Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-08-26
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Aug. 10, ISIS.
EDITOR SENTINEL: After several days
Of careful inquiry, I feel able to give you
probabilities only.
il the committee appointed by the
Chicago Silver Convention faithfully
carry out the plan agreed upon by the
committee at Chicago the silver cause
should grow stronger in both Houses OF
Congress daily from this time forward.
The committee is bard at work, but
nothing is given out for publication. The
division upon the silver question in the
Democratic party is likely to grow more
bitter in Congress. The division will be
in the main upon sectional lines and IN
the near future the division viii! be
wholly sectional-the South and West
against the East.
From the present outlook, there is no
likelihood Of an nconditionslrepea Of the
Sherman law.
There lie q strong probability OF no
legislation upon the silver question 1t
either the present extra session or at the
next ensuing regular session. II there
is legislation it will in all probability be
for free coinage ct q ratio of about 20 to
/. Bat the gold bugs will oppose free
coinage ct any ratio. Their scheme is to
destroy silver altogether, increase the
bonded indebtedness Of the nation and
upon the bonds issue the money to be
used by the people. and to further this
scheme they will probably unite with the
silver men, who are in favor of the pres
ens ratio OF l6 to l and no other, to de-
feat any measure for free coinage at an
increased ratio.
Delay will be beneficial to the silver
cause. Hence the frantic appeals Of the
great New York dsilies for immediate
action. They believe delay is fatal to
gold bug interests.
My impression is that there is q good
chance for work among Republican
members Of Congress. As matters stand,
| would not be surprised to find the Re
publicans . very uncertain quantity on
the silver question.
The greatest danger we have to appre-
bend at present is the refusal Of the
Treasury Department to purchase the
A.. 500, 900 ounces Of silver that is re-
CURED by the Sherman law. Nothing
more bold and infamous in the way OF
notification Of the laws has ever occurred
in the history OF the Nation. II this ad.
ministration would execute the law sill.
YER would be at 81. 1929 in a month, and
il is because il is kown that silver would
advance if the law was carried out that
the administration refuses to execute il.
Our representatives, Stewart, New
lands and Jones are all ct work.
The speech OF Vest in the Senate in
favor of silver is Of the greatest possible
value to the silver cause. The speech
was not only able, but it cleared away
all doubt as to the position Of the Sena.
tor.
The debate in the House is becoming
acrimonious. The more heated it be-
comes the better for the silver cause.
Bitterness and delay will help the silver
cause daily.
The scheme boldly put forward by the
bankers now is the total destruction Of
silver, the increase Of the bonded debt Of
the United States and the use Of the
bonds as the basis for the issue Of more
national bank shinplasters. No one in
his sober senses would have believed such
a proposition possible. But. embold-
ened by the success which these fellows
have met with in securing special legisls.
tion in the past by corrupt means, they
are now ready to attempt to carry
through any legislation with money, no
matter how Infamous. But the people
seem to be awakening TO the danger, and
notwithstanding the efforts of the most
corrupt and dangerous press in our great
cities that ever menaced the liberties and
we'll bring Of a nation, l believe these
fellows are about to meet their Waterloo.
Yours truly. THos. WREN.