The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-17
TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1898.


sum AuNSthfs
That wicked Senator sherman, he
still stands and will not make any move
towards repeating the Sherman silver
coinage act. He has told the Demo-
Gratis that If they can find amongst
their own ten Democratic Senators
who will pledge themselves to vote
for repeal Of the bill, lie will pledge
himself to find enough Republican
Senators to put the bill through. As
the Democrats have thirty-eight
straig ht-out Senators, to say nothing
about the Populists who usually vote
with them. why do they not make
move towards having the bill repealed.
ii they were anything like united
they would tind no trouble in getting
enough votes from the Republicans to
carry out their purpose.
But the fact OF the matter is the
Democratic party is In favor OF I'M
limited free coinage OF silver, and well
does John sherman know it, and well
do the Democratic papers know it
who are calling out to him to lead III
repeating his own bill. John sherman
il afraid to have his bill repealed that
allows tho coinage Of 4.50o0o0 ounces
OF silver month for fear it would be
followed by an unlimited free coinage
bill. for which two. thirds of the Demo
Gratis in the Senate would vote and
one-thlrd of the Republicans: those
from this silver states, would vote with
them. John Sherman is not drawing
Democratic chestnuts out of the fire At
the present time.
He does not ask the Democrats to
furnish majority OF the votes neces-
sary to repeal the bill, he only asks for
the pledge OF ten votes and he Will
find the balance. But the Democrats
cannot find those ten straight anti
silver votes In the Senate in their own
party, and of course Sherman's propo-
eition falls. And now the anti-Demo-
cratic silver papers are calling the
Senator nil kinds Of bad names for not
helping the Democrats out OF their
trouble. We do not believe the sturdy
old Ohio Senator is going to 10 caught
with such Democratic chat.
1t is we'll known that Senator Shor-
man is not in favor of his own bill
permitting the coinage OF 100000
ounces OF silver per month. but it was
only compromise measure which
he threw In to prevent an unlimited
free coinage bill from passing. Acting
upon the principle that half loaf was
better than no bread. ha did the best
he could. and by permitting 1880, 600 "A
month to be coined he prevented un-
limited coinage. The situation is the
same yet. II the Sherman act was re-
psaled it would open a way 10 free
silver act and thereby in getting clear
of the Sherman silver act we will have
unlimited free silver just as two thirds
OF the Democratic party want.
II tho Democrats want the sherman
bill repealed let them repeal it, They
have majority OF l5O in the House,
let them put it through that body first
and then the Senate can make up its
mind what to do We are not sure
anyhow that there is any pressing
necessity for the repeal Of the Sher-
man act. 1t Is bar against unlimited
free coinage, ard it is afiordlng n cir
culating medium commensurate with
the business needs Of the country. The
greatest pressure Tor the repeal OF the
Sherman act comes from Wall street
and other heavy mnuceyd centers,
The question Is whether the inter.
ests OF money spectators and tho
laboring and producing classes OF the
country are identical. We have our
doubts about that. The country
needs more money. VIC have had
more since the Sherman silver net hus
been in operation, and after NIL it
might be better to hold ON with what
We have got than rush into the free
coinage malstrom or to risk tho re
peal Of the Sherman act.