The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
To Milk the Trusts.-Tbe suspicio

To Milk the Trusts.-The suspicion
is rapidly crystallizing into conviction
that the Interior motive back of the Ad-
ministration startlingly bold announce
ment Of its imperial policy is to brighten
millions cut of the trusts for its cam
| paign fund. Senator Foraker's statement
OF week ago that if the Constitution
were extended to the Philippines the de-
mand of the Concert of Europe for the
open door would have TO be complied
! with. and that that would mean the
| breaking down of the whole system Of
| protection is interpreted as official notice
| 10 the protected interests that they must
! pour millions through the trusts into the
| Republican campaign fund to save them
. selves from the destruction sure to over
! take them if Mckinley is beaten in NO
| vember. AS long as the relations De
tween the Philippines and the Govern
! ment are in an uncertain and indehnite
! state the archipelago must be governed
! by the executive department. Even If
Mr.. Mckinley T. defeated in November
and a Democratic House comes in with
| the Democratic President. the Senate Tor
! at least four years thereafter will re-
/ main Republican and will block all efforts
| to organize a government in the Phii-
| ippines on the lines Of Democratic prin-
| ciples. This would assure the Islands be-
| ing left under the exclusive control OF
. the Executive as now. BY Executive de-
| cree the open door" could. and doubtless
would. be established in the Philippines.
/ The hope of the Republican managers OBJ
| viously is to brighten the protected inter-
| ests. whose capital and directing ener-
gies are centralized in various trusts. into
tie belief that this is just what would
happen if n Democrat should succeed Mr..
Mckinley. 1t is not doubted that the ruse
| Will be effective with most of the trusts
| Under Dingleyism the protected indus
tries and the trusts generally are so Sc
cure that in ordinary circumstances they
would not feel that the usual campaign
contributions are necessary this year
Even the likelihood of the election OF
Democratic President and House would
not cause them to loosen their purse
strings. because of the certainty that
Dingieyism cannot be disturbed as long
as there is a Republican Senate to safe
guard its interests Hence the necessity
of this new DOGGY man the Hannaites are
now Justify screaming out against in the
Senate to strike terror to the timid souls
OF the protected interests and shake out
OF them a shower of jingling coin. 1t is
pointed out that the passage of the single
gold standard bill has closed the vaults
of the banks and other financial institu
lions to the party. The Ship Subsidy bill /
means liberal contribution TO the cam
paign fund only on condition that the Ad-
ministration forces it through this Con-
gress or can give indisputable evidence
of controlling the next Congress and fore
ing il through then. But that scheme of
loot and plumber is in such bad way
now, and The prospects of controlling the
next House are rapidly growing so thin.
that it is said the shipping interests are
not inclined to risk a million or two on
such an uncertainty. All Of these condi-
lions have conspired to make the party
managers again dependent upon the old
standby. the tariff barons, for the sinews
of the war that will soon be upon them.
That the trusts will come down literally
to avert the danger to the protective sys-
tenn threatened in the manner indicated
by the election of Democratic President,
the Democratic managers have no doubt
at all. A leading Democratic Senator who
discussed this subject with Times rep
resentative yesterday said he was in
formed that the Republican managers al
ready are making a schedule of the va
rious amounts to be demanded of each
trust that thrives upon Dingleyism.
John Sherman in the Senate.-For
an hour yesterday the Hon. John Sherman,
the mere shadow OF his former self. sat in
his former seat in the Senate chamber and
appeared to be straining his pitifully shat
tered nervous organization in a masterful
effort to FOLLOW closely the new Republican
doctrine of Imperialism that was being ex-
plotted by Senator Foraker. The infirmi- |
ties of age are plainly marked by the |
shrunken frame and the uncertain step OF
the aged statesman. His attenuated body |
was enveloped in a suit of solemn black |
and the collar CT the long coat was careless |
~ turned up at the back The scraggy beard |
and thin hair have whitened perceptibly |
since the Ohioan was a familiar figure in |
the Senate. All that is left of the former |
giant among the pigmies who so foully |
plotted his undoing is the grandiose man |
ner of the gentleman of the old school. To |
each Senator who approached him yes
terday with extended hand-and they were |
many-the old statesman, with contempt !
for his infirmities and the pain which the |
effort must have caused, rose and with |
graceful bow returned the salutatiOns. |
Mark Hanna was not in the chamber while |
John Sherman was there-a circumstance |
1t was remarked, that was so appropriate |
to the occasion that it seemed to be the |
result of something more than blind
chance. When Mr.. Sherman finally left the |
chamber before Senator Foraker had |
reached the middle of his speech, the mes
sengers held wide the swinging doors and |
stood in reverent attitude while the old !
man. weighted down with honors and |
years. and his proud spirit smarting under |
the humilsations heaped upon him in his |
declining years By cabal of men who
once quaked in craven fear at the old |
lions roar, moved, with hating step. away
from the scene OF his former power and |
triumphs.
The Indiana Republicans. - There
are nine Republican members of the In
diana delegation of thirteen in the present
House. All of these Republicans have
been or viii be renominated, probably by
reclamation. except the Hen. George W.
Faris. of Terre Haute. Before the vote on
the Porto Rican Tariff bill was taken. Mr..
r'aris some what suddenly and mysteriOusly
left Washington for his home. On the eve
of his departure from Washington, he de-
clared in an interview that his fences were