Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-30
THE SILVER FIGHT.
VET GIVEN UP BY The FREE
N0' COINAGE ADVOCATES.
...,,on Among tho Third-rarty Fec
The stewart Free-siiver bih
In the senate.
n,,elsrrapn to the Dispa,chl

p. '. ..,-,versy between MIR. Bland. and
I'. II. cr,sp was the subject OF general
.t today. and the former an
'...stfat he will make no further at
"a, secure q decree of closure from
.,,,ffee on Rules. but MIR. Pierce,
.-...ec. and other leaders IN the
=. ...,. movement have again taken
,n3 will make one supreme at
r"'f t.r.e the Committee on Rules 10
tni -Y.o fixing day and an hour for
ffi to on the passage Of the bill.
very hight attendance at to-
li. .., al tlo House. and 1t was I'M
-.' . Zee all the Democratic mem
.,sf week voted for the Bland
lt- .. to ihe hour Of adjournment
l. ...n hotween 80 and 100 names
.urci 90 the petition asking
i' .t.a 0n Rules TO bring IN re-
..-tlrr consideration and hnal
.oa Oh. ti'
tmT SILVER sThENGTH.
.-....... number Of signatures required
majority Of the Democratic
fro House. and many believe
f, found impossible TO secure
''. ... .U. names 90 the petition. This
.....IIus ia view Of the fact that
.r. uf the House voted against
bland hlH last week, but u
-euombered that OF those llS
... ..s,u Republicans and nine
...... fr.y reprcsentatives voted Win
.fa.o people. Deducting these
. members. Who would not be elgloie
.f....it 1u. the free-coinace people
r- from whom 20 obtain
TO. .- AS there were 10 absent
% ..-vaok pared fayOTably 20 the
..,..-. really i3s members who can
I., D.. -.gucstcd % sign the petit
r...t. tl,- shows the free-c0lnage
.t.. narrow margin Of but 20
..-. quite positively stated by
...r. mage members that over
rI. last week voted for the
r..r.llr refused 20 sign the pet-
.tt..t sn many positive refusais
r.rl is donied 10y the adyo-
r.... .., most jubilant members IN
.-f now are the nine Peoples
-..u.u. who rejoice IN the dis
..-... ... Democratic majority, and
t..t tna failure OF % Democratic
.,..-tIe free coinage bill means
,. us party viii carry SIX or
..~.t. l tile coming campaign.
-..-r .,r.1 ID or THE DEMOCRACY.
..rye Watson, the leader OF
.... .rtv. tonight said: The
.. n 1sa on the silver bill Is
.. ....Df the old Democratic or
Hundreds Of thousands of
-..t.l- -.ntharn states have felt that
. r...t could be had the Demo-
.r .r,auizod would give that
.f+#.3a chance With a majority
.-rt.. House of Representatives It
-r. t.5a chance 90 pass the free
.|H l- failed 10 90 It, 10 was only
...t rIra reoIIe's marty men,
..-. .l ..y0u Republicans that this
...-.. Democratic majority escaped
U..- Consequently. the most con-
.,..r. Democrat lu the South knows
.-..t Democratic mnlouucs, welded
-... .-,-,uf organlZatlOn, mean alb
l. ..- -0 iaT as practical leEis-
.......-.i. no power on earth
r.. t... r-.a from gong into the
..- .... wlh People party
e.-tieDtly believe the same
..t- ..r.rl 0tlcr southern states.
.... Democrats nay do with the sill
.r. .rar.l s., comparatively unim-
- II.r ..fe bad their oppOrtu-
I.. Isl I.er majority, with nine
... .....i. t.- to help them. They
.... -...t.t Ibie 90 pass such very
...r oIm as Sir. Bland's sill
.- .ly purpOrts 90 add 80
....- ..r ...t4 % the circulating ne
NIiN rElNClrLEs.
.It.y.rt.r r,ased 10 claim that the
t... ...r. upon which the IeO-
I.. HllieI. were true Jefier-
..-. claim that to-day.
I.u 'h1t the immense ma
Y..rt- an over the South
.r party. as The truc5t expo
I...r.Uulau principe Of the
fI.. ftuWfflf
ttr Tu.e of money and ol
'...- I.t.tnfyer Doe forgotten that
.i NUne q HepUb lean, ask
.. ID D.uocrat- ID stop I'LL
.r.- ..f.. Oil. and challenged the
I.I-. fI come at once 20 d.
l.u itself. The challenge
and refused ty Democrats.
t...I-. magnificent Democratic
- found itself absolutely
e'lte upon . mild mea-
tu which their party is
n upon which they have
..I obtained votes We who
fru tla Democratic party
I.ffleru and eastern Demo-
..- ....>t.,l ~svAyANS >NAtN 0NAY D>NO-
...t. .- much under tho dOmlna-
i.. l.l.v power AS the Repubh-
..ul and last Alter the
lurtiag night no man VIII
OIL successiully deny that
-L.rA lS IuE SENATE
r... -t,u ,n the Senate this after
t. r..tfur stewart ot his intention
.. bis Ioe-siyer-c0lnage bhl next
-... .r..t.l 70 sensation, nOtwlthstand-
Hf fllf % was expected. in view
..t.aes tu- Wand biii has received
I That the struggle must
later Zee transferred 10
r.... As far as can be
Stewart appears 10 have
N -Hlcr ou hls own response
Wtat.ns the issue. IL Is sald
f.r silver men that Speaker
urged them 20 pass the silYer
N-nato and let 10 come over 20
ei.... W.,n 10 would be IN position
.gabie for action than II II
-. t.e House IN the shape of an
I rep.r, trom the Coinage Com
-ne of the Republican silver
aI. urable % see the force Of this
's.- r alIieu chat the Speaker Is play
Uaf'y advantage which might be
8. follow the passage Of silver
10. republican senate, even by the
.i4.ty of Democratic votes. The
senator's are as yet undecided
...r 'fude they shall assume when
.h AIf lNN NAAs 'ANNAlA u AfA4tt-
remarked that the outcome OF
.. pass the bin would DO ex-
~ .fll. aud this view appeared
,.-..I entertained on the Demo-
be chamber. IL IS probable
.- M "l be general consultation
Dbl. DcmQcraiie senators before
F WIN the purpose OF seeking
--.eueut upon united line or
-.
ItrrBflcAS SENTIMENT.
Na ta t.pubhcan side of the Senate
is that the bill will not pass.
t4 rough, OF South Dakota. who
.a..lIed IA all estimates in the
tte silver men. said very frankly
.on that he would oppose with
A. taOrI 20 pass pure tree-coin-
ai le believed that there were
.'. htnuhiican senators who would
bill. He called attention
iD.i hat Senator Perkins, the
.i senator Plumb, was an anti
-rc man. and felt confident that
." ". the full strength which the
isi- silver senators had shown IN
struggle the bill would not have
.-.n one majority. AS a matter OF
believed that the Democrats were
'u tlc question, and he expected
'-th 10 came q a test vote many OF
"N. la1 formerly voted for the Vest
".-il vote against the Stewart bill.
-t tAlfl himself fS not very sanQulne