Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-25
THE FIGHT NOT ENDED.
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full Hou.. the result wonld have hinged. OF
Cooper. Lester Val Shell end wike ON
a subsequent tssfs vote voted with
the silver men and wadsworth with the anti
silver men. while pairs in favor of the bill were
announced on the part Of Boatner and Forman
ard against the bill for stahlnecker.
These announcements show seven more
| votes for the silverites and two more
| for the anti-silverites, leaving Messrs.
Timothy j.. Campbell On. ", Chatham
(Representstive Of North Carolins), Donovan
lOhio) ana Springer still unaccounted for
This on an absolutely full vote shows at least
one majority for the silver men, but in this
connection it must be stated that full vote is
practically unknown in. the House, and that
the silver men concede that when it comes to a
very close vote they are less able than their op-
ponents to count on every member.
REPRESENTATIVE HARrER TALKS.
Representative Harter of Ohio. who has oc-
cupied prominent place in the line Of the
opponents Of the silver free coinage bill, today
commended in the following terms 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
its deliyerance from the calarities which
would follow FREQ coinage. Where SO many are
entitled TO the gratitude of the country, justice
requires notice Of all, and there Is danger that
In speaking of it I may overlook some
/. The minority in the democratic party
of the House and il proved a large section Of
the party.
2. The sound-money republicans in the
House, and it would be gross injustice not to
say that, led by ex-Speaksr Reed, Mr. Burrows
and many others, they have proved that they
were patriots first aud republicans last.
8. The quiet sympathy for honest money
which a large number of the strong and able
democrats Of the south and west showed.
These men we're very unhappily situated, for
they had unfortunately put themselves, without
in many cases due consideration, where per-
sonal honor obliged them TO refrain from
active help in the good cause.
4. The correspondents of the great news
papers living here were almost to man with
us in this fight against reputation; and you
must know their influence is power in the
land. -
g. The editors of the metropolitan
newspapers contributed information. encour-
agemGht and direction, and Puck and Judge
came IN for an amount Of credit which it is not
easy to measure.
6. The entire German press was from first to
last in deadly. most aggressive and most intel
ligent opposition to the great steal.
z. The Grand Army of the Republic en-
listed in the ranks again, and its influence ex-
tended everywhere.
8. The business public and the most in
telligent and capable among all classes, callings
and conditions everywhere lent their help by
encouragement, suggestion and active sym
pathy Mt every step.
fluences and probably have overlooked many
others. but have, l think, said enought to
show that the honor of rescuing the people
from the clutches of the silver ring and the
lobby and of saving the nation from repudia-
ton and shame belong not to one or to
score of men, but it is to be credited to man
hood intelligence and patriotism of all sides
politically of the House and to the cor dial sup
port and sympathy Of a patriotic people be-
hind them.
The feeling in the House is that the commit
tee on rules wdi see that it will be wise to let
the matter drop, as the enemies of free silver
are not disposed to chafe their free silver
friends and ii r. almost universally conceded
that the bill is dead and that an effort to resur
rect it would bring storm Of disapprobation
from the country at large.
WHAT Mr.. PIERCE THINKS.
Mr.. Pierce Of Tennessee, a member Of the
coinage committee and one of the most ardent
and active free-coinage democrats in the House,
said today:
II shall be perfectly frank. 1 think 1t ex-
tremely dout tful that the Bland bill will pass.
The representatives of the money power have
been here lobbying. All their immense in
fuence has been used to defeat the bill. All
the Cleveland influence has been exerted
against it.
.'Mr. Hill in order to hold eastern support ir
his race after the presidency has joined in the
efforts to defeat the bill. All the influence Of
the administration has been used in the same
direction.
After the bill has been killed they will then
begin to quarrel among themselves to
who killed Cock Robin. A year ago a large
part of the press of the country
was crying for free silver. Now you can hardly
find free silver paper of influence in this
broad land. The power of the press is against
us. 1t is u fight between the money power and
the people. The influence of the money power
is here; the people cannot get here to exercise
their influence.
''They will be heard later-at the polls
think the defeat OF the bill will hurt the demo-
Gratis in the south and the republicans in the
west"