Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-01-23
THE OUTLOOK FOE sILvEK LEG.
IsLATION.


ton. In the House Coinage Committee
q Democratic member offered a resolu-
ton to the effect that il was the sense Of
the committee that q bill for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver should be re-
ported and pressed for passage without
q moments delay. The opponents OF free
coinage fought for delay, urging that in
terested parties should be given q fair
and full hearing. Singular as 1T may
seem, Mr.. Bartine, Of this State, who is
Of the committee. favored the policy OF
delay while claiming to be a free coinage
man. 1t will also be remembered that
he cast some questionable votes in the
committee two years ago. His greatest
aim seems to be to keep in accord with
the Harrison administration no matter
what may befall silver. Delays are al
ways dangerous in Congress. A measure
must be reported to the House and
placed on the calendar early In the seas
ion or il Is never reached in the reg
ular order Of procedure, and to take 1t
up out Of order requires q two.thirds
vote of all the members. This is diff
cult thing to do. because there are always
members who ordinarily may be friendly
are opposed on principle to jumping one
bill over the head Of another. However.
ID is encouraging that the committee
finally agreed to report q free coinage
bill after according brief hearings to
those who might appear with arguments
pro or con. But there was q manifest
disposition not to allow the time Of the
session to be frightened away for delays
sake alone. We take this action to mean
that the committee will offer to the
House a bill for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver within one month from
this writing.
In the Senate, Senator Teller of Colo
RADIO, has introduced q resolution which
provides for the holding of an interna-
tional monetary conference in this coun-
try in 1898. We are 3 little surprised at
this action on the part of the Colorado
Senator, who has hitherto been &C
counted one Of the most reliable friends
Of the white metal. To put the case
over till 1893 to be discussed by the &C
credited representatives Of the nations
in the two hemispheres, means the post
ponement of a final settlement Of the sill.
yer question almost indefinitely. 1t
would take such a conference q year or
two longer to come to an understanding,
( ever it agreed at all, which is ex-
doubtful. The whole truth
Ieems to be that the question is one
which prominent men in both political
would gladly put aside until after
he coming Presidential election. While
is Enthusiastically true that a vast ma.
,rity Of the Democratic party are for
coinage, ID is also equally true that
in that party who are welded to
ne fortunes Of ex-Presidsnt Cleveland
re willing to see the subject in some
'ay brushed aside in order that it may
OF form a disturbing element in the ap-
reaching campaign. These are the men
no want Cleveland as the Democratic
ndidate for the Presidency at any
ice. We hope there are enough
nsihle Democrats in Congress to
their evil purpose. Democrats
lould understand that their best
,pe of success in the coming race lies
the friendly record of their party for
liver. The demand for more money.
ther than the expressions of the tariff,
lied the Farmers Alliance into being
70 years ago. For the Democratic
.rty to now sanction q great national
,ntest on the single gold standard, to
Cleveland or the devil, would be
turn lite back on this important, it not
,ntrolling. auxiliary force Of American
oters. The Farmers will help the Dem
if they will help themselves by
silver. They will not do 80 Oh
ny other basis. The Democrats cannot
gain anything by going into the
business in competition with the
republican party. The latter party is
built that way" and its record for
wenty years is all that way. There is
ot one vote anywhere for the Democrats
lodging the silver question. while
here are millions by forcing it to the
ront and making it the leading issue Of
he pending anvass. There is victory
q n direction and igneble and deserved
Iefeat in the other. No political party
afford to triie with great national is
ues. The Democratic party has only to
30 honest and stick to its colors to du-
the magnificent triumph which
ave it it's unprecedented majority In
he present Congress.