Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-19
RePEALERS ARE HOPELESS.
They are Catering Upon Fight of Ea-
durance that Thry Do Not
Expect to Win,


A Washington Dispatch to the Chicago
Tribune. friend Of repeal, gives doleful
view Of the situation from the goldbug stand
point.
abraham Lincnln," said Senator Cullom
TO group of IllinoIsans this evening, fused
to have advisers who thought they could end
the war by going South and treating with the
rebels. He never opposed these suggestions,
but would listen patiently 10 them. Then he
would say: GO and treat with them II you
think anything can be done, but you must
do It unbckEownst to me-"
The Illinois senator was illustrating the
silver situation on the eve OF the battle which
Is intended to decide the fate Of unconditional
repeal. Dan Voorhees, is going into the fight
In command Of the repeal forces knowing
that every thing has been arranged for
compromise but this compromise Is to be
"unbeknownst" to him. President Cleveland
has not Lincoln's tact nor Voorhees, shrewd-
ne IS, and he Is insisting on knowing through
secretary Carlisle the things which 1t ought
70 be assumed he docs not know.
There are few hopeful persons In Wash
ington tonight who think that unconditional
repeal Is going to pass the Senate. These
hopeful persons believe the Democratic silver
will be kept right up to the front In main
tanning quorum, and that the silver sena-
tors will be beaten on the test OF physical en-
durance. Old senator's who have been
through many a bitter party fight deride this
view, and say that by sunrise Thursday morn
ing the supposed majority for repeal will
have abandoned the field unless German and
the other Democratic senators who arc man
anI ba mt mt nriV
ly give their colleagues strong reasons for
sitting 1t out another night 1t Is probable
that bad temper aud irritation Will develop
on both sides of the chamber, and this may
help TO carry the contest further than has
been planned.
But with due allowance for all these draw
backs the general belief is that by next sAtur-
day night compromise will have been reached.
German will then come forward TO take the
credit Of 1t, but he will be entitled to but lit
tle The truth Is that while Gorman's evil
influence has worked against unconditional
repeal IL has not been In his power TO prevent
compromise.
There Is notion In some quarters that all
Voorhees,, us chairman of the finance commit
tee, has to do Wednesday Is to begin making
motions to table the various amendments to
the bill which bears his name, and that In
this way vote on the original measure can
finally be reached. This would imply con-
tinued right of recognition which does not
exist. There has also been a deluslon that
when tho dinner hour comes Wednesday
night the silver senators will try to force an
adjournment. They have no such intention.
Teller or Stewart, or whoever has tho floor,
will go right on talking. As the evening
grows old the silycrltes will disappear with
the exception Of two or three. Then they
will begin calling for q quorum, which will
require the constant presence Of forty repeal
senators. Then 1t is supposed that at about
midnight some repeal senator who Is tired out
will move an adjournment. This will proba-
bly, be voted down, as will also other motions
TO the same effect There even may be call
Of the Senate and the sergenntat-arms be
sent to rout delinquent senators from their
beds about the time the cock crows. But In
the end the compromisers are sure adjourn
ment will come, and when it comes the fight
for unconditional repeal 10 ended.