Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-13
A PARTY QUESTION
Senator Quay Says a Democratic Silver
Bill il Being Prepared
Compromise VIII Come In Three Days
significant Utterances by PENN
sylvania Senators.

A delegation Of about seventy-five promf-
hent business men and manufacturers
came over from Philadelphia this morning
In special car to urge the two Senators
representing their state to unite their ef-
forts tn securing the immediate and uncon-
ditfonal repeal Of the Sherman act. They
were received by Senators Quay and
Cameron in the room Of the committee on
patents, and significant things were said
by the Senators. Many short and pithy
speeches, all in favor of repeal and full Of
reasons therefor, were made by William
r. Tucker, c. s. Patterson. George w.
Burnham, Theo. Justice, F. b. Reeves, w.
w. Foulkrod, ]. j. Altemus. William Wood
MFR. Earnshaw, Joshua Bailey and M
Harding. these gentlemen representing the
diversified interests OF PhiiadeiphAa-
In rep1y Senator Cameron assured them
that he was glad they had come. and he be-
uaved the expressions of views they gave
were earnest and truthful. He agreed Win
them, he said. absolutely IN the ueslia
bility of the repeal Of the sherman law
and had never had any other feeling In re-
gard to that subject. 1t was makeshi1t
and cowardy 70 begin with. he DeleVeo
the result of the action OK the oenm.e
would be beneficial to the country. Inc
Senate was on the eve OF a settlement Oh
the question but for himself he had been
ready to vote at any time He should vote
against repeal unless there was something
to take its place.
He believed in the use of both metals
1t was better, he thought to suffer little
II need be, until the country could get on a
true bimetailic basis. Mr.. Cameron denieo,
as had been charged BY some papers, that ne
was interested in either a gold or silver
mine so far as his reasons for voting as
he had suggested were concerned, the SehA-
tor said he did not care to discuss them.
/ Mr.. QuAy's Position.
Mr. Quay said 1t was not necessary Tor
him to talk. His position was understood
He would vote against the free coinage OF
silver. He was opposed to the Sherman act
when 1t was passed and would now vote
for its unconditional repeal, but not for It's
conditional repeal Referring to the action
OF the Senate last night. Mr.. Quay said
that when the body adjourned at o'clock
this morning he regarded the unconditional
repeal Of the Sherman act as doomed II
could never be passed, not because the ma
joritv was not for it. but because as the
acting presiding officer had said to him
last night, of the utter impotence OF the
Senate to carry out its will
Conditional repeal would be passed, Mr.
Quay said. within the next three to ten
days probably within three. Heretofore the
contest has been between Cleveland ana
faction Of the democratic party and repub-
leans on the one hand and q combination
Of cotton and silver states on the other
Henceforth, added Mr.. Quay, significantly,
the bill will pass entirely into the manage
ment of the democratic party. They are
now formulating a bill to present to their
caucus upon which all factions of the party
can unite. and 1t will be passed, II passed
at all, by a party vote. The terms or the
bill do not know. but think 1t provides
for the coinage Of silver and will be demo-
cratic measure"