West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

ded for the people to dance to. by
the adoption OF the free coinage
substitute for the Financial bill.
which went through in spite OF the
determined aud extraordinary op-
position of the administration aud
the Republican leaders in the Sen.
ate.
The Democratic patty has been
committed to FREQ coinage, as far
as thS votes of all the Senator'S OF
the party(wi;h one exccption-wi-
son. OF Nd. can do so. whilc the
Republican p rty, Of the eas orn and
middle States, are by the same to-
ken committcd against it. On this
question of finance. shc most I'M
por'snt in every country. the Re
puhlicins Of the west aud north
west, il the votes Of their Senators
fspresent their views, aud the pre-
amption is that they do. seem to
Oe in accord with the Democrats
and the Farmers Alliance, which
is n much more powerful factor in
this matter than most people be-
lieve.
The most sensational feature OF
the debate which preceded the
adoption Of the free coinage amend
ment, WAS the speech of Senator
ingalls, in favor of free coinage.
1t was more than that; 1t was
most speciously made plea to the
Farmers Alliance legislature OF
Kansas TO re.clcct him to the Sen.
ate. II was in many respects the
best and most brilliant grafton ever
delivered by Mr.. ingalls,. and had
he not have allowed his hatred OF
the South to invcigle him into u
defense of the Force Bill, which by
the way. again has the right Of way
in the Senate, at it's opening, it
would undoubtedly have made him
many friends in that section,
where as he probably knows
he now has none. AS it is, al
though it was carefully listened
to all Of its strong points. and there
were many of them, against the
monopoly and greed of the grow
ing money power, were applaudcd
to the echo. III spite OF the efforts
Of the Senate officials to prevent it,
it is regarded rs the artificial plea
Of an ofiice-seeker to obtain The
support Of members of an organi-
zation pledged TO oppose his re-
election to the Senate, aud not as
representing his real sentiments.
Nevertheless he told his Republi-
can colleagues and the Republican
President, who stands ready, it is
believed, to veto free coinage, should
the bill get through the House over
the unscrapulous opposition OF
Speaker Reed, some mighty truths
about what the people will do in the
future, should their wishes be thwar-
ted II this matter. But it was
casting pearls TO swine. The Re-
pablican party has never paid any
alten ION to the wishes of the peo
pic. unless they happened to coin
eide with those of the bosses Of that
party.
John Bull must be trying to give
the dying Republican party a boom.
At least one would so suppose from
his foolish action IN attempting to
get tho aid of the United States
Supreme Court in his controversy
with the administration oyor the
Behring's Sea seal fisheries. Mr.
Blaine would not have asked for
anything better than the latest move
Of the British Government. II has
given him what bo has never had
beforc--the united support Of the
American people. England should
have learned from experience that
American dignity cannot be triHed
with without danger. Already
Democrat, Representative Enloe,
Of Tennessee, has introduced res.
olution IN tho House resenting this
action and declaring it 70 be in do
rogation Of the dignity Of the Uni
ted States, and providing that
copy Of the resolution be sent to
the British Government. Uncle
Sam hasn't much Of navy, but he
has lots Of dignity, and not even
the "Oucen OF the Sea- must dare