The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-18
To Push Monetary Reform,
Globe Democrat.

P"Soh aSouCidtCS VI tnS NdtlOnHl
Monetary Commission intend to
push currency reform bill through
Congress in the coming short
session, if possible, and that a
measure framed by a sub. committee
of the Commission is in course of
preparation. At the meeting of the
Commission In New York few
days ago, which'was presided over
by Mr.. Aldrich, who is its chairman,
he did not intimate that the pre-
l'mlnary work Vt that body was so
near completion as this report would
indicate. 1t is easy to understand =,
however, why Mr.. Aldrich and his
Republican co.workers are anxious
o make report and frame a bill
at the earliest practicable moment.
The Rhode Island senator retlres on
March 4, althou h he will be sue
ceeded by Republican. But on
March 4 Democratic Hous. comes
on the scene, and Senate makes its
advent in which the Republicans
will have fewer members than they
have had at any previous time since
the close of the first half of Nc
klnley's first term. Only fifty-two
Republicans will be in the new
Senate, as compared Win the sixty
who are there now. 1t is possible
that The number VIII Ue cut to fifty,
tor two seats are still in doubt. The
Republicans will still have a small
majority in the Senate, but it will
depend upon insurgent votes, and
on. mCst of the questions of party
policy the insurgents support is not
to be relied upon.
On the question of currency re
form it is now or never for the
Republicans, the never in this case
meaning indefinite postponem .nt.
With the entrance of the Democratic
House few months hence all sorts
Of wildcat propositions will get all
airing. On the issue of real moae
tary sCundness the Democrats are
as far astray now as they were in
the old Bryan I6-to-I days. So
long as the Republicans retain con
troll of both branches of Cohgtess
the Republican conservative mOae-
tary legislation will remain intact,
and such Improvements as expert
ence or study suggests will get
respectful hearing. When, thcee
weeks hence, the Sixty first Con
gress assemblies in its final session
only three months of undisputed
Republican sway will remain. After
that, the deIuge. Naturally Mr..
Aldrich wants to place a compre
hensive monetary reform statute on
the books before March 4, if he
can. This issue will hold a promi
nent place in Mr.. Taft's message on
the first Monday in December. He
mentioned it in his communication
TO Congress year ago, but he said
then that the Commits ion was
studying the experience of other
so as 10 see how much, il
any, of their monetary machinery
could be adapted TO our use. In
he twelve months since then the |
Investigations have been kept up,
Ind the general expectation, by the
PRESIDENT aAd tie party leaders, was
hat the Com mission would make a
eport in the first week of the
approaching session, and that OIL
hat report bill would be immedi
ltely framed, and be pressed il
10Th branches of Congress stimuli
aneously. Perhaps thai expectation
will be realized.
1t is well TO recall right here tn,
act that the Republicans, in
like the present, have
more thar once done scme ven
Important work In the short session.
# Congress. When, in the middle
Il Grants second term, the
swept the country foi
he House of Representatives, as
hey did a week ago, the Re
ublIcans rallied and framed and