New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-07
MR.. W.LCOTT ON SILVER.
aE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT FREE COINAGE
l. DEAD.
MS ANNOUNCEMENT TAKEN TO MEAN THAT
TUE SILVER CAMPAIGN Is ABANDONED
IN THE SENATi
by TELEGRAPH TO TIE TKlBrNE.1


aY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TKBUNE1
,r.sh,nc4on Anrl G-Senator Wocott 81 Colo
ado confirmed rather forcibly to-day the I'M
preston which he made In the last 'ons'c'' d" -
cidedy venuresOme and unconventional o"''.'o% ,,
io the columns OF The Congressional NoooIu'
speech this afternoon the silver question: HAo ~
he Male i'm the summer OF loJO on the 'o"so' ~,
h,u and IN The winter fol- WING the Elections OH,
was marked by extreme iranlme,s and ui'ie-"" y.
partisan and political restraints. Inc "''"D' "
personal opposition 10 his party and TO t'le "'''''
ton again assumed by the young ana n"P''"o",
Colorado Senator gave, OF course SP''"O ,
interest 10 his remarks which went far to assure t"',
a ao,,or,ng audience both on the hoor OF the senate
And a., the Galleries rs public SPEAKER ho"cNe''
Mr. woco ha, many excellent qualities ii'ril'S.o"''
and his speeches. whatever Nay be sHd Vi wv, ~
u,ical c>pedcncy or Value are likely TO attract "'
tention both in the senate and out oil IT, ior U'' u"
donbted biiskncss, Clcvcrncss and nuua'I!'
NJ Wolcot started ont with the frank achno"r
.agcment that free coinage had been In pue'nSuO
phase put 70 sleep for this congress i''' '
of the causes Of this confessed reverse 10 'nc ''"
silver will be Interesting as coming hOm - id1
an advocate OF tho unlimited use OF cheaper INV.
Ills reference to President Harrison and 10 INC ~"
ministraton the only notable personal passage !" w
,n,cch was received with "a smile in the senate N0
he relations between the Colorado SENATORS az" -,
President are so well known. MT "o'o"
announcement that free coinage Is dead anu O'i'u w.
Ills season is taken generally 10 mean ''''' u ~
s,vcr scna,o-s have decided to abandon 'heif pro-
- campaign without further serious struggle
Mr Morgan called up his silver resolution anu
,ol,od che aoor 10 Mr.. Wolcott, who pfocecueu 10
address tho senate. A.. -
They might as WE'LL he said, face the truth on
the silver question The bill had been put u S'VP
I'm the House of Reprcsen atives ana wOuiu ho' oo ~
suscitated Nobody had expected the measure " po'
como law during this Administration, Iecauso uc
prcscpt Chief Executive last summer foresihoo"eu MS
veto and those in his counsel md openly Proo"I'0
IL since. The friends Of silver however n"' "PO
4, would at least score some advance In thiS scSe''"
~ the votes of the two houses had been poieu III
D.cember there would have been Gear m'1oi''I
q, sfv for free silver coinage in the other BODY anu
. majority cd twelve in this. But today, IL d No'o
were had Oh the motion 10 take the SILVER OH 1o,i
the calendar II would not be carried 60 u'c n""u'
Of silver were left fighting the air On series u e'
sral resolutions. 1,,,s %
1t was a proper tmc therefore, for the l'le"u' Va
free coinage. having practically suffered aele"' "
gather up their wounded and dead. determine "H'io
the deserers were hidden foruty their eh're"'
for the next encounter and stop III possible 'o w
structve rear firing. which had not only dahaeeu' puV
surprised them The first great force opposed 10 INC
passage Of the silver bill was in this congress 'as
had been for three years the present Adls '''0l'
No stone had been left unturned no effort unehpoleu
10 compass the defeat OF the measure Inc Nauondi
Convention was soon coming on and decisive hcuoh
on the silver question supposed to Dc rather eni-
barrassng aud thing that II would be bst'er ~
avoid. Tie necessity Of vote had to be prevented
II possible.
During the last session the Democratic party had
stood maniully to It's party tradition-hard money.
The sudden change would be ridiculous IL us ehV''S
not tragic. one prophet Of DehociaVS az
uounced that tain reform was the slogan Ahothef
insisted that beng Democrat was the test ana the
watchword Tie south ana West wanted free colage,
but these leaders (auding to Cleveland ana I'LL"
thought that they must carry New-lork ard couple
Of little states adjoining The friends OF the hf1n
reform had, In the North at least the courage Oh
their convictions and demanded te putting asiue VI
the silver question.
Each political party had become In reference to the
silver question: what Disraen had once charged the
Tory party being, ian organized hypocrisy. but
unless all signs failed each side would be anxious
before long unload the responsibility on the other
and the people would have their innings. The vast
mass of the people of the country were urelrcehteu
by either political party concerning the question which
they considered paramount to every other. Not only
was now but 1t seemed equally certain tHa'
the same condition Of forces would continue to
exist IL apparent that the party In power "old
with negative uDanmity) renomnate =" the present
magnetic Executive Unto this expression Mr. Noloou
threw q most conlemptuous emphasis, which attracted
much attention., not because he was the choice OF
Rny considerable body OF his party but because, since
Me letter OF retirement of the great secretary, VINO
had his party bound by ties OF deepest ahecuoh anu
regard no man Of greater stature than the present
Incumbent had been found willing to stand Because
Of the blow that had struck silver aside, 1t seemed
.ouory manifest that the Democmuc party would
present its apostle Of tariff reform, whose Vision hu
~ other issue and who desired again 10 hoid PuDnc
0ihce. -.
tonf a2Ss S 2e GaD e 8SsieFSds In"
self at loss to understand just where the detection
or change had a, ae9 and S 1 the he
from
whose votes and utieIances had changed Consti
uencies, however. had not Changed their mlhoT IT., a.
They mstoCk silence for acquesccnce. lie c0niesscu
that he could not share In the general dehuhctiol
I'm the world. They might not be very near the kng
dom OF Heaven but they earned hnd enjoyed tne
hest that this world afforded. When free coinage
came they would be the first to avail themselves oil us
possibilities. , ..,-, .ouo
Republican in politics. on the question OF the con
age Of silver they irrespective OF party ANNA
nons unit and the passage OF silver olll seemed
to them OF far greater importance than any Gthcr
legislation, the downfall Of any poltical
party IT was Gcnt to aGGP@e T not the %as
greatly mistaken, they would first endeav0r TO secure
at the National conventions The nomination OF can
sion the will OF Congress the silver question the
sanction Of law Failing in that they , would seek
1t is a mistake for the Republicans Of one section
to seek financial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at the expense OF
country. and should share common prosperity
Mr. wolco at the close Of his speech sef er m
and repeated by the audience In abe galeries
Mr. Morgan formally offered the amendment to his
,ssD iss e vent over without acton
tanning their place ON The calendar
SENIOR MENDOSCA'S LETTER.
Washington, April CSpeciaD.-With impotence
which would he exaspcratng IL not udicrous,
the "broodlng Buddha' o. "Thc Evening Post" who
supplies its columns with idotlc cI1tlc ms Of any