New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
LOBBYISTS RLTSTERTNG.

The silver extremists are represented b!
Trce-Trade newspapers aS inclined 10 dictate
about the tariff 1t is an ancient question
whether the tail should wag the dog. The
reason and experience Of mankind have leaned
toward a decision in the negative. Tut the
intense interest Of the tail so to speak has
frequently made tho dog willing 10 smooth
things by a compromise, 50 that there has
seemed to be a decision not lnfrcquently IN the
affirmative. IL has not mattcrcd much To the
dog in most cases whether the wagglng seems
70 proceed from one determining force or the
other, but it mattered a great deal 10 the tail.
The only States producing more than about
a million ounces Of silver. according To the
latest official report, are Colorado. Montana
and Nevada These. with three Territories,
Arizona Utah and Idaho. produced 33,O00,0o0
ounces Of silver in 1883 out of 35,OOb.OOO
ounces in the whole country. California pro
duced over million ounces but far more gold
in value. When the last census was taken, the
total number Of miners Of all kinds in the
three States and three Territories was 51,40S,
and only a part of these were engaged ~ pro
ducing silver. Probably less than 90, 600 per
sons are now directly employed in silver pro
duction, against fifty times rs many in the
manufactures Immediately affected by the tar
if. The silver producing Territories have no
votes II will be some time before they con
vince Congress that they ought to have votes, if
small number Of people set themselves to
dictate to the rest of the Nation. The three
silvcr-prOducng States have . electoral votes
The single State Of Ohio which has deep
interest in the proposed tariff, has % electoral
votes If a political party should be com
pcllcd TO choose whether it would aiiront or
offend voters who hold balance of power in
| Ohio or refuse the dctation of the three silver
states. there would not be much hesitation.
That would be case in which the dog could
| not lord to be waggcd by the tail.
There have been rumOrs heretofore of bar
| gains between silver extremists and the Dem
ocrats. but they have been emphaticalIy de
| MED bv the responsible persons concerned
| Ii is not to be hastily assumed that the few
Senators who desire unlimited coinage will
| conclude 10 90 over 10 the Democratic party,
unless they can force the Republican majority
| to sacrifice the National prosperity and violate
pledges of the party. 4 measure has been
offered 10 increase the currency S5i 900 600
a wear. and put to monetary use all tLc silver
| from American mines. If that is refused, and
Tariff bill is arrested in compensation for
| Democratic votes, the Republican party will
have to see whether protection for farmers.
wool growers woOllen, iron and other work
ers will influence more votes than the silver
extremists can command That issue will
probably not be made, because IA Presidential
veto and the majority in the House stand in
the way of free coinage. While LOBBYISTS
threaten without limit Senators are not pre-
pared to go home and inform silver producing
constituents that they defeated bill which
would have done more than free coinage TO
raise the value of silver. because they could
not have their own way. Neither will they
care TO tell the wool-crowers of Montana, or
the lead producers of Colorado that they tried
| to defeat Republican tariff because the party