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day, then the consideration thereof shall be
continued during the next legislative day.
The yeas on the adoption of this reso-
luton were 1856; the nays were 154.
The affirmative vote was made up OF
III Democrats, ten POpulists and nine
Republicans. The negative vote was
formed of ninety five Democrats aud fifty
nine Republicans. Counting the reCog-
nized pairs, an analysis of the party
strength as shown in this vote, displays
the fact that 13 per cent. of the Repubh-
can representatives were for free coinage;
81 per cent. of the Democratic and 100
per cent. of the Peoples party. This
half score Of men are Baker, Glover,
Davis, Otis and Simpson, of Kansas;
Halvorsen, of Minnesota; Kem and Nc
Keighan, OF Nebraska, and Watson and
Winn of Georgia.
wHTTELAw REDS TRIBUNE EDITORIAL.
The following Is taken from the New
York Tribune of July IA, 1899:
The defeat of the free coinage bill in the
house, thanks to the Republican members,
is complete. It is a curious fact that some
of the Democrats, who would not have
dared to vote against free silver coinage
directly, were able to muster pluck to vote
against the motion to take up the bill, 30
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scale who decided to kill the bill at the first
chance if they could, and not to wait for the
final vote. It was the best opportunity to
put an end for this year to all anxiety in
business quarters about this dangerous
measure, and the Republican minority
served the country rather than party, as it
usually does, and rightly.
Everyone knows that the Democratic vote
against taking up the bill was not cast OK
Clusively, nor even mainly, by Democrats
who are opposed to silver coinage. Much
the largest part of it came from Democratic
representatives who mean to vote for free
coinage whenever they think they can afford
to do 30, but who do not dare now, with a
presidential election close at hand, to face
the consequences of such vote. After the
November election more than half of the
Democrats who followed ex-Speaker Reed
yesterday, can be expected TO vote for any
free coinage bill, no matter how extreme or
absurd, and change of less than twenty of
them would have passed the Stewart bill
yesterday.
An obvious purpose of the Democratic
minority was to get the silver question out
of the presidential canvass. But they are
wasting time, If there were nothing else to
make the question prominent, the Alliance
agitators certainly would, compelling DEM
oOratic candidstesln western and southern
states publicly to pledge themselves for free
silver in order to avoid loss Of votes. But
these things cannot be done in a corner,
and the east will know what the west and
south are doing. Pledges and speeches
made in the regions where silver fanatlCism
prevails will be quoted and will have their
rightful influence upon public opinion, and
upon the confidence Of men in the Demo-
cratic party in the eastern states.
No vote in the house this year could be
expected to show the full strength Of free
coinage among the Democrats. Scores Of
Democratic representatives who would vote
for the measure at any other time have felt
compelled to vote against such bill this
year, on the ground that its passage would
hurt the party in the presidential election.
In the language of Senator Vest, they want
the Democratic party to get full power first
and it will then settle the silver question in
its own way. These men want delay, but
they would vote for free coinage next win
ter or at any future time. II these, with the
email minority of Democrats who really op-