The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-02
THE STRUGGLE FOR REPEAL.
RUMoRs or COMPROMISE THAT NAVE
No EOUSDA1ION Nv FACT

.Narthca Has Utsheartened and -AnErred
Southern Fres CoiuaE. Senators and
Caused Them to Brenh Their Pledge Not
TO FIiibuster Against TakinE q Vote,
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-Among tho many re-
ports that have boon in circulation during the
past few days regarding probable compro-
mise in the Senate on the silver question 10 ono
to tho effect that twcnty-n five Republican Sena-
tors have agreed TO the following alternative
proposition; To allow the Sherman act 10
stand for two years from date ind then go out
of operation. or TO repeal the Sherman act and
purchase and coin 100000 ounces OF silver
each month for three years. and sell $780,
100000 worth OF bonds for gold 1t Is
said that this ALLEGED agreement was
tho subject OF u Cabinet conference ut the
White House last night Tho correspondent
OF TIT Sun is able to state. on the very best
authority. that the Republican Senators have
not agreed to this proposition or to any other
looking to n compromise. and will not. under
any circumstances. listen to any compromise
proposition that does not come formally and
officially from the Administration. There was
. conference at the White House last night
and there Is another to. light. and the situa-
ton in the Senate Is being talked over by the
Cabinet officials with very grave faces. Tho
ADM nlstration however. does not expect de-
isAt III iHt StHute. NM Is Hol HOW CVHblutflHS
the necessity OF making anv concession to the
e.ver men.
senator Henderson OF Nebraska. one OF the
RerGb lcans who has been very lukewarm oil
the subject OF unconditional repeal. has been
for several days pa-t suggesting to his col
leagues the ndvisati!itv oi holding II marty
conference. with u view To- talking over the
terms o: u compromise % tho basis OF that
above quoted, his idea heinG. however. that
the COL! purchase should amount to at least
S3,WuOO.WU. But Mr.. Henderson did not
meet with encouragement from the Republi-
csn leaders. They admit that il Il compro.
mise measure becomes necessary Il must
he based urcn n heavy gold purchase,
but they stand firm in the determination
that II compromise proposition of any SOFT
must be- suggested by the Administration.
These Republican Senators. however. do not
believe that any compromise is among the
possibilities Of the situation. As for the Dem
ocratic senators who arc friendly to silver.
they are advocating several compromise prop
ositions. Including those OF Senators Faulkner.
Jones OF Arkansas. Squire. and others. but no
sort OF agreement has been been reached with
regard to any OF them. compromise upon
which Republicans. except those from the
mining States. and the Southern Democrats
could agree would undoubtedly DO very dim.
cult matter to arrange.
A Democratic Senator sail to the CORE
sDJndent OF THE Sun to- night that II uncon-
dttionai repeal is defeated in the Senate and
compromise silver Till agreed to- President
to blame Tor it." This Senator has been WORK.
ding night and day tor ths past month in the
thu shape In which it was passed by the House
Of Representatives. He has been long In Ser;
Influential leaders in all party matters On
Wednesday last no said TINT the Eepeal bill
passed.. pnamendsd, by Il safe majority. This
evening he does NOT admit that n compromise
Is inevitabls but he does ray that recent
msSns SE 1hIs is that resdsp!
has SO angered the southern silver Democrats
that several Of them have broken their. parole
defeat the Administration II possible. These |
Southern Senators have read and reread The |
in Indicative Of the Presidents future i nsn
eiai policy Is this sentence:
limited coinage OF silver BY this country alone |
s And indereudently. and ! am in favor OF the |
s ssEs clause of the sO'eaIed Sherman
Mr.. Cleveland In his letter is equally as en-
but In, the minds OF the Southern Senators his
open decl aration Of hostility to unlimite ed free
holds ont to the silver men. and they arc con
need now or never. Mr. Cleve isnd's letter to
t GOV; Northen was published or, Thursday
a party in IT the TEE senss
ED completed a canvass that showed the
not to Ss Ssstsl when ntsa es
mate debate had ended. That agreement. it
ls feared, Will now ho broken.
to one witch Gov Sorthen ~s s"ns hm ah AVER
sSs with the Leaders in the south and
Aetter the political conditions oil the Demo- !
cratic party in the Southern States was fully
the peope az aPd eorsa Mssis
s SIP Alabama; and other Southern States did
but Instead We're deprived Of whss tSsy haWs
already. tho majority Of them would break away
1 IF NJ ss Dem:rntic party and yoi1 the ranks
obstruction to the Democratic Organization In
the the Southern states. In View Of these facts.
sseuth believe in silver from principle. the
PRESIDENT was urged to say some word OF en-
the sherman act should be repealed. leeisla.
tlon friendly to tho southern demand Tor an
reply Of tho President to this appeal has. ac-
SSisag to thG Senator above quoted not only
dishesrtenedd and nnEsred them. ou' mas
he since Mr., Cleyeland's letter was published
sng the ny seaaos
}erres; that In writing II he has driven away
W rSm me ne, cause of repeal the very senators
~ NhnoSe votes nTe absolutely necessary to bring
she result he must take tho blame almost
yniot5y upon himsel T. TO one Senator. who
0 him. 'A the of fss q Al rspsa With
great emphasis and Vigorous pounding
VI VI, MS desk that the letter was made
necessary By the nature OF the appeal to him.
s aug That II tho Southern men who SCENE ed dis
Hi ned with II would but read between the
t,SStIre financial legislation Ia behalf OF silver
ttr nAt was sought. But the silver Senators
t ION the South. who We're ready to withdraw
s sas opposition to the repeal Of the sherman
Il H. anu content themselves with voting against
~ aner spsechmuking had ended can lind no
IN is iort between the lines or elsewhere and II
c II oaren by the Senate managers that sufi-
noh number have receded from their agree |
r nsht 10 make the question OF unconditional
iSneal again Extremely uncertain and com
uise measure not improbable.
mad oouthern Democratic Senator who has
nn aue 4 Tree coinage speech, hut who was
All UI me ilrst to announce his opposition TO
snunuustering tactics. said TO The SUN corre- |
~ fpy0GE1ent yesterday that tho fears Expressed
" Goy. NOrthen In hia nnnhllshad lettar 10 |