Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-18
MN FoncB rHE FIonrrse.
free Silver Men Determined to Push the
bihnd Bill to the Eront--A Move
Expected Next Month.

Bland Bill to the Front--A Move
Expected Next Month.
WAsHINGToN Feb. 12.-The more con-
seryatiye of the Democratic leaders are
nerplexed over the free silver question.
These gentlemen would prefer that the
question should be permitted to rest
quietly until the next session of Congress,
when the Presidential election will be over
ana when the matter could be considered
free from all influences and apprehensions
which must obtrude themselves at this
time
II Is evident, however, that the silver
men do not intend to allow any considera-
ton of political expediency to prevent an
early consideration of their measure. In
previous years Messrs. Crisp, McMillin and
Catchings, who constitute the majority of
the committee on rules, favored free coin
aye, and MS the Speaker formed the coinage
cominittee in the interest of free silver. 1t
y reasonable to suppose that the three gem
tlemen named would act favorably upon
BANDS resolution to fix time for the
consideration of his bill. But the possess
sion Of power usually is attended by con
SENTATIVE action, and the followers of Bland
do not propose to depend entirely upon
tho friendliness of the majority of the conn
mittee on rules. They expect that com
mittee to. give them day, and will wait a
reasonable time to hear from the COM
mittee Their anxiety and determination
to get their bill up is exhibited by the cir
culation Of a petition to the committee on
rules, asking for an early day to be
named. This petition, ii is expected will
be signed by nearly all the silver advocates
in the House, and 1t Is further expected
that all who sign will sustain Bland in n
motion to fix day in case the committee
does not report back his resolution for this
object. There is no doubt that majority
saE -. Nt.t..f
but those Democratic leaders who fear the
passage Of a free coinage bill ut this time
would be disastrous to their prospects in
the Presidential election may have sufii-
Gent influence to hold back sufficient
number of the free coinage mon to defer
action at this session.
II is this that Bland and his followers
fear, and therefore they are pushing the
matter i'll order to get an early day before
their people can be tempered with. Many
Of those who oppose free coinage believe
that if the measure is to be passed it would
be better to take it up without delay and
dispose of the question. To resist the free
coinage men would have the effect to give
the questionA greater prominence than it,
would otherwise have. Therefore they
are of opinion that it would be good poll
tics to get the Silver bill out of the way so
that the tariff or the appropriations could
be brought forward and made the prOmi-
nent issues in the Presidential campaign
The Anti-silver Democrats believe the
passage of free coinage bill by the House
will result in certain defeat for their party
in the eastern and middle states, unless
such prominence eau be given the tariff rs
to induce the people to overlook the error
Of passing free silver bill. II is likely
that the silver men will make derion-
stration in the House next week in favor
Of their measure. Believing they can con
troll a majority, they are determined to
force the fighting.