The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Democrats Are Divided Over the
Administration Policy.
NEXT SESSION WILL Be LIVELY.
siIverItes Are stn Muttering aud May
Openly Rebei-Question OF the Tariff
Not settled-Fres Coal VIII he OPP
posed In tho Sen ate by Democrats

WAsHINGToH. Nov. II. The Democratic
themselves In antagonism TO the admins
tration on the silver question, and who
are still smarting under their defeat, are
manifesting a very restless feeling concern
ing other questions in which the admins
tration takes deep interest, especially
those relating to tariff revision and Ha-
waiian interference. These parties are
tion Of the president and Secretary Gres-
ham on Hawaiian affairs, and are likely to
take very bold stand against the admin
istration unless they meanwhile make out
q better defense than has thus far been
presented. There exists now q very oon
servative element in the majority in both
houses on tariff revision, and any attempt
to force any radical changes In rates or
methods
VIII He Strongly Antagonised.
A prominent Democratic leader said to-
day, on this subject, 1T would not sur.
prise me to see the party almost Is much
divided ON these two questions a. they
were on silver" He was surprised to note
the change which had taken place within
the past ten days among leading Demo
Gratis from, the east and West on tariff and
financial lsgislation, in which the admin
istration Is deeply concerned. There 10
every indication pointing to one OF the
most turbulent and exciting sessions Of
congress which has been experienced since
the old time sectional issues OF slavery.
Party lines, under existing circum.
stances, are held very loosely. The antag-
onisms of the silver men are likely to
break out once more against the admins
tratioD, IL any attempt IL mads to ad opt
financial policy which is unfriendly to that
metal, The silver advocates are agitated
on the forthcoming message and Secretary
Carlisle's report.on the silver question. II
the president and secretary persist in
Forcing the white Metal to the Rear.
and accumulsting gold in the treasury by
he sale of bonds. there will be another
desperate struggle between the friends OF
,se yellow and white metals.
Chairman Wilson has thus FAR been un-
ble to secure fill meeting of the Demo.
ratio members of the ways and means
ommittee. Burke Cochran of New York
"a not taken any part in the preparation
( the tariff bill, and it is understood he is
ot in sympathy with the radical ten
leucies of southern members of the com
nittee
The Question of Free Coal
: giving the committee a good deal OF
trouble The subcommittee put it on the
free list, but the opposition continues to
be very active, and embraces good many
prominent men.
A well known Democratic senator re-
marked to-day that no bill which put coal
on the free list could pass the senate. He
said further that radical tariff bill, In his
opinion, would get through the house, but
he doubted very much II such bill could
pass the senate. At any rate, he said, free
trade would mot 20 through the senate.
and he mentioned four Democratic sena-
tors who would vote against it TO his
knowledge, the two from West Virginia
and the two from Maryland, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that there were sew
eral others who would DO the same thing.