The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
THEY KNOW THEIR RIGHTS
And Knowing, the Democrats Will
Maintain Them to the
Very Last.
Law and Justice With Them and
the Whole People Back
of Them.
Even Hoar breads Making mn Issue Of the
Gag Law Harrison Urging
the Force Eiii.

WAgmsGTog. Dec. 3l.-In spite Of the
helplessness Of the tirng out programme,
Senator Hoar dreads making All issue of
tho gag rule. There are several senators on
whom Harrison, Hoar & Go. cannot rely.
Cameron and Quay of PENNSYLVANIA,
Plumb of Kansas. Stewart of Nevada and
Wolcott, Of Colorado are out-and out op-
ponents of the bill under any and all
forms, or in whatever guise it may be pre-
sentcd. Besides these, Senators Davis and
Washburn Of Minnesota, Pettigrew of
South Dakota, Teller. of Colorado, Mitch
ell of Oregon and Stockbridge and Mo
MILAN Of Michigan are understood to be
against the measure in general
way. and to be absolutely opposed to
1T in its personal form and would
only consent to vote for il when
such material changes are made as
may suit their wishes. For a long time the
force bill men thought they could make
dlcker with the republican senators favor
able to the free coinage Of silver on basis
that would be agreeable to both elements
1t has been discovered, however, that this
cannot be done. In the first place Harri-
son has served notice ON all the republicans
Of congress that under no circumstances
would he sign free coinage bill and that
no consideration could prevent him from
vetoing such bill. The New England re-
publican senators applaud Harrison's stub
bornness in this matter and fully agree
with his judgment. There is no considers
ton that could induce them to vote for the
free coinage bill. Even the ancient Hoar,
with all his eagerhess to pass the force
| To do.
80 to win votes for his own
pet measure. The idea at the present
time of Harrison and members of his cabi-
net who are favorable to the force bill and
the republican senators and representatives
who have it in charge at the capitol is that
heroic measures should be taken. Harrison
and the republican bosses feeling that the
force bill being an administration measure
very few republicans in either house of con-
gress could afford to vote against it. Con-
! sequently their plan is according to the
consensus of opinion among themselves, 20
! follow the lead of Edmunds. Let the old
man himself get in the chair, refuse to
recognize democrats, amend the rules BY
revolution and trust to luck and to the
apathy of public opinion to be sustained.
| We will probably have something definite
upon this subject within week or ten
days, probably within week. If Edmunds
attempts to violate the rules of the senate
by encouraging revolution. the chances are
that such scenes will be enacted in the sem
ate chamber as were never seen there be-
| fore. The democrats of the senate know
their rights. and knowing dare maintain, az
Morgan, of Alabama, declared pointedly
| few days ago. If the democrats have
formed any definite plan of action in the
event of the republicans resorting to revo-
luton to put their schemes through, the
general public here is not aware of it. The
chances are. however, that the democrats
have formed plan, but as yet they have
not taken the general public into
their confidence. The democratic senators
know that they have the law and justice on
their side, that the people of the United
States are on their side and that any weak
| yielding to republican bulIdozing would
make them odious and contemplate in the
eyes of the people. In other words the
democratic senators are beginning to feel
that the force bill is question not involv--
ing the pockets of the people. but the liber-
ties of the people. and that if they permit
the force bill to be passed without fighting
| they will be contemplate ana odious in the
minds of the people from one end of the
land to the other.