Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-08
sILvERITEs SATISFIED.
The Membership of, tho subcommittee o
Platform Suits Tham.

The Membership Of the subcommittee on
Platform Suits Thorn.
MINNEAPoLrs, Mimi, June THE an
nouncement OF the appointment on the silver
subcommittee OF the committee on resolu-
tons OF General McMahon is regarded as ad-
vantageous by the silverites.
Senator Teller expresses himself as partic-
ularly well pleased with the selection Of the
free coinage members OF tho committee. He
Is acquainted with the views of Messrs.
Brackett and Cannon, out General Fairchild
Is not known to him. and he does not know
how far the eS-commander of the Grand
Army OF the Republic Is inclined to go in the
direction OF conciliation of the silver inter
ests. but he seems to fear that Mr.. Fair
child, coming from Wisconsin, perhaps
the most conspicuous man in the northwest,
Is not good material for missionary work.
Tho silver plank Is generally regarded with
more interest than any other OF the resolu-
tions that will constitute the platform. This
subcommittee, as q whole is the best known
by ITS mbership and is perhaps the strong
est OF any subcommittee into which Gov
crnor Foraker divided the resolutions
committee.
Confronted by a Serious Problem.
The problem which confropts the silver
men, so far as the subcommittee is con-
cerned, Is to win over the other side a single
thoroughly understand that free coinage can
not, by any possibility, be obtained as a
declaration of principles Of the republicans.
ana the composition of the committee seems
10 make IT unlikely that anything the anti
free coinage men would consent to would
meet with the assent Of Messrs. Jones and
Teller.
Mr.. Cannon is probably the most liberal Of
the three In his views, but it Is likely that
he will be unwilling to give his consent to
advancA n
Is therefore quite probable that the plank
Will be substantially in accord with the pre-
sent statute with, perhaps, modification
looking to larger coinage OF the purchased
ingness TO act in conjunction with other ma
tions on monetary agreement for an en-
larged use.
Coinage, Not Storage wanted.
The coinage Of silver, instead of It's stor-
age, Is one point which the more Intelligent
OF fhe FREQ coinage men earnestly desire, as
they rear that tie pillng up OF the bullion in
gard silver as on the same basis as gold is
regarded-a thing the silver men are anxious
to lnculcate into public mind.
The silver men are prepared to fight the
report OF the majority of the subcommittee
and when the general committee gets to
work on the platform it is likely that the
greatest efforts of the silver men will be
made. They have held number of confer
ences for the purpose,ef, free coinage plank
for su omission to the committee. In some
respects it is novel, as it involves limita-
tion (of course not legally, but as a
party, decaratiopi !: ON the exercise
the currency question is concerned. This
plank proposes to declare that the republican
party is in favor of bimetalism on the pres
ent ratio, or such other ratio as may be
agreed upon, and IL is then coupled with q
clause, carefully drawn, but amounting in
effect to statement that the determination
OF the extent to which the United States will
go In silver coinage is a question which
should be left to Legislative determination
the implication OF course Being that it is not
matter for tho executive 11R