The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-16

The managers of the administration fac
ton In the house have made great blum
der in permitting the bill to repeal the
Federal elections law to come up before the
repeal of the Sherman law was an accom-
plished fact. Gen. Grosvenor, Of Ohio,
fairly reproached the Democrats when he
said:
Tho Democratic leaders recognizing the
divisions in their party. appealed TO US TO
stand by the administration 10 save it
from overwhelming defeat. The Republi-
cans, almost To n man, recognizing that
the condition of the country demanded
that craftsmanship ne laid aside. resolved to
support the administration. Yet now a
measure designed TO affect party success,
measure more partisan than any that
has been introduced in twenty years, is TO
be forced upon us.
Gen. Grosvenor intimated that the adj
ministrasion might hereafter fall to muster
to its support the solid Republican vote.
The bitterness of the debate on the re-
peal of the Federal elections Law is quite
likely TO make difficult the repeal of the
silyer purchase act of iSoo The silverites
in the senate will Of course be encouraged
of quarrel between the Democrats and
Republicans in the house. The managers
Of the administration wing of the Democ-
raey either lack ability or influence or they
never would have allowed this dicuss,on
e. come up in the house until the silver
purchase law was repealed. In our iudc-
ment this bitter quarrel i'm the house be.
tween the Republicans and Democrats Is
dangerously likely 20 defeat the repeal of
the silver purchase law OF $500.
The truth seems IN he tha, 50 far from
Mr.. Cleveland being the leader Of his party
he Is oaly the leader oil faction of his
party. On the vote apon the amendments
20 the Wilson repeal bill a bare majority
of the Democrats voted against free coin.
age, Here Is = summary:
Fos rREE CoiNAsK
rsna sl1 e.'.'...s...,.... III
AGAINST FExK oofxkax
Democrats .,s.,....<..........-.. liE
AtPuSasSaas s++--.,t.rs .s....s. lle
On the question OF restoring the Bland
law OF ISIS. FAR worse Law than the
sherman act. for under its provisions
rtoFe lightweight dollars would be added
10 The circulation, At the current silver
prices than tho number of lightweight dol
lars added today under thu Sh erman law.
the vote was as follows:
foR THE BLAND law
lsaocsAh Il.
Republican,. s.......... .... ........ Is
AGAINST rae RAND Law
t1fnNcrAts
Aspa0'lV@as->' .i.o
A majority Of the house Democracy "A.
vorea the restoration OF the Bland ''dol.
lar" while the Republican vote vas al
NEST solid in OPPOSITION. Had the Rcpab-
leans in the house RETAINED frogn voting
and assisting the Cleveland aduiaistrs.
tioa roliey, BANDS free ssiver coinage
proposition weald have been beaten bv
only Eve Votes. Ails tAe restoration q
the Rand silver law OF ISIS would have
been carried by = majority Of nine votes
President Cleveland oved his victory in
the hoase to the Republican vote. and his
friends 10 the house are fools or baaglers
to allow bitter debate over the Fessesal
elections Iaw 10 spring un before the silver
purchase repeal ASs become iaw.
TIE ahhusterins Of Stewart, Teller, PEI
fer, Wo'ootl & Go. could not possibly have
beaten the bali, eus the present bitter guar.
re- IN the house may ultimately kl.l al
chance of r~real.
fsesldens Cleveland ia clearly nos the