The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-08
FIGHT FOR WHITE METAL,
Both Sides Anxious for the Bat
tie to Begin.
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE.
Burke Cochrane Will Lead the Anti.
Silver Men.
Dick Bland WIN Again Head the Army il
Favor of Free Coinnge-Proposition
Made Looking to Discussion of
the Question at Once.

time in many years, antl-free coinage
men are an aggressive element in the
house OF representatives. Since the de-
monetization of silver in 1873, silver men
have been the aggressive element in every
Congress, and have yearly demanded that
silver be restored to its place as money
metal. The militant is still to the front,
but there has suddenly appeared an
equally aggressive spirit among the hith-
erto conservative anti-fre coinage men
who have suddenly assumed the aggres-
sive and demanded that the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act be repealed,
and that it be done Internationally and
at once.
The leader of this element is a man who
never follows but always leads, Hon.
Bourke Cochran of New York. He has
been known for many years as the high
chieftain of Tammany, as one of the
greatest orators of the day. But now he
appears in a new role as the popularity
recognized champion of the Presidents
financial policy in the halls of Congress.
1t is this element that has Cochran at
its head that today hoists the black flag
and declared no quarter to the advocates
of free coinage. The immediate and I'M
conditional repeal of the Sherman act
without reference to the committee, is the
policy of Cochran, and he today conferred
with silver men to induce them to agree
upon plan whereby the issue will be
| fought in the halls of Congress without
waiting for the appointment OF a COM
mittee.
| According to Mr.. Bland no agreement
on the subject Of the silver debate in the
house is probable just yet. He said this
evening to reporter of the Associated
Press that Cochran and himself had been
| talking about the matter but no author
lied proposition had been made and no
conclusion reached. 81 told Cochran
that would consult with those inter
ested with me in regard to the question
but have not yet been able to do so.''
what were the terms of the PROPOSE
ton Cochran made?'
''There has been nothing definite pro-
posed as yet. Mr.. Cochran asked if we
would consider proposition looking to
| an Advancement under which the silver
question could be discussed at once and |
told him we would listen to him.
"What condition or limitation will be
acceptable to the silver men ?''
'sWe do not want undue delay or action
in the premises - responded Mr.. Bland,
'sbut we must have opportunity to offer,
discuss and vote upon amendments which
we shall offer to bill to repeal the Sher-
can be, in my opinion, no agreement re-
garding the matter.
The position of Mr.. Bland is accepted
by the anti-sllver men as an indication
that the free coinage people will stub
| bornly contest every stage of the repeal
and yield nothing that is not wrestedg by
| force of superior strength on successive
roll calls, if indeed the repeating men
have numerical strength to successfully
force the issue to determination.
In statement to the press tonight Mr..
Cochran explained that his proposition to
Mr.. Bland related rather to measures
than to time. 1.-THE whole question" he
said, sis exhausted in three propositions.
"First-To repeal the silver purchase
act Internationally.
"Second-To repeal the silver purchase
law and revive the Bland act of 1878.
tsThird-To repeal the silver purchase
law and provide for the free coinage of
silver.''
nMy SUCCESSION is that these be offered
to the house in turn and be debated, as
fast as they are defeated, if they should
be defeated. Let everybody talk that
wants to. and on these three propositions
everybody can be heard.'
"What limit OF time do you propose?'
81 shall make none not entirely agree
able to Mr.. Bland. But what 1 want,
and if you please what anti-silver men
want, is that the country may know that
this house will go right to work on the
subject at once and come to vote at
some time. That is the main thing to be
desired, that tie country be assured OF
action.''
Representative Bynum, who is credited
with being an associate of Cochran in his
effort to bring about an agreement, said,
when asked about the matter: 81
should consider it rather an unparlia-
mentary proceeding to enter upon debate
in advance OF full organization of the
House. Still it might be don9 by re-
solving the House into committee of the
whole upon the state of the Union, and
utilizing the time until the committees
are appointed and ready to work. am
in favor repeal of the Sherman law
1t is improbable that at the caucus
which the Republicans have called for
tomorrow morning they will take up and
discuss the question of party policy. The
caucus is called for the purpose of deter
mining who shall be chosen as representa-
tives of the minority of the clerical and
working forces of the Senate.
Concerning the policy of the party
a prominent senator on the floor and in
caucus, and who has heretofore been q
stalwart partisan, said this evening that
the Republicans were anxiously awaiting
the suggestions of the president. ''The
Republicans, - said he, fare too patriotic
to attempt to prevent anything that is fol
the good OF the country, and If there is
any measure that Democrats can possibly
agree upon that will restore the conf
dence of the people, we as party will
support it,.
PEOPLE OF INDIA SUFFERING.