The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-08-18
FROM WASHINGTON,
THE PROSPECTS ON THE SILVER
QUESTION.

Full and Candid RevIew-Statesmanlik
Speech by HOar Disposition to Fool and
Play Politics by both Democrats and Ke.
pubiicans-Carlisle's Influence for Good
Speeches by RaynOr, Blai d, Vest, Bryant
and Others Schemes of Hill, Voorhees,
and Othereli
The great silver fight is on. A vote Is to
be taken In the house week from Monday
and In the senate no one knows when. The
result In the house was brought about Friday
largely through the Influence vf Secretary
Carlisle and the reasonableness of Bland and
the silver leaders, who said they had no dis
position to 6libuster II they could have fair
debate. SO It was agreed that IA days should
be given to discussion, instead of seven as
the anti-siver men wanted, and the vote
taken on the Goth. first on amendments by
the silver men. providing for the free coinage
of silver at different ratias, varying from one
to III 10 one to 20, and providing for q rest0.
ration OF the Bland act of 1878, and then II
these are voted down, as everybody expects
they will e.on the bill introduced by Wilson
of West Virginia, for the unconditional
repeal Of the Sherman act. Mr. Wilson was
made the leader OF the repeal side instead of
Cochran of N. j., as 1t was regarded as bet
ter policy to have southern man from a
section where the silver sentiment has been
so strong rather than one who would be &C.
cused Of representing Wall street. The Ser
ate's policy seems 10 be one OF drift and de.
lay, 1t Is threstIing over resolutions fixing
till the house bill reaches 1t. The coterle of
Republican silver Senators, led by Stewart
Jones Walcott etc, Is an able and determined
one, and resoluted to filbuster unless com.
promise can be secured satisfactory 10 the
silver interests. There IL another crowd of
Republicans, such men as Frye and Galln.
ger, that want to "play politics" some more
over the country's distress. And among the
Democrats, besides the strong element of
there are several anti Cleveland men who
seem disposed to regard the fight for silver
as personal one against him. and
others like German, who partake
of this feeling to some extent and are figuring
to make party issue of 1t, or to concoct
some compromise among the Democrats.
Beside, all these complications the condition
of the treasury is such as to exert a strong
pressure for compromise. The balance has
declined $6000,O00 since the first of the
month, owing both to the falling oil of GUS
toms receipts, as importatiOns decline In the
financial pressure, and the heavy payments
by the extravagant approprla-
tions Of the last congress and the bills brought
over by the chang up" policy of the last ae-
guing that this difficulty should be met by
coining the silver bullion in the treasury pur.
chased under the Sherman act in excess of
present values.
The issue In the senate can only be de
scribsd as doubtful. Vest claims q majority
OF eight free coinage men who will not pei
init the repeal Of the Sherman act without a
free coinage substitute. The repealeis on the
other hand announced Wednesday that
canvass showed . majority Of seven for un-
conditional repeal. In the house the
oa uvaea ehnUo ma1nrlfv NJ from
30 to 40 for repesl unconditionally, and no
one seriously disputes that the bill will pass
thar body. The chief hope Is In public sent.-
ment making itself felt In the senate.
The DEBATE began in the house Friday after
the adoption Of resolution. offered by Bland,
to carry out the agreement as stated above.
The Republicans, under Joe Cannon's lead,
made rather disgraceful show, opposing the
Reed and Burrows showed plain
non. The pretense was that they waited to
,et a vote sooner; 60 they fought the only
chance to Ok definite time. Raynor OF In
llama made the opening speech for repeal.
$50 long," be said, "as the treasury depart.
nent continues t. act as pawpbroker's shop
for the benefit of the Nevada and Colorado
mines, SO long will Great Britain and Ger
many refuse to appreciate the collateral
ecurity that we have stored In our vaults,
md the country suffer from the distrust that |
8 making all the present trouble He de.
Jared that the Sherman act was "wilhout
xample or parallel In any fiscal policy of any
olvent nation. 1t protects the owners of the
mines at the ruin Of The government and the
acrifce of the people," Bland opened for
be silverites, declared that the last fight for
liver was now being made, and II America
ollowed the nations of the old world 10 de.
1t, predicted untold disaster. He
insisted that the Democratic party was pledged
D free coinage by Its platform and threat
ned the disruption of the party II the
,sr on silver was carried to its end.
aturday there were speeches by Morse
f Massachusetts, Hendrick Of New
'ork and Harter Of Ohio for repeal, the lat-
n very able.one, and by Wheeler Of Ala
anna, AID Bowers of California and RawIins
| Utah against 1t. Monday. Warner Of New
ork made a strong repeal speech and fat-
rson Of IlllnOis, formerly free coinage ad.
scate, sustained the Presidents policy.
7hen the silver men taunted him with MS
,ange he turned on them and said that
once fool" didn't mean with him ''always
fool" Iuesday. Grosvenor of Ohio made
pal tisan Republican speech and insinuated
st the President plagiarized his message.
'ednesday, the best speech was by Bryan Of
eyada, who made such hit In the tariff
bate two years ago, and whose eloquencs |
r silver he'd the aGmiring attention Of the {
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