The Republican journal., 1898-02-17
Our Washington Letter.

United States payable in silver coin. They
were numerically strong enough to pass it
through the Senate, but the fact that the
Republican House promptly rejected it by
a majority OF fifty, after consideration of
but single day. and that the President
took occasion to express himself in clear
and unmis taxable terms on this subject,
shows that they are accomplishing no
upon the Republican party. Not only is
it apparent from the developments follow
ing the introduction of the resolution that
the Republicans as party will continue
to stand against any proposition to dis
honor the currency of the country, but it
is also evident that the proposition of the
Democrats and silver men to pay the
bonds in silver has driven still further
away from them that influential element
to support their candidate in 1896. Every
business man of the country. no matter
where his political training or association
has been in the past, views with alarm the
proposition which Senator Teller and his
associates brought To the front and sue
ceeded in passing through the Senate, and
the effect of it is already being felt in
strengthening the Republican sound
money sentiment throughout the country.
SIX MONTHS OF THE DINGLEY LAW.
The first six months of the operations of
the Dingley law show that the predictions
of its trainers that it is perfectly ample as
a revenue producer and satisfactory in its
effect upon industries OF the country
effect in the closing days of July, and the
close of the month of January thus com
pletes six months record. While il be-
gan, of course, under extremely adverse
circumstances by reason of the large i'm
portations of foreign goods during the
three months preceding its enactment,
the record which it has made under those
circumstances is sufficient to justify its
friends in their belief that it will furnish
ample revenue. The receipts during that
time are over So. 600, 600 in excess of
those of the Wilson law during the core
spending period Of its history, and when
it is considered that the Wilson law dur
ING its first few months had the advan-
tage Of extremely heavy importations
which had been held back to obtain the
lower rates which it afforded. while the
exact reverse was true with reference to
the Dihgley law, it is apparent that the
say the least, upon its predecessor. The
growth in receipts under the new law has
been steady and rapid. Beginning in its
first month, August, with $40, 000 600, it
increased to nearly so. 600, 900 in Septem-
Der; to over "A, 600, 900 in October, S25,-
600, 600 in November, more than S27. OOO.-
900 in December, and nearly 500 900, 600
in January; while the customs receipts in
January We're nearly % per cent. greater
than those under the Wilson law in the
January Of the preceding year
TWO DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMEN.
The hopeless division of the Democratic
party upon the great issues which those
now in control of that organization are
pressing to the front is illustrated by the
development in Washington during the
past few weeks, in which the Chairman of
its National Committee is seriously con
sidering the proposition to remove from
membership in the Committee man who
as the head of that Committee led the
Democratic party to success in 1892
Chairman Jones has been urged during
the past few months to remove from the
National Democratic Committee the Penn
sylvania member, Hon. VIM. H. Harlitv.
Mr.. Harrity, it will be remembered, was
the Chairman, of the national organiza-
ton in 1892 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 i'm
portant element of that party could not
endorse, should now be contemplating the
removal from the Committee of the man
who brought it success only four years
earlier shows the hopeless division which
exists in the ranks of the party.
St. Louis Globe Democrat: "To the
Presidents prompt and ringing declara-
ton in behalf of the dollar of full value
throughout the world has been added
knowledge of the precarious hold of free
coinage upon the Senate. The House has
spoken without day s delay. Its verdict
mas ever been in doubt. The position of
the President is fully and firmly approx
ed by the popular branch of Congress. A
distinct victory for sound money is the
outcome of the Teller tests. The reso-
luton OF twenty years ago that was re-
vived by the silver leaders, with a record
at that time of two thirds majority in
both houses of Congress, has now but a
feeble hold upon one branch. The Pres
ident aud the House are for the 100c dol
lar, and change of three votes would
put the Senate in line. In looking over
the field Mr. Teller is politician enough to
IL. IL