St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-18
REPEAL IS CERTAIN.
The Fate of the Sherman Act
Already Sealed.
1T rs OILY A QUESTION OF TIME
The Blandiaes Steadily and
Rapidly Losing Ground.
COMMITTEE OF "REPEALERS"
Doing a Lot of Good Work in
Lining Men Up.
n ~ uAfT nNMFHH MHM
IT'S 0ALYA QUESTION OF TIME
C0MMITTEE OF "REPEALERS "
o. III. Hall A COMING MAN,
Epacial to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.-"Can it be
done?" has given way to the question
"how soon?' in discussions regarding
the repeal of the Sherman act. All last
winter, and. indeed, almost to the time
when President Cleveland sent his ring
ing message to congress. the silvertes
were positive that absolute and uncon-
ditional repeal could by no possibility
be secured. Now the widest and most
radical of the advocates of free coinage
are ready 10 admit that repeal is not
only possible, but certain. Up to with
III few days the silver men said that
itcOuld not be done; now they confess
themselves beaten, but insist that it
will take several months TO accomplish
this defeat. Under the agreement
adopted by the lower house vote is
absolutely certain to be reached at the
expiration of the time set apart for
debate, and among the 'repealers"
there is absolutely no doubt as
to the result. In making this agree
ment Congressman Bland seems to have
divided his forces greatly. The men
who insist upon the 16 to ratio are
greatly dIspleased at the prospect of
voting for 20 to l, and while there are
some who will vote for IS, 10 and 20 to
l, they are not as numerous as those
hot tf,Tr l. 4Io - ;,
In holding Mr.. Bland down to 20 to
the ''reptalers" made strong point, as
Will be demonstrated later. OF course,
the MisSourian is in favor of free coin
age at the present ratio, and can see
Nothing in Free Coinage
at ratio corresponding more nearly to
the relative values of the two metals.
But in this view Mr.. Bland has the en-
tlusiasuc support only of the silver
mine owners and representatives and
the Populists. There are any number
of members who would hesitate to vote
against a ratio of "A to l, but to get
these the free coinage Hen would have
TO part company with the radicals, who
are more numerous than the advocates
vi IlShCi idIlO. III bIlG
agreement under which the house Is
now working the committee of the "re-
pealerS" accomplished a great deal, as
will be demonstrated when the several
votes provided for are taken. In the
conferences which resulted in this
arrangement, Congressman Hall, of
the Third district, took a prom
inent part, and occupies a leading
place among the strong men on the
sound money side. The names of his
associates OH this committee will tell
more than anything else the standing of
Mr.. Hall in the house. With him were
Messrs. Harter, of Ohio; Cochran. Fell
lows, Dunphy. Tracy and Fitch. of New
York; Sperry, of Connecticut; Braw-
ley, of South Carolina; Bynum, of Indi-
ana; WolvertOn, of Pennsylvania, and
Geissenhainer. OF New Jersey. That
this alliance with the closest friends of
President Cleveland in the lower house
will prove of great advantage to both
the state of Minnesota and the member
from the Third district goes without
saying. With the single exception of
Mr.. Harter, Of Ohio, Mr. Hall is the
only man in this list who has not served
more than two terms already, while
many of them are among the veterans
of the house. The Third district MEM
ber is but commencing his second term,
and the manner in which he has started
shows the wisdom Of the course he fol-
lowed during the two sessions of the
Fifty-secOnd congress, when he con-
tented himself mainly with making the
acquaintance of his colleagues and IA
miliariZing himself with the rules.