The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08

The speaker listens to all they have to
eay. but gives out no intimation as to his
plans To comply with these requests
would require a change in the chairman
ships of these important committees and
necessitate an entire reconstruction and
modification Of their personnel.
Crisp VIII stick 60 Cleveland.
Before Mr. Crisp makes any move in the
assignment 20 these four committees he
will have conference with the president
and Secretary Carlisle. and ascertain their
views as to the policy to be pursued
on finance and tariff revision. Speaker
Crisp intends to place himself in entire
accord with the administration on these
vital questions of party policy. He will,
therefore, receive any suggestions from the
president and secretary of the treasury as
70 tho personnel of these committees.
The anti-silver advocates very favorably
receive the conservative utterances of
Speaker Crisp in his address to the Demo-
cratic caucus after his nomination. The
ultra wing Of the free coinage element
feols somewhat Disconnected Its members
admit their apprehensions that the speaker
will 90 constitute the coinage and bank
ing committees that they will not have a
fair representation in committee delibera-
tions on silver and other measures In that
direction. The close Democratic friends
Of tho president claim that in times like
the present patriotism and not partisan
ship should control the action Of the law
makers Of the country.
Republicans Will Aid In Repeal.
The Republican leaders are awaiting
with much anxiety the utterances of the
president In his forthcoming message. As
soon as the position of the administration
n known they will hold conference and
dotermine upon their line Of action. This
much is certain: the Republicans will
vote for the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman act, and will cooperate with any
portion of the Democratic party which
viii take that stand
In the conferences which have already
besn held among the Republicans, IL has
already developed that they will not vote
for the repeal of that act II coupled with
any radical conditions on the silver ques.
tion- Many Of the Republicans are not
unfriendly to bimetallism, but they do
not propose to cooperate with any move
ment looking to free coinage, the resto-
ration of the Bland act or any Of the
schemes which win satisfy the Populist
idea
II President Cleveland's message Is
what his personal friends say 1t will be-
be will receive the cooperation of the Re
publican party, except the handful of
silverites In the contest on this question
in the last congress there was some an
tagonism among the Republican leaders
rs to the political bearing Of the silver
question in the pending campaign. Now,
however, the two wings and their leaders
ere united
Democrats Plans Not Matured.
There is as yet no concentration OF
thought ~ to what direction the Demo
ratio managers will take in approaching
.he silver problem. They know that the
president dnd administration desire the
unconditional repeal Of the Sherman act
They also know that their party Is about
equally divided In regard to silver; also
that unless there Is compensating legisla-
zion fully one-Lalf, II not more, Of their
numbers will not vote for the repeal OF
the purchasing clause Of the Sherman law.
Some of the leading friends OF the ad-
ministration suggest that in order TO get
at this question promptly simple resolu-
tion TO suspend the purchase of silver for
% or 90 days be introduced and adopted.
This course they allege will have bene-
fetal influence and will show 70 the coun-
try that congress Is disposed to take a
step IN the right direction.
The adoption Of this proposition, they
claim. will give the opposing forces an OPP
portunity TO mature q system Of readjust-
,nent OF silver legislation which will meet
The conditions which confront the country
- this spe. Athe sane tips the tenn