Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-12
LOTSOF CHIN WORK
That Is What Will Be Done in
the Present Congress.
HOW THINGS APPEAR TODAY
In Regard TO Probable Legislation and the
listing Differences Between Them.


that an international silver conference
shall be held IN Chicsgo pending the
Worlds Fair is unfounded. 1t is an
other one of those reports OF which
many are likely to be heard which will
grow out Of the desperate efforts of the
democrats to dodge the silver issue.
They realize that there lie very great
danger before the democratic party be-
cause or this issue. Mr. William c.
Whitney, OF New York. who is more of
Il cand date for the pr esidency than is
supposed, together with all of the New
York money men in the democratic
party. are exerting themselves to avert
the danger which threatens that party
because of the silver question. Mr..
Springer, who has been IN New York
and has caught the echo of the talk
among the democratic leaders there,
has said that there will be no silver leg
islatlon in this congress. The energies
of the democratic leaders are to be de-
voted to endeavoring to conceal the diff
fercnces in the democratic party upon
this subject. IL is to be doubted
whether they will be successful, par
tlculariy IN view of the fact that three
fourths of the members of the nickel
house were elected up free coinage
platform.
What the Discussions Are
Those members will naturally be
called to account by their constituents
tor failing TO carry out their instruc.
tions, and many OF them WILL not be
particularly concerned to change their
convictions, and to imperil their own
interests among their constituents be-
cause of the fears of one democratic
presidential aspirant of another that
the disseneions In the democratic ranks
will injure any particular candidate.
The talk about dissenslons in the demo-
cratic ranks, however, is more imagin-
ary than real. The word d ;ssension is
used bv a little clique OF eastern demo-
Gratis and mugwumps who had hoped
that they could control the democratic
party upon this great question. The
only dissenslon which exists is the pro-
test of this little clique against the
unanimous sentiment of the great ma
| iority of the democratic party in both
branches of congress. The dissension
is not grest enough to make much more
than a ripple upon the democratic sur
face. The difference IS no greater than
that between the influence exerted by
the young mugwump, George Fred
Williams, the Son of Thunder, of
Massachusetts, and Boss German, of
Maryland, whose hand is upon the
democratic machine.
Differences Retween Lenders
The greatest leaders in the demo-
cratic party who stand close to the
masses OF their party who are not
afraid of the silver question. They are
| for free coinage. The incidental re-
mark of Chairman Springer in New
| York that nothing is 80 valuable as
talk" and that 1t is the purI Ose of the
| dem ocracy to dodge all vital issues and
| to hoodwInk the people about them by
volumes OF talk and then to adjourn
IN June, having done nothing except to
| pass the appropriation bills and prob
! ably not ali of them. has attracted at
| tention here. As an o.fse. to the sug-
gestion of Chairman Springer. one of
| the most eminent republican senator's
says that it is very possible that this
! session of congress may not adjourn
until September or October. There
will be some very sharp differences be-
tween the two houses on appro-
priation bills. 1t has b en- discovered
| that Mr.. Holman, chairman of the
| appropriations committee. and the
other leaders in the nickel House will
not he able to force the Senate to their
own ways of thinking. The Senate
| probably will make it clear to the peo-
! pie that the democracy Intends in the
name Of pretended economy to Grip
| pie the government. To postpone or re-
pudiate the obligations of the United
, States, and TO 60 to the people claiming
that they have saved vast amounts OF
money by refusing to pay just debts.
! The Senate will insist that the govern.
ment shall not he crippled. and II tie
Honse does not like 1t they can take
the responsibility. The leaders of the
nickel House viii not be permitted tc
thlmblersg the American people.