The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1899-11-23

bring about the pacification Of tht
islands. Prospective Speaker Hen
derson is quoted as saying that fight
ing must cease in the Philippines be-
fore the members of the Senate and
1 House will be permitted to enact any
Legislation looking toward solution
of the Philippine question. AS Mr.
Henderson is as indomitablc as his
predecessor, although lacking the an
tagonism to the Administrator which
characterized Mr.. Reeds last term in
the Speakers chair, it is fair to sup
pose that his wishes concerning Phil
ippine legislation will be respected.
1t is also safe to assert that Congress,
early in the session, will enact law
making the single gold standard more
certain. The measure most likely
to pass is one removing from the
President TIE power to practically
overthrow the gold standard and de-
preciate the currency through the
right now possessed by the Executive
to interpret the word 'tcoin" to mean
either gold or silver, and to exercise
his discretion as to which metal the
Secretary Of the Treasury may pay
out in the redemption OF Government
paper.
The President and his friends con-
tinue jubilant over the recent elcct-
ions. 1t seems to be fairly established
that Bryan will be the nominee of the
Democrats next year and the issues
viii be free silver and anti-expan-
sion" On these the Republican lead
ers feel confident of winning. Per-
haps the most significant utterance is
contained in an interview with Sena-
tor Caffrey "a gold dem ocrat) of Lou.
isiana, who, in part, said:- The elect
ions undoubtedly sustained the re-
publican administration, especially in
its Philippine policy. The results al
so mean that Mckinley will be nomi-
mated by the republicans aud Bryan
by the democrats, and that the out
come will be the same as i'll 1896"
England alone Of al the Great
Powers, il may be stated Oh the auth
ority of officials high in the Govern
ment, balks at the request of tho
United States for written assurance
respecting our rights in China.
American enterprise has hurt her
trade in the East, and while there is
reluctance to disturb the amicable
relations now existing between this
country and Great Britain, the Brit
ish ministry is apparently hesitating
to grant our request. The State De-
partment has understood for some
time that Great Britain was not eag-
er to maintain the "open door" policy
in China, but was on the contrary
endeavering to secure comerciai ad-
vantages for her own subjects. Ja-
pan aud the United States are said to
be acting in perfect accord in the
present negotiations, and it is not
thought that Great Britain's hesita-
ton will result in refusal. Germany
may be said to be entirely friendly to
the "open. door" policy, and Russia
and France will not refuse to grant
the request, although it is far within
the bounds of probability that France
may not be so specific asit is desired
she should be. However, sufficient
progress has been made to warrant
protection of American commercial
intercsts the Chinese Empire.
An order was promulgated last
Saturday by the Postmaster General
the domestic postage rates
of the United States to the Philip
pines. All the possessions of this
country, except Hawaii now have the
same rates. When Hawaii was an
ncxed it was stipulated tina. the laws
of the Islands should remain in force,
but it is expected that the coming
session of congress will change this
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior, United States