The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-26
RuMORs OF Al REVOLT.
Some Western Senators May Re-
nounce Their Party.

Washington. juno 25.-There were ru.
mors about the enate to. day that some
of the Western Republicans. dissatisfied
in the manner in which their section has
been treated in the tsrlff bill, contem-
plate the severance of their relations
with the Republican Organization and
Affiliations with the independents silver
Republicans. AS yet the matter does not
seem to have gone beyond the rumor
stage, but circumstances in connection
with it have gained for it more attention
thar is usually given TO statements Of
this character.
The attitude OF Senator Carter, of Mon
tana, since the wool schedule was taken
up has been one of revolt against the eau
Gus agreement to which he was a party.
He has voted against his party associates
on every occasion when a proposition was
made to increase duties upon raw wool.
There has been some criticism of Mr..
Carter by his Republican colleagues for
defyiug the mandate of the caucus, but
it is generally recognized that he has felt
compelled to align himself with the indie
pendent Republicans in order to avoid
criticism at home. 1t Is now asserted,
however, that he may also be forced to go
to greater lengths and be obliged, on &C.
count OF the same considerations, to re-
nounce his allegiance to the protectionist
party.
The considerations that affect Mr.. Car
ter bear with equal force, it is said, upon
several other Senators, Including Senator
Shoup, of Idaho, and the silver Republi-
cans will not be surprised if both these
men reaffirm, before the present session
closes, their belief i'll the cause of free sill
yer and announce their opposition in the
future to Republican doctrine as it APP
plies to the tariff and che money questions.
One of the silver Republican Senators
said to day:
"These Western Republicans have got to
get in out of the wet. They have not
secured for their constituents the degree
of protection demanded, and they realize
that the Eastern manufacturer has prac.
tically hogged everything. The interests
of the East and West, as far rs the tariff
Is concerned, are Numerically opposed.
The West produces principally raw ma.
teriai, andgA it can be benefited at all BIZ
tariff legisI zion can only be benefited to
turers. T. Ea is not an importan aH anes.
rion in the West, while agriculture and
free silver interest nearly every one. It
therefore follows that when the Western
republicans find they are being sacrificed
for the sake of the Eastern manufactur-
ers. That tariff legislation is costing them
great deal and gaining for them moth
ing, they will lind little reason for re.
naming in the Republican organization.
Il know nothing of the plans or inten-
tions Of those Western Republican Sepa
tors who supported the Republican ticket
in the last campaign, but L feel satisfied
their constituents will not again support
them if they adhere to the party of the
gold standard and unequal tai III taxation.
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they are embarrassed by the position in
which they find themselves, and that
they would be better satisfied if they &C.
cuied the independent attitude OF the sill
yer Republicans"
Senator Carter would not admit that he
contemplated any action which would Sc
yer his relations with the regular Repub
lican organization, nor would he discuss
the proposition. He said however, that the
wool schedule, rs it has been com pleted
thus far, is not satisfactory to the wool
growers of his section, and whether it
will be satisfactory depends upon the ac-
ton of the conference committee. "The
schedule is better than it was when I
made my protest the other day." said the
Senator, but there is still room for i'm
provement. There are some differences
between the House and the Senate which
IN h"'c " pc IcConCiteo, anu unlll CnaL
is done we cannot tell exactly what the
schedule will be-"
Asked if the tariff bill as a whole is
likely TO prove satisfactory to the West,
the Senator said: II cannot tell. have
received very few expressions of opinion
from Western men regarding it. except
upon the matter of the wool schedule.
That is not satisfactory, and may never
be.n
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