The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-06
FRYE. Not Hanna!

Mr. Hanna has made an important and,
for him, startling concession to rublic
opinion, in Withdrawing his Subsidy hi,
and permitting Senator Frye to introduce
another not quite so transparent but
equally as good for the transportation
magnates Perhaps this was a prudent
course to take, although it is undoubtedly
true that ali Senators recognize the Frye
bill as quite as much the inspiration OF
Hanna as was the other.
Mr. Frye wishes 1t to be distinctly IN
derstood that the measure now being
chamDioned by him is altogether new,
fresh, and sweet. Happy Mr. Frye! What
an avalanche OF gratitude viii smother
him if he should manage TO land the
Hanna fish, He may be able so to do, but,
we should say, hardly without efficient
and gorgeously liberal aid from the out
side. The present temper of many Republic
can Senators is unfavorahIe 10 the subsidy
idea. Constituencies in the Middle West
DO not see why they should be taxed 20
pay nine million dollars a year to a dozen
pIUtocratic transportation magnates who
already have more millions than they
know what TO do with. Senator's from the
section referred to feel that support Of
this job of loot would seriously hurt
them at home. and the argument VII
have to be convincing enough to eOmpen-
safe for that affection TO win their votes.
It is also said that there is something
like revolt on the Republican side OF
the chamber against Hanna's brutal way
of reminding his colleagues of their vas
saIage TO him. Il stands to reason that
they realize the fact, but they do not
like to have it referred TO unnecessarily.
Before the opening of the present session.
it is stated that Hanna sent a letter 20
each Republican Senator ordering him 10
be in his seat on the first day, and pre-
pared TO assist the passage OF Admins
tration measures. Several prominent Sen
ators, who IA the past have themselves
been considered leaders, it is said, were
| exceedingly angry on receiving the sum
mons referred TO, and they are indulging
even now in language which were it to
come to the Boss ear would make that
| appentiage blaze like a burning barn.
We near it whispered that these af-
| fronted statesmen are quietly organizing
a plan 10 defeat Mr. Hanna's Frye bill as
far as this session goes, and the report
IS of the greatest interest, because. if
there should be any serious Republican
! opposition TO the measure, there would
be an early opportunity to judge wheth-
er the man behind the gun would rather
bring on his ultimate and heaviest ar
guments IN green and yellow, and thus
win costly victory, or postpone the
! chance to crack the Treasury, and there
by compel Nj Mckinley, who wants Con
gress Of his hands, to call IN extTaorii-
nary session next spring.
There IS so much commerciaIism Il
politics at the present time that, prob
ably, the easiest and perhaps the only
way to secure the enactment OF Iegizla-
ton as favorable IS the subsidy job, is
| to get down TO business basis from the
start We are not aware Of any reason
for thinking that such a grab law could
be engineered through the FIfty-seventf
! Congress on cheaper terms than 1t MAJ
be through the Fifty-sixth. On the con
/ trary, there viii be SO many new. young
and needy members in tie next House
that wise economy would seem 10 sug-
gest the prudence Of a strenuous effort
to deal finally with the present agsrega-
ton