Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-11
Senators Inclined to Follow Their
Own Wishes.
AND The PRESIDENT.
Considering the Political Effects
Of the Silver Fight.
T HE SIT UATION TO-DAY

There Is great deal Of feeling manifest
ed by some of the Senators over the state
ment that the administratio wants Con-
gress to take recess without any sort OF
action on the silver question If the Senate
raiis to reach vote on unconditional re-
peal 1t Is very well understood that the
test OF endurance to be entered upon to-
night will decide whether or not a vote can
De had on unconditional repeal. If the Of
tort falls number Of Senators who haze
been supporting the administration, though
their personal feelings inclined them to-
ward some substitute for the Sherman law,
viii feel that they have done their duty by
the administration, and will then be at lib
erty to try to settle the differences in the
party by a proposition different from that
presented by Mr.. Cleveland. They therefore
receive with disfavor the suggestion that II
they fail to repeal the Sherman law in lust
the way Mr.. Cleveland would have 1t done
tney must quit for the time and attempt to
do nothing until the silver men have had
an opportunity to revise their conscience
ana become wiser under the pressure of
public sentiment,
LegislatiOn of Some Kind.
1t Is claimed that large majority Of the
Senate. made up Of republicans, silver men
and many Of the democrats who are now
supporting the administration, will insist
that there must be legislation Of some sort
before any recess or adjournment is taken.
Their argument is that every one is in IA
vor Of the repeal of the Sherman law; that
the democrats are pledged to it's repeal, and
that the only principle involved is that de-
mand1ng the repeal. The manner Of the
repeal-whether there shall be a substitute
for the law carried with the repeal or
whether 1t shall go without a new law-is a
matter OF policy merely. They claim, there
fore, that they are compelled to repeal the
law, and that il 1t Is impossible to do SO un-
conditionally they must make such condi-
tions as will accomplish the repeal. In this
spirit they propose to stay here until some
thing Is done. Otherwise they say that the
democratic party will be discredited before
the country and disrupted from within.
Thinking OF Political Eject.
The fight has reached that stage now
where the effect of the situation on parties
Is being considered. The republicans are
not disposed to do any more toward help
ing the democratic administration than
their duty or their conception of their duty
to their constituents demands. The demo-
cratic managers, on the other hand, are
trying o get out Of their embarrassment
with as little injury to their party organi-
zation as possible.
One Of the arguments made for a compro-
mise. and approved by some of those who
are supporting the administration at this
time. is that If the Sherman law is repealed
Internationally that act will be followed al
most Immediately by the passage through
both houses of a radical silver bill, men
who have fought for unconditional repeal
aiding 1t. Such bill would be passed
would not be approved by MIR. Cleveland.
and therefore could not become a law, but
1t would result in a break in the democratic
party which could never be mended.
This talk, whatever 1t amounts to, is be-
ing INDUCED in by prominent men. and its
repetition indicates the state Of affairs in
Congress and shows that the party equa-
ton" enters seriously into the fight which
begins tonight.