The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-09-30
WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent.

Mr.. Mckinley and his Attorney
General are in New England just in
time to receive the thanks of the nu-
merous persons IN that section who
will be largely benefited financially
by the construction the Attorney Gen
eral, under direct orders from Mr..
Mckinley, has placed upon section
aa of the new tariff law. 1t has long
been a saying around Washington
that "New England never gets left in
tariff legislation" For a time it
looked as though that saying would
prove false, because it seemed certain
that the discriminating duties pre-
scribed by section az would be levied
upon importations from other coun-
tries that come into the United States
through any portion of Canada. 1t
was stated that Attorney General
McKennl favored that construction,
which Senator Elklns declares was
what those who framed the section
intended, but New England influences
were brought to bear upon Mr.. Nc
Kinley and he promptly responded
he will need New England support in
the next republican convention. The
result is the opinion of the Attorney
General, which will be accepted as
law by the Treasury officials who ad-
minister the taiitf, declaring that the
section does not impose discrimnat-
ing duty on importations from other
countries shipped through Canada !;
nor upon importations from countries
other than British possessions shipped
in British vessels. Senator Elkins
announces his intention to make a
fight in Congress for legislation that
will compel the collection of discrimi-
mating duties upon the class of impor-
tations exempted by the Attorney
Generals opinion, but with the ad-
ministration against him he is not
likely to make much headway. 1t is
probable that he is only making a
bluff, anyway.
1t was an absolute waste of breath
for Secretary Sherman to deny the
truth of the story cabled from Europe,
that this government had sent an ulti.
nation to Spain saying that the war
in Cuba must be ended before the
last of October, or this government
would take steps to secure the indie
pendence of Cuba. 1t was very well
known to every person who had
watched the antics of this administra-
ton upon Cuban matters that no such
prompt and business-like policy had
been put into effect, although the ad
ministration may have some such
story sprung upon the public day OF
two before the Ohio election and al
low it to 60 undenied until after the
votes are counted.
Speaking of the Ohio campaign, il
looks now as though Boss Hanna had
succeeded with his little scheme tc
put muzzle on John Sherman unit
after the election in that State. Al
along Mr.. Sherman has stated it tc
be his intention to make some
speeches in Ohio, and he reiterated
that intention, even after Mr.. McKin
ley had limited to him that he hat
doubts of the propriety of the Secre
tary of State making stump speeches
but the old man has been silenceC
some way, and this week he said tha
he had about decided that the State
of his health would not permit him t
take any part in the Ohio campaign
Some day the whole story Of the man
ner in which John Sherman has bee
treated by Boss Hanna and Mr.. Mo
Kinley will get out, and you may b
sure it will make interesting reading
Eleven more or less eminent advt
Gates of the single gold standard an
enemies of blmetallism, internatlona
or independent, met in Washngto
this week, and with all the egotism
the tailors of Tooley Street, who,
will be remembered, styled themselve
tive, the people," and organize
themselves into a monetary confe
ence, under authority of a resolutlo
adopted by the gold bankers CONVEX
ton that met at Indianapolis la
January. This job is also being bos
ed by Hanna, but not big Bo
Hanna, Mr.. H. H. Hanna,
Indianapolis, who nagged Mr.. M
Kinley into sending that special me
sage to Congress, just before adjourn
ment, asking for authority to appol
monetary commission, is the boss
this outfit. Congress ignored tn
recommendation, but a little thlr
like that didn't worry this Mr.. Ham
who proceeded to appoint moneta
commission of his own, and he is az
ually foolish enough to believe tn
Congress will pay serious attention
the recommendations it will max