The Bessemer indicator., 1893-08-12
A LIBEL ON STEWART
A Report that He VIII Make no Attempt
to Prevent Repeal.


The Washington correspondent OF the Chi
cago Reeord wires his paper as follows;
Although Congress ia yet eight days OF
the advance guard is beginning to make ii
appearance. The rank and file will no, com,
before the latter part OF the week Senator
German, who will be the leader OF the Demo
cratic side OF the Senate, has returned frou
his summer outing at Saratoga. Senator
Quay arrived here last night Senator Quay
by the way, is in reality Hn "ex-Senator,'' a
he was absent from Washington on March I
last and failed TO qualify for the term TO
which he had been elected by the Pennsyt
yania legislature. Speaker Crisp Is expected
tonight Senator Stewart OF Nevada, who /.
looked upon as the free-silvcr leader, was
here yesterday but left to attend the Silver
Congress at Chicago
"It can be stated as the coueensus OF opln-
ion Of these three leaders that the bill foE
the unconditional repeal OF the sherman sill
ver-purehasc law will pass the House and
Senate. Mr. Stewart, who has been fanou.
10 the past for hi. speeches on silver, gives
the assurance that there will he no attempt to
lllbustcr by either himself or his associates
In the Senate II was feared that the various
silver Senators would delay the vote on the
repeal hll by almost intprminablc speeches, .
procedure which could not be checked owing
to senatorial courtesy, but MIR Stewart. after
consultation with tn other free-silver sena-
lurs, has concluded that policy OF delay
would be unNi-c
Public opinion of The country Al large de-
munds repeal, and the frec-silyer senators will
make no attempt to defy it. They will CON
tent themselves with stating in concise
speeches their objections to the repeal Of the
sherman law. Thea they will permit the
TN to pas. This programme, amazing as it
Is In view Of the general expectation Of tho
iong-drawn contest, Is easily explained Mt
Stewart holds lhat the monthly purchase OF
silver under the sherman law is not the cause
II the present financial depression, in spite
Of Mr.. Cleyeianl's assertion To- the contrary.
He maintains that the Uncertainty in business
circles As to what VIII be done with the tariG
is The real caasc for the present strinEcucy,
lie knows thai this yiey Is shared by many OF
his colleagues on both ihc democratic and
republican side He argues, therefore, thai
he best way to prove the accuracy OF hI- po
.tion ia to perli; the repeal OF the sherman
,ct, and thereby stop the monthly purchase
y 4jlO,00O ounces Of silver.
"in the course Of ak or eight months the
tnanuini situation. according TO Mr Stewart,
viii be rs bad as IL /, al present II not worse,
because the uncertainty 10 the tariff will
have intensified it Having thus proved that
the purchase Of silver was not the cau.c Of
;hc trouble, the frcc-,ilycr men in the house
md the senatc licvs that they vii! be able
10 appeal for .au' legislation in behalf Of
silver, and they thiuS hat public opinion will
souccdc that something Is due 10 them Thea
'ome silver measure Will be Introduced which
VIII he acceptable TO both houses. This Is
senator steasrs policy II he follows II ~
Is bis present Intention, there seem. no good
reason why the silver question cannot be dl--
posed Of carly In the extra session"