The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-30
A TRUCE
Only Postponement Of thu FIIibuster.
ing Tactics,
Ind Not AN Abandonment of Thcm-Ths
Federal Election Biil viii Play a star
Part After October 1.-two
Weeks More of Talk.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25.---A truce has
teen declared on the silver fight in the
enate. 1t Is only postponement OF
he flibustering tactics and not an
abandonment of them. 1t is n compro-
Mise, but at the same time defeat for
senator Voorhees,, who has almost will
ingly played into the hands of the
,outhern democrats and let them
Rave all the time they want to talk
,gainst silver repeal until the house
passes the Tucker repeal of the federal
election laws and it will come to the
senate. This is exactly what the south
srn men want-the vote on the silver
repeal postponed until they can an
tagonize it with the repeal of the fed
.ral election law, and Voorhees, by his
actions Friday has fallen into line as
1uietly and calmly as the most ardent
silver man could wish.
For about two weeks more the sem
ate will do nothing but talk. Voor-
hees claims to have discovered that 1t
was useless to press his motion for all
night sessions-because If he did the
silver men could filibuster all they
wished and tire out the repealers rather
than themselves. This was shown by
their actions this week, but it is ac-
knowledged here by those who under
stand the situation thoroughly that
the new arrangement by no means
does away with the filibustering which
is inevitable. 1t merely postpones it.
After the week or two weeks for
which the senate will jog along with
stated debate has expired the same
question must be met again. There are
pending amendments to the bill, as well
MS an infinite range of opportunity for
amendments yet unborn. Upon each
of the amendments, present and to
come, the silver men can argue with
plausibility that they have right to bt
heard.
Added to all this will be the presence
of the bill for repeal of the federal elec
ton laws on the senate calendar. The
house expects to send it to the senate
by October 12, and if it comes to tigh
place the silver men will try and call i
up and displace the silver repeal bill.
Should this scheme be successful i
would greatly weaken the chances fo
repeal of the Sherman law. From de
lay the silver men have everything t,
hope for, nothing to lose. They thinl
that the country may so far regain it
wonted prosperity within month tina
people will think the Sherman act no
, responsible for the panic, and, as Mr.
| Wolcott announced, the pending mea
, sure may go the way of the force bill
: One thing seems to be assured, an
! that is for the next week things vii
go on quietly in the senate. The silve
? men, according to the plan adopte
t Friday night, win be able to talk dali
. from IL to 6, excepting an hour or S
i, which will be devoted to the transac
:. ton of the routine business of the ser
: ate, and the repealers will have to 81
I by and calmly listen to the rethreshin
Of old straw.
= 1t is safe to say that for the next fe'
h days there will be small attendanc
l. of senators. because during the true
r the leaders will not have to be O
= guard, nor will the senators be con
o PEELED to attend as they were when tn
j. war was on.
Meanwhile the president intends
/. use this time for work. He state
;. Saturday morning that he was as col
} fident as ever of direct vote upon tt
d repeal bill, and that it was only
d question of endurance upon the part
r. the senators. 1t is the purpose of I'll
l. president and the heads OF depar
t, ments to concentrate everything upc
n the senate, and use their influence
defeat consideration of any other bus
ness until the silver bill is dispose Of.