The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-06
CARTER ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
Montana's Senior Senator Is
Within Seattle's Gates.
,sspscrs noRTH CANAL ROUTE
The peorIe of the United states Have
settled Down 10 Hns'" an"
Have no Time for roiitrs-a De-
eaae of unprecedented Prosperity
r,..xuasionaI system of
eagu.re Hawaiian Annexation.

rsa@ .ThouAa r. Carter. senior Inited
s.atsx senator from Monisna- has been
tn the city for the past few days on mat
ss-s ef pr4ysts Interest Tnciasntal 70
,.,,hfse matters. however. Senator Carter
hrs been lrvestlgatlng the proposition o
re canal roafe 10 connect lakes wash
snztog and uBfoa sslfh tae Sound- i was
.xpee.sd Monday morning taat Congress
,aan Cannon ard other representatives
who ~ere IN his party. would also visit
the laxes and sasorra themselves spon the
subject by close observation. but Then
sofne Of the gea,ieraen who were 70 con
duet the visitors 20 the lakes called a. Dir.
cannon's hotel they found that he and his
parfy had left for ne east over the Can
adam Pacific. The trip was taken b.
Senator Carter ard a partial inspection
OF the route was made from the lake end
or tho proposed canal. Senator Carter
walked the distance between ths lakes
ara then returned 70 the launch on Lake
washlngton and came 10 che city. Yes
terday he went out over tho street car
lire and looked iaso the Sound connection
al Salmon hay. lie IL very faTorably
inprassed sith the scheme ard his good
opipisn will he % great advantage In fur.
thsring Hsffr As they may be introduced
IN the senate.
Last evening Senator Garter gave an In
tereatinx interview TO T'ost Intelligence
reporter al the Hotel Butler, IN which he
commented on subjects 81 national ard
ioeai importance.
al this time there Is nothing 20 be zaid
concerning political matters" said sena-
tor Carter "Iae people ~ the country
have practically seffled down 10 business.
J have recently Travelled across Ele cor
tgnent. from the extreme northeastern
par Of the county. and 81 every poiat
people. by common consent. have au-
dressed themselves to their business IN.
sefests. Herr and there a person aelii DC
found who insists upon resafreeting Bry
ansm or Dubsls1n. or something CT taat
kind. but epersetie. thrifty peap.e ia se
little tire 20 gise hearing. Ena Ii con
sequence the sidewalk orator s praeis,
csliy without. ar audience and heace ous
OF an occupation.
Unprecedented Prosp~rsty.
'''rne new tarif h.li Nas framed in <-eas
haste Upon reflection IL win - rcniea.
herta that the PREPARATION Of the fastY
bin ~ iSAs required about nine monih8
Ter consideration. tha Mckinley biz vftr
under consideration ia committee and he-
fcrs the twp houses OF congress for r,earit
ten months: the Niinon bin was uu-lcr
discussion and consideration Tor neatly
the same ienTth OF time. whereas. TIE
Tingiey BIN became a law inside az fe5r
month"; after congress convened. in a
general wny, the hlli has proven salts
factory ia the country. t10ubileas theso
se~n F.lst a..
ard some iow places 10 be filled Up by
future aiaendneat, bat tho bin haa Sc
eom9ii1hed tie purpose Of providing 4
fssesao measure which Will when ap-
l.lcl 10 normal conditions. furnish AIS
ssfiate revenue for the government and
fise the 'ahar 81 manufactures and prs,-
dncing the thing We use 90 Our oNn peo-
ris 10 the greatest possible extent No
better evidence 81 the acceptance OF ihe
new law - a starting point for an era 81
commercial and Industrial activity meed
he cited than the fact that the Industrial
life Of tho country has become aulnkened:
labor Is securing employment. the people
generally are finding congentmeut anG
those who are thoughtful and dispasslon
ate can see IN the present the beginning
of an era % the most substantial prosper-
It's this country has ever known. Thee
II more aHniaah'e money IN the United
States new than az any time IN the coun-
try'N histafT. our railroads have be- 30
built ~ far a. capital could De suceest-
fully invested. We have gene through a
period Of liquidation during which Vs.
have retired MANY Of our mortgages aud
mortgage bonds. can readily reach -.t.
resources of the country through aur CA
fensivn transportation lines and with
nioney at interest rates tower than ever
before IN ths worlds history. and peo-
pie willing % work. no one can question
that the decade On which We are entering
will he ono 81 unprecedented prosperity.
The financial Question.
''onr h-netallic commission was APP
pointed IN good faith, and Is pressing wien
zeal the demand 81 this country FOR the
adoption ~ an International SYSTEM 81
coinage. under which gold and silver wilt
be coined AZ n fiSrd ratio and under sus d
conditions as vii prevent either one d..
coming the subject az speculation. ua-
tiousi ~ international have recrntgv
heard from Senator Waicoti rs letter an,i
notwithstanding the recent fan 81 thr
rrice ~ silver. BE IS hopcful OF ultimate
success Tho next session ~ conere.s
may wsiucss ara extended discussion an
the sueiect ~ currency rcform nuJ
question whether any action VIII IL taxi
81 = radical character uatli the feasibility
az al international agreement On t.a
ecinage question shan have Nesn H,GF
tested