The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-20
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our Orn Correspondent.

meet tho visit Of Hon. Frank Campbell,
national chairman from New York,
Eliot Danforth, close friend of For
mer Senator Hill, and Norman +. Mack.
Il prominent editor and leading Demo-
crat Of Western New York. to Wash
ing as having been made with view
to influencing the alleged rccalcitrant
Democrats in Congress from that
State, who it is stated by the Rcpubli-
can press, had determined to support
the Republican currency bill. Mr..
Campbell, however, disclaimcd any
such intention and declared that the
visit was simply with II view to confer
ring with National Chairman Jones re-
MI. Campbell assured the reporter
that New York would certainly be-
found in line for Bryan next year, and
that i'll his talk with Senator Jones the
Senator expressed himself as certain
of Democratic success, saying that the
outlook for the silver leader was cx-
ccedingly encouraging.
Those undertaking advocates of the
gold standard as the financial anchor
of every country, who declare that
without the gold basis there can be no
turn their attention to recent report
on the prosperity OF hiexico, which =.
Merrill Griffith, u. S. Consul ut Mata-
morOs, has made to the State Depart
ment. In view Of the well known
fact that Mexico more nearly, perhaps,
approaches silver standard than any
country of Importance in the world, it
will be well for the gold bugsto ponder
over what their own consul gives to the
in ,oHi Of hat Nfot
Department. He writes:
''As none OF the Latin American
countries are experiencing such steady
commercial and industrial progress as
Mexico, no other offers SO many OPEN
ings to the miner, planter, capitalist,
and manufacturer. Among the many
causes of this progress and activity
may be mentioned the natural res0urc-
es of the country, the absolute security
OF labor, the absence OF strikes and
other labor disturbances, and the CON
tidence in the strength and stability of
the Government, which was 80 openly
exemplified by the recent ready negO-
tlatiOn of the 8 per cent. loan in the
United States and Europe.
Had Mr.. Roberts thrown bomb into
the Republican camp on Capitol Hill he
would not have caused more surprise
point blank refusal to participate in
the Republican plot to deprive him of
his seat by going before the committee
of nine and aid the members in their
investigation. 1t had evidently been
all planned EEat after q perfunctOry
and cursory treatment of tho case, the
Republicans would report adversely to
Roberts and then by cracking the party
whip the alleged Mormon member
could be expelled forthwith, butan un-
expected obstacle was struck. Mr..
Roberts would not testify. SO the
scene was shifted. Apparently it was
necessary for the committee to go TO
Utah and investigate, but to go thithcr
meant, no doubt. too much investiga-
tiOn, fer would it not be necessary to
investigate Mr.. Roberts's assertion that
Federal appOintees of President Nc
klnley are pOlygamists and were known
to be blythe President when he made
the appointments Evidently the
such condition as is said to exist in
the State, and So ii halt has been called
pending the cOncOctiOn of another
scheme by which the evident intention
of the majority to yield to popular
clamOr and expel Mr.. Roberts, can be
carried through without too fragrant a
violation of law and decency.
Perhaps the most notable utteranccs
of John Wanamaker in his testimony
or two ago was the statement that he
believed that the trust question should
be regulated. although he seemed to
doubt that any regulation would be
permanent. Naturally enough The
great merchant favored the department
store, although by so doing he clearly
expressed his sympathy with certain
kinds of trusts. But he believed that
the, department. stores b benefited
and so could be depended upon to re-
main as permanent factors in the world
OF business.
"A bill OF great interest to publishers
of small papers was introduced in the
House, Monday, by Mr.. Bellamy, of
North Carolina. 1t proposes that wood
pulp, used IL the manufacture OF paper,
shall be admitted free of duty; and re-
duces import duties on manufactured
paper one-half. The object of this is
10 enable the consumers of paper, es-
pecially printing paper, to escape the
eSactlons OF the International Paper
Trust, which has advanced printing
papers to such g figure that many pub
fishers must either increase the sub
scriptlOn price or suspend publication.
A further advance OF 35 per cent. is
proposed by the trust. Mr.. Bellamy's
pill was introduced at the instance of
County publishers in his district. 1t is
manifestly in the. interest of all pub
fishers, and should command united
support from papers, small and large.
Last winter q committee, represent
ing nearly ali of the metropolitan dai
lies in the United States, called upon
President Mckinley and urged that an
agreement putting wood pulp OH the
free list be made with tho so-called
High Joint Canaa::::: Commission, then
trying. to make treaty of commerce
with the United States. This treaty
fell through: and consequently nothing
was done for the paper industries.
The paper Trust has gone forward add
ing burdens to the consumer: and
Congress is asked now to afford relief.
Mr.. Bellamy's bill. or something in
that direction, should interest all pub
fishers. There should be no party di-
vision in such q question, as the inter
ests of all are Identical.