increase viii be-
defeated. II it seems evident that the
increase cannot prevail In the Senate, il
is tao.eht that the Republican Finance
Committee VIII recommend leaving % out.
Itron .. ms probable that there VIII be
-, .rrr.. s. senator Daniel and Repre-
tentative Swanson are doing everything
r...... t0 strike il ont.
SPANISH MISSION.
AS Indicated in this correspondence
r.t aeo. the President is finding some
aH.ulty ln selecting a. suitable man TO
ILL The Spanish mission. The announce
nert was semi-o.Ac.auy made some days
$40 that nomination would Dee sent 10
some time the latter part of this week,
t.t so far 40 one has been named. IL is
stated that the mission has been oiered
ls tWo or. perhaps. three. gentlemen.
personal friends OF the Presidents. but
n.f thly have declined the honor, ana,
r.rbars. the responsibility. The PIesi-
..ut Is fully aware that the mission is
cre OF the greatest Importance az the
present time. owing TO the complicated
ana very delicate relations existing De-
tween this country and spain on the
Cuban question.
Afr. Mckinley no doubt considers that
the nomination for Minister TO MadTid
would be one OF the highest compliments
lie could bestOw. though the mission is OF
the second class The names Of eN-
President Harrison, ex-senator I'd
munds: Coneressman Hit, OF Illinois,
who was chairman OF the Foreign Affairs
Committee Of the Fifty-fourth Congress
end is q member OF the present House
SIT. John j.. Kasson. Hon. WhitclaW keld'
Assistant Secretary f-State Day ana
even Judge Calhoun. who is now IN CUBA
investigating the Ruiz case. have been
mentioned in connection with the mis-
sion. --..-...,.
HARRISON DECLINED.
Runor SAYS that the place was offered
III Mr. Harrison who declined il, ana
,tet v-hte.aw Reid has been nominated
s.. srecsl ambassador 10 repre- MT TINS
Government az the Victoria jubilee ln
london. There are serious objections 10
some o. the others who are known 70 De
strong Cuban sympathizers. and Judge
Calhoun VIII make O report on MS re-
turn which viii Doe either for or against
Spain. and. Of course. this would eliminate
him from tho list.
The President viii send nobody 10
fs.sorid hut man Of national reputation
a sratoeman. ana diplomat. lie may
even have TO go outside OF his own par, R!
- make the selection. and I'm that event
tbera are many who would be fully
qualified 10 nu the position, delicate ana
r.sro~sible as 30 is under the ciIcuin-
stances. lie would not. Of course, choose
Ian active politician Of another party
hut he might very properly consider men
whose statesmanship. PATRIOTISM. hi-"
character. and experience in dlpion. ne
affairs render them peculiarly quahIeu
for the position.
DFNOCRATI POSsIBILITY
.-,onc. che gentlemen mentioned in tho
latter category is "a well and WdelN-
known reeiaert Of this city. distingulsn-
II rortherrer and recently or Nlrtlll'
IT, Is man Of the highest literary
o-,ofrnents IS thoroughly posted on the
situation and has n diplomatic eNpe-
r..rce that would be Invaluable AT inc
rreeent time. II his name were an
rounceS for the mission he Wonio 'e "a.
once recognized as the right man an
hts nomination would meet the appIoNal
OF an parties
6erstsnds that the mission Of itself is Only
q sacord-c'ass one, and that. ordinarily
a. would be next TO impossible TO get any
~ Tho ahlcst men 10 accept il. IL is moro
than probable. however. that u VIII Do
made a frst-class mission, and That me
gentleman nominated Will 60 20 Madrlc
~ Ambassador Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotcnuary.
HANNACRATIC REPENTANCE.
Here IS the way a Richmond so-called
"sound-money" man discussed the siluA-
ton ln Virginia with reporter heres
"rIke many other business men or
Richmond I was strongiy opposed 10 tho
election Of Mr. Bryan, in spite or me
fact that I'd always been q democrat.
SAID Mr. G. ~. Poyton, or the IsiH.'
capital 20 n Post man al the faleish.
T paired with a friend VINO ih'ehuet
voting flr Bryan. and thus was saFei
from casting vote directly Ior the ne
publican candidate.
cit seems 20 me now that those Of AS
who contributed 20 the success Of the Re-
publican ticket have been the victims Of
& confidence game. We believe that Con-
pross would Doe called for the purpose ot
reforming and strengthening our financial
system. there was no idea that me tafiI
would Doe made the paramount subject OF
LEGISLATION for that threadbare issue has
3l i nothing 10 relieve the depression
that has cursed the country.
CAS- ] view 20 now. a very great mis-
take was made last November. 1t would
have been much better for the country
% have elected Air. Bryan. / have not
become convert 10 free silver since the
election my belief IN The sound-money
cause IS as strong as ever but l am salts
FED that if Bryan had been elected The
country would have recovered more quick
~ from Che ilis that have afflicted 1t. we
would have had az the worst only four
years Of unrest and panic. whereas we
viii now have EIGHT years. the Mckln-
ley regime with its high tariff panacea
WIN De a failure. so far as restoring pros
perity is concerned. and the inevitable
result VIII he the election OF Bryan or
some other free-silvelite in 49,. We thus
are sure " q double dose Or misfortune,
where one would have suficed."
WHERE TIE MISTAKE WAS
Mr. Peyton admits that great mistake
was made in not clccting William j.
Bryan last November. ana that the coun-
try would have recovered more quickly
from the Ills that aiIllct IL II he had
been elected. The mistake" was on the
part OF such people as Dir. Pcyt0n, who
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