Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-30

inc ADMINISTRATOR anu inc fOItO NiCdnS -
Representative Sulzer Again Calls for lnfor-
mation-G oldbuss Throw Off the Mask
Silver Advocates in the Senate Resent Mis-
representation - Democratic Coneressona
Committee Has Started the Good Work
Senator Turner on the Constitution Follow.
ing the Flag.
From ouf Regular Corrcspon lent.
WASHINGTON, March 16, 1900.
Mr.. Mckinlev's alleged tender to
England Of tie good Offices of this
government towards bringing about
peace between England and the two
South African Republics which Eng
land is slowly but surely crushing out
OF existence was nothing more than
the attempt OF frightened politician
to bamboozle the voters of this coun-
try who have been openly expressing
sympathy for the fight for life that
the citizens OF those Republics are
making. 10 fact, there has been no
tender of the good Offices of this gov
eminent. All that was done was to
forward a cablegram from the Presi.
dents OF the South African Republics
to the English government, through
the United States Embassy in Lon
don. There was no word of comment
from this government, although Mr..
Mckinley knows that the right sort OF
a message from him would result in
saving the existence of those Repub-
lies. The message from the South
African governments was not even
disultied by being presented by the
United States Ambassador to Eng
land, that official being off ON plea
sure jaunt; it was presented by one Of
his secretaries. 1t was because of the
bad showing that would have been
made that Mr.. Mckinley took advant.
age of his right and refused to furnish
the Senate with copies of all cores
pondence with Great Britain and the
South African Republics, which were
asked for by the resolution offered by
Senator Allen and adopted.
After wrangling and fighting for
nearly week and holding two eau
cuses the Republican Senators have
patched up sort of agreement on the
Porto Rico bill. A bill appropriating
~, 900 for the immediate relief of
the Porto Ricans is to be passed at
once, and the debate upon the
old bill is to be continued in.
definitely. Senator Davis stated in
caucus that if the Republicans did not
give Porto Rico free trade Mr.. Nc
Kinley would lose the electoral vote of
Minnesota, and Senator Beveridge
made a similar statement as to Indi.
ana.
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
believes that the various stories OF
complaints OF American citizens resi-
dent in the Transvaal Republic OF the
treatment of themselves and other
foreigners are fakes circulated to stop
the increase of Boer sympathy in this
country, and to prove his belief to be
correct he has offered u resolution in
the House calling on the State De-
partment for copies OF all letters re-
ceived from citizens OF the United
States resident in the South African
Republic from January l, 1892 to the
present time.
Having got their gold standard bill
beyond the reach OF those Republican
Senators who still claim to be bimetsl.
lists, the Republicans were very frank
in acknowledging the effect the new
law will have. For instance, Repre-
sentative Overstreet, who was in
charge of the bill when it finally
passed the House, said. in reply to q
question of Representative Williams.
Of Illinois, as to whether the clause OF
the law making bonds payable 10 gold
would prevent their being paid in sill
yer, ii international bimetallism
should in the future be secured
"The bonds could only be paid in
gold. This bill holds out not the
slightest hope Of international bimet.
allism under present conditions. /
say frankly that this bill will make II
practically and absolutely impossible
ever to have international bimetallism
at the rates OF 16 to l." That fully
exposes the hypocrisy Of those Repub-
lican Senators who stated when il was
before the Senate that the bill con.
tanned nothing that would stand in
the way of international bimetallism.
Senator Butler, of North Carolina
found it necessary while making q
personal statement refuting the allie.
cations that he was not in favor of the
free coinage OF silver at a ratio of II
to l, to call Senator Aldricb, OF Rhode
Island, liar, his exact words being
THE Senator from Rhode Islant
makes q statement that is not true.
At the same time Senator Allen, O
Nebraska, made q statement concern
ing the numerous stories about hi,
having lost faith in free coinage, il
which he said: 81 now want to re
peat and l want the Public Printer t
put it in black type so that it ma,
stand as permanent record of m!
position, that am a firm believer, a
I have always been, in the free ant
unlimited coinage of silver at the "a
ito of Is to by this country alon,