The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-16
He Takes Heed of a Warning
from Home.
OBJECTIONS FROM THE GOLD CAMP
The Outlook for Silver Grows Brighter
Daily and is Causing the Gold Men to
Become Nervous and Demoralized---
Minister Blount Returns from Hawaii

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 10 - Senator
Vest lett the administration reserva-
ton yesterday and is now a hostile
Injun. This step was perhaps pain
full one to him, because he has not only
been a devout Cleveland worshipper,
but has been an intimate friend and
confidant OF John G.. Carlisle. In a
three hours, speech of today he put
both the president and his secretary
on the Goals and roasted them to a
turn and gave general notice that he
would pitch his tent in the silver
camp hereafter and hunt with the
silver braves.
Senator Vest, like Senator Voor-
hees has been counted with the adj
ministration forces, and was one of
forty seven senators alleged to be in
favor of unconditional repeal. His
detection, therefore, came in the ma
ture OF a surprise to the goldbugs,
who are now in such state of alarm
that it would require only few more
defeetions to stampede them entirely.
One of the principal reasons for
Senator Vests action is that he has
heard from home. His constituents
are believers in silver as money, and
they are premptorily ordered him
TO stop dallying with the golded siren
and come back to his first love under
pain of being ANONYMOUSLY ridden on
the rail of political defeat. He came.
In his speech yesterday he made
no pretense of evading the issue, but
squarely and cleanly cut the tie that
has bound him to Cleveland, saying
that the time had come when there
can be nothing but frankness and he
was compelled to say that ii the Sher-
man silver purchasing clause was un-
conditionally repealed there could be
but one result-the single gold stand
ard. Further he said he had left the
presidents retinue because no silver
bill would ever receive the chief ex-
ecutive's signature.
Altogether 1T was an unpleasant
day for the gold Senators, for at the
very outset they were forced to sub
NIT to the reading of the Recorder
editorial on silver. Senator Stewart
was responsible for this rather cruel
proceedings and he smiled genially
rs the new reading clerk repeated the
truths contained in the newspaper in
an explosive voice.
Senator Stewart said this is the first
great newspaper in New York which
has uttered one word against the an
initiation of one-half of the worlds
money. 1t is a great newspaper to
tell the truth, and public sentiment
there must be changing and the
paper also must be brave one.
Then came Senator Vest with his
bombs, which left complete demorali-
zation where they struck. More de-
fections are likely to follow.
The most surprising piece of infor-
nation emanating from the house to-
day is that when the vote is taken
on one of the substitutes providing
for coinage at ratio yet to be decided
upon there will be great detection
in the gold ranks, led by Reed, who
OF course legislates on money matters
according to the New England idea.
Western Republicans are for silver,
and are now quietly working for a
full understanding SO that there will
be no flash in the pan when the
match is applied. This is entirely a
new phase OF the situation and would
of course put an end to further con-
troversy.
Two of these Republicans today
went to a third, who is free coinage