The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-06-17
MR.. BRYAN AGAIN.
he IS TO CONTINUE HIS 'EDU-
eating" WORK.
The Tariff Bill EcinS Pushed Rapidly
Ahead-Republican Senators Working
Together-Democrats Disconnected.
Some Want Free Trade Some Protection,
(Washington letter.

washington Letter.)
Special correspondence prop
osition to utilize Mr. Bryan as a cam
paign orator in sundry states and cities
in the approaching campign is the oc-
casion of considerable comment here.
Mr.. Bryan visited twenty-eigL:- states
as campaign orator during the re-
cent presidential campaign and sue
ceeded in carrying six of them, five OF
these six having from time immemOrial
been Democratic states. In all the large
cities visited by him the Republican
vote was enormous and nearly every
one of them was carried by the Re-
publicans. In thirty-five large cities
of the United States, which in 1892 gave
162 thousand Democratic plurality, the
Republican plurality in 1896 was aga
thousand and most of these cities were
visited by Mr.. Bryan during the cam
paign.
Pushing the Tariff.
There have been some interesting de-
velopments in Washington during the
present week and some especially sig
nfficant in their character. The Re-
publican senators have shown their de-
termination to push the tariff bill with
senator's have shown themselves en-
tirely at sea in the matter of policy up
this important question. Both parties
have held caucuses to determine their
action in regard to the tariff bill and
the contrast between the developments
of the two conferences was strongly
marked. The Democrats found them
selves entirely at sea, unable to agree
upon any course with reference to the
important features of the bill while the
Republicans emerged from their eau
Gus thoroughly united body deter
mined to presen: a solid front to the
enemy whom they know to be in con-
troll of the senate.
That the senate of the United States
is not a Republican body, everybody
knows. That the ability of the Repub-
licans to pass tariff bill depends upon
the strength of the protective senti-
ment among the Democrats and Popu-
lists is conceded. The Republicans are
in the minority in the senate. To pass
the tariff bill they must either have the
active open support of one or more
Democrats or one or more members Of
the Democratic and Populist parties
must omit to vote against it. There
is reason to believe that the bill will
receive the support of at least one
Democrat and probably two Populists,
II Senator Kyle is to be classed as a
Popuiist. He is put down in the Con-
gressional Directory as an independ-
ent. Senator Jones, of Nevada, who
has been classed as Populist for the
past two or three years, will, it is IN
derstood, support the bill and it is
probable that Senator Kyle will do so
or at least not vote against u. Senator
McEnery, of Louisiana, Democrat, has
indicated clearly his intention to sup
port a protective tariff.
1t is under these circumstances that
The Republican minority in the senate
enter upon the desperate struggle to
pass their bill. They have, as above
indicated, the advantage of presenting
a solid front in support of the bill
while the other parties are not able to
solidify themselves upon any feature
of the measure. Their caucus showed
that upon the numerous questions at
issue not only were they not united
but that they could not unite. The Re-
publicans, on the other hand in their
caucus determined to put aside per-
sonal preferences in regard to the var
ious items of the bill, each man sub
hitting his proposed amendments to
the finance committee, and afterward,
if necessary, to the caucus committee
upon this subject. They further agreed,
much as they might desire to enter
upon a general discussion of the tariff,
to forego that undertaking for the sake
Of economy of time. and 20 press ut
every turn for active energetic work
upon the schedules of the bill with the
purpose of getting final action upon it
at the earliest possible moment. Not
a speech, aside from the explanation
which Senator Aldrich offered in the
opening day of the debate. is to he
made by the Republicans, other than
the brief responses made necessary in
reply to the attacks which it is expected
that the Democrats will make upon the
schedules of the bill as the discussion
progresses. Thus the public may IN
derstand that if there is delay in the
passage of the bill through the senate.
the responsibility will rest with the
Democratic party. If the Republicans
could control the action of the senate.
the bill would be passed through that
body within a fortnight and be upon
the statute books certainly by the end
of the fiscal year. If they cannot, the
tault will be with the Democrats.
If the Republicans are able to carry
out their program, the first four
months of President McKinley's adj