The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-22

not flihuster any longer or obstruct tn,
measure In any way He had hoped that Il
tho result must Le compromise. euch meas
ure would no agreed upon ~ would continue
the purchase Of silver for n much longer period
than this bill provides for O.hor silver men
rnid practically the same thing and II there is
ono who seriously hoped that tho silver men
would get MI that they dcmnnded.that Senator
has not been fonnd.
IA to the Republican attitude the case Ia
quito different. Senator sherman. Senator
Lodge and other Republicans say that they
can only repeat what they have said to tho
Democrats When The Democrats "ame
to them to ask how they stood on
the compromise measure. their only
answer was: Lets see the measure
first. We can't express our opinion until we
know what you propose OF course. the Re-
publicans do know the basis of the compro-
misc in an informal way. and 1t las not been
difficult to get an expression Of opinion from
any OF them under promise that their names
should not be printed. From what they say 1t
10 gathered that the Republicans will vote
against the new bill. This they will do
with the understanding that the bill will pass
both Houses and that the President will sign
It.. They will then go to tile country on 1t. AS
one OF them put it:
IF you ask me how feel as a citizen. tell
pou | am sorry to SEQ the Administration
weaken. II you ask me how feel rs a Repub-
lican. l say am not hilarious: lam simply
content"
The gist OF the Republican opinion Is that
unconditional repeal could have been had.
and that the back down of the repealers is dis
sreditable. With q majority Of ton. they should
not have surrendered. They argue that re-
peal has failed because the repealers
were not earnestly for It, They as
sert that the only good thing In the
original scheme OF tho compromisers
has been abandoned. That was the provision
for an issue OF one hundred or two hundred
millions Of dollars worth OF bonds. They say
that this was a statesmaplike and wise pro-
vision. and has boon abandoned in Difference
to the Southern Senators. who in the lam
Guage Of an Eastern mcmber. Can't bear to
SEQ the banks make n dollar and a halt"
Asked what the prospects are for tho passage
OF tho compromise bill through the House.
they reply that the Republicans will make
little talk. Just enough to define their position
and then tho bill will pass.
The populists have gone to bed determined
to accept nothing hut free silver. and to con-
tinue the flibustcring till they get 1t. or till
thelr wind gives out. OF course they don't
mean to he amusing. but they are They
can't keep up obstruction Cor any length OF
time
The silver mon acknowledge that they had
desperate time trying to continue their NIL
clustering. There were days when they had |
all they could do to find men to keep up the |
talk. Indeed several times it looked as |
though their plans must fail. for human en- |
durance and lung power gave out II thirty or
forty men had so much trouble. fancy the folly |
OF three Popullsts trying to initiate them!
Many Democrats claim a victory for repeal |
and for the Administration. on tho ground |
that in getting repeal n year from now they
arc securing all they demanded. phis is truc.
and II tho Administration had not asked for
repeal the victory would be APP
parent But it gets only conditional repeal
and SO II any side has triumphed it must be
the men who stood for compromise while
for instant repeal. AS to the
failure to provide for an issue OF bonds the
argument Of tho compromisers is that such
provision Is unnecessary. since the authority
10 Issue bonds Is already vested In the Presi-
don't by the terms Of the Redemption act OF
1875.