Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-10-04
SILVER COMPROMISES.
The Possibility CT Such an Arrange
ment Seriously Doubted.

ment Seriously Doubted.
Latest sdvices from Washington on
the financial situation in the Senate
are not so assuring as the friends of
the white metal had hoped and look
ed forward to. Yet, while the sur
face talk has ceased somewhat, the
real work, looking to an early adjust
ment of monetary differences among
the Senators, has never stopped for a
moment. True it is generally alleged
that the attempt is confined solely to
the Silver Senators and meets with
almost unanimous opposition from the
Republicans who are pleased that the
"war is on" in the ranks of Democra-
cy. Concerning the situation as it
now stand the following report was
sent out from Washington yesterday;
Senator Faulkner, who mas from the
first taken leading part in the settle
ment, said today that the next fort
night would witness the adjustment
of the differences and that bill would
be agreed upon which would be salts
factory to the Democratic party and
which would pass the senate He
thought this would be accomplished
between the 9th and 18th. The re-
peal men are making a strong effort
to have the time at which the purchase
and coinage of silver shall cease re-
duced to one or two years. In case
this could be done and a bill was
brought in reducing the amount to be
purchased and providing for the
stoppage Of purchases altogether at
any time before the 4th Of March, 1897,
it would meet with opposition from
the senators from the silver produc-
ing states. They say it would post
pone the, to them, evil day. If the
time should be extended beyond
Cleveland's term of office they might
possibly consent. There is some indi-
cation of disposition to weaken on
the effort to couple the bond issue
provision with the present bill because
of the difficulty in securing the acqui-
escence of majority of the Demo-
cratic senators and of the consequent
lmpossibility Of reaching an agree
ment on party measure.
If any man attempts to wrestle with
the situation the chances are ten to
one that he will be thrown. On Sat
urday there was nothing but compro-
mise talk. On Monday there was the
same talk, but in more moderate
way, while today there was much
more hopeful look on the countenance
of repeal men and talk from anti-re-
peal men of the character, "if we don't
get a compromise there will be no re-
peal" Senator Voorhees,, who, speak-
ing for the repeal side, says that there
is no compromise in the calculation of
his side now. He is fighting straight
out for the repeal and considers moth
ing else. The time may come when
other lines of fight may have to be
considered, but these lines have not
appeared to him yet.
When the compromise talk was at
its heighth on Friday and Saturday
the silver men became so exuberant
that they declared that it would be
brought about and moulded into law
without any notice of the existence Of
the president and only when it went
to HIM for his signature was he to be
considered. But his existence has
been forced upon all. There has come
from the white house untraceable
rumors, but nevertheless believed and
full of moment to the silver men.
These are to the effect that he will not
submit to any compromise and that
one of his reasons is that he called
the present session together to uncon-
ditionally repeal the Sherman law and
many senator's believing with him had
stood with him throughout. They
had made speeches and put themselves
before their constituents on this pol
icy, advocating that it Is the proper
one. Now if he should agree to a
compromise these friends would be
left in the hole very badly. His action
would simply be an announcement
that their position was at the least
inconsiderate if not absolutely wrong,
and what would make this conduct on
his part more embarrassing to the
senators who have been on his side Is
that in many instances these senators
have for their colleagues senator's who
are opposed TO the repeal.
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