The evening times., 1897-03-13
Present Currency Plans.

IftECht
IL may be first observed that Mr.. Hanna
established in this town several weeks ago
q permanent location for his Republican
executive committee. This was partly to
make the business of office giving Tor OF
office refusingl the easier for those usually
most Concerned in that diSagreeable work.
IL was also done to make sure that Mr..
Hanna's celebrated campaign OF education
should be carried on without hinGrance.
This was undoubtedly its Chief purpose
especially since we are now told that Mr
Dick, OF Ohio, who was closely connected
with Mr.. Hanna in the conduct OF the
last national oamuaign, and who was sup
posed TO be booked for Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General, is immediately to be
put in charge OF this committee work fn
Washington at $4,000 a year This indi-
Gates that Mr. Hanna intends tina 1.-THE work
shall be done ambitiOuSy and that il shall
be well paid for.
Whatever may be said OF the Republican
cbairman's idea OF good faith in protest.
ing that the advocates Of bimetalIisrn ought
TO abandon their propaganda and then in
going vigorously on with his own. it Will
evidently be no light task for Mr. Hanna
10 procure all OF his desired results One
OF the earliest Of these is supposed to be a
currency commission, composed exclu-
sively OF bankers and single gold stand
ard advocates presumably for these, in the
Republican currency catechism, are the
only scholars or students OF the subject
But certain members OF the House realize
that such a commission could amount to
nothing, being made up as intended and
possibly not constructed to amount To any
thing anyway, and will oppose it,
1t is not to he supposed, however, that
the plan viii not he fortified by the usual
methods We read, for illustration, that
atleaSttwenty five trade associations voted
in Boston the other day to petition Con
gress to pass bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint banking and currency
commission; they demand the gold stand
ard and what is described as the gradual
retirement OF the legal tenders. 1t is to
he assumed that similar influences. il
they can he called influences. win be
brought to bear upon Congress. Yet it is
surfcierdly doubtful, as we have already
stated, whether thousand such petitions
would sway the Western and Southern
members. who know quite well what their
constituencies desire.
Meantime, it ought to be noted that the
silver men ofthe Senate are showinCnodis-
position whatever to impede tariff legis.
latiun, OF TO do aught, III fact, 10 prevent
the responsible Republican administration
and the supposed responsible Republican
majority in Senate and House from having
their way. Senator Teller declares that
everybody is willing TO give the Admins
tration ample opportunity to restore good
times, If this can be aocompli shed by the
passage OF a new tariff bill. he SAYS, all |
or us viii re joice II this method fails
Mr.. Gage may try, in the words OF Senator |
Teller, to promote prosperity by with |
drawing greenbacks and contracting the |
currency. The third and last plan. il it |
can he called plan of action at all, would !
he, in the view OF the silver leader, for Mr..
Mckinley to try his currency commits sion. |
Aud MF. Teller submits th3t il this plan /
should fail the administration might fairly |
be presumed to be at the end ofits rope.