The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-14
(Washington letter.

washington Letter.
The Bryan and Bailey factions of
the democracy are continuing to make
faces at each other across the hall of
the house of representatives at Wash
ington. The followers of Representa-
tive Mcmillan who wanted to keep up
the combination made with the Popu-
lists last fall and support the sock
less Simpson in his attacks upon Speak
er Reed, were mercilessly spanked by
the Baileyites in caucus the other day.
The populist leader appealed to the
Democrats for their cooperation in his
joust at Speaker Reed, and few of the
Bryan followers had the temerity to
respond to the call when Speaker"
Bailey adjourned the house, called a
caucus in five minutes and after read
ing the riot act to the Bryanites voted
them down two to one and adopted
resolution ordering them to deslst
from further cooperation with the
Populists, at least in the matter then
under consideration.
Those Democrats who were at first
inclined to eXult over their party's sue
cesses in the recent municipal cleo
uons, are finding the figures cold COM
fort. In Chicago they were unable to
at all increase their vote and only held
their own in numbers by reason of the
fact that large number of those who
always vote against them in nation
al elections co-operated with them on
this occasion on purely local issues.
This was found to be the case every
where. National issues cut no fig
ures at all in the municipal elections
while in the state of Rhode Island in
which the national questions were the
leading issues the Republican vote in
creased 20 per cent over that Of the
presidential election of 1885,
A Week of Good Work.
Tariff and bimetallism, those two
great issues of the campaign, have
been prominently at the front during
the present week in Washington. And
those people who doubted or professed
to doubt the sincerity of the profess
sions Of the Republican party on either
of these subjects have found that they
were mistaken. A thoroughly protec-
tive tariff, one which looks after the
interests of the farmer and the work
ing man; that is what the new Dingley
act is to be when it gets upon the
statute books what it is, in fact, to-
day, for the probabilities are that it
will be little changed by the senate
Earnest and intelligent efforts in be-
half Of international bimetallism-that
is what this weeks work means upon
that subject. The appointment of the
commission whose names have already
been given the public assures prompt.
vigorous, and, it is to be hoped, sue
cessful work.
The BimetaIlic Commission.
The appointment of Senator Wolcott
of Colorado eX-Vice-President Steven
son of Illinois, and Hon. C. J. Paine of
Massachusetts as commissioners to
pave the way for an international con-
ference has been cordially commend
ed. Until this week nobody knew
definitely what the presidents plans
were in regard to this question 1t
ious TO take the proper steps toward
carrying out the pledge of the party
looking to international consideration
of the silver question, but just how he
proposed to bring this about or to take
the initiative, nobody was able to say
1t now appears that, as usual, he has
chosen the wise plan and one most
likely to be successful. Not only has
he chosen the plan most likely to be
successful, but the one likely to be
most successful. By this is -..eant that
if he is able to carry out the plans
thus inaugurated the International con-
ference will be brought to the doors Of
every American voter. Preside.t Nc
Kinley's hope is that it may be prac-
ticable to hold this conference in the
United States and in the city of Wash
ington. If this shall happen e.. cry
American citizen will have the full
benefit of the discussion which the e
arises 1t will be as though the mea..-
ing of the representatives Of the great
nations was brought to his own door
yard With press associations carry
ing the full proceedings of the confer
enee and the hundreds of special cor
respondents in Washington comment
ing upon the proceedings in the pa
pers which they represent, every citi-
zen who feels the slightest interest in
this question would be able to follow
the proceedings and study them in their
proper light, thus knowing for himself
that the work was well done. The
commissioners who are to go abroad
to try to bring about an agreement for
a conference are highly commended by
members of all parties as especially
iudicious selections. Mr. Wolcott, by
reason of his long study of the ques-
tion and discussion on two previous
trims abroad of this same subject, will