The state herald., 1893-10-20
repeALeas ARE HOPELESS.
They are Catering Upon Fight of En-.
duranos that They DO Not
Exuoat tn win.

They are Catering Upon Fight OF En-
duranos that They DO Not
Expect TO win.
A washingtcn dispatch To the Chicago
Tribune, friend Of repeal, gives d doleful
view Of tho situation from tho goldbug stand
point.
'.Abrahan. Lincoln" said Senator Gallon
TO group Of 1llinoisans this. evening, fused
to have advisers who thought they could end
the war by golng South and treating with the
rebels. He mover opposed these suggestions,
but would listen patiently to them. Then he
would say: go aud treat with them II you
think anything can be done, but you must
do 1t unbeknowbst to me-"
Tho Illinois senator was illustrating the
silver situation on tho eve Of the battle which
10 Intended to decide the fatd Of Unconditional
repeal. Dan VOORHEES, is going Into tho fight
in command Of tie tSpoti FORCES knowing
that everything has been arranged for q
compromise, but this compromise 10 to DO
''unbeknownst" TO him. President Cleveland
has not Lincoln's tact nor voorhees' shrcwd-
ness; and he 10 insisting on knowing through
secretary Carlisle tho things which II ought
to be assumed he does not know.
There are few hopeful persons In Wash.
ington tonight who think that unconditional
repeal 10 going to pass tho Senate. These
hopeful persons believe the Democratic silver
senators who have agreed not to alIbuster
will be kept right up TO tho front In main
taining quorum, and that the silver scna.
tors will be beaten on tho test Of physical en-
durance. Old senators who have been
through many bitter party fight dcridc this
view, and say that by sunrise Thursday morn
ing the supposed majority for repeal viii
have abandoned tho field unless German and
the other Democratic senators who arc man.
aging the compromise movement can private
ly give their colleagues strong reasons for
sitting IL out another night II Is probable
that bad temper and irritation will develop
on both sides Of the chamber, and this may
help to carry the contest further than has
been planned.
But with due allowance for all these draw
backs the general belief is that by next SAiur-
day night compromise will have been reached.
German will then come forward to take the
credit Of II, but he will be entitled to but lit
tie. The truth Is that while Germans evil
AhhucuOc uas N0ihcu ubuiust
repeal 1t has not been In his power to prevent
compromise.
There is notion In some quarters that all
Voorhees,, as chairman Of the finance commit
tee, has 10 do Wednesday Is to begin making
motions to table the various amendments to
the bill which bears his name, aud that In
this way vote on the original measure can
finally be reached. This would imply con-
tinucd right Of recognition which docs not
exist There has also been n dc!usion that
when the dinner hour comes Wednesday
night the silver senator's will try TO force an
adjournment. They have no such intention.
Teller or Stewart, or whoever has the floor,
will 60 right on talking. As tho evening
grows old the silverites will disappear with
the exception Of two or three. Then they
will begin calling for n quorum, which will
require the constant presence Of forty repeal
senators. Then 1t 10 supposed that at about
midnight some repeal senator who Is tired out
will move an adjournment This will proba-
bly, be voted down, as will also other motions
TO the same effect There even may be call
Of the Senate and the scrgcantat-arrns be
sent TO rout delinquent senators from their
beds about the time the cock crows. But in
the end the compromises are sure adjourn
mcnt will come, and when 1t comes the fight
for unconditional repeal 10 ended.