The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-03-24
THE SILVER VOTE.
The Majority for the Bland Bill Esti-
mated From II to 40.


WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, March,
22.-Ike Hill, the Democratic whip Of the
house, says that free silver will pass the
house by majority of17, but he has evil
IDENTIFY given the silver men the lowest
possible estimate because other men who
are looking into the situation believe the
majority will be 40. There will be about
a dozen Republican votes for the bill. 1t
is expected that the anti-silver Democrats
will Tomorrow begin series Of tilibuster-
ing motions, and if possible will defeat the
consideration OF the bill at this time, but
as they were powerless in the grasp OF the
speaker be. ore it is MOI than probable that
they will be unable to accomplish any
thing, and that the bill will go through
without very much trouble.
The Democratic party is placed where it
has to squirn. and it is now wriggling to get
out OF the position which will certainly
carry it to de.eat at the election this fall.
The Republicans in the present house will
not all vote against the iree coinage bill
when it comes up for consideration. A
very few OF them will vote with the free
silverites, some Of them from the silver
states and some from the states where the
Farmers Alliance has such a hold as to
scare them into voting for cheap money,
but the large majority Of the Republicans
and the party as a whole will be against
the tree coinage bill. In fact enough Re-
publicans will be against it to determine
the policy of the party on that question as
it determined it in the last congress.
PROSPECTS IN THE SENATE.
The senate will pass the free coinage bill.
There will not be as many Democrats in
favor Of free coinage as there was in the
last congress. but there will certainly be
enough to pass the bill. Among the Re-
publicans there may be counted two from
Montana, one and perhaps two from Wash
ington, one from Oregon, two from Idaho,
two from California two from Colorado,
two from Nevada. one from Kansas one
Farmers Alliance from Kansas and one
Farmers Alliance from South Dakota, the
latter two succeeding Republicans in the
last senate, one of whom was in favor and
the other against free coinage. There is
also reason to believe that Nebraska will
cast two votes for tree coinage; she did in
the last congress Some of these men may
change their minds and deem it expedient
at the present time to oppose the free coin
age bill. They may hold that the present
silver law goes far enough toward free coin
age and gives the people all the nc ney they
want without going to the extremity of
driving gold out Of the country.
There may be a half-dozen or even a
dozen Democrats who will vote against free
coinage, but it is hard to find out who they
are. Villas of Wisconsin, Palmer of Illinois,
Carlisle of Kentucky, Gray of Delaware,
Mcpherson and Blodgett of New Jersey
will in all probability vote against the
Tree coinage measure. Nobody knows what
Hill and German Will do: Republicans
believe that President Harrison will write
a message vetoinS the bill which will
make him sure winner in the next cleo
ton. Some Republicans and MANY Demo-
Gratis intimate that the president will hesi-
tate in this matter and will be in doubt as
to what he should DO with such bill as
that which Bland and his fellow initiation
lists propose to send to him. Those who
know the president best have no hesitancv
in saying that he will make firm stand
Tor honest money and will quickly decide
to send back ringing message vetoing the
bill.
HARRIEs' QUASDARY
Representative Harries, of the First Min
nesota district, is in considerable of guam
Diary over the tree coinage matter. He was
asked to-day what lie intended to do re-
gardlng the instructions OF the First dis
trict Minnesota Democratic convention,
which told him to oppose free coinage.
AlC odlN llc S3oluS W wall unl1l ne
ceived these Instructions but he even then
indicated shat he would still vote for the
free coinage bill when it comes up. It
seems when Mr. Harries was nominated
and the Democrats Of the First district were
endeavoring to secure the support of the
Farmers Alliance party, the managers of
that party in the district. including all fac
lions, were willing % make any kind of
promise to secure the Alliance SUD-
port, and that promises were made
to the Alliance convention and managers
that Capt. Harries would support tree coin
age. In one OF the first speeches the CAP
tain made at Preston he took a stand in
favor of free coinage, and now he feels it
will be impossible Tor him to 20 back on
the position he took then, as the condi-
tons have not materially changed. He
said very emphatically he would either
stand by the promises made or 20 home
and quit congress. He did not care enough
about remaining in congress to go back on
any promises he made the people during
the campaign. Doran and Kelly NAV de,
eide to defeat him on this question, but
they will not be able to bulldoze him into
supporting the Cleveland programme in
the present house. .
Both Castle and Hall will air their views
on the question of free coinage and en-
deavor to convince the Democracy OF the
United Sta.es that Minnesota is not tinged
with the cheap money craze.