The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-26


we cannot pat in commission for the lack
of men. AT present these gunboats
would be OF great use to the navy"
The Republicans of long service in the
senate are anything but pleased with
Mr.. Foraker for making public the
secrets of the conferences to which he
has been invited. The Ohio statesmans
remarks concerning the agreements on
wool and the subsequent violations, as
he charged, undoubtedly has stirred UP
feeling on his side of the chamber that
Will not be forgotten in months. 1t Is
quietly whispered around that the older
heads will be very careful In future about
letting Mr.. Foraker into the inner coun-
ellis of the leaders, unless a pledge can
be extracted from him not to talk in
public. Gossips at this time cannot help
referring to the fact that several months
ago Senator Foraker was invited to the
state department to inspect the corre-
spondence relating to Cuba, with the
idea chat he would merely use the infor-
mation personally. but the first thing the
officials knew he made lengthy speech
in the senate, in which he made public
certain things President Mckinley and
Secretary Sherman wanted to remain in
the archives until they were ready to
make them public.
The assertions which have been made
to the effect that the president intenued
to send to congress, as soon as the tar
If bill has passed the senate a message
recomme nding the appointment of
monetary commission, are doubtless
true, but It will be one thing for the
president to recommend and another for
congress to act. The passage of the
necessary law through the house is, OF
course, mere matter of form, so that
Il. l.a
given to the president of cooperation
will be realized, SO far as the lower
branch is concerned. In the senate.
however, there will be a different tale to
tell.
There will be no monetary commission
authorized at this session of congress-,
said Senator Jones, of Arkansas, today.
''You can put that down for fact. l 10
not care whether we stay until next De-
cember; there will be no legislation of
that kind ct this session.
A majority of the Democrats echoed
Senator Jones statement. IF an attempt
Is made to force a monetary commission
said Senator German. 1--WE will be here
in the dog days and" he added, signifi-
cantly, perhaps later"
Rural free delivery is a question which
is giving the postofiice department Off
cials much concern. superintendent
Machen in speaking of the subject said:
Rural free delivery has been a success
i'm the districts where it has been tried,
but its general application to the whole
United States would be a great waste of
money. A calculation of the cost of such
an extension shows that the expense
would be between $50,000,000 and 100000
600. 1t undoubtedly would be worth the
expenditure in districts where .he popula-
ton is reasonably dense, but in some of
he toto Fhnr IA
to be covered arc abnormal its inaugura-
ton would be inadvisable."
The fight for political supremacy in
Ohio this year promises to cause one OF
the livelest campaigns in the history
of that state, or any other state, for that
matter. Ohio has always been noted for
it's hot politics. The contest this year
will be particularly interesting from the
fact that internal dissensions in both
parties will cut quite a figure. Senator
Hanna will be bitterly opposed for re-
election by members of his own party.
So will John r. Mclean, the Democratic
aspirant for senatorial honors. At this
writing Mclean seems to have bit the
best of the family fight. but he will be
fought tooth and nail by the friends of
Paul j. Sorg, who also wants to come TO
the senate. Hanna will be opposed by
the Kurtz faction which has so long
dominated the Republican politics IN that
state. The result of the battle between
the Republicans and Democrats, there
fore, is awaited with more than passing
interest. The triumphant party Will no
doubt owe much to the internal dissen-
sons of its rival.
1t is understood that Senator Faulkner,
of West Virginia, will not be a candidate
for reelection even if his party is sue
cessful in carrying the legislature next
year. His reason for withdrawing from
politics Is that he wants to devote more
time TO his law practice. There will be
no lack of Democratic candidates for
FauRSners senatorial shoes. Ex-senator
Camden, fatner-in-law of Senator Ell
kins, is anxious to return to public life,
and he will go into the campaign next
year with more or less vigor. John Nc
Graw, of Grafton, one of the largest land
owners in the state, will also be cand.-
date to succeed Faulkner. West Virginia
Republicans in Washington assert that
the Little Mountain state is out of the
Democratic column for good, and that
for the first time in it's history 1t viii
have two Republicans in the United States
senate after Faulkner's term expires in
1899.