The advocate., 1892-04-13

Representatives Bland, Breckenridge
CatchIngs, FOrney, Hatch, Holman, Liv
ingSton, MCMILLAN, Mills, O'Ferrall
Pierce, Wheeler, White, etc.
The Detroit Tribune of March 26, hai
the following special telegram from
Washington:
The Republicans from Michigan have
neither apology to offer NOR self -congratu.
latiOn to express on account of their votes
against the Bland bill. Each one of them
is satisfied that he did his duty to the party
and to the people. Too much credit, how.
ever, cannot be given to Mr.. Burrows fol
his masterful leadership through the seven
hours continuous fight. He is regarded as
the most apt parliamentarisn en- the Repub-
lican side to-day, and was therefore selected
for party leadership in the fight against the
silver heresy.
Editorially, the Tribune makes the
following claim for the "grand old Re
publican party"
Republican members of the house ac-
quilted themselves with great advantage
Mr.. Burrows motion was a deliberate at.
tempt to kill the bill, and the Republican
side voted almost sOlidly for it. The Re-
publicans can NO longer be accused of dis
honesty in their attitude toward the free
coinage bill. Their leader made motion,
which, if carried, would have killed the bill,
and sixty. seven out of eight-eight Republi-
cans are on record against free coinage. AT
the same time the Democrats were put
squarely on record. It will not require
another vote to show where they stand, and
if it shall turn out that the vote on Mr.. Bur-
rows motion has effeCtuslly settled the fate
of free coinage at this session, the credit OF
killing most pernicious measure will be-
long to the Republican side.
But this able Republican organ Of the
Michigan Republicans, finding Repre-
sentative Harter, who reSldesln the same
town Of Ohio that John Sherman dwells
In, to be man after It's own heart; cheer.
fully gives space to the following, which
smacks so strongly Of a harmonious
coalition Of the conservative forces"
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Representative
Harter, Of Ohio, who has occupied promi.
nsnt place among the opponents of the free
81 yer coinage bill, to-day commented in the
following terms on the agencies through
which they prevented the passage Of the
bill last night by the house:
"You ask who is the country to thank for
what term it's deliverance from the calani-
ties which would follow free coinage. Where
80 many are entitled to the gratitude of the
country, justice requires notice Of all, and
there is danger that in speaking of it / may
overlook some. First, the minority in the
Democratic party of the house, and il
proved large section of the party; second
the sound money Republicans in the house
and it would be gross injustice not to say
that, led by OK. Speaker Reed, Mr.. Burrows
and many others, they proved that they
were patriots first and Republicans last
third, the quiet sympathy for honest money
whiSh large number Of the strong and
able Democrats of the south and west
showed. These men we're very unhsppily
situated, for they had unfortunately put
themselves, without, in many oaseP, due
consideration, where personal honor
obliged them to refrain from active help in
the good cause; fourth, the correspondents
of the great newspapers living here were al
most to a man with US in the fight against
reputation, and you must know their in,
fuence is power in the land; fifth, the edi-
tors Of the metropolitan newspapers con
tributed information, encouragement and