The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-21
THE SILVER ISSUE.
What II Democratic Consrossman SAYS
on the Subject.


means force bill. This paradox is be-
ing placed before the Southern mem
bers by the New England Congressman
who arc just returning to Washington
after u trip home during the holiday
| season.
~ group OF Congressman were gath
cred on the floor Of the House this morn.
ing before the hour of assembling, and
were discussing the outlook In tho
group were ReprcSen tatives Williams
and lIoar, of Massachusetts, and Nc
Kinney, of New Hampshire, while the
South and West were represented by
some Texas members and Mr.. Mansur,
OF Name. The conversation between
the men were at times quite emphatic
and was always earnest.
| Representative Williams began the
talk by telling clever little story on
Bland. the great free silver champion,
and then the dialOuge naturally ran to
silver. "There are fourteen Democrats
in the llOuSe," said Mr.. Williams, from
New England, but there will not be one
on the next House If free silver
bill passes this Congress. | never
heard such revolutionary sentiments as
were expressed by Democrats, and men
OF national prominence, two, when l
was home in Massachusetts during the
p'oN WV "NShc. ICY Will lJiCth VIII
our party and VOlc foc the Republican
candidate rs quick as thought if this
House passes a free silver bill. With
such a bill all hope of keeping New
England in the Democratic column
will be lost"
The Southern ndWeStcrn men listen
ed, with eyes wide open, to this tall
Observation-Disclosures words were
still more interesting.
II tell you what is iA," he said, "if
you pass Il free silver bill 1t means a
as | am living. We New England
Democrats have stood by the South"
$50 you have Interrupted Represcn.
tative Bailey, Of Texas, land | take OFT
my hat to IL New England Democrat
every time. 1t takes courage to be Il
Democrat in New England"
ave have stoHd bv YOU" continued
Mr.. Mckinney, "and we will not desert
you in the future. You might us well
make up your minds to one thing, how
ever, if free silver bill is passed by this
Congress 1t not only means the loss of
every Democrat from New England but
it also means the defeat Of many Demo.
Gratis in the North, New York especial
~. The next Congress will then be
Rcpuollcan, a Republican President
will have been elected. and you will
nave force bill passed here that will
put the South back twenty years, if, in.
deed, 1t does not cause Il revolution
Gentlemen, you have got to take youl
choice. 1t is either to be no silver OF
: you must take the consequences, anC
The consequence will be force bill a.
sure rs we are sitting here"
: 'But, sad Representative Abbott, OI
IeNa3, I'VE wait more money in circu
lation."
Are you certain that you will get il
with free silver bill" asked Mr.. Me.
kinney. Is it not q fact that the trOll.
Die Is due to the robbery Of the people
ny an cXtortionatc system of taxa.
ton -
Mr.. Abbott admitted that this mad "A
good deal to do with ii. in his opinion.
Then why not strike at the root OF
the evil" continued Mr.. Mckinney, and
break down this high tariff We haye
got the enemy on the run on that issue,
and we can keep HIM running. The
situation will be very different, how
ever, If we have to place ourselves on
The defensive with free silver BILL"
There is another point said Repre-
sentative lloar. "and that is if you give
Harrison an opportunity to veto Il free
silver bill he will make the veto mes
sage a stump speech against the evils
Of imitation. 1t will be history, in the
case OF President Grant, repeating itself
and it will make Harrison the next
President Of the United States"
"1 on must not forget, either" added
MIR. Williams, "that the Democratic
party has not announced It's position on
the silver question since 1883, and the
Democrats in Congress ought not to
force policy upon the party when tie
National Convention is on the eve of
| meeting. The immense Democratic
majority in this Congress is not due to
a silver sentiment, but to anti-hig h tar
if sentiment. You have no right to
force upon the men who were elected
on low tariff platform the discussion
OF the silver questi III. BY keeping the
tariil issue to the front we can win the
next election. We cannot if silver is
made an issue. Why cannot it be
postponed?"
"The people of the South and West
are looking for free silver legislation"
said Representative ManSur "The
whole South is honcycomed with that
| idea"
"Will a single district in the South
| go Republican if tie silver question is
postponcd?' asked Mr.. Mckinney.
The Texas members did not think
| that 1t would make any difference in
| their State if the people understood
that the delay was temporary and Il
matter Of party policy. Mr.. Mansnr
thought that perhaps two districts in
Missouri might be lost to the Demo.
Gratis. Then the conversation ceased,
| some Of the members being called away.
While the Southern and Western men
did no. acknowledge that they had been
| conycrted they did admit that the mat.
ter had been presented to them in Il
new light.-NeWS and Courier.
Express Robbery In Texas.
llOUaTON, Texas, Jan. Slate Tues.
day night The branch Office of the Wells
Fargo EXpress. at the Grand Central
depot, was robbed of four packages of
money, amounting to $4,000 or more
The exact sum is understandable on ac
| count of the rcticeRco OF officials. The
| night clerk had received the money
from the messenger, who had come in
on the night train, and placed it on the
safe without locking it. lie stepped
out for moment through orc door
and through another on the opposite
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