The times., 1899-12-02
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Concerning tile open DOor."-Mr.
Mckinley, in bis forthcoming annual mes
sage to the Ccngrsss, 1t is said, will have
few remarks No make upon the so-called
open door proposition He WILL If he is
correctly reported, strenuously advocate the
maintaining Of an open door in the broad
est sense of the term in the Far East. He
will insist 1t is understood, that the United
States must be admitted 10 all OF the ports
OF the Orient on an equal basis with every
other country. The object is to prevent our
being shut out from doing business with
any particular sphere" of influence IN the
Celestial Empire that may come under the
control of Germany, France, England, or
any other country. No one Will question
the patriotic motives of Mr.. Mckinley and
his associates in this matter. But, II Mr..
Mckinley, the one time apostle OF the
sacred cause OF protection, had dared
recommend or suggest the open door policy
few years ago he would have been in
! continenty read out of his party and brand
| ed as traitor" The plain truth is that
the open door and protection, as 1t has
/ been preached by the Republican spell
! binders in the past, have absolutely moth
/ ing in common. They are deadly enemies.
/ With the advent OF the open door the pro-
lection doctrine is doomed The majority
/ of the Republican leaders frankly admit
/ 1t, but they are not quite prepared to say
! so for publication. 1t Is not likely, how
ever, that the protective tariff issue VIII
/ ever again figure prominently in another
! Presidential campaign.
A New Worlds CRpitRI.-Washington
! has within the past two years suddenly
become one OF the great capitals of the
world This is recognized and acknowl-
edged in diplomatic circles. Before the
Spanish war this city had only little stand
ing in the diplomatic world. Statesmen
were sent over here from the capitals of
! Europe as a kind of punishment. No diplo-
mat who had any ambition to make name
| for himself would accept the Washington
! assignment If he could help it. The leading
nations OF the world had only a passing
| interest in what the Washington Govern
ment thought upon any subject. But today
change has taken place. Diplomatically
! speaking, Washington has been admitted to
| the inner diplomatic circles and ranks in
importance from every point OF view with
London, Paris, Berlin, st. Petersburg, and
! Vienna Washington has certainly expand
! ed in diplomatic Importance. In short
time II will undoubtedly be discovered that
| the city has grown and developed in every
direction. The prediction is made by close
observers that the population of this town
will be more than doubled within the next
! hve years. II is safe 10 say that no more
| second and third rate men will be sent 10
! Washington to represent their respective
! countries at the American Capital.
Allison and Quay. - The statement
made by Senator William B. Allison yes
terday TO The Times that he intended to
vote to seat Mr.. Quay on the credentials
| signed by Governor Stone of the keystone
| State Occasioned no particular surprise.
/ Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Quay are close per-
/ sonal friends. They have been members
| of a small coterie that have for long
! time practically ran things in the Senate
/ TO suit themselves, This combination has
not been composed exclusively Of members
| Of one party Several veteran Democratic
| Senator'S it is said, belong to it. No name
/ has ever been given to the combine, but
! its members Understand one another very
! we'll, and have a Irregular code of signals
| and pass words, They have managed for
! number of years to get pretty much
! everything they wanted in the matter of
| legislation. and TO kill any measure or
scheme that did not meet with their ap-
proYal II the Senatorial syndicate" can
| have its way Mr.. Quay will be seated.
William NJ. springeF.-Judge William
! NJ Springer, OF Oklahoma, is in Wash
! ington. Judge Springer was formerly a
| Representative from Illinois, and was
! Chairman Of the Ways and Means Com
| mittee under Speaker Crisp, His judicial
! term will expire shortly and it is said
! that he win not be candidate for reap
/ pointment. 1t is understood to be Judge
! Spriuger's intention to make his future
! home In this city.
A Three-Cenf Fare t-'Among the arst
| bills l shall introduce in the House said
Representative Albert S. Berry of Ken
/ lucky so Times reporter yesterday, will
/ be one amending the Law governing the
! street railroads In the District Of Colum-
/ bia- The amendment l shall propose pro-
/ vides for nine street car tickets for
| Iuarter, the cash fare to be but cents.
/ Also for uniform transfer system, a
! transfer to be issued at all railroad cross
,ngs. This is only TO apply to lines within
/ the District limits. Outside the corporate
/ limits the fare will remain as it now is
/ 5 cents. The street railroad companies in
Washington could very well afford to sell
nine tickets for % cents. The reduction in
1 fare to cents would almost double their
traffic. | shall urge the adoption of my
amendment and l believe if the citizens
/ Of Washington express themselves on the
subject the matter Will go through"
1t vas Mr.. Berry who offered the amend
ment in the House, which was adopted,
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