Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-10
The Politician.

washington, March 9.--President
McKinley's signature is all that Is
needed new to make the Finance bill
law, the Senate and House having
this week passed the bill as reported
from the Conference Committee. The
promptness in passing this important
bill, which makes our money as good
as the worlds best and which Will
prove to the world. when the 2 per
cent bonds which 1t provides for issu-
cent bonds now outstanding, are issu-
ed that the credit Of the United States
Is higher than that of any other nation
on earth. This is another credltable
accomplishment to be added to the
long list of those achieved by the Re-
publican party.
The Senate is still considering the
Porto Rico bill, and the Democrats are
still engaged in circulating false stor-
les in their effort to make 1t appedr
that there is lack of agreement be-
tween President Mckinley and the Re-
publicans in Congress. There is no
gang law in the Republican party.
When measures are under considera-
tion in Congress, individuals never
hesitate to express thei ropinions, but
in the end, the opinion of the majority
is always accepted. So 1t is with the
| nnt sa4 hn ON II ln1
to meet the opinions of the majority
of Republicans, but that 1t will pass
and be signed by the Presiden' is as
certain as that day follows night.
Neither it, nor any ether measure that
will come before Congress- can be sue
| cessfully used by the Democrats to
create split in the Republican party,
no matter how many mlsrepresenta-
tions are made. The rights of the
Porto Ricans as well as OF our own
people are perfectly safe in the hands
of the Republicans in Congress, and
President Mckinley.
Representative Gamble, of South
Dakota, who is candidate for the
Senate, said of the outlook in his state:
THE state has been solidly Republican
in the last two elections, and 1t seems
as though, with the exercise of good
judgment, the Republican majority
ought to be large next fall. The Dem
ocrats have some advantage in the
Legislature in the apportionment, but
the last legislature was Republican al
most two to one. Ex-Governor Alt
geld, Gov. Lind, of Minnesota. and Mr.
Byran are going into the state soon to
talk politics, but do not expect that
the Republicans will begin stumping
just yet. We are going to try to build
up good organization and to pre-
pare for an aggressive campaign"
Senator Aldrich. during the debate
on the Conference report on the FL
nancial bill, created little amuse-
ment by forcing Senator Butler, Chair
man of the Populst National Gem
mittee,to practically acknowledge that
he and his party had abandoned the
advocacy of the free coinage of silver
Mr.. Butler denied having made that
acknowledgment, but declined to ans
wer a straight question when Mr.. Aid
/ rich asked him if he and the party he
represented favored the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to /.
Senator Hoar has given notice Of his
Intention to offer an amendment to the
Diplomatic Appropriation bill provd-
ing for the payment to ex-Queen Lili-
oukalani of s250,000. There has been
more or less talk about providing in
some way for the eX-Queen. who now
resides in Washington, but this is the
first time that any actual step has
been taken in that direction, although
she has made a claim for an amount
much larger than S250,000, as compen-
satlon for the 'crown lands" of Ha-
waii, which she says were her person
al property.
The Senate Naval committee has re-
ported bill providing for a govern
ment cable across the Pacific, from San
Francisco to the Philippines, via Ha-
wall, and the House Committee on
Commerce has reported the Sherman
Pacific Gable bill. which provides that
the government shall contract with a
cable company, which is authorized
to lay the cable, to pay 100000 an
nually for twenty years. which amount
shall pay for all government messages
sent over the cable.
Senator Lodge, Chairman OF the