The advocate., 1892-02-10

without proof that tine government
is grinding out S5,OOOOOO per month
to swell the volume of the circula-
tion." The last paragraph gives the
instructors of Wall street to the
party managers, and it will be seen
that those instructions will be obeyed.
The bosses Of both the old parties
will take the Wall street snuff, and
all the little fellows will sneeze. That
this is true is plainly indicated by
the following Washington dispatch
of February 2-same date as the issue
of the Journal of Finance from
which the above clippings are taken:
WASHINGTON, D. G. February 2.-The Demo
cratic caucus which was to have been called
Friday evening next has been abandoned for
the present at last. The Democratic caucus
Saturday night passed resolution increasing to
thlrty-6ve the number Of signatures necessary
to secure the Issuance OF caucus call. Mr..
Harter, Of Ohio at first thought of securing the
number Of additional signatures thus rendered
necessary, but after consultation decided to
abandon the effort, AS reasons he gave; ~
have decided not to push the silver caucus for
the reason that Democratic opinion Is changing
Uerp Tdpidly not only upOR the lViSdOm of pass
ing siUCr bin, but upon the merits of the qles-
ton. While last Thursday nine out of ten men
lDOlIld haze predicted that free silUer b lCOuld
pass the house, today venture to express the
opinion that no blu prOuidinO for the free and
unlimited coinage Of SlUer lCill pass his session.
The most intense, honest and earnest Of the free
silver people recognize the fact that free silver
plank In the platform would break the party In
twain and that we would have to say good bye
to New England, to the middle states and to
such states as Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and
Michigan. The leading German papers In the
United States have served notice upon us that
che German vote In q body will leave us on that
issue and go to the Republicans altogether. The
question presents dangers not before considered
and from this time on the active opposition Of
the Democratic papers will probably increase.
We expect to sweep the whole cOunary II the
fight is made on the tariff"
Mr.. Bland, when told OF the decision to aban-
don the proposed caucus and Mr.. Harter's
reasons therefor, said: "Mr. Harter was the
chief promoter Of this caucus. He has discovered
to his satisfaction that the Democratic party can
not be bulldOZed by the national bankers nor
the money power Of this country, and II a caucus
werecaIled he would be In wOefuI minority. In
stead Of there belrg change against the free
coinage bill, the changes are all the other way.
The party sees now that II we do not pass free
silver bill we will be stullliying ourselves and
our record In the last Congress-that we will be
acting the part Of towards. The Republican
party win charge that we are incompetent to
pass legislation that we are sent here to pass;
that they, the Republicans, had the courage TO
pass bill giving free coinage to all the Ameri-
eau product. The Republicans would step in as
the friends Of silver and defeat Democratic
members 10 enough Congressional districts to
give the Republicans control OF the House. The
Democratic party In 1883 ignored the silver ques-
ton In the interests Of Mr.. Cleveland, who was
known to be hostile to silver and whose admin
lstration had been given against 1t. rhe Re-
publican party1n their platform at Chicago de-
nounced Mr.. Cleveland's administration for It's
hostility to silver. They courageOusly an
bounced themselves as the friends Of silver and
beat Mr.. Cleveland In his own state, so that
what the Democrats got by cOwardlce In this
question was the loss Of the presidency and the
,sS Of the House OF Representatives. They
we're driven from power. II they again act the
part Of dupnclty on this question and permit
the Republicans again to step In front of them
they will lose not only the presidency but be.
yond all question the House Of Representatives,
which Is the more important b.dy. This house
will pass free coinage bill, aRd the country can
rest assured Of that"
When the Senate committee. on finance met
this morning the subject Uf free coinage Of sill
YER came up, and It was decided that the Issue
su uld hoffar ha mat of nnna e0 that kha aOnn.