The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

The unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clause Of the Sherman
silver law is now regarded by un.
pref diced people as a dead issue,
because of the confessed inability
to bring the Voorhees, bill to vote
in the senate. The silver senator's
recognize their power and are
now more exacting as to
the compromise amendment that
they will accept than they
have been at any time since the
debate began, and although the
chances favor the adoption of the
compromise there is possibility
that through their exaction nothing
will be done, the Voorhees, bill
being merely left on the calendar
TO die. The compromise that has
been endorsed by the largest mum.
Der Of senators who would vote for
unconditional repeal, if they could,
provides for the suspension of the
purchase of silver until all the sill
yer bullion now in the treasury
shall have been coined, after which
1900, 600 ounces per month are to
be purchased and coined until the
total of the silver currency reaches
$500, 900 600; also that 5000, o00,-
600 of bonds shall be at once issued
to increase the gold reserve fund
of the treasury. The sill er men do
not like the idea of new bond
issue, but that will be insisted upon
by the repealers. 1t is not proba
Die that any definite action will be
taken until next week, but so GER.
tam are many senators and repre-.
seEtatives that next week will end
the long struggle in some way that
they are preparing to visit the
Worlds Fair, it being expected
that congress will take two weeks
recess as soon as the matter is
settled.
Representative Cooper, of Texas,
ia responsible for unique PROPOSE.
ton for settlement OF the silver
question. He has introduced a bill
requesting the governors of all the
states to call general election of
the people in November TO vote upon
the question of free coinage of
silver, the election 10 be conducted
in the manner of elections to select
members of the legislature, and the
the result to be officially certified to
congress by the governors. That
!, would show unquestionably wha'
a majority of the people wish con
gress to do, and the majority ls a
least supposed to govern this coun
try.
Whether President Cleveland
really intended to slap the senators
o who have refused to do his bidding
in voting for the repeal bill, wher
he made that speech at the capito
centennial, is more than you
n correspondent would undertake tt
n say positively, but it is certain tina
his remarks were so taken by tn
senator's, and equally certain tina
the slaps have been returned witt
:, more than interest by senators o
lie his own party. Senator Morgan
I. while not once becoming unparlia
As mentary, made his meaning plain t
all. He said: ono man in office
however high; no monopolst il
d vested with power, however suprem
Of and extensive; no man, whatever hi
powers may be can either exonerat
me from the discharge of my dut
to grant the people all of thei
Of constitutional rights, nor can an
AZ man crowd me into silence when
III choose to speak. This is an aren
in which have the honor to be on
Of the ambassadors of a sovereig
state, whose sutfrages shall not t
a. taken from her without her consen
y ard where have got the right {
y. full and free speech. And althoug
r. it may make the ears of charlatal
sore to listen to me; although m
words may burn them like cinders
~ yet it is my duty here in til
~ presence of God and in this angus
y presence-it is my duty to the sta
- whose ambassadorial credentials
~ hold-to stand here and defend IL
constitutional rights of my co
stituents as long as, in my jud!
vs. ment. the defense IN annronriat