Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-06
S0IE POLITICAL ILLUSIONS
Uncomplimentary to President
Harrison and Mr.. Cleveland.
THE FREE WOOL BILL.
The Debate Still Continued in the
House.
THE SENATE.


offered BY Mr.. Hale calling on the Secretary OF
State for copies of all agreements made with
other countries relating to interchange OF
trade vss taken up and agreed to with an
smsadnsnt Offered by Mr.. Morgsn) calling
for Information as 10 what steps have been
taken 70 inaugurate reciprocal trade with
Mexico and Of not successfully the causes OF the
failure.
Mr. woLcoTT SPEECH
Al half-past II Mr.. Morgan called up his sill
yer resolutions and yielded the floor to Mr.Wol-
colt, who proceeded to address the Senate.
the silver question The bill had been put to
sleep in the House Of Representatives and
would not be resuscitated-
Nobody had expected the measure to become
Law during this administration, because the
present chief executive last summer fore
shsdowed his veto. and those in his council
had openly proclaimed it since The friends Of
silver, however, had hoped that II would at
least score some advantage at this session.
ATTACKING THE ADMINISTRATION.
= The first great force opposed to the passage
Of the silver bill. he said, WAS in this Congress
(as it had been for three years. the
present administration No stone had
been left unturned, no effort unem-
ployed to compass the defeat Of
the measure. The national convention was
soon coming on, and a decisive action on the
silver question was supposed to be rather en-
bsrrassing. and a thing that would be better to
avoid The necessity of a vote had to be pre-
vented If possible; and 90 the miserable work
had begun
The offices had been parceled out, the party
lash had been cracked and wayering members
had been gained. The work had apparently
been effectively done, and yet there was
always tomorrow Nobody was
deceived But it would have been
graceful act in an outgoing
President to have permitted the two houses OF
Congress to vote according to their own In
clinaron on q measure of national importance.
He referred to the amazing change of front by
. great section of the democratic party
on the silver question and to the differ
ence between the leaders as to what
should be the campaign slogan, and said that
each political party had become, in reference
to the silver question, what Disraeh had once
charged the tory party as being. ian organized
Hypocrisy" But. unless all signs failed. each
side would be anxious before long to unload
the responsibility on the other, and the people
would then have their lnninga
TO NOMINATE HARRISON.
It was apparent that the party in power
would with negative unanimity) renominate
the present magnetic executive Unto this
expression Mr. wolcott threw a most con-
attention); not because-he added-he was the
choice of any considerable body of his party. but
because since the letter of retirement of the
great Secretary who held his party bound by
ties Of deepest affection and regard no man of
greater stature than the present incumbent
had been found willing to stand
CLEVELAND TO OPPOSE HIN.
Because of the blow that had struck silver
aside, it seemed equally manifest that the
democratic party would present its apostle of
tariff reform. whose vision had no other ISSUE
and who desired again to be consecrated to
public office.
These uncomplimentary illusions to Mr.. Har-
rison and Mr.. Cleveland and the highly fatter-
ing reference to Mr.. Blaine had all the sue
cess on some Of his audience that Mr.. Wolcott
could have desired
Smiles Of approval. pleasure and assent fitted
over the countenances of Senators, but no
other sign was given and he went on with his
speech