Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-23
DESERTION NOT FEARED
Republican Silver Senators Expected to Stay
With the Admins stration.
No Material Disagreement Between
the President and Secretary Gage
About Standard of Redemption.

The international agreement bimetallists
who take exceptions to Secretary Cages
attitude on the finance will probably find
before long that there is no material dis
agreement between the President and his
Secretary Of the Treasury. Secretary Gage
stands by his declaration of purpose to
commit the country more thoroughly to the
gold standard, and there Is no evidence that
the matter is causing the President any un-
easiness. The claim that Mr.. Gage does
not represent the administration comes en-
tirely from men whose political interests
are served by having it appear to their con-
stituents that the administration is lying
awake at night trying to think of some
thing to do for silver. These men are very
hostile to Mr.. Gage and say, with wink
and nod and a shake of the head that his
tenure in the cabinet is not very secure.
There is very little evidence that this
ciamorous criticism of Mr. Cages position
is not merely of the mouth and intended to
make an impression on certain constitu-
encies, just as the persistence in talking in
ternational agreement is.
Considerably Inclined.
The best information available is that
President Mckinley, while inclined to be as
considerate possible Of those men from
so-called silver states who have remained
with the republican party, is not disposed
to have any break with his Secretary of
the Treasury on their account. nor to modi-
fy the financial policy Of the administr ira ton
in hopes of rendering their reelection more
probable.
1t is not believed by those best posted
that there is anything alarming in the at
titude OF Mr.. Chandler, MIR. Wolcott and the
other republican ''bimetalists." 1t is as
sumed that they want to frighten the ad-
ministration from making an effort to
secure financial legislation at this session,
but no apprehension is felt that they will
desert the administration under any cir
cumstances. 1t is not believed that they
are or have al any time been deceived as
10 the attitude OF the administration, and
there was reason for them TO adhere to
it this long If they did not intend continu-
ing to do so The fact is that the western
repu blicans with silver Constituencies have
been treated particularly well by the ad-
rlinistration in the matter of appointments
in their states and in giving them the op-
pCrtunity they might want to exploit them
selves and to get solid with their constitu-
ents. Tney were also treated well in the
tariff legislsti tion-in everything, in fact,
except allowing them to dictate financial
policy for the administration. Still further
consideration is shown by the adminiStra-
tion in net being offended at their grum-
hlings, which are taken in PicWickian
sense.
No Break With the Administration.
1t is not believed that any one Of them
has an idea of breaking with the admin
istration because the policy is to commit
the country more thoroughly to the gold
standard" The proposition is not new to
them, only they do not like to hear 1t
stated without making show Of objection
which will sound well in the land of the
setting sun.