St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-14
DRIVER GOLD OFT
THE COINAGE VIII CONTINUE.
Not a Shadow of Hope for the
Friends of Suspension.

Friends of Suspension.
Special TO the Globe
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-There is no
chance for the suspension of silver coinage
by the present congress. 1t is useless for
the fnanciers of the East to cherish delu-
sive hopes. The real facts Of the situation
may as well be recognized. All the specu-
lations about the composition of the com
mittee on coinage is secondary. 1t will
make little difference what that committee
may 10. The house itself is strongly
against suspension of the coinage. The
probabilities are that when congress adj
joums next August the situation will be
precisely the same as to-day. All the agi-
tatiOns of the question in the interval,
whether in congress or out, will be without
avail. The chances of a free coinage
bill being rushed through the house
are greater than the chances of
a suspension OF the present
coinage. Such bill would of course be We
tOed by the president, and that would leave
matters just as they are. The reasons for
this opinion are as follows: New York,
New jersey and New England are emphat-
ically in favor of the suspension of silver
coinage but outside of this section the feel
ing is either divided or strongly i'm favor of
ton is, strictly speaking, sectional. Even
Pennsylvania is no longer united, and there
is every reason TO believe that there are
both Democratic and Republican members
of congress from that state who will vote
against suspension. The sentiment is also
divided in the four great Middle states,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Ohio
is certainly
CLOSELY ALLIED TO THE EAST IN
her commercial, industrial and educational
developments. yet there are among her rep
resentativeS both Democrats and Republi-
cans who are against the suspension of the
present silver coinage. The feeling for
silver grows stronger as we advance west
ward through Indiana and Illinois, and.
reaching Missouri. every one of the four
teen representatives and two senators is
found aTrayed against suspension, and
many advocate unlimited coinage. There
is probably not Republican member from
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Col
Orado, Nevada, Oregon or California, who
is not silver man. The Democracy west
of the Mississippi is absolutely solid in favor
of the silver dollar. A careful canvass of
the house fully iustifes these statements
and leaves no reasonable doubt that about
one-third of the Republican members, with at
least two-thirdS of the Democratic members,
will vote against suspension, having a
majority of at least sixty votes against sus-
pension. The situation in the senate is not
very difficult. Mr.. EvartS appears to be on
the fence, if not already committed against
suspension. Mr.. Sherman, also, is believed
to be uncertain as to his course. The Re-
publican senators from Kansas. Nebraska,
Iowa. Minnesota, California. Colorado and
Nevada are solid against suspension. and
there are strong indications that Logan and
Cullom OF Illinois. and one of the Repub-
lican senators from Michigan and Wiscon-
sin, will side with them. The great ma
jOrty of the Democratic senators from the
South, including Mr.. Lamar's successor
from Mississippi and Mr. Garland's sue
cessOr from Arkansas, are opposed to sus-
pension. In the senate the least majority
against suspension is estimated at five.