The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-01
THE SENATE AND SILVER.

y.sterdav the Senate OF the United States
-.a,,,,,.5 co,sidsration of the Stewart Silver
hill IL seems rather mysterious why tho
ce,a.a sbould gee fit TO revive the silver
o,os,;on at this time. II would most natur-
ally he supposed that just before the assem-
bling of the Minneapolis convention q
Repnblican legislative body wouid 90 all IL
conId IN keen ouiet a subject which could but
,,~oro n 6rebrand in their own party ranks.
r. ,bei, obiect was TO make friends with the
Northwest which they have good reason 10
fea, is Unaffected because OF the McKin-
Law iniouity with which it is SO
orievously burdened. and to conciiiate the
silver states by bait in the shape Oh silver
b;u introduced by one of their own senators.
&, ,Tonld be An act ofifolly. since by the pas
saoe of such bill they would lose more IN
the East than they could possibly gain III the
Vast And if they seek to emoarrass Harrison
before the Minneapolis Convention ana Ieop-
ardize his nomination in the interest OF Blaine
or any other candidate. they are acting equally
"a foolishlv because no living man. Demo
crat or Republican stands any chance OF
electiou unless be can carry some consldera-
bla norton OF the East. For that reason the
Minneapolis Convention would not dare
adopt free silver plank, and what a picture
Of selfstulIiication it would be for kepuo-
rcan Tinted States Senate to be considering
a measure which Republican National Con-
vention in session at the same time would
be afraid TO touch.
80 H. -fvaI If all y
question in the Senate is quite easily under
stood. The Republican majority Of that body
are alarmed at the disposition OF the Democ-
racy of the Union to side track silver, and,
forgetting all things else. harmonic on the
one issue Of Tariff Reform, with Cleveland
as the standard bearer OF the party. In
couraged however. by the recent incorporate
utterances Of some of the Southern States
about silver the Senate hopes. just on the
eve Of the Chicago Convention, that they may
stir ND the passions of those Incorporate
Southern silver monometallists. and cause
confuson and disorder IN the convention
and perhaps either bring about the nomlna-
ton of some third man OF whom the Kepuo-
licans have little fear or create disahection
in Democratic ranks which may lead to fatal
division and weakening OF the party.
We have too much confidence IN the good
sense of the Democratic party to think they
can be misled by any such tactics. There
may be in the South and West large proper
ton Of the party VINO are interested almost to
the point of fanaticsm on the free coinage of
Bland dollars. but as the time for the con-
vention and the election approaches all fac
tons Of the Democracy realize the necessity
Of first of all things. getting control of the
three branches of the Government. and all
factions are pretty well conyiced now that
this can best be done by sticking to Cleveland
and Tariff Reform. Especially Is this the case
in the South. where the dread of force bills
and negro supremacy naturally and wisely
oyershadows all other considerations. The
Senate will. therefore, soon find that their
little coup to excite the silver Democrats in
Congress. and SO divide the Southern and
Western Democracy on the silver question Is
too himsy to be successful