Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25


WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Anti-free
coinage men in the House are signing
another demand for a caucus, for Thurs
day evening, February 25th, to consider
the silver question. Chairman Holman
is also asked to invite the Democratic
senators to attend this conference.
Messrs. Harter of Ohio and IIoar of
Massachusetts, are leading in the move
ment. They ask that these resolutions
be considered:
Rciolyed That we are i'll favor of the
continued Use of both gold and silver as
money, and that we are unalterably OPP
posed to any legislation which will drive
either metal out OF general circulation.
Resolyed, That in justice of the Demo-
cratic party and with due consideration for
the general industrial and financial inter
ests of the nation we deem it the duty of
the Democratic members of the SD Con-
grcss to defer any definite action on the
subject OF free coinage until the question
of its wisdom and justiGeis distinctly made
i'll the elections of 1892.
WHAT MIR. HARTER SAYS.
In reference to the call, Mr.. Harter
said: "In order that the responsibility
for the precise language of the call for IL
conference may never annoy any who
are sensitive about such matters am
willing you should say | wrote it and
am alone responsible for it, II Is my
hope that this resolution may find its
way into our national platform at
Chicago. 1t will also appear that the
second resolution ought not to meet
with much opposition, for it is clearly
undemocratic as well as unwise and i'm
polite to force an issue like this at
time where the party is hopelessly di-
vided on the question.
THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE SILVER
swINDLE.
eve who are eternally and everlast-
ingly opposed to the free silver swindle
do not ask action on our lines. We
equally object to action in favor of free
coinage now. Fair play demands that
the fight be honestly and squarely made
before the people. 1t is dollars to dimes
that the people will simply snow under
any proposition to compel all of them to
take what it will cost the lucky silver
miner Al cents as full payment for 100
cents worth Of labor or property.
"Many of our Democratic members
begin to see what bowling farce it is
to declaim against the rascally class
legislation of the Mckinley act, and
then legislate TO give tho same class of
advantages to the silver kings, especially
as the consequences of the silver class
legislation are certain to be disastrous to
the country"
BLAND CALLS HARTER GOLD BUG.
In the House to-day Mr.. Bland sent
to the clerks desk to have read cir
cular petition from G. A. r. posts pro-
testing against free coinage, upon the
ground that pensioners would then be
paid 70 cent on the dollar. Mr.. Bland
charged that the circulars had been
sent out by Harter to be sent back to
members in the House, under the pre-
tence that it originated with the soldiers,
the purpose being to bulldoze members
and brighten them from supporting free
coinage.
He said Mr.. Harter was banker, a
millionaire, gold-bug, &C., working
in the interests of the rich 20 Cypress
the poor.
HARTER BELIEVES IN HONEST MONEY
Mr.. Harter made reply that he was
not banker nor a millionaire, that he
did not propose to Cypress the poor.
He was opposed to class legislation in
favor of any one, silver miners among
the rest. He believed in honest money,
and believed that the people had a
right to know what was going on in
Congress.
He had sent out the circulars at his
own expense to inform the people of
the danger the country was in. Per-
haps Mr.. Bland did not want them to
be informed.
SILVER MEN ALARMED AND ANGRY.
The silver people are much alarmed
and quite provoked at the growing dis
position to postpone the free coinage
question until next session.
Mr.. Pierce of Tennessee, q member of
the coinage committee, said to-day:
'"There are 1876 of us who will fight
steadily through the session to get vote
on the Bland bill. The House will have
TO face question every day Of the SEES
sion if any attempt is made to smother
the bill. We do not care to hurry the
matter if VIC can be assured of fair treat
ment. We do not oppose the tariff COM
ing up first, and we will agree in giving
the tariff the greatest possible promi-
nence, but we must have vote on sill
yer in a reasonable time. This question
cannot be smothered in the interest of
one man.
THE SOUTH Will. BE FOR HILL.
"The Democratic party cannot be
used to promote the interests of Mr..
Cleveland. If he is not satisfied with
the Democratic party, it cannot be
shaped to his ideas. Mr. Cleveland has
lost his hold on tho party and it is his
own fault. He will have no southern
delegation at the convention. He may
get few delegates in the cities, but the
great mass of delegates from the south
will be for Hill, or for most anyone
rather than Cleveland. Men who have
been the strongest friends of Mr.. Cleve-
land in my state and elsewhere in the
south are now in favor of the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Hill. Nearly all elements
in the south will be for HILL"
They Can Refuse Colored Men