Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-18
THE OBSTINATE MINORITY.

I The Democratic Party's D1lemmas
 and Conflicting Faetions-The De-
 mand for Repeal-The Refractory
 silver NIen-A Way to Secure the
 Rule of the majority-A Bright
 Journalist-Connec People at
 Washington.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Senator Voor- hees' test of endurance is now a thing of the past, and the senate is no nearer the repeal of the Sherman act than it was month ago. I have had during the past | week an interview with a leading republi- | can politician, who most thoroughly under stands the political game of chess. He said: s.Unless something Is done to unite | the factions of the democracy, the latter party will, without doubt, be defeated at the next election.
 AFFAIRS CRITICAL.
 "It is useless, and as far as know, no one attempts to deny the critical condition of things at this point"
 DEMOCRATS COULD RIGHT MATTERS, BUT ARE DIVIDED.
 The feeling here Is that the democrats now have tho power to control and shape the financial power of the nation, with 6 majority in the senate and house and a democratic president. The trouble, how ever, is that they are not unit on what they want to do. The president represents one faction in the party and believes 1t to be for the best interest of the country that the Sherman law should be repealed, with out any provision as to further coinage or purchase of silver.
 HOW THE CASE STANDS. In accordance with the views of the pres ident are a number of politicians who claim that the presidents course is one likely to insure future success for the party. These people say that the great gains made at the last election were made in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, largely through the aERMAN-ANERIcAN voTx, And that the latter class of people of the
 cities are in favor of sound money as op- posed to silver and so called wildcat cur | rency. These people who stand by the presidents views, also claim that while the ! south, to all appearances, ia likely to go | against the party If the presidents fnan- l cial views are carried into effect, that when
 1t really comes to test on election day l THE SOUTH
 will be found as always in the past, for the
 democracy. There may be considerable
 talk of dissatisfaction, but the fear of l negro domination and other matters will
 continue to keep them in line.
 | ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA.
 On the other hand the other democratic
 faction maintains that unless something is
 done to revive business, and in reviving
 business improve the condition of the
 masses, particularly the farmers, that the
 populists' vote at the next congressional
 election will be enormously increased. and
 that the Fifty-fourth congressional will
 have several more Pefers and very large
 number of Jerry Simpsons.
 This division is also causing good deal
 of criticism in each faction against the
 other.
 Senator Daniel of Virginia is already
 termed by prominent western democratic
 senator, who ia a strong supporter of the
 presidents policy, as entertaining the same
 views as Senator Peffer, and being in reality
 populist.
 DEMOCRATS JUSTLY ALARMED. Between these two extreme factions there are also number of democrats who during the situation, impartially feel that I ' tirely at sea as to what course ought to be , pursued to bring about settlement of tht , overshadowing financial question 80 as te satisfy the people and insure the continua tion of the party in power.
 COMPROMISE TALK. : The talk now is one of compromise, ant 'fthe following provision, stated in th'
 Washington Post of today, seems to b. the one most likely to be adopted. Itread as follows:
 The of the bs act to take | being in the meantime reduced to somethin like a0D, 900 ounces month; an amendm ent t /. the law of 1875 authorizing the secretary of tn ? treasury to issue bonds so that such bonds sha a 1 be redeemed five years from date, and that tn
 nes @ hs ] 1 when they shall come into the treasury in tn therefor of silver certificates or coined silver tn 3 to be coined for this purpose.
 THE MAJORITY MUST RULE. Whatever is done to settle the Anancia E. matter it is quite generally admitted tha : 1t will be such modification of the rule ) and procedure of the senate as will enabl ? @ majority of that body in the future t | enact whatever legislation it desires l. In the past and as at present 50 calle : senatorial courtesy has been and Is inte,
 preted to mean that each senator shall b l upon any subject up for consideration. SENATE RULE TO BE CHANGED.
 This unwritten rule was originated in a
 idea that this act of courtesy would b
 considered as such, and would not be pu f to any improper use. l ae | Q the Sherman law, however, has made
 evident that few senators can make us l' of this so-called courtesy In such 8 way @ t to render the senate impotent and mak l. legislation impossible without almost unar imous consent. This now being perfectl ! apparent it is thought that steps will b s taken to put into effect rule enabltn D either the vice president or the majority t F decide upon the limitation of debate an
 to interpret whether or not speeches ar b being made in exposition of the views c t the senator or simply ss dilatery act. d The house has now a rule that a majol !. ity shall decide upon limitations, and ar well informed that the senate will pas such rule to take effect at the next see ;- sion.
 ? BRIGHT NEWSPAPER MAN. s But to turn from the question now sgl tating the nation, would like to ssy ss word about one of the most witty and abl - newspaper men here. He is Marshall Cush 6 ing, the editor of the Capitol, the ac f knowledged society and political weekly Ii F. Washington. Mr- Cushing is Massaohu @ setts boy, he being born in Bingham. Fl @ graduated at Harvard in the eighties, bein, : now thirty-one years of age. He was fo l several years connected with leading Ney 8 York and Boston papers, and wandere. = finally to the seat of the nation, where fo eight years he acted as private secretary t g ex-Postmaster General Waramaker. He 1
 the author of the story of "Our Pos
 Ofice,' very readable volume of som
 800 pages. In MT. Cnshing's hands tn
 Capitol is weekly growing brighter, and i . read and quoted by the leading Journals 0 Q the country. MT. Cushing Is more ia f miliar with society and political life at tn . capitol, and knows more of the leadin
 politicians than any other man in th - country.
 : FROM OUR OWN CONNECTICUT. : Last, but not least, to turn to our Con r necticut people. Treasurer Morgan 0 |, Bridgeport and Patent Commissioner Ssy |, mour of Norwalk have returned from tn ? Chicago exposition and are back at worl