The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-18
WASHINGTON.
v,om our Regular Correspondent.

that Hanna muddle by personally TAX
ing Senator Foraker to task for the
attitude that some of the prominent
Foraker men in Ohio have taken
AGAINST the election of Hanna to the
Senate. Whether by so doing he hurt
or helped Hanna is as yet matter of
doubt. There was no quarrel between
Mr.. Mckinley and Senator Foraker,
but there wos plain talk on both sides.
Mr.. Mckinley said he knew Foraker
could stop the fight on Hanna that
some of his personal followers were
showing a disposition 20 make, if not
actually making, if he desired to do
so. Mr.. Foraker did not deny his
power to do so, but retorted by saying
that Hanna had brought 1t all on him.
self by his treatment of the Foraker
and Bushnell republicans, and intimat-
ing that he thought it would serve him
good and right if he failed to get elect
ed to the Senate. Mr.. Mckinley did
not defend Hanna's methods in
dealing with Foraker's friends, but he
made it very plain that the whole
power of the administration would be
used to secure Hanna's election, and
that il would be useless for any repub.
lican who took any part IN an attempt
to prevent his election to expect the
slightest favor from him in the way of
patronage. Notwithstanding all this
the most that Mr.. Mckinley could get
out of Foraker was a promise that he
would uot personally do anything
against the election of Hanna. For
aker is still in Washington, and Mr..
Mckinley has not abandoned hope of
being able to bring sufficient pressure
to bear upon him to get him to agree
to call his followers off and to allow
Hanna to be elected.
Secretary Gage now openly admits
that he is in sympathy with the gold
bug, self appointed monetary confer.
ence which assumes the right to per-
form the duties properly belonging to
Congress in connection to financial
legislation, and to emphasize that SYM
pathy he gave a dinner this week at
tended only by the members of the
50 called conference, and Mr.. II. II.
Hanna, of Indianapolis, who is gener-
ally regarded as the creator of the In
dianapolis convention and of this con-
ference. At this dinner the work of
the conference, as far as it has gone,
and the financial recommendation in
the annual report of Secretary Gage
were discussed. If these men have
time to waste they have as much right
to waste it in this way as in any other.
The only good purpose that will be
served either by the recommendations
of Secretary Gage or of this confer
ence, composed of his side partners,
will be the increase in the silver sent
iment of the country. Senator Chand
Ter has not always been wise in his
predictions, but he hits the nail square
on the head IN his latest, made public
this week" if the republican party
permanently acquiesces in the existing
gold standard it will be defeated In
the Congressional elections of 1898
and in the Presidential election OF
1900"
John Wedderburn and John Wed
derburn & Co., who were recently dis
barred from practice before the Patent
Office, were this week placed on the
fraud list by the Post Office Depart
ment, and will not be allowed further
use of the mails. Their paper, the
National Recorder, was included ii
the fraud order, and any letters ad
dressed to them will be stamped
fraudulent" and returned to writer, i
address is on envelope; otherwise they
will be sent to the writer through the
Dead Letter Office. Newspapers
which continue to carry Wedderburr
X Co.'S advertisement after knowing
of this fraud order may find them
selves in trouble with the postal au
thoritles.
Senator Wolcott arrived arrived II
Washington this week and had con
ference with Mr.. Mckinley about th'
fizzle trip of himself and colleagues t'
Europe, in search Of that latter-d day
"Holy Grail " known as internaiiona
bimetalism. The Senator used to b.
almost always willing to talk to tn
newspaper men, but he now declines
all invitations to discuss the failure II
which he played such conspiciou
part.
Lemuel Eli Quigg, who was Bos
Platt's mouthpiece in the recent Ne,
York municipal campaign and who
about the most discredited politlca
prophet Of the day, was at the Whit
House this week. His interview wit
Mr.. Mckinley may or may not hav
included C,,L,,> n ff, nc but when