NOTES FROM WAflGl
Side-Tracking of the Shipping Bill
to Make Way for the
Army Bill.
PASSAGE OF THE FORMER PREDICTED.
Inlrrvlrm with I.railing 'lfrchanti
Minn T lie into lit- in Favor of the
•Suliml«l> —Ilrlt'l of He 11 it in en I IN t!i«*
!»oiitli Kckiirilin|s the Mea»u»« In
AUii I'M nrulilr.
i [Special Correspondence.!
Washington, 1). Jan. 1(1.
The talk current among- senators and
representatives recurs to the shipping
liill more frequently than to any other
pending measure, not even excepting
the armj reorganization bill, that i.s
plodding its weary way through the in
tricacies of filibustering tactics on the
part of the popuiistic element of im
placable.*. who, at. the earnest ami em
phatic solicitation of their constitu
ents, will retire from the'public gaze
and disappear from the public thought
in another six weeks. It is amazing the
extent to which sentiment has under
gone a change regarding the shipping
bill during the past ten days, especial
ly since its active opponents seem to Ik*
entirely confined to the irio who will
soon attach the. blessed "ex" to their
present titles.
The shipping bill was promptly side
tracked when the senate resumed its
sittings after the holiday recess, in or
der that, the decks should be cleared
for the uninterrupted consideration of
the armj bill. Despite this., and nmt
■wit hstanding the delay in the final con
sideration of the latter, which is under
public discussion, it' actually receives
little if any more space in the press of
the country than is accorded to the
shipping bill. It is# the persistence of
thei discussion of the latter, all over the
country, that is attracting the serious
attention of members They seem to
have passed the point ot summarily re
jecting it, or saying that its passage "is
impossible," and to have reached
the stage of the most "careful consid
eration." There is in this the greatest
encouragement to the friends of the
liill who hare all along insisted that all
it needs is intelligent consideration to
insure its- passage with large majorities
in each branch.
The point seems to have been reached,
now, when no reputable leader in
either branch of congress can be in
duced to say that the shipping bill will
not be passed at the present session,
while by far a majority of those who
consent to be interviewed freely pre
dict its ultimate passage.
Two notable contributions to the
subject, during the past week, are the
interviews published in the Xcw York
Mail and Express in which some of the
leading merchants of the city are quot
ed as strongly in favor of the bill's
passage. The effect of the distribution
of that strong expression upon the con
gressional mind was decidedly marked.
The other contribution was that of the
Manufacturers" IJecord, of Baltimore,
which is concededly the mosit progres
sive trade paper published in the
south. It contained several pages of
interviews with leading southern busi
ness men in which they warmly urged
the passage of the Nicaragua canal and
ship subsidy bills. This symposium of
expressions has also been widely circu
lated among members, and it begins to
be seen that southern representatives
fail to represent up-to-date opinions
and desires.
Apropos of this, and just- to show
the drift, of sentiment in the south,
it is worth recording that toward the
close of the present month a "mari
time congress" is to be held in Geor
gia, a "call" for which has been for
mally issued by Gov. Candler of that
ft ate. Its deliberations may result
in a denunciation of subsidies for any
industries, but if they do it. will be
the first, as a long series of strong
resolutions have already been adopt
ed formally urging congress to pass
the ship subsidy bill, such representa
tive business organizations as the
Richmond chamber of commerce, the
Norfolk Business Men's association,
the Cotton Spinners' association, the
Southern Industrial association, and
a host of others, all of recent date,
joining most heartily in favor of the
early passage of the ship subsidy liill
find calling upon southern senators
and representatives to support it.
A typical southerner, who passed
through this city the other day, and
who positively refused to permit the
nse of his name, discussed the ship
ping bill from a new point of view.
Said he:"I have been asking some of
my southern business friends what
we would do if our rice were not pro
tected. or, if you choose, 'subsidized,'
b.v a protective tariff: nnd I have put
the same question to them regarding
sugar. I hey have not yet answered
me. I have asked others to tell me
the difference between subsidizing
fast, mail trains, such-as pass through
our southern country daily, nnd the
subsidizing of fast steamships, Rj;d
they seem lost for a reply. I've asked
a number of otherß why they so
readily fall into the habit of subsidiz
ing" cotton factories, in the way of
granting them free sites, exemption
fr:;m taxation, and other 'special
favors.'or, as it seems to me. 'straight'
bounties.' whereby the 'many are
taxed for the benefit o( a few.' 'T do
7tot expect.' said my friend, whose
name is well known nil over the
south. nnd whose identity will be
clear when these questions are read,
'that my southern business friends
will continue nearly so hostile to
shipping subsidies when they licarin
to consider those lavishly bestowed
In ihelr back vards, as If, were.'"
J. B. M.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Prosperity •» Too Much for th»
Chronic Calamity IIohI
• ti.
