The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-25
WASHINGTON.
FROM our Regular Correspondent.

WASHlNOlON, INON. 10tIl, 1907.
1t is not surprising that Mr.. Nc.
Kiney would be worried about what
TO say in his annual message to Con
press about the Dingley tariff, which
was, according to its supporters, to be
such revenue producer that the re-
ceipts of the government were to
speedily exceed its expenditures. The
facts are unsatisfactory enough to
worry him and every other supporter
of the Dingley law. Since the first of
July the Treasury deficit has been
more than $4,000, 900. The right
thing for Mr.. Mckinley to do would
be to come out like a man and say
that the present tariff had failed to
provide sufficient revenue, and to
ask Congress to provide other means
of raising revenue, either by amend
ing the tariff law or by imposing ad-
dltlonal taxation, but he will hardly
dare to do that, as it would be all &C
knowledgement Of error upon the part
ofhimsef and those who imposed the
Dingley tariff upon the country. 1t is
probable that he will wind up by
sticking to the original Dingley tariff,
that the tariff will, in time, produce
revenue sufficient to meet the public
expenditures, and let it go at that,
trusting to time, circumstances and
luck to furnish some way of getting
himself and party out of the tariff
hole.
Ex-Secretary Foster met the full
expectations of his enemies, who had
predicted from the beginning that he
would make a mess of the sealing
negotiations, SO far as England was
concerned. He has done that very
thing, although he is charged with
having made some questionable state
ments about reciprocity, and other
things to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier
OF Canada, in order to try to get that
gentleman's consent to the negotiation
of treaty binding England, Canada
and the u. S. to Il cessation of open
sea sealing for time. Sir Wilfrid
declined to consent to such an agree
ment, unless he was given tariff and
other concessions for Canada, which
this administration would not dare to
give, and now the whole business is
off, and the killing of seals wherever
found will so right along, by Cana
dians, although citizens of the U. S,
Japan and of Russia are prohibited
by Fosters recently negotiated treaty
from doing the same thing. Mr..
Foster Is as mad as a wet hen because
the public is on to the fzzle he has
made after all the months he spent
chasing all over the world, drawing
fancy salary and travelling expenses,
and has issued a statement endeavor.
ing to keep himself in his fat position
by making it appear that the negotla-
tions were not broken off, but merely
suspended until the Canadian Govern
ment can do little thinking.
According to a statement enanat-
ing from official circles, and evidently
given out as a feeler, Mr.. Mckinley
will not send the correspondence with
Spain, concerning Cuba, to Congress
until it is asked for, and may not do
so then if he doesn't consider 1t ad-
visable All the summer and fall
friends of the administration were say
ing, "Oh, it will be all right when
Congress meets; then Mr.. Mckinley
will make all the correspondence pub
lie and his course will be indorsed." "
What has brought about change OF
mind? The most plausible cause is
that Mr.. Mckinley believes that il the
correspondence was made public
while Congress was in session that 1t
would bring about Congressional ac-
tion in less than 4S hours, and that is
just what he doesn't want. He de
sires to give Spain more time, and II
he doesn't undergo another change OF
mind before his message goes to Con
gress he will tell Congress so.
The Office seekers have a new
grievance against Mr.. Mckinley
One the same day that it was stated
that Mr.. Mckinley had arranged tc
give one hour every morning to
sculptor who had been engaged t(
make bust of him it was ofticiall,
announced that only those callers wh'
were sent for would be seen by Mr.
Mckinley until he has finished worl
on his message to Congress. The
Office hunters want to know what ur
gency exists for the making OF tina
bust, and why the hour a day to b.
devoted to sitting for the sculpto
could not have been given to hearing
what they had to say.
Hop. ]. P. Newman, of Newport
KY, who is visiting Washington, say
of his State "Kentucky is back int
the democratic column to stay, and |