The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-12
SIDE WHEELERS.
Congress Asked 10 Order Them Off
the Ocean.

Congress Asked 10 Order Them Off
the Ocean.
Close Time Demanded from October to
ApriI-Democrato Leaders Met in wash
ing on.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESET
Washington, December 10 Members OF
Congress who have recently come from
their constituencies have considerable to
say about the issues of the coming CAM
paign two years hence. They generally
agree that the performances OF the Demo-
cratic party from now on will have con-
siderable to do with the issues which
will be presented. OF course if the Demo4
'cracy adhere TO Bryan and the silver fall
lacy the campaign will be fought out
largely on the old lines. In spite OF the
severe lesson of the Western elections
many Democratic statesmen adhere to
the idea that there is vitality yet in 10
to /. But not so do the more astute lead
ers OF the party think. David B. Hill OF
New York, who has been very quiet since
the election in his state, has not lost sight
of his own ambition on the welfare of the
Eastern Democracy. The defeat OF Van
Wyck by Roosevelt has removed from
Hills pathway the shadow of Croker;
and he has begun to cast about l5r
means to rehabitate the Democracy for
the battle of 1900 To do this he is ba-
Iieyed to have conceived the plan OF a
currency plank which shall provide for
the free coinage Of silver at ratio to be
fixed by Congress. On the issue he hopes
to enable it to carry the election.
In case he should succeed it is believed
that financial question will be as lively
as ever next election, since the Hill
proposition would be more plausible, but
no less dangerous than the Bryan propo-
sition.
Fearing this Republican members de
cline to accept the statements so widely
made that the silver heresy settled.
Mr.. G. MILFORD Pierce of Boston, form
erly of Portland, is in Washington, on
business in connection with tina Nlcarag-
uan canal and other interests. Among
others he represents parties who wish to
secure legislation forbidding the use of
side-wheel steamers like the Portland on
the coast between the months of Octo Der
to April. The wide guards of such
boats are represented as in sitation to dis
aster in storms. MIR. Pierce has ha d in
terviews with Massachusetts congressman
on the subject, the agitation on the sub
ject having begun in Boston.
John B. Kehoe. Esq. of Portland, was
in Washington Friday. He visited the
Capitol and met Mr. Bailey of Texas,
the Democratic leader in the House.
The return Of the members of
Congress has resulted in the usual
comparing of notes as to future
political prospects. OF course the ques
ton of expansion is discussed more than
any other, but its place as a political is
sue is hardly determined as yet. JUST
now the West seems to he in career of
headlong enthusiasm In favor of it; but
shrewd observers from that region report
also that there are thoughtful and quiet
men in almost every community whose
influence is usually large, because of
their prominence and their habit of
thinking before they act, who are very
doubtful indeed about the wisdom of the
new policy. There seems to be DISPOSE
tion among the wisest public men, even
among the expansioDists, to allow mat.
tiers to wait a while until the people of the
country can know more about the lands
which we propose to take and the effect
of taking them upon our own country.
For this reason, as we'll as for others, it
is hoped that there wilfbe no extra SEES
sion in order that public opinion may
have time to inform itself in rational
and proper way.
The organized laboring men of the
country seem likely TO take up the ques-
ton of expansion, although as yet their
leaders have had little opportunity to
examine it. Some of them who are about
Congress now urging the immigration
bill were asked siwhy they were SO anxious
to keep out few European laborers when
the nation was on the point of annexing
ten millions of Asiatics. Their reply
was: 1--WE are against such a proposition,
and we are going to get at it as soon
as we can. +"
The point made by Senator Hoar
AGAINST Senators being both treaty ma
kers and Judges of their own work when
they return to the House, is illustrated by
The case of Senator Gray. of Delaware
an anti-expansionist, who has helred
make the .treay, and therefore must per-
force stand 'bygit in the SenatE7.sss3
/. Major Herbert N. Lord Of -Rockland.
Me-, paymaster at Manila, VINO mas peen
rive in the early part OF January.
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