The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-02-09
CLARK PIERSON, Editor.
LAMBERTVILLE. N. j.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 1898.
WASHINGTON LETTER,
WAsHINdroN. u. C.. Feb


The silver leaders are not altogether
happy over the result Of their expert
mant with the resolution declaring
bonds Of the United States payable in
silver coin They were numerically
strong enough to pass it through the
Senate, but the fact that the Republi-
can House promptly rejected it by
majority of fifty, after consideration
of but single day, and the President
took occasion to express himself IN
clear and uumistakable terms on this
subject, shows that they are accom-
plishing no Roadway in attempting TO
make inroads upon the Republican
party. Not only is it apparent from
the developments following the intro
duction of the resolution that the Re-
publicans ms II party will continue to
stand against any proposition to dis
honor the currency of the country, but
it is also evident that the proposition
ofthe Democrats and silver men topay
the bonds in silver has driven still
further away from them that infuen-
tal element Of the Democratic party
which hesitated to support their candi-
the country, no matter whore his poll
tical training or association has been
in the pnst, views with alarm the pro-
position which Senator Teller and his
4. a -. Il
succeeded in passing through the Sen
ate, and the effect of it is already be-
Jug felt in strengthening the Republi
can sound-money sentiment through
out the country.
SIX MONTHS OF THE DINGLEY LAW.
The first six months of the opera
tions of the Dingley law show that the
predictions of its trainers that it il
perfectly ample as n revenue producer
and satisfactory in its effect upon in
dustries of tho country were well
founded. The law went into effect
in the closing days of July, and the
close of the month of January thus
completes II six months record. While
it began, of course. under extremely
adverse circumstances by reason of the
large importations of foreign goods
during the three months preceding its
enactment, the record which it has
made under those circumstances is
sufficient to Justify it's friends in their
belief TINT it will furnish ample rev
enue The receipts during TINT time
are over BIB, 600, 900 iii excess of those
of the Wilson Inv during the cores
ponding period of its history, and
when it is considered that the Wilson
law during it's first few months had the
advantage of extremely heavy impor-
tations which had been held back to
obtain the lower rates which il afford
ed, while the exact reverse was true
with reference to the Dingley law, it
vast Improvement, to say the least, upon
its predecessor. The growth in re-
aais.ts "a.'or tho law has been
steady and rapid. Beginning in its
first month, August, with $40, 900, 600,
it increased To nearly S29, 900, 900 in
September over $2i, 900, 600 in Octo-
Der, $25, 900, 600 in November, more
than $27 900, 600 in December, and
nearly $50, 900, 600 in January; while
the customs receipts i'll January were
nearly - per cent. greater than those
under the Wilson law in the January
of the preceding year.
TWO DEMOCRATIC CHAtRMEN
The hopeless division of the Demo
cratic party upon the great issues
which those now i'll control of that or
ganization are pressing to the front is
illustrated by the development in Wash
ington during the past few weeks, il
which the Chairman of its Nationa
Committee is seriously considering
the proposition to remove from mem
bership in the Committee man who
as the head of that committee led the
Democratic party to success in 1892
Chairman Jones has been urged dur.
ing the past few months to remove
from the National Democratic Commit.
tee the Pennsylvania member Hon.
VIM. II, Harrity. Mr. Harrity it will
be remembered, was the Chairman
of the national organization in 1899
and under his leadership the party
was successful in that campaign.
That the present Chairman, who failed
in the campaign of 1896 through the
party advocacy of proposition which
an important element Of that party
could not endorse, should now be con
templating the removal from the Com
mittee of the man who brought it sue
cess only four years earlier, shows the
hopeless division which exists in the
ranks Of tho nnrtN