Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
HAWAII TO BE ANNEX
ED TO THE UNITED
STATES.
The Tariff Bill Slowly on Its
Way.
-tFrom our regular Correspondent
wAsnINeroS. June IA. 1897.

Tue territory OF tthWdn- 1OW OOee
that sound? 1t is going to be the next
addition to Uncle Sans family Ii is
now known, although no official state
ment has been made, that "A treaty for
the annexation of Hawaii will be sent
TO the Senate in the near future, prob
ably before the close of the present
session of Congress. There is very lit
tie, if any, doubt of the ratification
that tr, aty, as the sentiment of the
Senate, regardless of party is over
whelmingly in favor of the annexation
of Hawaii but owing to the difficulty
of keeping QuOi um of the Senate in
Washington after the tariff bill has
been passed. the treaty will hardly be
acted upon until the regular session of
Congress, even if sent at this session
HOME AGAIN
President Mckinley will return fro m
his trip 20 the Nashville exposition TO
morrow, and the White House, which
has bsen quite deserted by all put the
sight-seers while he has been away
Will again take on an air OF business.
FOR PROTECTION.
The attempt of some of the demo
cratic Senators TO explain that they
are not protectionists, although they
have voted Tor protection for the prod
ucts of their states, have been more or
less ludicrous Senator McEnery, of
Louisiana, is the only one of them
who has come out squarely for pro-
lection, although number OF them
have voted for il in particular sched-
ules. He said in reply TO the taunts of
Senators Jones, of Arkansas, and Vest,
considering the vast interests Louis
lana has in rice aud sugar, considering
the output of her saw-mills, her salt
and sulphur mines, is there any rea-
son why che democratic party of my
state should not be committed to pIo-
tection2 Not high protection, but
such protection rs is consistent with
revene necessities. This also, l be-
lieve, is the doctrine OF the republican
party. Call it what yDu will, protec-
ton, revenue duty with incidental
protection, or anything else, large
amounts must be raised, and there is
no reason why the industries of the
South should not be protected"
UNDUE ADVANTAGES
The democrats took advantage of
the agreement of the republican Sena-
tors TO shorten the tariff debate as
much as possible by not making
speeches or taking part in controver-
sizes, to make number of statements
concerning the sugar scht due which
has been adopted 10y the Senate, that
they must have known were untrue
Tn, only one OF their statements that
any attention was paid TO was that as
sorting that the new sugar SEIZED u e
would give the American sugar Tt fin
ers more prot ection than the schedule
for which 1t was substituted, and that
was only replied 10 indirectly by Sen
ator Allison. who stated that the new
schedule would give the American su-
gar refiners LEES protection than the
one abandoned, aud that it would be
shown by indisputable evidence a
sDon as statement now being prepar-
Ell by unprecedented experts could bt
completed Senator llisOn's word
was enough for the Senate. which
stOpted the new schedule.
COST OF DELAY
The object of the dem )cratic Sena-
tors in tai ing to delay progress on
the tariff dill is obvious. 1t Is esti-
mated that every day the bill is delay
ed means loss to the government al
at least 500 600 in duties, al the
more that is lost in that way, the bet
Ter prepared Will bs democratic stump
speakers TO charge the new tariff with
not producing enough revenue duril s
its frs nine months or year OF
course intelligent people will XXI o -.
that sdvaqce impOriatio der pre-
emit duties will prevent The new tariff
showing what il c. n do as a revenu,
producer for sometime after it got
into effect, but intelligent people ARE
seldom or never influenced by the un
trustworthy statements which fOI n
such a conspicuous feature Of dem
cratic stump OratOry it is the unin
telligent and poorly informed ola --
which is led astray by such talk.
BRYANIsM Is REPUTATION
1t has bsen denied that Bryant. n
stood for reputation, but it cannot bs
denied that "A bill introduced by Rel
resentative Bell, of Colorado, a popr
list of Bryan. provides for partial re
puaiation. pure and simple His bl
provides for scaling the debt of tn
United States, which is req. OsenteS
by the $62 3l5 400 worth OF bonds is
sued by the { leveland administrator
in FebIuar 1890, by directing the Sec
rotary of the Re asury TO pay not les
than one-half of the interest and prin
cipal of said bonds in standard silv'
dollars." ] he odd part of Mr. Bell
repudi tion Sc hem is that he onl
specifi, that it shall include one g
the Cleve land bond issues. The b
will lot be beard from again, bat
shows the spirit of Bryanis and
theT efore worth me ntion. as a warniT.
of what might be expected shOul