New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-21
THE DEMOCRATS AND FREE COINAGE.
TESTS OF THE NETWORK BOSSES POSITION
PLEDGES TO SUPPORT FRERsrLVER
MEN For SPEAKER


MEN FOR SPEAKER.
Washington Sept 20 (specaD.-The Democratic and
Mugwump newspapers are trying pretty hard to make
poople believe that the Democratic "bosseS' OF the
party In the Empire State opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver at tho existing rato ana
that the silver plank adopted at Saratoga the reverse
of evasive The denunclation OF the existing law IN
the same plank IS good enough evidence TO the con
trary. As everybody knows who watched the course
of events In the last Congress, that law s the result
of compromise, to which the strongest and most
determined opponents OF the FREQ coinage OF clipped
silver dollar glad to agree 1t was the most con-
sentative ground that could be occupied and held III
the House. after the Senate had adopted section pro
vdlng for unlimited free coinage OF "buzzard douars
The writer personally knows that every friend Oh
honest money in Congress, we'll as the President
and members OF his Cabinet, extremely uneasy al
the prospect, which most threatening and gloomy
The Democratic anxiety to put Harrison In hole
and compel him to veto Free Coinage bill" was so
intense and strong that it threatened to bring every
Eastern Democrat into line with Bland, Milis q Co'
A considerable number of Western Republican rep
resentatives declared that, In obedience to the de
mands Of their constituents they would be compelled
TO vote TO extend the monetary use OF silver they were
opposed TO "clippedo dollars but believed that 1t
vcnld be safe to double or even treble the monthly
ss1e Of currency based that metal After several
conferences and careful poll Of the House IL was
found that the proposed compromise, which IS emoOued
in the existing law, could BIO carried against free
coinage despite Democratic opposition. Free coinage
was defeated by majority of seventeen votes; If 1t
Ind been left to Democratic votes alone free coinage
would have been carried by vote Of 113 to D. or moro
than 3 10 l. Every Democrat voted or was paired
AGAINST the bill which had been carried against free
coinage. Bland and Flower Mills and Tracey, Crisp
and Covert, and all the rest rowed In the same DodC
inst as they did In January, 1891, when they voted
N override Speaker Reeds decision declaring Blands
free coinage motion ont Of order
Another test will soon be made OF the sincerity OF the
professions OF some NewYork Democrats In respect
10 unlimited free coinage Of "buzzard" dollars. Ihe
Democrats will elect the Speaker of the House OF KEEP
resantatives on the first Monday in December Every
known Democratic candidate for that high Office IS an
advocate OF such coinage Messrs. Mills. Crisp, Nc
NillIn Hatch. Bynum, Springer and wilson Voteo lot H.
and Cultivate was paired in favor OF 1t. one OF those
men will be elected, and he VIII make eecohage
Committee on Coinage. None Of them halls from
state whose entire Democratic representation III INC
last Congress did not vote for free coinage
NOW il Is no secret that the Democratic Representa-
tyes from the State of NewYorI some time ago
pcdged themselves to support or another OF these
freesilver candidates for the Speakershp. Did Mr..
Flower before his nomination for Governor promise to
support NILS the apostle OF free trade, free silver and
an income tax or Crisp or McMillni II ne hau hOt
resigned his seat in Congress would ne nave refused
ia sunpolt the nominee for speaker Is IL not
tr1e that he has bcqueathcd the leadership OF the
New York delegation In the incoming IiouseEwhch ne
had mode,tN asSumed-tO Amos j. Cummings. who
voted for free silver coinage In the last Congress :
Messrs Tracey. Clancy, Dunphy and Covert voted
against free coinage last year. VIII they vote 10r a
Coinage Committee this yeari In a few weeks every
body will know.