The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


ing the strength and unanimity of
support that lit did in the campaign
of 1896 The New York Journal which
was Mr.. Bryan's organ in the east, has
deliberately abandoned him, as was
long ago, anticipated. This means
more than the mere action of this
journal, for change of that kind
would not have been made unless
those debating it had seen that the
plan would be a popular one. The
fact is, there is strong rebellion
against Bryan and Organism in the
east and certain parts of the SOUTH
Word come from the middle west that
this sentiment is also being felt there.
| The silver proposition is loosing its
hold upon large class of the commu-
mites which in the last national cam
paign supported it, which is in view
of the fact that prosperity has come
without % return of free coinage, and
they have begun to realize that the is
sues upon which the campaign of 1896
was made were false ones. The asser-
ton was very frequently made daring
all that campaign that prosperity
could not come to the people of the
| United States without an enormous
| increase of the currency of the country
and that this could only be done by
| the free coinage of silver. Now that
! the prosperity has come in the face of
| the refusal to accept the silver prop
| osition, it is apparent that the cam
! paign of 1896 was waged upon false
assumptions and false statements.
! The apparent determination of Mr..
Bryan to make silver, and silver only
his hoppy so long as he remains be-
fore the public in the attitude of the
spokesman of the democratic party,
has led a good many democrats all
over the country to the conclusion
that some broader man, and one who
will not confine himself exclusively to
the subject of 1G to I, is likely to be a
more successful party candidate in
1900.
Now that Senator Hanna is elected
and assurance given that his vote and
voice and cooperation will be at the
service of the republican forces in the
Senate, the effort to pass a currency
bill will be again resumed. The Sen
ate is still closely divided, especially
in view Of the fact that the Oregon
seat has not yet been filed, but there
is good reason to hope that a combi-
nation of the republicans vote with
that of the few democrats who refuse
to cooperate with the silver forces
will be sufficient to carry through
the Senate some legislation along the
lines recommended by the President
III his message. 1t is not expected
that extreme legislation upon this
subject can be had during the present
Congress, but the simple plan out
lined by the President in his message,
proposing to retain in the Treasury
the greenbacks and Sherman notes
redeemed in gold, and permit national
banks to increase their circulation up
to the par value of their bonds, APP
peals so strongly to all classes, except
those who are determined to make the
money of the country of the fiat"
character, that there is a good deal of
| hope that a measure framed along
these lines can yet be passed by this
| Congress.
The discussion and the vote in the
Senate on the Immigration Bill shows
very clearly where the republican
party stands in the matter of intelli-
gence and law and order. The lead
ing men of the party have spoken out
clearly and vigorously in favor of
law which shall exclude from the
United States the ignorant, the de-
PRAYED and the unsatisfactory classes
which have, during the past few years
made up such large proportion of
the immigration. The republican
Pti Uy' IL VIII NC IcIHculDeGeU, passed
measure of this kind during the
closing months of President Cleve-
lands term, and it was vetoed by him.
Now that there is republican Presi-
dent in the White House, there is lit
tie doubt but that the measufe7 will
become law and the world will be
given to understand that the party in
control of affairs in the United States
does not desire to recruit the citizen
ship of this nation with ignorant AID
degraded men, and is not willing to
permit this class to come into compe-
tition with intelligent American citi-
zens, or assist in controlling national
affairs.
The Treasury Department figures
showing the exports of domestic mer-
chandise during the year 1897 and
preceding year of 1896 indicate that
Notwithstanding the enactment ofthe
protective tariff law, our productions
have gone abroad in even greater
quantities than under the Wilson low
tariff measure In the first eleven