Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-18
THE SILVER MEN.
Representative Warner Of Ohio at Wash.
iugton in the Interest of His Pro-
posed Compromise Bill.
President Cleveland and Secretary Man
ming Firm In Their Position, While
Bland, Reagan and Other
Silver Advocates Say They Will Stand
by the Bland DOllar-Carlisle's
Awkward Position.

WAsHINeToN, September H. The
Evening Star has the following: "Repre-
sentative Warner of Ohio, is in the city
to-day, having Come here to see Secretary
Manning and Treasurer Jordan about his
proposed silver compromise bill. Mr..
warner has been consulting with all the
prominent silver men he could reach, with
the view of Strengthening his proposition.
The most imp ortant person en- both sides
of the question are said, however, to ostand
IN their original position, and the pros
poets for compromise are not thought to
be good. Both Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Reagan
are au5ted as declaring their determina-
ton to stand by the Bland dollar uncom-
promislngly, and the anti-silver men say
that President Cleveland has not altered
his We've in the lesst since writing his
| famous anti-silver letter shortly after his
| election. The prospects seem TO be for a
| straight issue on both sides, and the out
| come depends upon whether or not the ad-
| ministration has received enough converts
| since last session to put them in control
| OF the House on that question, which, it is
1 thought, will be the most important in the
organization Of the House, and in this re-
spect Speaker Carlisle will be in
| AN EMBARRASSING POSITION.
There is no idea that he will meet with
any opposition In the canvass for the
Speakership, and he will have to decide
as to the organization of the Coinage
| Weights and Measures Committee, which
will have the silver question before it
According to the general custom, the old
chairmen who have served satisfactorily
will be reappointed at the heads of theil
respective committees. Thus, Mr.. Nor
rlson will expect to go at the head of ths
Ways and Means. Mr.. Randall's friends
will claim for him the Appropriations Com
mittee, and Mr.. Bland will expect to be
| placed at the head of the Coinage, Weight!
and Measures Committee. He will expec
also that the committee will be organized
according to his ideas, SO that the silve
men will be in control. Should his expec
tations be accomplished the silver mel
would have the reins in their own hands
and the administration would be defeste,
at tiie outset. On the other hand, IL Nj
) carlisle should refuse to place Mr.. Blan,
in hls cid position, or should organize tn
committee so as to take the power out G
his hands, it would have the tendency t
commit the House to the support of ad
administration before any vote had bee
taken, and to plunge into long and ez
citing contest at once. In the face of thes
circumstances, it is important to kno'
what Mr. Carlisle's views on the questio
are.
THE SILVER MEN
naturally reckon on his being with them g
: opposed to the New York bankers, but
l is understood that he has studied tn
: question very carefully, and is inclined t
think with the President, that there
q danger in the unlimited coinage Of silve
dollars. This question is giving him MOI
uneasiness than the tariff or anything els
that may come before Congress this wiz
ter, and for nonths past he has been tall
= ing with men on both sides and making
careful study of the situation. Represents
l tive Warner expressed the opinion to-da
9 that Congress would pass eompromis
> silver bill this session.