San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-24
M'KINLEY AND LABOR,
BE ADVISES THE MEN TO ORGANIZE
FOR PROTECTION.
The President Tells mThat Is The On
ly Way For Them To Secure
Their Rights.

president has no means of knowing to
certainty that the tariff bill will be-
come a law inside of a month, but he
feels so confident that it will he has
promised to attend the unwilling of the
statue of Gen. John A. Logan, in Lake
Front park, Chicago, on July 22d, with
as many members as the cabinet as
can make it convenient to accompany
him. In order to provide against unex-
pected contingencies, President Nc
Kinley stipulated that his promises
should not be considered binding If the
tariff bill were not disposed of in time
for him to reach Chicago on the date
specified.
Senator Chandler, who made a re-
cord as secretary of the navy, was ask
ed what he thought of the English
statement that the annexation of Ha-
wall would make 1t necessary for us to
largely increase our navy. He replied:
Il do not agree with the opinion that
we must largely increase our naval
force because we are about to annex
Hawaii. The future power of the
United States will not lie in its navy.
We will be great because we have un-
| limited and easily convertible resource
| es. II we want a navy, we can get
| one. If a war should come, in which
| Italy was not concerned, We could buy
| the whole Italian navy in "a hours.
There will be no larger naval appro-
| priations coincident with the ratifica-
| ton Of the Hawaiian treaty, but when
we want navy we can get it"
| The ultimate ratification of the
treaty for the annexation of Hawaii
| is regarded as so certain, notwith-
standing the talk of handful of DEM
| ocratic senators who are opposed to
| it, that no effort will be made to push
| 1t to a vote at this session of Congrest
The president is perfectly satisfied
| to have it go over to the regular ses-
sion, as he regards the sending of the
treaty to the Senate as all that was
necessary to notify the world of our
| intention to annex the island.
Senator Hanna has grown very tired
of denying the story originated by
some one in the employ of New York
| paper that the wages of miners in his
employ, in Pennsylvania, had been cut
to the lowest price ever paid in the
| Pittsburg DISTRICTS cents "a ton.
| Speaking on the subject, Senator Han
ma said: There has been a reduction
of wages, but not those of the men en-
| ployed by any of the companies in
| which am interested. l was asked to
| join and refused to do so. My men are
| still receiving 60 cents a ton" OF
4 course it would be asking entirely too
| much to ask that this very positive
| denial should operate to keep the orig
/ inal lie out Of the Democratic papers.
| Senator Hanna and several members
| of the Ohio delegation in the House
have gone home to attend the state
| convention. The story that Senator
| Foraker remained in Washington be-
cause he was opposed to Senator Han
ma was, of course, of Democratic or
| igin. Senator Foraker when asked
| about it, said there wasn't the slight
| est foundation for such a yarn as he
| is heartily in favor of Senator Hanna's
| election, and certain that it will be ac-
| complished. He remained in Washing
ton as the result of an agreement with
Senator Hanna, it being thought best
that one of them should be constantly
in his seat in the Senate while the tar
| if bill is under consideration.
General Stewart L. Woodford, the
| new United States minister to Spain,
4
| llcans who attended the national con-
vention, which nominated Hays and
| Wheeler. After Hayes was nominat-
| ed, General Wheeler heard that the
| Indiana Delegation had decided to sup
IIport him for the vice presidency. Ac-
cording to Col. w. r. Holloway, who
was there, and who is now in Washing
ton, this is what Gen. Woodford said
to his Indiana friends: mo, no, gen.
tlemen; don't think of that, VIM. A.
Wheeler is a stronger man in the state
of New York than 1 am, and 1 beg
that you will give him Indianas thirty
votes. What we need and must have
to elect Gov. Hayes, is New York's
electoral vote. Don't consider me for
one moment, but vote for my friend.
Wheeler, and assist us to carry the
Empire state for the nominees of this
convention" The result is history.
While the Republicans enjoyed the
accusations and counter accusations
hurled by Democratic senators against
each other, they would have much
preferred that the time so wasted had
been put in on the tariff bill. Every
body knows how wide apart the DEM
ocratic senators are on the tariff and
many other things, but the country is
impatiently waiting for the tariff bill