Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-24
PRINCE AND PARTY,
Congressman From This Dis.
triet and Currency
Reform.
THINKS PLEDGE Il POINTED OUT

be Dons-ssys the Campaign Of 1896
Wss Fosshs on Two Linss-rar,r ana
neasy- The Qaession 10 whvs He Act.
aally stands.
Congressman Geosge w. Prince, Of
this district. has come ont for cur.
rency reform. In Walter Wellman's
special Washington letter to today's
Chicago Times. Herald appears An in.
terview with Congressman Prince in
which he declared his belief that the
republican party had pledged itself
to the people to 90 abe d toward
perfection Of the financial and bank.
Inc system. and shat he was in favor
OF action. and the correspondent
says: "lnasmuch a. circum stances
appear to have placed in Mr.. Princes
hatds the casting Of the decisive
vote in the banking and currency
committee Of the house. his declars-
ton in favor OF action leaves little
room for doubt that this committee
will report bill providing for the
general revision OF the existing sys-
tenn. and that this bill will have TO
be taken up in the house for consid-
GRAFTON. The republican members Of
the committee are to meet early this
week and endeavor to agree upon q
comprehensive and satisfactory bill.
When they have agreed they will re.
port IL to the house and ask the
speaker to push 1t as . party meas.
ure
81 asked Mr.. Prince today what,
in his opinion. the banking and cur
rency committee should do upon the
subject Of tariff REFORM"
1.-The presidential and congress
sionsl campaign Of 1885, he said in
reply. was fought out on two lines
tariff and money. We promised to
80 reform the tariff laws as to foster
American industries. give work to
the enforced idle and at the same
time obtain ample revenues with
which to meet the expenses OF our
government prudently and literally
conducted. This pledge We have
carried out in the passage OF the
Dingley Law. We should now carry
out our pledge With reference to the
money question.
"'As . member Of the banking and
currency committee I am in favor of
doing something on this question. L
am firmly Of the OPT ion that the
people expect something done about
this matter, and Is one Of their rep.
resentstives I stand ready to carry
out their Wishes"
without much doubt this ute.
quivocal declaration Of Mr.. Prince in
favor Of action gives q majority OF
the whole committee in favor Of re-
porting . bill. When the republi.
cane Of the committee meet this
week for consultation they will have
with them Secretary Gage and ex.
Secretary Fairchild. They will meet
ia spirit Of concession. They will en-.
deavor to drop individual opinion as
to details. and come to an agreement
upon the essentials involved. Ofthe
IL republican members OF the COM
mittee, at least nine, including Mr..
Prince. will meet in this spirit, and
notwithstanding the many differ
ences which have developed in the
committee 40 to the best means OF
accomplishing the end in view, there
are strong reasons for believing tina.
an agreement will be reached. I'll
nine republicans can come together
In support Of good bill. as there Is
every reason to believe is now well
assured. the house will take the mat. |
ter up"
Prices Theory . Curiosity.
Whatever may be Congressman |
Princes influence on the currency |
committee. his own theory as 70 |
sound finance will remain something
OF mystery here until it 10 an
nounced With his authority Always
. bimetallist. until the campaign OF
go. he swallowed the gold platform
OF that year at one gulP, and took the
stump on the ifsue. Since that
eventual campaign he has been Yea
serting his bimetallic inclinations
and convictions. until bis constitu.
snts have grown into something OF q
2uandsry Is to how to place him. 1t
is to be hoped now that they are to
hear something definite.
Ia O,d, p,u>e