The times., 1897-12-03
rhIDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1897.
rhe Horrors Of ningler neIi.

AAt- t1DEEpfS al 1tI1-AtA tFF-ii
That the trust and monopoly Tariff bnI
passed last summer has resulted in deri-
Cit Of $4,000 900, more cr less; that 1t
has failed 70 raise revenue for anybody
but the protected people who bought
Mr.. McKiniey's election, and tnat, as 3
fiscal measure, il has accomplished noth
inS beyond raising the price OF ever ythiug
III the country, except wages, is admitted
on al Lands. The fact constitutes grave
difficult for the Administration. and Mr.
Mckinley rises to the necessities Of the
situation in characteristic if not brilliant
fashion.
Heorders Chanman Cannon IT the House
4 appropriations Committee, to cut the ap-
preparations during the coming session Just
$50. 600 600. As Il natural consequence
there is disnay and despair among the
faithful in the House. The, are placed
in a delicate position If they should
NOT succeed in passing the pIuns usual.
customary, and demanded 10y their several
constituencies, they know only 500 wen
that their Individual doom Is sealed in
the Congressional Conventions Of SOS Bgt
that is their lookout. II does not affect
the Executive. What he wants and is
determined upon-is the vmdicatinn Of the
DngIey law. To accomplish that he would
pneCongressloual Republican corpses higher
than the dome Of the Capitol. The corpses
NAV feel uncomfortable about the matter,
but that Will not count. What are Kepub-
Iican Representatives fer, any way, but To
register the WIZ Of Hanna Havemeyer.
Dupuv &c LONE. Kohlsaat. II id genus
oilue. and then, having done that KIND
Of cutg, 70 depart into oblivion?
Chairman Cannon says that the $50 coo.
600 cut caunot be effected, tliat it would
paralvze ine service Of tine Government.
But ths Alternative is even more horrible
IF it l.e hopeless then there Is nothing in
sight Jut % bond issue. or a sensible reve
nue. measure with the thieving trusts and
moncpaies left out III the cold. Tho first
IS regarded with sentiments Of terror by
cert.in effect it would have upon the elec
lions next year. The seconG Is even more
obBoxious In fact 1t is impossible 1t
would ciestc a panic among the interests
which contributed SIG 900 900 to the
RepBbHcau educational fund in s96, and
which are couIaed upon to spend four OF
five tunes that amount of money neyt year
and in 500
IS tie Hon Edward Everett would say
we fear Jiiat M Mckinley has been in
ject-d into cavity!'' 1t VIII De nighI:'
Instructive To observe how lie viii crawl
cnt OF IT, Reed and the Committee On
Roles. douhiless would be able to choke
the life D9t ~ any attempt at independence
.: opposition TO Administration orders;
lat even that might not prose in the end
TO be first class Joke. Members might
stard il as they die like q pack of Kicked
ours in the extra session: bat their con
sutuents possibly might not approve, add
even might retort unpleasanuy al
the polls These things are To he con
sidercd, and we are AT d loss how to
advise tire President in the face OF them.
Il &-t ffAtF - AAAASAfaAt hA2AA u u nun
17e might suggest to him to shelve the
naHgn Influences tliat surround hiru. K
kick the trasts and monOpolieS tie gold
and bono 5olbers, the Spanish-Cubau bond
holders, DUpuy dc LONE, Pie Y koh!saat
the ). p Morgan and Rothschild interests
aud all the rest Of them. down the bacl
stairs OF the White House, and brarels
throw hiInse3 into tlIe arms Of the Aineri
,an people A President with the courage
to jump himself into that kind Of attitud,
woDld have little difficulty in changing
ocfioit into surplus, national shame into
honor and glory, and himself into popI
lar hero.
We aTc afraid that we have not got tn,
right kEG of material 10 work On.