The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-25

cOnuV1Onhl repeal ana mourning clse WIS
known yesterday morning. Just as the CON
promisers had victory within their GRASP. con
ferences OF all factions nj once took place
and rs soon as tho Senators had recovered
b from their surprise nm attempt was made u
~ form new line OF battle. The Republicans
4. ne q rule were inclined at frat to be pleased
with the situation evidently thinking that j
would be politically very advantageous to them
The repeal Dom ocrats who had been led to sigr
i the compromise proposition were indignant
~ beyond words, and Disguised Mt having been
led into such n trap. but those OF them who
y stood out and refused to join In tho compro-
mise. congratulated themselves on having dis
played great wisdom AZ for those Demo.
cratic Senators who had engineered the COM
"a promise movement. they were so astonished
and discouraged that thcy knew not what to
say.
This was particularly true OF Senator Cor
q man. who Il is well known has been engaged
for several weeks IL mn effort to bring the
Democrats together in favor OF q compromise
that could be put through the Senate by Dem
ocratic votes. and for which the Democratic
party would get the credit with one stroke
& the President had undone tho work that Mr.
German and his party associates had accom-
plished. and while they take their medicine
with rs good face as possible. they do
a not hesitate to say that they were be-
4 trayed by the Administration. No direct
proof is yet forthcoming OF the charge that
z Secretary Carlisle and the President led Mr..
I German and the other compromisers to sup
pose that they would BIO willing to accept any
thing less than the unconditional repeal Of the
Sherman law. but 1t is quite likely that that
proof will be furnished before the history OF
the struggle for silver repeal shall have been
written.
It seems impossible that such q shrewd poll
tical manager as Mr.. German or such devoted
friends OF the Administration as Senators
Gray White OF Louisiana. and Palmer should
have been led into the mistake Of misinter-
preting the assurances given to them by the
\ Secretary Of the Treasury. Mr.. Voorhees,. 1t is
true. did not sign the compromise agreement
but this was because 1t was in the
shape OF communication addressed
to himself and did not therefore
require his signature. But that he sanctioned
It and would have presented 1t to the Senate
had majority OF the Dem ocrats signed there
is no reason whatever to doubt TWAS on Mr..
Voorhees's statement. indeed. that the Admin
istration would accept the compromise pro-
posed that Senator Palmer Of Illinois. the last
man to agree to 1t. signed the compromise.
sSenators German. Faulkner. Ransom. Cock
roll. and other Democrats who were active in
the compromise movement will not talk for
publication at this time, but there Is the very
highest authority for the statement that they
regard themselves as the victims Of misplaced
confidence and for the further statement that
they did receive the plain and unequlvo-
cal assurances OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury that tho compromise proposed
would not be especially Objectionable
to the Administration. and. in addition.
the plain and not to be misunderstood
intimation from the President himself that |
Secretary Carlisle spoke by authority. iester- |
day. when the Presidents announcement came
to the Senate officially that unconditional re- |
peal must stand. the repealers and the COM
promisors could not believe their ears. The |
repealers were the first t. recover their wits. |
and in hot haste withdrew their signatures |
from the compromise agreement which they
felt that they had signed under false pre-
tences and thus vanished into air the last at
tempt OF the silver men to whip the minority
OF their party into compromise.
Senators Gray. Lindsay. and other friends OF
the Administration who had joined in the
compromise movement We're at first loud In
their denuncations OF the vacillatlng course
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury. and many
things were said that it would not be pleasant
for tho President and his Cabinet advisors to
hear. Later in the day. however. these indie-
nant Administration Senators became cooler
and decided that 1t would not do at oil to have
auueston OF vsracity raised between them-
selves and the President and the Secretary Of
the Treasury. and they at once made denial Of
the truth OF everything they had been charged
with having said az to the attitude Of the Ad-
minstration toward the compromise bill
indeed. these Senators won't further as they
penetrated into the situation. and they denied
ever having consulted tho Secretary OF the
Treasury as to his wishes or those OF the Pres
ident with regard to repeal They said that
they had called upon him last Friday. not for
the purpose OF asking his opinion. but to con-
fer with him as to the effect OF the proposed
compromise upon the finances Of the
Government They proiessed great indigna.
tion ut the idea that Senators OF the
United States should ask for the opinion
Of the Secretary of the Treasury or the Presi-
dent OF the United States and threw them.
selves back on the alleged dignity OF members
of theluppe riiouse OF Congress. Unfortunately
for Mr.. Lindsay. however. he is unable to es-
cape altogether. for early in the evening he
had made to the correspondent of the Louis
Vile Courier Journal this statement. which was
teieRraphed to that paper last night:
"Of course. l should not have put my name
to the letter ii had not believed 1t to be. II not
agreeable. at least not Objectionable. to the
Administration people. thought | had good
reasons for believing that the President and
the Secretary OF the Treasury would not
seriously object to the terms Of the agree
ment."
This is as strong as any Of the AdmInistra-
tion Senators who signed the compromise
agreement will state the case for publication.
but privately they have some very hard criti-
cisms to make upon those who led them into
their great mistake. The Republican Sena-
tors. who seemed to be very much tickled yes
terday when the bursting OF the compromise
took place. having slept over the matter seem
to be inclined to-day 10 think that they have
made great political blunder. There was "A
good chance to play the game Of politics. but
now the Republicans realize that by negecting
TO take the Dull by tho horns while the Demo-
Gratis wore split into factions they have lost
the chance to make political capital oil II very
valuable and available kind. They now realize |
most Clearly that within the next few days an
unconditional repeal bill VIII be passed as u
strictly Democratic party measure. although
they Will be obliged to vote for It.
When Senator sherman dealt the cause OF |
unconditional repeal tho most serious blow 1t |
had received up to that time by announcin. |
that 1t could not be accomplished and that
QOmpcomlsa would ln the rnhIiII liza uuckIY