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Show cations not accepting the reciprocal ; terms offered them. SMafor HlSi OCR, Representative , Bland, Senator Km. em: Hale ami ! Representative B&ki kixiiuhie. lof Ken-tncky) Ken-tncky) follow in the discussion. The New York senator think the tariff will be the leading issue, hut the real contention conten-tion will be based on the action of the ptvsesnt house rathor. than by resolu- t'ton of the national conditions. He I doubts if the silver question will le j made important in the campaign. Tho ! exigencies of the situation in New Yol k will suppress an expression of political conviction as regards free silver. .Mr. lii.AMi's views' contain nothing out of the ordinary, except in this, that while the people will make silver an issue is-sue it may be left to the various congressional con-gressional districts, with the understanding under-standing that the president will not veto any bill which a congress elected on that issue might adopt. Senator II a lk names the issues as protection and reciprocity, ft stable currency, restriction of criminal and pauper immigration, the tncourage-tnent tncourage-tnent of American steamship lines, the rebuilding of the navy, and a diplomatic diplo-matic policy which will make the United States the arbitor of all peoples on this hemisphere. Mr. BrkckenBIDGI assumes that the democrats cannot elect a president on the issue offree coinage; that economy in public expenditures cannot lie made a national issue, and that the nre-onii- nont question will be the tariff. He warns his parly that if the country gets it into its mind that the democratic majority ma-jority in the house is "liring blank cartridges," cart-ridges," "the presidency is lost before the canvass begins." And further, "if the republicans aro skillful enough to take advantage of our division on tho money question to force that issue to the front, we may find it impossible to regain the confidence which wc may thus lose." THE CAMPAIGN 1JSKI ES. Lesding membSTl of congress of both political parties discuss tho probable issues of tho presidential campaign In tho March number of tho North American Ameri-can BtVieU), Senator McMillan of Michigan, opens on the republican Bide. He says tho tariff, the finance! and the franchise will bo most prominent. In the McKlNLEi; act the theory of protection protec-tion has been carried to its logical conclusion, con-clusion, the object being to encourage those articles which can be produced in sullicient quantities to supply our own wants, leaving prices to bo regulated by home competition, while those articles w hich we cannot product) aro placed upon the froe list. This theory of the tariff will bo maintained and supported by tho trade history of the country since the present tariff went into effect. The policy of reciprocity will form an important im-portant element in tho discussion. As to the silver question, the senator says, me repuniiean party win resist free coinage and stand by the present law, which, although more or less temporary, tem-porary, is regarded as the best possible solution of the liuancial question for (he time being. On (he suffrage is9iie the senator holds that the practical defeat of the Lodge bill hits had the effect of changing the attitude of the republican party, not in regard to tho evils connected with the suppression of tho ballot, but as to the best means for solving the vexed problem. prob-lem. He thinks the better plan would be to refrain from stringent laws and leave tho states themselves to deal with tho evil, as suggested fcrj President Hakiuson in his last message namolv, a non-partisan commission to devise measures which shall secure fair elections. elec-tions. The next article is by Representative Br vt on Mt'MiLLiN of Tennessee, w ho outlines these same issues from a democratic demo-cratic standpoint, with the exception th it his (irst question is: "Shall there 1 be reckless prodigality or wise economy in public expenses?" The other two issues are thus summarized; "Shall the people rem tin free or be ensiavsil I th'.'ough force bills!" and "Shall the f people be robbed and commerce dos- i lnved by the imposition of evee- s rates of duty ?'' The reciprocity clause of Ihe tariff is denounced M ' nion struts" in that it confers on the preside!! presi-de!! the discretion to re-impose certain duties upon the specified products of I |