The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-01
PRESIDENT EARNING HIS PAY.
WORKING OVER TINE TO TUNE HIS
PARTY IN HARMONY.

Certain Senators Require Executive
Influence TO Get Them to COmpre-
bend the Merits of the Hay-Paun-
cefote Treaty-Privnte Consulta-
tions at the White House after
the sun Goes Down''-Arthur Sc
wall Warm Advocate of the Han
na-Payne Subsidy Bill.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-President McKin-
ley is earning his salary these days in
his efforts TO harmonic the dscordant
elements in his party. The eight-hour law
does not apply to him, for if it did he
would have a large bill against Uncle
Sam for overtime. In addition to the
morning and afternoon consultations, he
| is obliged TO have with the members of
his party, he is also required to hold fire.
quent night sessions with the leading
friends of the administration.
1t is at these evening and afternoon
consultations that much of the important
executive business is transacted When
the President desires to have private
| interview with a member of the House or
| Senate he seldom selects the busy hours
of the morning for confidential business.
With so many conflicting questions pend
| ing before Congress, the President is
| obliged to exercise the greatest wisdom
and discretion in selecting his partners
| for these strictly confidential evening con-
situations
Require Executive Influence.
There are certain senators who seem to
require an extra dose of executive inlu-
ence to enable them to fully comprehend
the merits of the pending Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. There are others who cannot rec
| oncile their inborn belief in the protec-
tive theory with the Presidents advo-
cacy of a free trade policy with Porto
| Rico.
All of these great questions require
| executive explanation in order to keep
| the party lines unbroken, if possible, and
the President is forced to use his most
persuasive powers to keep the threatened
boilers in the straight and narrow path
of party discipline. 1t is sometimes nee
| essary for him to send into the enemy 5
country and draft substitutes to assist
in sustaining the policy of the administra-
ton. The details necessary to carry out
the presidential desires can be arranged
with greater feality and more acceptable
TO all concerned, in a private consulta-
ton at the White House latter the sun
goes down"
SewaII Not a Possibility.
Mr.. Arther sewall, who was candi-
date for Vice President on the Bryan
ticket in the last campaign, has placed
himself outside the list of possibilities
as Mr.. Bryans running mate a second
time by boldly announcing himself in favor
of the Hanna-Payne subsidy bill. He is
here now booking after his interests in
that bill and is using whatever influence
he may possess to further its passage.
AS a builder of sea going ships and be
| lever in subsidized American merchant
marine, Mr.. Sewan is as Objectionable to
the conscientious Bryanites as if he were
| a pronounced goldoug.
In this connection it is said that there
are other prominent Democrats heretofore
numbered among the opponents of the
subsidy bill who have recently received
new light on Che subject and now eX-
erting their influence iii it's behalf. The
most stubborn and potent antagonism to
the bill is said to have originated on the
Pacific coast, and extended eastward
through az those states traversed by the
railroad system controlled directly or in
directly by the great Northwest magnate,
James p. Hill.
Hill Working for Subsidy Bill.
1t is understood that Hlrs system was
negotiating with Russia and Japan for
the establishment of new line of steam
erS to San francisco, which were TO nave
exclusive connection with the railroads,
Recent developments jim connection with
the Philippine problem have brought about
a suspension of the aforesaid negotiations,
and the Hill interests all down the Zine
are energetically at work to secure the
early passage of the subsidy bill which
they opposed with equal vigor a short
time ago.
1t is the withdrawal of the Hill oppose
ton to the bill which has largely influen-
ced it's prospect of success during the
present Congress For political reasons
and in the interests of certain members
of the House who desire to vote for the
bill it is deemed advisable not to force
the measure to final conclusion in the
House until next winter, after the Con-
gressional elections are over. fta
The passage of the bill in the Senate,
and the friendly regard for it in the
House will render its concurrence by the
latter body smooth sailing. Circumstances
may require some change in the schedule
as here outlined, but this is the scheme
as at present understood by those who are
directly interested in the subsidy bill be-
coming a law.
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