The southern argus., 1891-11-26
A TALK WITH PLUMB.
International Agreement will
Settle the Silver Question.
republicans will Fix the Details-Time
Enough to Find Presidential
Material-kansas All
Right 10 Stay.

cab was at the door; private secre-
.orv was being overwhelmed with in
s+m,ctions: colored man was showing a
nirht shirt, without any frills, into a
hand. .hag. when Senator Plumb this
morning said;
II an going home to-day, not to re-
.,,rnnntil the first Monday in Decem-
ror Ionly came here to arrange for
charters during the session"
VII III the political situation in Kansas
.orarahle to the republicans"
la1T, The senatur signed his name to the
hottom Of !. letter lust finished, slapped
III biottor upon it, and replied with
"Traoubtedly. Tho result shows
that there is no doubt whatever about
TIA position of Kansa3 next year. | do
not mean to say or imply that the
farmers alliance Darty has disappeared.
hut the recent election makes it appar-
ent that large majority Of the people
Of Kansas a"e opposed to tie third
party action, and also opposed to the
alleged principles upon which it was
sought tC found such action. che con
snrvatiYe farmers Of Kansas recognize
that the permanent public Opi,4-
In If the country can best find exp es-
sion through the republican party. and
Viii be mainly found in its ranks here
after as heretofOra. 1t is possible that
the entire opposition may unite on the
electoral ticket, but in any event the
nrasidential vote Of Kansas will be
giyen to whoever The republicans may
1omirate. The party is better or
ranized than ever heretofore, and its
victories in the Culture will be the result
II Intelligent organization as well as
sncere conviction.
"What 90 you think about the out
lax for next year."
TDe senator was in the midst Of an
otker letmr but he listened as he read,
KID looking up he said:
HI have no reason TO change the Opin
jor which | expressed to you last
eoring to tho effect that the chances
were With the republicans. During the
last campaign, where national issues
we're presented, the result was favOra-
blc The campaign Of next year will
be decided on national issues alone.
Senator, will the silver question be
disturbing element in the cam
paign:"
mot more to the republicans than to
the democrats, TAc legislation Of the
last congress answered reasonable ex-
pectation in the matter Of an increase
in The volume Of money, and the ques-
ton Of its basis, hig gnly important as it
is may be postponed Tor the time be-
Ing in the presence Of other issues, and
10 await international concurrence.
There is an increasing feeling all over
the country that bmetallism is essen
ual and that the world is coming to it
within IL brief y p,-iod. Mr. Lincoln
said, in speaking of the slavery Ques
tion, that the public mind would be
satisfied if slavery were in process Of
extinction, even ii thu final result were
long delayed, and this is true Of bime-
tallism. Nearly all thoughtful people
are now agreed that the tree coinage Oi
silver and the adjustment Of our cur
rencv on bases Of gold and silver ar
indissolubly joined. 1t is only a ques
tion Of details and Of time
Secretary Foster, in his speccI
which was delivered at the
recent republican convention i
Ohio, very happily EXPRESSED the idea
when he said that we needed to wide
the basis Of our currency and our busi
ness, and the leading newspapers ant
public men all over the east are sub
scribing to the same idea. Of course
most OF this sentiment finds expression
in talk TO the effect that internatiOna
cooperation is needed. But the public
sentiment Of the United States being
convinced that il is necessary that sill
YER should be added to gold us the ba
sis for our currency and business, the
final result will no doubt be satisfacto
rily reached in 4 very short time. L
the congress to meet in December were
republican. as the last one was. I'm
doubtedly some additional and very i'm
portant steps in that direction would be
taken AS it is, probably nothing will
be done; but at the same time, popular
education will 60 on, SO that when re-
publican congress, succeeding the next
presidential election, enters upon its
duties, the final steps necessary to pro
duCe international agreement upon
silver. or to enable the United States
10 safely undertake the solution OF
the problem from its own standpoint
Will undoubtedly he taken. The first
strong point in favor of the republican
party with the people Of the United
States is that when it has the power is
l1gi~lates, and that ii does not waste it
time complaining about the delinqucn-
cies Di others. III does things that
Seem wise and III consonance with the
Permanent public opinion Of the coun-
NV, and takes its chances as to public
approval, which j reasonably sure To
n1Aow. AS it seems now probable that
Ar Cleveland will be the democratic
aoMinee, the increasing sentiment in
IaT0r Of the use of silver as money on
inequality with gold will undoubtedly
operate against the democratic party.
Nr' Cleveland has the hide-bound no
Ilons On this subject of a coterie Of
ahanciers in New York who merely re-
1ect English sentiment - not the
unanimous sentiment Of England BY
ahy means, but that portion Of it which
mainly concerned in behalf Of dear
money, and which is reflected bv SIM
Nar sentiment i'll banking circles in
SeW ork and other large cities. The
uemocratic party is the party of Tam
alany Hall, Of the solid south. and Of
I'll lhat stands for monopoly in this
puhtrE. Mr.. Cleveland is its fit repre-
sentative"
Ne ask Tammanv's district attorney
nnE John z. Morrison. the former su-
III MpeIlntendent Of the street cleaning de-
XIII! parIMent = not put on trial for black
II