The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
THE NEW TARIFF
AND BIMETALLISM
Plan For international Conference To
lje Held In Washington, D. {.
TARIFF BILL WILL NOT DRAG
Prospects Good Tor a Final Vote Upon IL 10
Juns-Trouble Ia the Democratic Camp
and the Breach kidenes.
TARIFF BILL WILL NOT DRAG
Special corrvrpnnAence

Washington. April i7.-Tar.n and b..
nctalllsm- two great Issues or
the campaign have been prominently
at the front during the present week
In Washington.
And those prUplc who doubted or
prufezscd 20 doubt the sincerity OF che
Iprofcss.0Hs OF the republican party on
either of these subjects have found
that they were mistaken.
a thoroughly protective tariff. one
which looks after the interests Of the
farmer and abe worklngman-th isI
what the ncy pingiey act ls TO be
when Il gets upon the statute books
what 4 Il in fact poday for the proba-
bnlties are that 1t viii h. llttlc chang.
ed by the senate.
Earnes, and intelligent efforts In be-
half Of International b!metallsm-ihat
IL what this weeks work means upon
thar subject The appointment of the
com mission. whose names have al
ready been given to the public assures
prompt, Vigorous. and. Il ~ hoped,
successful work
THE BIMETALLIc CoMMIssION.
The appointment u Senator wolcott
ug Colorado. ex-Vicr President steven.
son VI Illinois. and Hon c. J Paine
OF Massachusetts. as commissioners TO
pave the way for an international con- [,
ference. has been cordially commend f.
cd Untl this week nobody knew
definitely what thc presidents plans
were In regard to this queN,l5H. II
was known that he was extremely
ANXIOUS 70 take the proper steps ~
wards carrying out the pledge ot the |
party looking 10 international c0ns.d- |
cration u the silver question, but Just
how Il, proposed To bring this about |
or 90 ,akc lhv Initiative nobody vas
ahl, 20 say Il now appears that. ~
usual. he has chosen the Wis plniL
and one most likely to be successful. |
Not only has he chosen the plan most
likely to bo successful. but the one like |
us to be- most successful. By this Is
meant that n hc Is able 90 carry cut |
the plans thus iuaugurated the inter
nat !onal conference win be brought 70 |
the doors Of every American voter,
President McKinley's hope Is that II |
may BE- practicable TO hold this CON
ference IN the United States and in the
clty OF Washington, II this shall hap |
pen every American citizen VIII have
the full beneft Of the discussion which
there arises. II will be as though the
meeting OF the representatives OF the
great nations was brought To his own
dooryard. With press associations car
rylng the fun proceedings Of the com
ference, and the hundreds Of special
correspondents in Washington com
mentlng upon the proceedings In the
papers which they represent, every cit |
lzen who feels the slightest interest
in this question would be able TO fol |
low the proceedings and study them
IN their proper light. thus knowing for
himself that the work was we'll done
The commissioners who are to 30
abroad 10 try to bring about an agree,
ment for a conference are highly com
especially judicious selections, Mr..
Wolcott. by reason of his long study
OF the question and discussion on two |
previous trips abroad Of this same sub
icct, viii be Of much greater value
than any man who had not had these
experiences, EX-Vice President Ste
venson, representing the silver element
Of the democracy and well-known by |
reputation and in person abroad, will
Instantly command attention: while
Mr.. Paine, as close student on this |
subject, viii! prove equally useful and
influential 1t does not follow that
these men who are selected for this
work are to he the representatives Of
the United States IN an international |
conference II they are successful in
bringing II about; on the contrary. II !
is expected that other men will he So,
ledted to represent the government in
that conference.
THE TARIFF.
The people who are assuming that
the tariff bill is likely to drag through |
the summer and keep the business Of
the country in an unsettled condition
awaiting final action are to be d.sap,
pointed, The next week or ten days
at the furthest are likely to see the
bill perfected by the republican men, |
bers of the finance committee. and It |
Is likely To get into the senate before |
the month ends. Prospects now seem
good for a final vote upon It in June
and its completion in time that it may
go into effect at the beginning of the
fiscal year July l.
The change made by the senate com>