The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-13
BLAND ON SILVER
No international Conference Will
Suit Him.
AMERICAN PRODUCT NONSENSE"
The Democrats Must Face Free Coinage-Mills
and the Texas Senatorship-Pen-
sion Bureau Investigation.
HERALD BUREAU,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-[Special telegram
to The HERALD. mo international con-
ference for u.s." is the declaration of most
OF the free silver men regarding the latest
proposition TO head-off free coinage MIR.
Bland, of Missouri, chairman of the House
coinage committee, is one of those who
speak thus. No international conference
will suit him. He declares there is no
lodging of the question and that the Demo
Gratis in the House
HAVE GOT TO FACE THE MUSIC.
"Humbug'' was one of the mildest words
he used when l asked him his opinion Of the
proposition for conference.
They can hold all the conferences they
want" he said. "What am here for is to
legisIate for my people,"
'Wha is the purpose of the people ask
ing for conference?" l inquired.
Il don't know" was the reply, in a tone
OF disgust, which indicated that even if he
did not know he suspected volumes.
rs 1t 10 delay actionP' l mildly sug
gested.
.! do not know" replied Mr.. Bland
again. You might ask Springer
Springer seems to know what we arc going
to 90 better than we do ourselves. | was
not sent here to make laws for France and
England or Germany, but for
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
or at least the people of my district so far
as l am concerned. The Democrats of the
House must face the question of free coin
age. am not here for the purpose of
making party platforms. We are here to
vote on this question as on every other that
may come before US. suppose the people
who are opposed to free coinage will do
what they can to defeat it and make the
people regard it as bad policy for the party.
1t is not party question. 1t is matter for
the people. The party can make its platform
as it chooses, out the people Want this
legislation, no matter what the party may
WANT
How about the bill limiting the pur-
chase TO the American product:n
A contemptuous sniff was Mr.. BANDS
response to this query.
AMERICAN PRODUCT NONSENSE.
If we are to be limited to the American
product let US coin 1t. We will get a long
way toward free coinage if after silver is
purchased 1t is coined. What we want, if
we have treasury notes issued, is to have
them issued on 41215 grains of silver in
stead of on $50 or any number of grains
IudG lue department happens TO f6el like
paying dollar for.n
IF we put out notes based on 41215
grains, would that do!" l asked.
MIR. Bland hesilated and then answered
rather doubtfully: Eyes, that ought to
do"
"What does Mr.. Springer expect to &C
complish by his suggestion!' l asked.
springer talks for HIMSELF was the
reply. He does not represent me. The
Inpi l,,,i,o LII
sson as possible and get it through il they
cam
Twill you first 60 into caucus,n | asked,
''to consider what the party ought to do
about free silver!'
Mr.. Bland responded with a thump of
his hand on his d, SIX, mo,
AM NOT HERE TO CAUCUS
on such measures. We have never seen a
caucus in twenty years where any man
felt bound to stand by the action of the
caucus.n
But what is the use," l asked, '.of pas
sage a free coinage bill when YOU know
that President Harrison will veto it!'
THAT is an argument that good many
people make, but do not see any force in
| it, replied Mr.. Bland. "If that argument
is correct, we ought to make list of bills
and refer them to Harrison to indicate
which ones he would sign and which he
would veto. Then we ought to pass those
| he would sign and Dot pass others. In
other words, we are 10 give him an author
ity that only the Gar of Russia has.
! "Now," remarked Mr. Bland as | was
leaving him, "I'ye been talking to you as
represen tative of the SALT LAKE HERALD,
paper that is
SOUND ON THE SILVER QUESTION.
Now would like to say something to you
| for the New York paper you represent. 1t
is this: In 1888 we ignored silver in our
platform on which Cleveland ran for the
presidency, and the Republicans N t at
Chicago and denounced Cleveland for his
| hostility TO silver and ran Harrison on
practically a silver platform and they
| licked uS.'
MILLS AND THE TEXAS SENATORSHIP.
Hon. Roger O. Mills has gone to Texas
When he next returns to Washington his
friends hope that it VIII be as United
but well man when he left here, but his
physician told him that with proper care il
was onty matter of time before he fully
recovered his usual strength. Mr.. Mills is
one OF the most popular men in Texas, ant
his many friend in the Lone Star state are
the more
ANXIOUS To DO HIM HONOR
by making him Senator since his defeat il
the speakership fight. Mr.. Chiffon. Tn,
present Senator, appointed by the governo
to serve ont the unexpired term of Mr.
Reagan, is still in Washington attending t,
his duties and will not go to Texas to lool
after his interests. Representative Cul
berson, the third candidate, told me to-da,
that he should not go down to Austin, bu
! should leave the matter altogether to hi
friends.
This three-cornered fight is at acting
great deal of attention, andno com ng tat
event is discussed more keenly in Texas
The general superstition among Texan
here is that
MR. MILLS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
in his effort to shift his seat from tn
House to the Senate. 1t is said that man,
of Mr. Mill's friends regard his defeat TO
the speakership as slight upon their state
and the Lone Starites will be quick to re
sent it. Senator Chiffon is young man t
the manor born, brilliant lawyer and de
servedly popular. Back of him is Governo
] Hogg, who is a power in the land and tn
| legislature which elected him has so ia
acted in perfect harmony with him Tn
defeat of Senator Chiffon would be defea
: of the state administration, so to speak
There is still another Richmond In the field
HONEST OLD DAvEn CULBERsoN,
who for sixteen years has been a tower G
strength in Democratic councils as q men
Der of Congress. He wants to cross to tn
north end of the capitol ana take his plac
among the "grave and reverend seignors
He evidently expects to wear the senator
ia toga because he has very lately decline
proffer from President Harrison of q
!: appointment on the interstate commerce
0 commission.
Speaking of MIR. Mills reminds me, b
a an association of ideas, of Mr. Crisp. hi
Q successful opponent for the speakershi,
MIR. Crisp. as is well known, has bee