Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-04-22
What's the Matter with Hanna

What's the Matter with Hanna
What is the matter with Hanna H
seems frightened to death. Is it til
late elections in Ohio2 Or do his fsI
low Senators terrify hims Hams
comes seldom into the Chamber; auf
then never boldly and to the centre
He sticks close to the base board in hI
journeyings like unto mouse in III
investigation of new room.
This is not what Hanna taught us Il
look for. He filed us with the theory
! that he would perform in the Senate
i as fashion of Administration corral
boss, and tell the other Senators what
to do, and then take the great whip oi
his leadership and larrup them until
they did it. OF course, We believed
this. Had not Hanna made Presi
dent out of raw materiala Was he not
the sole architect of the ADMINISTERS
ton? Would a parcel of fsuperannuat-
ed dodderers, such as make up the Sen
ate, be able to hold their own in the
face of the force, money, brains and
genius for organization, if not for
craftsmanship, of Hanna?
Certainly not" we shouted; and we
have since looked confidently forward
to Hanna's invasion of the Senate as a
great day. Hanna would drive these
old fumblers into a corner, take their
bread away and make them dance to
his music, caper to his will. Among
other important matters Hanna would
go on the Tariff Committee and con
struct the tariff measure according to
White House wisdom and along a
White House plan.
But nothing of the sort has CHANGED.
They wouldn't have Hanna on the Fl
nance Committee. They do not care
for his views on tariff. They ignore
him and pass him by like the Levite on
the other side OF the tariff way. Instead
of being the Captain Bates of the Sen
ate, Hanna is the Admiral Dot; instead
of the Senate Giant he is the Senate
dwarf. 1t is all-very piteous.
They talk of a tariff on hides. This
excites New England; gives the Yam
KEGS the heartburn. The New Eng
ianders want hides free. They buy
hides, Clap a tariff on boots, shoes and
harnesses; that is the cry OF New Eng
land. They make boots, shoes and
harnesses. These Yankees are frugal,
long headed race; always with a sharp
lookout forward so as not to run down
their own interest. They turned the
Mayflower into SLAYER and brought
fearful, black, live cargoes from Africa
when the Puritan trade fell off and the
candle of the Pilgrims coming to
America burned low. Yes, in good
sooth Your Yankee is a bird of much
thrift.
They are accusing Bailey of desiring
a tariff on wool. Why should he not?
If there is to be tariff ol woollen
goods, why not on wool2 If the man
ufacturer is to be protected why not
the sheep folk? There is nc Democratic
principle at bay. True, party plat
forms have long declared for tariff for
revenue only on the manufactured ar
ticles and free raw material" But
what of it? That declaration was
policy, not principle.-Alfred Lewis
in N. Y. Journal.
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cal adviser, illustrated.
Silver Commission to 60 In May.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 1.-The three
Commissioners appointed by President
Mckinley to promote an international
bimetallic conference. expect to leave
for Europe about the middle of May.
Senator WoIcott, one of the Commis
sioners, said today that gold standard
countries would oppose any further
depreciation of silver. and that efforts
were now being made to prevent any
further fall of silver In India. He adds
that from what he learned while
abroad last year, moreover, he is most
sanguine of results. He anticipates
little opposition in this country to the
commissions task. What opposition
there is comes from the g. rman bank
ers of New York who are already fight
ing bimetallism, and whose opposition
the commission will meet when it goes
to Europe.
The selection of Senator Wolcott,
ex-Vice President Stevenson and Gen.
Paine. have been highly commended.