The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
SECOND EDITION
From WasISsaQtOss.

~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPUR-
LIcANs OPPOSED TO RETIRING
GREkNBACKs AND STOPPING THE
COINAGE OF SILVER. ser
WARRINGTON, Nov. 28.-The recon-
mendations in the forthcoming Message
and In the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury that the coinage of silver be
stopped and the greenbacks be retired,
either by funding them or by paying
them OIL and cancelling them, seem like
~ to prove embarrassing to the republi-
cans In Congress. Western republicans
say in private conversation that it will
not do to commit the party at this ses-
sion to such policy, because the West
and Northwest will not bear 1t. What
they wish is temporizing policy in re-
gard 70 the greenbacks, promising to
ture time, declaring that they ought to
be Withdrawn, but that the present is
not good time to call them in. That
Is to say, these Western republicans are
Gin favor Of Maine liquor law, but op-
posed to enforcing it," And whatever
the administration may recommend the
republicans in Congress, or at least those
from the West and Northwest, will op-
pose any positive action upon. They
will vote for any number Of resolutions
declaring that the greenbacks ought to
be Withdrawn at some future date, but
they will not vote for any measure to
bring about immediate action. Nor is it
probable that the administr alton will
urge them to do so. The Message and
Treasury report will "put the party on
the record" and that will he the end of
the matter until after the Presidential
election.
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.
The main trouble in the matter lies
In the fact that the Western and North
western States are the republican States.
On these the party depends for its votes
next year, and the republican leaders are
very tender footed when they come to
measures which, however, necessary for
the public good, are likely to arouse
strong opposition in the States where the
republican strength now lies.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
As to the silver question the Western
Republicans are more decided. They not
only oppose the Presidents suggestions
that the coinage of silver be stopped, but
they are developing plan to force the
silver dollars into circulation. 1t is pro-
posed to force the national banks to take
silver and silver certificates on deposit.
BY this me ans, it is said, the coinage can
be continued at the present rate of ST.
000, 900 per month for couple of years
longer without serious public opposi-
tion.
"If we can make the banks rescind
| their resolution to reject silver and
,, oblige them to take it on deposit on equa
terms with gold and greenbacks, the
, country will carry 500, ,0O0, 900 of silver
! without grumbling," said Western Re-
publican to-day. This is, Of course, only
another device to tide over the Presi-
idential election, but the chief hope ot
the shrewder Republican leaders lies in
their belief that the Democratic extrem-
lists will open the session with new de-
mands for more greenbacks and for the
unlimited coinage of silver. If the Re-
posing and debating extreme PROPOSE
tioDs they feel that they will be excused
by the country for doing nothing posi-.
tive, au1 will be able to 60 into the
Presidential canvass next year pointing
to all unexceptionable s'record" of prom
ises and statements of principle, and yet
with nothing accomplished which can
hurt the feelings of greenbacker or silver
men in the West.
THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGK-Ms ATTI-
TUDE ON THE LEGAL TENDER CUES
TIoN.
The President in his Message will urge
upon Congress the Importance of pro
vidipg a civil government fo;. ALASKA
He sets forth at some length the impor
tance of speedy action on the part oil
| Congress in this matter on the ground Of
| economy and as q measure that will es-
tablish good order in the Territory AND
invite greater commercial prosperity. II
ia understood that the President. in call
ing attention to the amount of legal ten
der notes in circulation, will refer to hi!
life long policy in favor of their ultimate
retirement, and quotes from speech bt
made In 1875. He believes that tht
country should keep in view the fact tina
| these legal tenders were war measure
drawn from circulation. but he recon-
mends that Congress take no action upol
the subject at present, and deprecaies al
financial legislation as tending to inset.
tie and disturb the prosperity which ha
just set in, reserviDg for the future tn
solution of the financial problem. H
will also recommend larger appropria
ii OH for the Sydney Exhibition, in Orde
that American contributors may be pu
upon an equality with those of other ma
tions.
COURSE OF SOUND MONEY DKMocRATt
Their difficulty is, or ct least, has a
ways been heretofore, that they spen
their strength in talk and lack the energ
and courage to seize the leadership an
carry their policy. The Western an
Southwestern iDf1ationists and silve
men push ahead with quiet contempt fo
such, men as Bayard, Herman, Randolph
Lamar, Butler, Hampton and others G
that stripe. They profess the utmoi
respect for these "philosophers," as the
call them, but say they are not men
action. "They are good for ornament,
fgureheads, and they make Ion
speeches in the caucus, they grumbl
and growl and talk q good bit abo,
their own superior virtue, but we ca
always outvote them, and after all the
are good fellows, for they will folio
when we insist upon leading" The
say, and that Ia about the truth of It., tt
democratic party in Congress contains
considerable number of eminently r
spectacle gentlemen, who grumble ar
growl, and utter words of wisdom, Au
make a perfuuctionary show of opp
, sition to the democratic "wild men
| but are sure in the end to come in vii
an unconditional surrender and mar.
at the heels of the "wild men,"