The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
The Primary Plan.
SENATOR DANIELS POSITION.
The Silver Men May Be Deprived Of a
Leader.

The following is an extract from an
article in the New York Journal Of Com
merce and Commercial Bulletin Of yes
terday:
In this connection # is significant that
the silver men i'm the Senate may Doe de-
prived of one Of their strongest support
ers Senator Deniel, of Virginia, in and
out of the Senate has proclaimed his
belief i'm silver and because OF the stand
taken by President Cleveland against that
metal Che relations between him and the
old Dominion Senator were a good deal
strained. 10 has already been pointed out
in these dispatches that the only hope Of
the silver men preventing action in the
Senate. so long as the rules remain UNI
changed. is by hhbustering. and Senator
Daniel has been confidently counted upon
as one Of the men 20 lead the hlibuster-
ing II is now said that owing 10 the
change i'm public sentiment I'm his State
Mr.. Daniel would not dare 10 take part
I'm q hiibuster, although he might be will
ing by other means 90 oppose the bring
ing of the question 10 a direct vote as
long as possible But 20 place himself
I'm the attitude Of defeating consideration
Of measure which a majority Of his
constituents have declared 20 be harm
ful and opposed 10 their best interests
would be a policy so dangerous that IL
would be sure 90 result 70 his political
disadvantage, and Mr. Daniel is not yet
ready TO retire from the Senate. The
same thing is said about two other men
on whom the silver ranks confidently
counted and who hitherto have been as
conspicuous i'm their advocacy of the
white metal as have Stewart and Teller.
They are the two Alabama senator's.
Pueh and Morgan. The latter is especial
ly noted for mis- capacity 20 make long
speeches and when the object of the OPP
position is 10 consume time a man who
can talk for six or seven hours az
stretch and keep up that sort OF thing
for days Is a most valuable ally. But
Alabama, according 20 the reports re-
ceived I'm Washington. has seen the light,
and the people Of Alabama, like the peO-
pie Of the North. are asking TO be re-
lieved OF the great financial incubus
Senator Morgan is still I'm Paris as one
OF the arbitratOrs in the BehNng sea case
and Of course. his position on the ques-
ton Is not knOwn-in fact. IL Us doubt
ful If he will be able TO be in Washing
ton for some time 20 come. but that Ala
bama should be tired OF the silver craze
is wonderfully significant.
Just now the silver men have agreed
upon nothing. All that they seem 10 be
agreed upon is In declaring that n the
Sherman law is repealed they must be
given something else lust as good" but
what that something else Gust as good"
is neither Stewart nor Teller nor Bland
nor any other Of the white metallists have
formulated In precise language The fact
is they cannot agree on what they DO
want. Some OF them want absolute free
COMA ye, others will be content with free
coinage OF American silver; the repeal OF
the State hank tax will be satisfactory
TO a certain wing; while various other
propositions. come Of them indinerently
good and others exceedingly bad all have
their supporters and admirers. princi
pally limited TO their authors. and which
find no favor anywhere else. Perhaps
when Congress meets something may
come out OF this chaos but the outlook
now is doubtful and this Is where the
repealers have the great technical advan-
tage. They are united on one project. and
that alone IL what they are fighting FOR.
/. IS the difference between we'll dis
ciplined comI act army and an i'll disci-
plined rab5le thrice its size.
Ted