The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

ical opponent? There is an argu-
mentum ad hominem which each one
may answer for himself.
On the subject Of monetary reform
Mr. Stevens advocates the maintenance
of the gold standard as the standard
in fact, ridicules bimetallism, unless
established by international agree
ment, as a vagary fit only for the con-
siderat ton of Gulliver's philosophers on
the island of Laputa, and then he
draws a long breath and pauses.
Yes, the greenbacks must be retired
eventually. In any event, silver
must be utilized as much as is prac-
ticable; no bill Of less denomination
than $40, for instance, should be Is
sued What sort of a measure, then,
is likely to be reported? Oh probably
some compromise between the recon-
mendations of the monetary commits
sion and those of the president. Will
such an act pass? Well, Speaker Reed
has said that If six members would
through; still, on the whole, any &C
tive financial legislation seems prob
lematical.
The Dingley Tariff.
From reform and reform. the step to
the Dingley tariff Is an easy one in the
Republican path 1.-THE tariff is work
ing well,'' Mr.. Stevens remarks, land
in a short time will make the receipts
more than equal to the expenditures of
the government. Though local condl-
tons may cause some hardships, as, for
example, it costs the st. Paul man more
to be clothed in wool than it does the
Southerner to be arrayed in cotton,
such matters are insignificant while
the common veal is being conserved"
Outside of his Republican principles,
environment in the house has doubtless
something to do with the fervor of Mr..
Stevens faith. His seat, which by the
way is one of the most prominent, is
next to DingleY himself, who has a
way when he argues Of leveling his
fore finger at the honorable member
head, as if he would thrust and drive
home his self-made aXiomS, like dyna-
mite cartridges into rock. Besides,
there is the effect of Dingley's voice
that concentrated essence Of pedagogt-
cal rasp, keyed to the high note of
righteousness, and so monotonous IN
it's intonations that even visitors In the
gallery catch themselves murmuring
'Dingley, Dongley." What narcotic
it must be against any free-thought
when droned nearby. And to make
matters still worse, the seat directly
behind is the one which was occupied
by Mckinley when he Matched his no.
torious measure. Surely there must
be a vertable hight tariff aura in that
neighborhood!
immigration should come before the
house this session, the Lodge bill hav-
ing passed the senate. Mr.. Stevens
doubts much the efficacy of the educa-
tional test, thinking the present law
good enough in it's way If it were only
broadened. Though adverse to decid-
ed opinion from lack Of opportunity to
study the subject as thoroughly as he
would wish, he inclines to distribu-
ton as the proper remedy. Under ordi-
nary circumstances, he believes the
country can care for an immigration Of
the present rate-about 250000 per an
num-provided that it is not allowed
to congest in the large cities, and Is of
q quality equal to that which has done
50 much in settling the great North
west.
When asked regarding Organism, Mr..
Stevens distinguished as follows: "Bry-
anism as meaning the free coinage OF
silver at the rate of 16 to 1, I think, on
the decrease. But Organism, as repre-
senting spirit Of popular unrest,
| feel is as strong as ever" The question
naturally followed as to what effect
| this spirit would have on the coming
| fall elections; but to this the record
must be after the old legal formula:
"Deponent sayeth not"
| Such in brief and faint outline are
! the st. Paul members views on the
leading questions Of the day. He has
! no false pride of assertion, and frank
| lv admits when he doesn't know. The
| impression forces itself that here Is a
man who says what he thinks and who
| Is not ashamed Of what he believes.
-Condit Crane.