The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-04-02
A DEADLOCK ON SILVER.


The Republicans Are Dead Against
~ aad the Democrats Most CowaTdiy
skaIk Away from the Issue.
When the Bland free coinage bill,
amer three days discussion in the
House, came up for final action Thurs
day of last week, all kinds OF motions
were resorted TO to kill it. The mo-
ton to lay 1t on the table WAS only
defeated by the Speaker casting his
vote in the negative. Only five or
six Republicans stood in for the bill,
while an equal number of Eastern
Democrats fought hard TO defeat the
measure, and 81 of the pretended
friends of silver shirked the issue by
absenting themselves. While the
bill has been placed on the calendar
and will dou btless come up again for
action and may possibly pass the
House under the skillful manipIla-
ton of Mr.. Bland and Speaker Crisp,
the vote of last week has taken from
1t all the force and prestige that its
friends expected from the Democrats
OF the House: and now its passage or
defeat in the House is a matter cf no
consequence, as 1t will not reach the
President at this session.
The cowardly manner in which The
Democrats in Congress sold ont 10 the
gold bugs is not calculated to inspire
either confidence or respect for that
party. An open enemy is far more
honorable than pretended friend.
The Republican party has at least
that advantage over the Democratic
party on the silver question. The 8.
Post, In commenting on this subject,
gives the true inwardness of the
Democratic majority in Congress in
dealing with the silver question:
alt In evident that the question at
issue in the Democratic party in the
House was not n question of finance.
but one of policy. The arguments
were addressed chiefly to the propo-
silIon of the effect the passage of
free coinage bill ON the vote of the
several States At the coming election.
Instad Of inquiring whether free sill
yer would aid the farmer, the manu-
faeturer, and the workingnan. IL was
asserted that it would lose this State
or thai State to The Democratic party.
and that was the club W hich was used
20 drive the silver men from the ad-
vocacy of the bill.
..There IN noy very little probabil
iiy Of the bill becoming a law at this
session. Bland says he has votes
enough Ia reserve Of members who
were absent yesterday to carry the
bill, but he will find that he cannot
hold his forces together. They are
afraid of silver and would rather have
the whole matter carried over until
after the election so as not to emil bar
rass the nominee of the Chicago Con-
vention, whoever he may be.
The Democratic party will find,
however, that the silver question Is
not to be disposed Of so easily. They
will be reminded a great many times
during the coming campaign of their
pledges to restore the poor mans
money, and 1t will be hard for them
TO excuse themselves. The Western
farmer who sees his grain kept down
by the failure to remonetiZe silver
will not be likely To think that
chance for electing President com
pensates him for his losses. The
man who pays interest month after
month to some Wall street goldbug
will not be apt TO see why all the legis-
lation on the money question should
be In favor OF the creditor and none
In favor OF the debtor"
One hundred and twenty-nine