Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
President Mckinley Makes a Good
Record i'm Dealing with the Cuban
Qucstion-Progress of the Work in
Behalf of international Bimetallism.
Week of Interest.

Oh lue DclllOcldJlc anu IDpullsl OEdlOfs
to the very features of the bill
on the other, show that the farmers of
the country made no mistake when in
November they voted the Republi-
can party in power and the protective
in operation. The Republican
members Of the committee have shown
that the bill was framed with the in
of the farmers constantly in
mind, while the attacks upon that
by the Democrats have been
specially levelcd at those features
which were beneficial to the farmers.
Chairman Dingley in his opening adj
dress called especial attention TO these
features, and Gen. Wheeler, Of COnfed-
crate fame, who led off the debate for
the free trade wing Of the Democracy,
attacked ticrccly those features Of the
bill which are intended TO be especially
valuable to the agricultural commune
ty. Congressman Hopkins, of Illinois,
devoted "A large share of his speech to
an explanation Of the reciprocity fea-
lures, showing that under the rcciprOc-
ity treaties made in pursuance of the
Mckinley law, great advantages We're
gained in foreign markets for our agrl-
cultural products and that even great
or opportunities are offered by the new
bill; while Populist Bell, Of Colorado,
who followed him in opposition to the
bill, especially attacked the wool SEIZED
ule and denounced the effort TO give the
home market to the American work
men, and thus to the American pro-
ducers. Mr.. Bells speech was freight
ed with SnecrS at the wool tariff, the
sugar tariff. the tariff III flax and
hemp, and indeed everything in the
bill which Is Republican in doctrine,
and which Is intended To benefit the
farmer, and these attacks were coupled
with admissions on his part that even
his own state had good beet growing
soil, great opportunities for wool pro
duction and other agricultural POSSIBLE
tiles of extreme value. Populists and
Democrats seemed to vie with each
other in their dcnuuciation OF the tariff
measure. and all because II Is the pro-
duction Of the Republican party.
The Cuban Situation,
An interesting development of the
week has been the additional evidence
of the fact that the attitude of the new
administration with reference to the
protection of American citizens abroad
is being promptly recognized by the
Spanish Government. The contrast be
tween the present conditions in Cuba
with reference to American citizens
and those which prevailed under the
Cleveland administration is strongly
marked and is the subject Of much
comment on all hands. AS everybody
knows during the late administration
scores Of American citizens were inn
prisoned in Cuba, and whatever pre-
tcncc at II demand for their release was
made was of such "a feeble character
as to fail in results. The ringing utter
anccs Of Senator sherman, now Sec
rotary of state. in the closing DAYS of
his service in the Senate, in which he
said that American citizens abroad
must and should be protected at all
hazards, coupled with the clear dcclar-
alton OF President Mckinley on this
subject, in his inaugural address, have
had a marked and prompt effect in the
attitude of the Spanish Government
and I'm the few weeks since the now adj
m~inistration came in, the prison doors
in Cuba have been thrown open and
large numbers of American citizens
,.l, .,p tp,triSnnnl thnpa IN t1.
slightest p~rcteXtS. have been given
their freedom. All this has happened
without any buster or protest on the
part OF the new administration, but
simply a clear, vigorous statement of
policy which the Spanish Government
has been wise enough to recognize and
act upon without waiting for further
developments.
International BiUct.'lism.
While there has been ~ official an
nouncemcnt ms TO the immediate policy
of the administration regarding inter
national bimetalliSm the developments
been such as 10 warrant the con
rlusion that the negotiations for an in
ternational conference are to be under
taken through authorized representa-
early date. Whether this will be by
the appointment Of special representa-
Iives selected for this specific purpose
Dr through the ministers to the foreign
Is not yet clear, but it is
that negotiations are being set
90. ,I,,,l, aud tl,nt tln ,In,ini,
hopes to be able to bring about
n conference in the coming autumn
will be participated In by the
great nations Of the world. Meantime
the friends Of free coinage in the Uni.
ted States without the cooperation of
other nations are losing ground and
many of them recognize the fact that
international action is the only prac-
ticable method of restoring the use Of
silver. The old theory that silver and
farm products have kept pace in values
ana that silver money was therefore
hold by reason Of the fact that wheat
continues high, while silver has con
tinued to depreciate, reaching almost
the lowest point in its history.
Tariff Legislation Being Pushed.
The Republicans in the House are
showing their desire for prompt action
o nthet tariff. by the hours which they are
putting in upon the Dingley bill. The
House, which is accustomed to meet ut
l. o'clock noon, and adjorun at 3 p. m,
now begins its sessions ut 10 n. IN. and
closes the days work at IL p. m., de-
voting all of It's time TO the one subject
of the discussion of the Dinglcy bill.
1t Is expected that the discussion will
he completed and the bill passed by the
end of the month. Meantime. the Re
publicans of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, recognizing the fact that the
bill will reach them in about its present
form, have begun their examination of
it, paragraph by paragraph. Their
work will occupy necessarily consid.
cradle time. as was the case with tue
Ways and Means Committee, which il
will he remembered, has been months
at work on the bill. but 1t Is hoped
that the bill. which will pass the House
about March 80. will get before the
Senate by the end of April and become
n law by the end of the fiscal year.
June 80, A.. Ii. CARSON.