The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28

thanks for the glorious era OF prosperity
which is sweeping over the country.
AS the words were uttered a series of
smiles swept over the faces OF senator's
Usually the prayer in the senate -
solemn thing, the gray and sedate senator's
standing with heaus bowed and apparently
in thoughts not OF TINS word
Ii was different that day As the "oias
were uttered There Was general DoDolHS
uD of heads. kepubilcan SENATORS s"%Su
furtively toward the democratic side anu Il
was with difficulty that the senators &c
strained audible expression OF thelI ANUS
ment. Senator Chandler had To 90 sone
thing very like StuifinS ms hdilHNeitt.t.4
down his throat to suppress his nerfihiSAt,
and ufI,r in was over the chaplain's prayer
furnished the basis Tor many s"i@'oii"'
jokes. ,..,,4
n was Tillman, / believe, who sugsest@d
that it was evident the chaplain hau pe''i
going what some newspapers chafseu
against senators-dealng in futures.
On a Hunt for 1t.
On his recent visit to the south the presf
dent gave, many evidences of the ANXIETY
with which ne is on the LOOKOUT ior 'lo
prosperfty Of which he was heratde'l as
.th. advance agent" Ii looks as II he h-ti
lest his show and is keeping an anxious
lookout in the hope he may be aDie 10 ma
some trace OF II.
In every speech he made and every con
versation in which he Inquired thef" was
some reference to the wanderer. one OF Inc
most ludicrous instances is tod by mem
Der of the presidential party leading re-
puD4lcan VINO is inclined 10 smile at the
presidential anxiety. This smile. ~ the
way may in part be due 10 the iaot that
the smiler has Il district which is repuo-
hcan by several thousand majority, aild
IN. feels safe nc matter what may happen.
ct was AT some little station IN Heot
Virginia" he says. III telling the story
zone OF those httle water tank stations
usually PASSED Dy anything except accom-
be home 81 Il republican h"ihoet u
congress and At his SoiclJduon a Stpp hstd
been arranged. Tne president walked out
on the back platform as the car StoPPs"
10 find NOBODY there but nail a dozen 'tli-
dren. As usual, Mckinley was aHdDle'
bowed 10 the youngsters, VINO We're top
sname-faced to say word or even 10
cheer.
gan. Il am glad 10 see you looking -
prosperous ana happy!
The only evidences of prosperity were
the washed faces OF the children added
the gentleman who tells the story but
Mckinley Is looking 50 hard for the arti-
Gle that he wasn't going 10 let 4 chance
like that so byi'
going TO be made to secure adj oifil-n"iit
by the 18th OF July. as sort 81 glaAd
Mr.. Dingley himself. He figures it out that
the bill will reach a vote i'm the senate ~
the 18th or the 30th. lie and other fepub-
lcan leaders say that they viii need no
figures. therefore. on adjournment by the
4th. If they can work il that way, the co
incidence of the GLORIOUS fourth" Will be
worked for all there is in it,
Where Is Mr.. Gage?
An interesting query in connection with
this determination for early adjournment
is Where does il leave Mr.. Gage
Mr.. Gag. il viii be recalled, is the very
able national banker who is at the head OF
the treasury MIR. Gage is man OF
opinions. lie is it viii also bc recalled,
a straight-out and consistent believer IN
the maintenance Of the single gold stand
ard.
Mr.. Gage is not a politician. so he at
times expresses his views. Parcuthetlcaiiy
Mr.. Gage is not in very good OdOr with the
7, publican bosses. but that is due more 10
the possession of civil service views tnan
10 any expression of views on issues
The secretary of the treasury finds that
his promises made the bankers and busl-
ness men OF Cincinnati and the country
ar. going to he repudiated by the admins
tration for which he was talking. me
purely secondary question of the tariff.
as ne judged il. is touted as the one real
issue; and after passing its tariff bill the
republican congress proposes To go home
saving 60 tho country. 'EehOld our plan
Tor restoring prosperity We have done what
w. promised TO Cove have done an
think necessary To cure the ills of the
country.
And no wonder Mr.. Gage wonders whore
he is 1T. OIL