The word" "reorganization" is mad
dening to Bryanite ears. It. suggests
that there is a screw loose in the dem
ocratic platform or intelligence. A
retrospect or a prospect i.s all the
sworn brethren of the Peerless are
willing to tres.t themselves to at
present. That sprouting journalist is
unchanged, as everyl>ody knows. He
| is going to talk and write until he
I dies. So he is perfectly happy wheth
er the democratic party agrees or not
| with bis theory tiliat 'tis better to be
licked and licked than ever to have
won at all by giving up the principles
of Chicago and Kansas City.
lion. John W. Kern, democratic can
didate for governor of Indiana last
| year, rises from the waters of woe
i and egurgitates a catalogue of the
hosts of imperialism. It is long, but
' it is worth the price of admission:
I "tl> A large majority of the so-called
j Independent newspapers of the country,
which, while protesting feebly against
| the open outr '?es committed against
| constitutional government, cringe with
j disgusting servility before it and yield
their unfaltering allegiance In the su
. preme hour of contest.
j "i2> The most of the clergymen of the
[ land, whose salaries depend upon the
j bounty of the social royalty built up by
! this power, and who, while pretending to
j preach Christ and Him crucified, are in
j every campaign apologizing, in God's
I name, for the Golden Rule, and justify
; ing murder, conquest and rapine carried
| on by Imperialistic power in the various
parts of the world.
"(3» The entire lot of that great body
of human beings commonly known as
snobs, who are the camp followers of
wealth, and who are always ready to
sacrifice country and principle for the
little social recognition they can obtain
by crawling on their bellies in the pres
ence of the vulgar rich.
"(41 A very large number of business
men who quail before the threats of
financial panic which confront them in
every campaign.
"(6) A vast number of unthinking, but
well-meaning men who have neither time
nor inclination to look beneath the sur
face of events, or who are so busy in
the business of money getting as to for
get their country and the duties of pa
triotism.''
It seems as if a slide were removed
and you saw the lava seething inside
of Mr. Kern's head. He has arranged
to have the democratic party grapple
with imperialism, and tear "the mask
of hypocrisy from the canting preach
ers who affect to see the hand of God
in every damnable outrage perpe
trated by the temporal powers who
serve for hire." lie also proposes to
turn the light on"the crawl
ing, fawning snobs who sacrifice prin
ciple for social recognition," and he
promises himself the happiness of see
ing "the miserable reptiles shrink and
wither into nothingness." Heat rath
er than light, is Mr. Kern's element.
The democratic party can scarcely at
tract convents by the scorching and
searing process. But how familiar
these eruptions of Kernese look!
Hon. Robert Treat Paine, Jr.. who
personally represents the declaration
of independence, and was the Bryan
ite candidate for governor of Massa
chusetts last fall, tells the Maine dem
ocratic club with a charming and even
pathetic candor that "we are handi
capped by the prosperity enjoyed."
How can people enjoy prosperity
when they hear the rumble of the dic
tator's chariot- and the clanking fet
ters of the martyr of liberty in the
Philippines? But they do enjoy it,
such is the base commercialism of the
human constitution. Take off the
handicap, bring the country to rags,
and the democratic party will be
ready to run the race. In the words
of the unknown, but deep-revolving
bard:
"Nothin' doln'.
Give us ruin."
A staff correspondent- of the Kan
sas City Times, a high old eockerouse
of the Bryanites, sends the same mes
sage from Washington. He gives' a
conspectus- of democratic sentiment
as he finds it at the capitol:
"Suppose that the trust fails, that the
wonderful conditions which have en
abled the railroads to declare dividends
rhange; that the competition among
these great railroad systems becomes so ;
strong, as it is dally and yearly becoming |
stronger, and the business which has j
largely been increased by abundant crojj !
yields and general prosperity becomes
less: the railroads are unable to pay a I
dividend upon their stock and a few of i
the trunk lines fail tp pay the Interest
on their watered bonds, those interested
will likely lit-gin to look Into these af
fairs and receiverships and foreclosures
might follow. While the conditions of
the country at present preclude the prob
ability of a panic, conditions might occur
which might cause the greatest one
within the next four years in the history
of the country. In their wild greed for
gain It is not doubted that the great cor
porations of the country have overstepped
the bounds of safe business policy and
the pendulum might swing back. In case
it does the republican party is without I
an argument and Mr. Bryan woul-J un- i
doubtedly be the logical candidate for
president."
The logical candidate of a smash- '
up. Hurrah for the panic party and
the panic candidate! It takes demo
crats to say the worst things about
the democracy.—N. Y. Sun.
policy of protection to Ameri
can industries, to American capital
istsand workingmen in itsentirety maj
sometimes have an uglj' look to some
persons. Uricks, however, can 11 ot be
taken out of an arch without making
the arch unsafe. Protection as a gov
ernment policy is an arch. Deep chan
nels in the lakes and good harbors be
long to the policy of protection as much
as do tariff duties on iron and steel.
Subsidies to ocean ships mean protec
tion to an infant industry, and the
promotion of that industry to a point
where it can do a large and profitable
business.—Cleveland Leader.
CMr. Bryan declared in his latest
speech that the attitude of the banks
on the gold standard "is not opposition
to silver, but opposition to money."
