The silver star., 1897-06-24
THURSDAY, JUNE "a.
Mckinley Is Very Slick.

Mr.. mckinney Is graduate OIL tnt
Ohio school of politics, and few slickei
and serpent-like individuals hold diplo
mas from that source. His trotting out
of that new treaty for the annexation OF
Hawaii at this time is a very slick at
tempt to take advantage of the popular.
ity of the idea of annexing Hawaii to
distract public attention from his fail
ure TO announce his Cuban policy. in ac-
cordance with promises made on his be-
half in congress. Had the people not
been clamoring for action towards Cuba
it is not likely that the Hawaiian treaty
would have been heard from before next
winter. notwithstanding the declaration
OF some OF Mckinley's friends that it
was brought forward to assist the sena-
tors to intelligently dispose of the tariff.
Although it is well known that many of
the democratic senators favor the ulti-
mate annexation of Hawaii very few of
them have committed themselves on this
new treaty. 1t is too important mat
ter TO be decided on the spur of the mo-,
ment and it will not be susprising
should the democrats oppose any at
tempt to railroad the treaty through the
senate at the present session. Nothing
will be lost by allowing the treaty to go
over to the regular session of congress.
Already the question is being asked, why
do So much for Hawaii. several thousand
miles away, and nothing for Cuba. which
Is suffering right at our doors. so to
speak. There is some talk ebout DELAY
ing action on the Hawaiian treaty until
Mckinley agrees TO do something for
Cuba. which many think must also ul
timately come under the control of the
United States in some form or other.
Some democratic senators favor holding
caucus to decide Just what attitude
they shall take toward the Hawaiian
treaty, but nothing definite has yet been
determined upon.
Senator Tillman has proposed an
amendment to the tariff bill that would
do more than all the recent attempts to
restrict Immigration. 1t provides for |
head tax OF slO0 on each immigrant and |
makes it 4 misdemeanor for any aiien
who does not intend to become an Amer.
ican citizen and to remain such to enter |
The United States for the purpose Of en-. !
saSing IN any mechanical trade or man.
ual labor, There is provision that the
head tax shall cease to be levied as soon
as the United States adopts the free
coinage OF silver.
Fearing that the antitrust tariff
amendment offered by Senator Petit.
grew might be adopted on a direct vote
Senator Allison, who is in charge Of the
tariff bill during the absence OF Senator
Aldrich. resorted to a little parliament.
ary trick to kill it, and succeeded. He
moved that it be laid on the table and
the motion was carried by vote OF 35
TO 81. Had Senators Morgan and Pet
tus, the only democrats who voted fo ,r
the motion, voted against it. it wor I'D
have been defeated by vote OF "a to "A
and the antitrust amendment W ou,d
have been added to the tariff bill. II ia
but fair to state that Senators MORGAN
and Pettus stated their oppo sition to
the amendment to be that it would
create more and worse trr.sts than II
would injure existing trust'y.
Senator Vest gave Sc nator Allison
several blows straight from the shoulder
in few remarks dissec ding the figures
set forth by Mr.. Alliso In place of those
submitted by Mr.. Aldrich when tho
change was made IN the sugar schedule.
Mr.. Vest believes, that each sugar sph ed.
ule has been little better for the sugar
trust than the one it succeeded, not. |
withstanding the public howl against
tavoring this colossal monopoly. and he |
presented figures to back his belief.
According to his figures, the present
tariff gives protection on 00.degree su.
gar OF 81 cents per 100 pounds; gives the
Dingley schedule II cents; the Aldrieh
schedule NJ cents. aud tho caucus sche.i.
ulsr afterwards adopted by tho senate
~ cents. Thus 1t is that the republican
sena ors who opposed the Wilson bill
because they said 1t gave the sugar trust
too much protection, have put them.
selves on record in favor a giving the
trust exactly 10 cents hundred pounds
more than the Wilson tariff bill gave it.
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