New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-25
FILIBUSTERS GIVE UP.
REPEAL is NOW ASSURED
SOUTHERN SILVER DEMOCRATS COWEO
AND DRIVEN INTO LINE.
p1r1FUL END OF THEIR BoASTIyG&

AFTER ALL-REPUBLICAN SILVER MEN WILL
NOT GO IT ALoNE"-voTING TO BE-
GIN sooN-MR. GoRMAN's DOWN
FALL-HARRIs PUTS HIS
SKATES on.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBrSEl
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-Out Of the doubt, cons
fusion and bewiderment into which all factions
in the Senate plunged yesterday by
President Cleveland's blunt repudation OF the
so-called Carlisle-Gorman compromise, one
highly unexpected and extremely satisfactory
result has sprung to-day. The flibustering
alliance between the silver State Senator'S and
the anti-repeal Democrats has been definitely
broken. Purely obstructive debate is to stop
absolutely and a vote Is to be taken, by COM
mon consent Of all the conflicting factions. on
the amendments to the Voorhees, billion the
bill itself perhaps-before the end Of the pres
ent week.
The break in the opposition ranks came shortly
before to-day with unlooked-for sudden
ness. The silver State Senator'S had been
somewhat taken aback last Saturday at the
alacrity with which their Democratic allies
rushed to the support of the German Carlisle
compromised compromise which offered almost
nothing to the sver-producing interest while
contemplating a wide and dangerous imitation
Of the silver circulation by the expedient OK
coming the Governments seigniorage on both
past and prospective silver purchases. To the
mining State Senator's the Democratic COM
promise seemed practically worthless as con-
cession to their local industries. while 1t left
them politically in a far worse position for
future campaigning than even the success Of
repeal pure and simple.
SILVER REPUBLICANS MAKE A STAND.
ba froy he
House which destroyed the compromise and set
the knees of the compromisers knocking together
the silver Republicans determined that they
would not again undertake to block the way to
a vote unless they should receive assurances
from the anti-repea Democrats either that
filibustering fight should be made to finish
or that much more adequate concessions to sill.
yer should be embodied in the final agreement.
During the greater part of the "test-of-en-
durance' struggles the majority OF the silver
Democrats had given only a negative assist
ance TO the fiibusters many OF them helping
in all instances to maintain Mr.. Voorhees's
quorum. II the fight to go on now the
Republican silver Senator'S insisted that the
ant-repeal Democrats must enter actively into
the campaign Of obstruction. Withholding their
votes to break the quorum when necessary
and taking turns at holding the floor In da-
tory debate.
I-p to last night so incensed were the silver
leaders on the Democratic side against the
President for his interference with the COM
| promise project that they loudly proclaimed
their intention 10 el,gare IN actiys filibusterin3
| and to die in their tracks rather than yield
| to Presidential coercion. After one nights
| rest however, during which the dread OF Ex-
| ecutive vengeance had time to suppiant the
first blind rage Of disappointment. the anti
repeal Democrats came to the Capitol wholly
linn in purpose and wavering in courage. Ac-
customed for years to be beaten and cuffed into
submission by the strong hand Of the party
leader in the White House, their spirit, quickly
cowed. needed only to be put to single test
to vanish utterly.
TESTING DEMOCRATIC COURAGE.
This test was supplied by the silver
Republicans and the Popuists, who feared and
distrusted the failing courage OF their trembling
allies Early in Mr.. Stewards speech the lack
of a quorum being painfully evident Mr.. Power.
Of Montana. asked for a call of the Senate.
On the roll call more than quorum of Sena-
tors responded among them some of the silver
Democrats who had been promising to filibuster.
To make the test more decisive. Mr.. Kyle next
made a dilatory motion. hoping TO show tho
lack of voting quorum. This result was
easy of accomplishment, many pairs being an
nounced on both sides. But when after am
other roll CALL on the second vote several silver
Democrats exchanged pairs so as to make the
quorum good the silver State leaders decided
to aba ndon obstructive tactics for good. and in
terpose unnecessary obstacles to reaching
vote They would as they announced, no
longer struggle to pull political chestnuts out OF
the fire for the weak-spirited and demoralized
Democratic compromisers.
Mr.. Jones. of Nevada continued his speech
during the greater part of the afternoon, AMI
said that he would finish 1t on another occasion
as speedily he could. For himself and his
colleagues. he added on yielding the floor for the
day, they desired now only to complete their un-
| finished remarks, and allow a conclusion to be
reao he'd thereafter on the pending bill quickly
tie Senate saw MT. Mr. Jones will probably
consume the greater part OF tomorrow, and Mr..
| Stewart and Mr.. Teller will occupy Thursday.
| There seems to be no reason therefore why the
voting on the amendments should not begin on
| Friday. and run, with some dc hate each,
| through the succeeding days into the next week.
| This, at least, is the expectation of Senators on
| both sides. and few are now yenturing To predict
prolongation of the struggle for repeal beyond
| November !.
| MIR. CLEVELAND'S ABSOLUTE MASTERY.
| The absolutely mastery Of President Cleve.
land over the most refractory elements in
his own party never shown more strikingly
than in the present utter collapse of the for.
midabe and apparently successful compromise
movement, started last Saturday by the Lead
ers of the Senate Democracy. THE clock at
| the White House strikes the hour and the
cuckoos here put their heads out of their boxes
to tell US what time OF day it is" said Mr..
Morgan last week, in scornful reference to the
subserviency of certain Democratic Senator's to
Administration influence. The taunt which the
Alabama statesman meant to cast at the Pres
| ident's following has now recoed the whole
| body of Democrats in the Senate. Four-fifths Of
| them had joined Saturday in giving their
| concurrence to what they considered a satis-
factory settlement OF the repeal issue. A ma
jorty Of them had for weeks been protesting
! that the Voorhees, bill should pass over their
| dead parliamentary bodies. Yet on the crack
of the lash from the White House yesterday the
| four-fifths majority Of Democratic compro-
| misers rushed to so wildly that several
| of them were crushed breathless in the
stampede. and the blatant last ditchers'' of
the last three months are now apologetically