The critic., 1891-01-07
THE SILVER SIEGE.
CAN THE DELEAGUERED GOLD RUGS
HOLD OUT


Aud prcvput Free Coiunrc 2---Tbc Mems.
urc spro q, soooooa Il, cha o.,a,a
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VIII Reed Hamper II In the IIousc?-
Pickler rs Missionary.
What will the House do If the Senate
pass u free coinage bill IL n uucstion that
IL asked about tho co,,,oi ,,r,. ,,r,o,,
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'",'o '"3s' m
~ depends Iherc are more ways to
kill cat than choking il To death, so
with silver. There will bc found morn
wovs than n,c ,o LIN rroo ,',;,,,,..,
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p.pNl"Tu 7PcaNcr l,cc'i ana one or two
other Leaders in the House determine
that such bill shall not pnss.
In the first ploco tbo lin ossr,,i,,,, !,
yoos tlro,i,h tho soro,o u,,u to ,,,r,,a...',
=, ,t,a IL, W., ',o''',., "i'' w Icicrreu
w. ~, wv iiousu 'oini'iI''oc on coinage
weights and Measures, At present there
are but five Of the thirteen membors nf
that committee who can be relied on To-
vote for free coinage. Unless they can
muster up seven votes the bill cannot bc
reported tot the House, but will either die
in committee or be materially amended
Then, again, if seven votes can bc had
what would the Committee on Rules do
There js ne rub.
lft nltlDIlIA bI lllilt committee nnti-
silver men, and they could prevent n dnvis
being assigned for the discussion of n free
coinage bill. The Committee on Rules of
the Fifty-lirst Congress Is very arbitrary
body Of men, and they have cut some very
queer antics in the past. Such thine ~
sitting on majority in the House is moi
unknown to that committee.
Now, here comes another story in rcpard
10 silver, and it comes very straight. loo,
10 l. -. -
iamin Harrison, President of the limited
states is ps much against free coinage as
is John sherman or Mr.. Edmunds.
II would he unpleasant for President
Harrison to have to veto q free coinage
bill, and IL would save him a vast deal Of
embarrassment If no such measure wore
presented to him. The story goes that tho
President has called Speaker Reed 10 helm
him in his dilemma and asked that oble
vent the passage of free coinage hin
through the House. some of Reeds
friends, however, say that he will not en-.
gage in any deal where the President Of
United States is the party of the SECOND
part. These gentlemen admit that the
Speaker is opposed to free coinage but
they aver that he does not love the Prcsi-
dent as he used to love him.
The cause of this coolncss Is found in
,ii' hIIbliNIitIlb vi NIDltlltl IfDW rs col
lector ut Portland. lie was Blainc's man.
Reed was for another candidate. Port
land is his home town and thc rcicction
of his man and the taking of 5lnino's
was rebuff that he is not likely to forget.
He will not. these friends of his think sct
up a danger signal over any pitfall intn
which the President is likely to walk.
Besides Mr.. Reed realizes very well that
he injured himself IN the West and North.
west by his action ut the last session in
preventing vote in the House ON tho
free coinage amendment of the Senate,
The course he pursued then saved and
was intended to save the President from
the embarrassment of having to sign or
veto free coinage proposition. The re-
turn he has received from the President
is not such as to lead him TO rcpeat his
course of last ycar--at least not to save tbc
President from trouble.
In anticipation of the passage of n free
coinage bill through the Senate Tho load.
ing silver men in the House have already
commenced missionary work among their
fellow members. Mr. Picklcr of south
Dakota is an out-and.out free coinage
man and is likewise a missionary. lie
said to The Critic reporter: Il have made
"a .I..s..s II