The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-17
TO Be NO REDUCTION
sOUTH's DIFFERENTIATION ~ NOT
~ GREAT DANGER.
M'KINLEY NOT A PARTY TO IT
HE DOES NOT WANT THE MATTER
Considered.

Considered.
President Believes That Even Con-
-ervative Citizens In the North
would Discountenancc Any Move
90 Reduce south. Representation
because of Franchise Laws - Only
the Extremists Are keeping Jp
the Agitation.
Washington. Nov. Is President McKin-
ley is opposed to any aeitssion OF section
al ISSUES IN connection with the forthcom-
INK apportionmeut bin.
Tsose so-callei statesmen. who for the
purposes OF revenee OF la the hope OF
gathering unto themselves the support Of
negro vosers in their immediate baln-
wlcks are crying out that the south
representation IA Congress must be CUT
down. are going 20 be grievourly disap-
pointed. n they really hope 20 sec their
programme carried out
There Is to be 40 reduction in the
South's representation Neshcr iu the
present Congress. Ia which the Republt-
cans have good working majority. nor
in the new Congress. wherein their ma
iority will he even greater. viii there he
any concerted movement on these lines.
The matter viii probably be agi.ated by
some Republicans this winter and In the
ueXt Congress There are men VINO are
anxious for their own go,d purposes to
ally 'hemseives with sucn agitation hut
the Republican leadcrs-the men who viii
control iegis.atiou-will be found against
the enactmen, OF n Jaw reducing Tho rep
resentat.on IN Congress Of the Southern
states.
President Opposed 60 II.
The President himself s. opposed to any
such movement. The President Sc an able
poliucian and he believes such mova-
ment on the part Of the Republican party
would De bad policy lie g. honestly op-
posed 20 injecting the color question o.
waving the bloody shir, His influence
as party leader ami President viii be
used quietly against the enactment Of any
such legislation. 1 get this from those
closest to him, and know it Is IN strict
accordance with the attitude he has as
suned in the past
The few Republican leaders who In the
stress Of the campaign raised o mighty
howl about the North Carolina law have.
"a will be noticed. had nothing to -ay
on tho subject IN their comments u o.
the probable programme for the short
session of Congress. Mr.. John Dlzel
of Pennsylvania. who is the active "a
Of the Committee on Bulcs. whi. h sha e
the legislation OF the House. said. when
asked about this question the other day.
There Will no attempt to pos. such
legislation az this session Of Congr,s..'
Congress Has Too Much To 10.
This announcement from Mr. Dal N d
OF itself enough 70 prove the assertion
that the influence OF the Damocratic lead
ers will De- against any serious -ftor- 10
pass a reduction law but ro assurance
SO far as this session is concerned. is
really necessary. The short ssiun covria
but three months Of time and TIE pro-
gramme mapped out for that session b.
the Republican leaders win consIme every
bi, OF the time. with the appropriation
bills tho army organization bin. the ship
subsidy bin the Nicaragua canal till ana
other important measures before Con
grcss. there viii be TO time for the aei't-
tlon OF any reduction measure even II
the Republicans were 80 incl ned. They
see. too that even II they tried they could
not possibly get such a measure through
the senate in a session which will expire
on the third Of March.
Although the Democratic representation
b small. the Democrats could easily pre-
vent the passage of such a bll. even II
,ho Republicans werc a unit In SIS favor
By the time the now Congress convenes
this cry against Southern representation
will probably have exhausted itself even
among the extremists. Though some may
continue for their own particular pur-
poses 10 agHate the question. the infu-
enco df the men who really shape Re
publican legislation will be found against
any such movement
Why Mckinley - Against 10.
President Mckinley s. opros 4 20 any
attempt to force such iegislat on throneh
Congress for several reasons lie CO.'S
not think Is good policy for his party e.
revive bloody shirt sectionalism. To- one
reason He has very friendly feeling
toward the South and entertlins llnger-
Ing hope that he may be able 10 20 SHAPE
things as 20 build up a Republican parry
IN the south. which Is another reason. But
beyond and above these Reasons thee g.
one that n there were no oth,r% would
influence him and other Republican ie a.
ers against any reduction scheme-the
conviction that % would be- futile. and tho
appreciation of the fact that whom condi-
lions Ia the South are shown IN their true
light. public sentiment throughout t-e
North would be- favorable 20 The election
laws In force IN some OF tho solthe n
states toward which the present criticism
Is particularly ainsed.
where Criticism Ga Aimed.
In considering the reduction proposition
from a purely practical standpoint q S.