Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-16
THE SILVER AGITATION.
indications Point 10 a Temporary
Suspension Compromise.
Neither the Double or Single Stand
ard Advocates
Strong Enough to Carry Their
Measures.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Thc oyershadowiug
euestiog IS the silver policy, and interests
pth house and sens,e equally. The most po-
Int fact Is that the probability Of even a ten.
porary suspension OF silver coinage Is daily
becoming more remote. 1t is very doubtful II
the administration Will eacceed In debating TO
the line which the majority OF the Democrats,
in the house at least, viii follow. 1. is less
doubtful that there has been much conferrsng
with Q view to bridging the gulf between the
president and Il powerful element OF his
party. Manning's bond call YVES taken as
evidence that tAe administration had put out
the white flag and was ready for Il cogapro-
mice If this could be arranged 90 The advant-
age would all be on its side. Bat the silver
Democrats, taking their inspiration from
Senator eek, have become more az.
gressive snd a 10 propose the
terms OF tie compromise. Some
OF them are willing to take the blll prepared
by Warner Of Ohio Us a basis. Warner has
been at work on ais bill during the hoiidays Is,
but II is SAID The changes he has made in The
original draft are slight. The western Con-
gresemen whom u Washington paper got
wrong on the silver question are having an
unhappy time o[ II. some OF then went nome
pr the holidays, and was able 10 explain TO
0kheir constituents that they did not Javcr the
suspension OF silver coinage, and that they
haG been mts:eprescnted In the list which
placed them On that side. Otbers STAYED here
and tileiT nail has been rst9er heavy for a day
or two past. Among these uniortuUete are
CONGRESSMAN Fuller, ''Calamity'' Weler's
succ,ssor Ia the Fourth Iowa district, end
StruA.e OF tie Eleventh district. Both were
quote es fuyoripg suspension, whereas both
are dec ely against such rClicV. any az
the western members who opposed suepen-
sion we're Yielding to the Wsll street tuition
argument, This sort OF news they are citing
fiona home vill sti1fen them.
The question OF how Senator Evart5 etaAGs
on the SILVER question still ~agttates many
minds here. He Is ciaimed by both SIDES. An
official hig& In authority in the treasury de-
partsnent Gays MIR. Eyarte will surely De found
fayoring q temporary Suspension OF tie coin
age. he says that 70 much Influence will Re
brought TO bear ON him from his own state
that he will no, dare TAX Gny o'Lor course.
This official further said:
Mr.. Evscts went to TIE monetary convention
ia Europe rs a strong bimetalist. " lille be
was there Gen. Garfield sent hiin a long dis
patch. The substance OF the message was
that white silver WAS one ~ the greet indus.
tries OF this country, the [ nitei States cannot
afford TO be placed in the position OF a sup
plant before the other great powers asking
thRG coinage be continued. What Mr.. Evarts
learned at that conference was whoIlT against
the further coinage Of silver. He viii Ger.
taiply fore the temporary suspension Of the
coinage.
The policy OF the administration Is now said
to be to aGk for temporary suspension OF coin-
age, and the appointment OF a coEferf nee.
The administration people claim the cha nces
are excellent for this to be done. They even
20 20 far as 70 count the speaker OF the II ouse
willing &c enter into such an agreement.