T.ie idea is original, except so far as 11
implies that a 50-eent dollar is just ae
much entitled to be called money as a
100-eent dollar.—tit. Louis Globe-Demo
crat.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1901.
RESTRAINING THEIR GRIEF.
DrinorrH4')'> 1 11-Conern lr d Joy al
UrlnH Hid of »lr. W. J.
Ilry« u.
(ilud alacritj- is but half con<"euled
by the sweet resignation with which
the news of Mr. Bryan's retirement is
received by democratic ]x>ut ician*.
Ttie way the pro-prieties are kept re
mind* us oft.lie exemplary conduct of
the relatives at certain funeral*.
Rveryone knows that the supernal
flight of the dear departed is a relief
| to the distressed survivors of his fam
ily. Hut mourning garments are put
j on.and a judicious sorrow is indulged,
though the funeral baked meats are
to furnish forth a marriage table.
And perhaps the more imaginative,
emotional and ventursome spirits may
even go so far as to extol the virtuous
life just closed and exhibit a violence
of feeling. It is almost like the real
thing.
In using the simile, however, we do
not express the opinion that the late
candidate is dead politically or with
out friends. He will probably em
ploy his paper to rehabilitate his po
litical fortunes, and there is a sin
cerity in the reg;jrd that is felt for
him by the democratic masses. He
still has strength enough to be a lead
er. but he cannot be the supreme
leader he once was because of the
great barrier of facts 1 now raised be
hind him. The lieutenants are tired
of running their heads against that
| stone wall, and hence their acqui
escence, their well-composed sorrow.
Xo amount of personal liking for a
man will reconcile one to repeated
drubbings on his account and infinite
prospects of more drubbings for a
continued an unreasoning fidelity.
The democracy has been kicked and
cuffed and pounded at all kinds of
elections during the last five years
simply because it stood for liryanism,
so that its loyalty finally is worn out.
Senator Bacon spoke only part of the
truth when he said that the result
last November "naturally emted Mr.
Bryan's official position of leadership
which the democratic nomination
gave him." That result was merely
the culmination of the series. It was
foredoomed by antecedent events
which made the fight hopeless. So. in
ppite of many circumstances which
told against the republicans. McKin
ley's plurality was increased by more
than 230,000. ' ■
'Hie defeated Bryan of 1000 must
thank the prophet Bryan of ISO 6.
Everything the latter foretold came
false, and people had no more confi
dence when they crossed his circle
than when they cross the palm of a
gypsy. The man was repudiated be
cause his principles had been repudi
ated by the actual developments in
the country. The lieutenants rejoice
at his withdrawal because they know
that it is impossible to separate him
from the principles. They bow to the
common serine of the great electorate
and turn their back on soothsaying.-
Chicago Times-Herald.
PRESS OPINIONS.
L'Mr. Bryan possibly read the com
plete election returns just before an
nouncing that he was a private citizen.
—Chicago Becord (Ind.)
iCState department reports show
that our commerce with Denmark has
trebled since 1896. McKinleyism!—
' lowa State Register.
the republican leaders in the
I senate. Senators Allison and Aldrieh
included, now express the firm con
viction that the shipping bill will pass
before adjournment.
Bryan says that the democrat
ic party was never in better fighting
trim than it is to-day. If he is reallj
out of it.it probably never was.—ln-,
dianapolis News (Ind.)
IC?"Scratch a man who is opposed* 1«
the army bill and you w ill find one who
believes that the way for the nation tc
perform its duty is to run away from it. 1
- —N. V. Mail and Express.
thanks which democratic pa
pers are showering on Mr. Bryan for
relinquishing his claim on the party
shows they feel he could not have been
unhorsed had he not got out of the sad
dle himself. He may mount again aft
er walking a while.—lndianapolis Jour- '
nal.
C?" The United States as a business
corporation seems to be in good condi
tion. With each month it owes less and
has more money in the cashbox. In a ,
private establishment that result would ,
be attributed to good management, j
Even Mr. Bryan could not give a satis- '
factory reason why this condition in a '
commonwealth should not be credited
also to good management.—Troy
Times, I
C"ln the south free silver as an is- ■
sue is dead. The free silver plank in the
Kansas City platform was repugnant ,
to all the southern delegates, hut it
was not strongly opposed for the rea
son that Bryan was the only apparent ,
nominee and it was his desire that the
plank be inserted. At the next na
tional convention of the party we ol
the south will insist upon n logical, sub- j
stantial platform to suit the party and
not the wishes of one man.VHoki
Smith.
course the bill before congresi
making silver dollars redeemable in
gold will call out opposition from the
silverites. They will say that this de
grades silver to the level of merchan
dise. In a certain degree they will be
correct in this assertion. Silver isprac- j
tically only token money. The fact that :
it :s receivable by the government for .
taxes and duties gives it its vogue.
When it. becomes exchangeable into I
gold at the option of the holder, as it
will before this session of congress ends
—for this proposition to redeem it in
gold w ill pass— the silver dollar will bo
raised to the same level as the green
back or the treasury note, and t.he sil
ver episode in American financial his
tory will be closed.—St. Louis Ulobe-
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