The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-22
TO STIFLE SILVER
The Gold Bugs Aim to Pack the
Coinage Committee.
THEY PREFER MONEY TO PARTY
Senator DUbois' Purpose Regarding the Fort
Hall Reservation-Arid Lands and
Snake River Improvements.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
Corner Fitteenth and q SIS. y. Y.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 81 Especial telegram
to THE HERALD. The effort to stitie dis
cussion of the silver question is being
pushed with desperate energy by the rep
resentatives of Wall street influences. A
strong effort will evidently be made to
pledge as many as possible of the candi-
dates for the speakership to make up the
committee on coinage of a majority Of gold
men. The opponents of free coinage donot
care whether they split either party in two
in the effort TO accomplish their purposes.
They will make a plausible appeal for
seven or eight of the thirteen members of
the committee on coinage, in the proportion
of perhaps three Democrats TO four Repub-
licans. The strong free coinage sentiment
in the Republican ranks will not have more
than one representative on the committee
out of four, and the overwhelming septl-
ment of the western and southern Democ-
racy for free coinage will not have its fair
representation. Mr.. Mills, of Texas, has
denied that he has given specific pledges TO
stifie the viii of the House In the direction
of free coinage legislation, but he carefully
refrains from saying that he does not in
tend TO stitie 1t by making up committee
with a hosUle majority. The representa-
tives Of the single gold standard have been
so noisy and aggressive since the recent
elections that none of the candidates for
speaker has yet had the courage to declare
fatty that he will not permit silver legisla-
ton
TO BE DEFEATED BY TRICKERY.
If the demands of the western people for
an increased circulation based upon the
unlimited coinage Of silver are to be re-
spected, it will be necessary for their rep
resentatives to meet and act together in
the Democratic caucus to name the
speaker. The gold men claim that the
Democratic victories in New York and
Massachusetts with defeat in Ohio, have
marked out the policy of the National
Democratic party for next year in support
of the single gold standard. The defeat Of
Governor Campbell, after his heroic efforts
to defeat Mckinley in the stronghold of
protection, seems to be great source OF
qualification to the gold men because of the
free coinage plank in the Ohio platform.
They evidently place the coinage question
above that of party loyalty, and the west
ern representatives may be compelled to
follow their example in this regard if they
wish to protect their rights and those Of
their constituents at home. The admins
tretion has another plan to discourage i'm
mediate free coinage legislation by report
ing that inquiries IN Europe show dlSpo-
sition in France, Germany and Great Brit
ain to return to international bimetallsm
if this country is not too precipitate in its
action. The President will argue that if
the United States holds off the European
countries viii propose an international
conference, but that II the United States
plunges into free coinage the European
countries will unload their silver here and
cling to the gold standard. The secretary
of the treasury has had some prominent
Wall street men sounding European senti-
ment and they report prospect for an in
ternationsl agreement if this country does
of Cd FREQ pNIr nf bar
The President will make big handle of
these reposts to urge his own policy of in
action and supine submission to the will of
the gold men. Whether he is successful or
not depends a good deal upon whether he
has the help Of Democratic members of the
House of Representatives elected as the
supposed friends of the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver.
SILVER IN THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The subject of an international agree
ment for the enlarged use Of silver as
money will not be discussed at length 10y
the President in his annual message, nor
by Secretary Foster in his annual report
They prefer to wait awhile to discover the
temper of Congress before taking decided
position. The President may renew the
unfulilled promise of his first annual mes
sage to submit a special message Cd the
silver question. The President, as ] have
already intimated, intends to use the re-
ports which he has obtained from England,
France and Germany as an ex
cuse to stave of free coinage
1t is being given out in
administration circles that England is
ready to consider the issue of silver notes
If the United States does not adopt free
coinage Of her own motion. The theory OF
the administration appears to be that the
more hostile we appear to be to free silver
the sooner England will come to it. 1t is
an admitted fact that the feeling in Eng
land is growing more friendly to silver
The recent request of gentlemen who have
been making inquiries that credentials be
given them 10 show chow far they speak
with authority for the United
States, WAS regarded by the
administration as a very favorable
indication of the temper OF European gov
ernments. The gentlemen who were max
ing the inquiries were making them q:
private citizens without expense to thC
government, and would not have requisite
official credentials if they had not felt thai
the time had come when official representa-
tions would have weight. The President
prefers, however, to keep the matter under
cover TO a certain extent until further
reports have been received from Europe
and the majority in Congress has given ,
hint of its disposition on the silver ques
ton.