The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-09
Will Be Advocated BY Morgan and
Opposed BY Iones.
ALLEN WANTS CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
And In Offering His Resolution In the Senate
Roundly Scores the President True
To His Party-Pettus Working
Hard For Selma.
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pronounced in their opinions that the
president will never be able to get
through his financial scheme. Repubh-
cans will tell you privately that shey
do not see how the measure win even
get through the house and some of the
members of the banking and currency
committee feel confidena THAT no bill
that looks to the retirement of the green
backs can be passed even through the
committee.
Indeed +: is said that when Speaker
Reed made up the committee on bank
ing and currency he did so with full
knowledge thaa it would never favor
such a proposition as the one now sug-
gested to congress,
There is NO use to deny the fact thaIt
THE western members have come here
dead set, as It were, against contracting
the currency in this way, but there is no
telling how these same men will vote
If the administration ever secures a roll
call on the measure, SO great is McKin-
ley's influence among the men in his
own party.
The Presidents Influence.
This influence cannot be belittled or
minimized. He has a way of handling
men in a manner that astonishes those
with more force and vigor than the pres
ideht possesses. 1t is more on account
of his tact and gentleness than any
force of character. Reed could not tell,
possibly, why he continues to back up
the admi nistral.ion as he does. Certainly
he has no reason to want this adminis-
tration to be a success, yet he is as
loyal to it, at least as far as outward ap-
pearances go, as General Grosvenor or
even Hanna himself.
1t was Mckinley who kept the Cuban
resolutions out of congress last year,
and 1t will be the same influence which
keeps them i'm she background ait this
session. OF course he could not do 1t
without Reeds assistance, but why does
Reed give him this aid? He does SO for
the republican par.y do it. Mckinley
throws himself ait the mercy of THE court,
as 1T were, and he appeals to the kinder
instincts in men.
So it is WE'LL in reading the prophesies
of congressman, that no currency meas
ure can pass, to remember this hold
which Mckinley has on his party.
Already those who We're loudest in
tiiNA oSAiohdo lOi SuOdH ITe6uOm ldSI
year are now willing ito let the new
Spanish ministry have a show and fol-
low the advice of the presidew. ~
No Hope For Currency Legislation. 2
1t does not seem likely now that a
currency bill can get through the COM
mittee; lit seems almost cerain that 1T
cannot pass the house, and there is no
possibility of it getting through the sem
a.e. Yet SO great is McKinleys hold on
the party which elected him that all
these contingencies may vanish and the
prophesies of wiseacres become as idle
whisperings of the wind
Representative Bailey, the young and
brilliant leader of the minority, predicts
that no bill can pass, and his comments
on the message as whole are incisive
He points out how Mckinley gives the
whole argument to Cuba and yet gives
his deductions to the Spanish Bailey
has come prepared to figh9 all session
on this Cuban matter If need be, and
when Bailey squares himself for a fight
me is no mean opponent be it known.
He thinks MjeKinleys message hypo-
critical and will show this up before
he finishes with 1t.
Jones Arrayed Against Hawaii.
Senator Jones is prepared to take the
lead in the fight against the annexation
of Hawaii. In speaking on this subject
to your correspondent tonight he said:
II believe that so per cent. of the
American people are opposed to the
policy of annexation, and If the presi-
dent is able to force the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands on u.s. the people
win hold him and his party responsible
for the disastrous results which will fol-
low. This whole movement is scheme
of private individuals and has no public
veal to base it on.
II believe the treaty can be defeated If
the people will express themselves, and
I think they will have to fight to put It
through as it is.'
Morgan Will Champion 1t.
Senator Morgan, of course, is one of
the leaders in the fight for ann7xation,
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