Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
AND THE OHIO CAM
PAIGN.
European Commission a
Success.
Secretary Gage to Appeal on
the Time the Dingley
Tariff Bill Became
Operative.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct IL 1897.


Unless his present plans are chang
ed, President Mckinley will go to
Ohio just before tre election and re-
main there to east his vote. He does
not regard his vote as necessary, to
the success of the republican ticket,
state and Legislative. but he believes
that casting his vote is patriotic duty
that should never be LETT undone by
any man when it can possibly be done.
He has preached this from the stump
all over Ohio in the many campaigns
in which ne has participated, and he
wishes to show his Ohio friends thar
he continu. to both preach and prac-
tice 1t. whether the president will
make a speech before the election in
Ohio Is not yet fully determined. He
Is somewhat inclined to think that it
would not be strictly in accord ance
with propriety for him TO make a par
tisan IN state campaign, but attempts
to persuade him 10 address at least one
meeting at Cincinnati are still being
made, and may succeed.
SECRETARY WILSON sTUMPrNa
Secretary Wilson, who is widely
Known as an effective camr aiguer be-
cause OF his straightforward appeals to
the CONN on, everyday, horse-sense
OF his hearers, has gone TO Ohio to take
the stump for few days for the re-
publicans. Secretary Wilson has no
scruples about member of the Cabi-
net taking the stump for his party /;
the issue in OHIO has been made 10 in
volve the policy OF the national admin
istraii ion. and he thinks it all right for
members of the administration to take
part in the public discussions.
SPAIN vs CUBA.
Events of the last few days in Spain
have convinced even the most senss-
rally inclined scribblers that great
many people have allowed their imagi-
nations to run away with their Judge
ment in discussing the attitude of
President Mckinley towards both
Spain and Cuba. The President has
every reason to feei gratified at the
visible result of his Cuban policy-the
recall of Gen. WeyIer by the new Span
ish ministry, and Co expect q full
greater resuit-peace in Cuba.
NATIONAL BfMErALLIsM
A great many who regarded the
sending of a 9 tmmission to Europe to
TO treat with the governments over
there on the feasibility OF the ADDITION
of international bimetallism as Chin
erical, when it was first proposed by
Senator Wilcott, are now convinced
that Commission has really been of
some service. 1t has, for one thing,
made the government of Great Britain
fn h0 Hr.cf
Grafton to the subject OF international
bimetallism, instead of CURLY dis
missing it., as il had always previously
done. OF cours this doesn't make it
certain that Great Britain will ev-
entually agree to international bime-
tallism, but iJ is a longer step in
that direction than it seemed possible
a while ago to make Great Britain
take, and the credit is certainly due
TO the efforts of Senator Wolcott's
Commission. Al rangements have just
been perfected for a series of con-
ferences between the Commission and
Ambassador Hay with the British
Chancellor of the Exchequer and other
officials, for the purpose of fully dis
cussing the matter In all its bearings.
TARIFF BILL APRIL.
Secretary Gage will appeal from the
decision of the Board of Appraisers,
that the Dingley tariff did not become
operative until the minute that it was
signed by the President, to the Courts.
and the question will be passed upon
by the U s. Supreme court at an early
day, IS there is provision of law un-
der which customs cases are advanced
on the docket of the Supre me Court
Secretary Gage had previously de ded
that the tariff law was retroactive, and
his decision will be followed by col
lectors Of customs until it is reversed
by the Courts. IJ the courts uphold
the decision OF the Board Of Appraisers,
the Government will have to refund a
bout $500 900 to importers whose i'm
portatiOns were entered at the Gus
toms houses on Saturday, July Oath
before the signing Of the tariff act by
the President.
Secretary Gage holds that the bill
became law on the day that it was
signed by the President, and that all
goods entered on that day were liable
to the new duties. The bill was sign-
edin tt afternoon after the close of the
business daV at the Custom houses,
and the decision of the Board of Ap-
praisers would, if upheld, make all
goods entered that day subject only to
the old duties. Treasury officials are
confident that Secretary Cages deeis
ion was right and that it will be up
hoId hu tho Gnnror,o Nourk