The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
HAsNA.s sTARTLE1t.

Tho Post referred on Friday morning TO
Mark Hanna on the subject Of the tariff
II seems that this dcliyerance OF the adj
ministration leader has cagscd great COM
motion throughout New England and the
East generally Indeed. in some quarters
surprise seems to have been succeeded
by genuine CONSERVATION. and, 10 put It in
honely way. the protested barpns arc
lin the air"
In another column this morning The
Post reprints the comments OF several of
the leading newspapers of the country,
and IT is worth while 10 note the divergence
of opinion expressed therein, but at the
same time significant that Mr.. iiannas
supposed condemnation of tho Dingley law
s practically agreed to.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer published
at the home of the senator. vouches for tho
sincerity of Mr.. Hanna and urges that his
senatorial tariff delivery was not a mere
personal advertising scheme. like the loss
of diamonds by an actress. or the filling
Of "a theater with clergymen and their fam
lilies invited to witness the performance of
d drama OF disputed morality; that he Is
hard headed business man with nothing
theatrical about his political movements
or expressions. The Plain Dealer says that
the dreadful bell" that frightened the
isle from Its propriety and woke Otheio
out OF his sleep was far less disturbing
than the few sentences in which Mr.. Hanna
said the tariff is net n revenue producer
and that he favors placing duty on what
We can not produce in this country 1t
woke up Mr. D!ngley. who promptly denied
the assertion that his tariff was not
sufficient revenue producer and he posi-
lively declared that There VIII be no re-
vision of the. tariff, although" he added
l!ghtly II have seen some statement to
the effect that such revision is contefn-
plated" The secretary of the Hone Mar
ket club OF Boston expressed himself as as
toni shed that Mr.. Hama should make such
statements and he charged the senator
with utterly ignoring the facts in making
them
MIR Hanna is once more an object OF
newspaper attention and discussion, but
hardly in tho way he would choose. The
high protectionist papers OF his party can
not believe him TO DO In earnest and utter
ly repudiato his tariff for revenue only
views. while the free trade papers arc
puzzled and suspicious. They ask rs saul
also among the prophets" OF free trade,
and are wondering what his presence there
foreshadows. The Plain Dealer asks:
Wat was Senator Hauun.s purpose in man
ing this extraordinary statement. which does
NOT seem to have been called Tor by any lm-
mediate occaslon2 Mr.. Ilnnna Is not nc
ui.gtumed to loose talk about public matters.
He, o. all politicians Is the least addicted 10
talking through his hat His talk, like his
actions ~ generally straight business" Was
he preparing the way for new departure by
teIview a foreshadowing of a tariff paragiaph
in the presidents message
One OF the New York high protectionist re-
publican papers predicts that there will he no
echo OF Mr.. Hanna's declarations in President
Mckinley's message, but how does II know?
publican high protection TO revenue tariff,
there would be less wonder In William Nc
Klnloy swinging about In the same direction.
IL may be remembered that James A. Gar
field once announced In congress that he was
for that protection which leads TO FREQ
trade" Can II be that tho time has come for
his party to take that free trade path, and
arc his successors In Northern Ohio repub-
hcai leadership, Messrs. Hanna and Mckin-
ley. getting ready TO head tho processionr
All OF which Is very interesting TO the
people In this section of the country. They
will watch with increasing interest the
outcome OF this SILVER In orthodox repub-
liam rnnJta