New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-16
MORE GENTLEMEN FROM BOY0oMBE.

Silver aeitators will not rest content. The
Nation is using for money every month more
s;lvor than the mines of the country now pro-
duce. less the quantity required for the arts'
prt that does not "boom" silver bullion for
ono cot of'men. neither does it degrade the cur
roncv and nut United States money on Chinese
haeis az another set desires. Hence another
Meeting of the silver agitators is summoned to
prepare for q raid upon Congress neX5 winter
Senator Stewart is reported as saying that ne
believes Congress will pass Free-Coinage Dill
over President Harrison's veto next winter, ana
some other persons enter into an examination
of the records In search of support OF the same
anticipation
II is waste of time When Senators and
Representatives look each other in the lace al
Washington they will not dare to pass meas
rra % bpzardons. The Democrats will not
dare because they know It will surely elect a
RepubIican President if the effects should 10
In arv MEASURE such as substantially all COM
netent business men apprehend Republicans
will not desire to take issue with President
of their own party on such matter. Inc sup
norters of Mr.. Cleveland would place him IN a
most humiiating and discredited position II they
should support the very measure he mas 'akeh
most mains to denounce. The advocates OF other
candidates, who are well aware tha5 Deiiio-
cratic success without New York IS not 10 Dc
expected. will find peculiar reasons for caution
at the next session.
" p,,rcomheu is not confined to North Caro-
linn whore this pet name for a variety OF Amen
CON eta+esmanship originated. There are men
an both sides of each house who talk passion
otolv NJ every session of Congress about free
coinage hut who would not vote for such
r,oos,Iro and are addressing their remarks to
tho naonle Of Buncombe County. They would
like to have sundry constituents at nome .hliiN
them intensely anxious and desperately deter
mined on the subject and some take care u
vote for free coinage always-when they are
certain that it cannot possibly pass. II there
over comes to be a final vote on the passage
If such bill over Presidents Veto the whole
county of Buncombe will be amazed.
There are many Democrats, 1t is true, VINO
would exceedingly like to have this incon-
venient question thrust out of politics prior
70 the next Presidential nomination. Then,
they think. there would be better chance for
their plans. But even these men overlook one
thing which they will consider seriously next
rdnter. As il was easier to order BanGuo's
ghost underground than to get the perturbed
spirit into permanent retirement, so the silver
question may only be put into politics thou-
sand times more than before by the passage OF
bill which would instantly alarm all invest
ors, lenders, and business men having dealings
In or with the United States. 1t is entirely
conceivable that the passage Of such measure
| if only because of the antidpations which men
of business have about it, would instantly bring
about state of things for which no man Of
either party dareS to be personally responsible
When the two hundred members or more who
represent the County of Buncombe in
Congress come to reflect on this pos,
sibiIity they will be little less ELUSIVE and
vocifeous in their zeal than they are. now
eff 'twere done, 'twere well 'twere quickly
DONE" yet it is anything but certain that the
business will be done, or more than half be-
gun, when Congress votes upon it. After that
comes the opinion of the business world and
then come the consequences