Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
Thursday n OF, 2. 1893.
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w Washington, oct. u, 1898.
Circumstances, aided by the toad
~-es vino constantly surround him,
have this week greatly aggravated
tie ''big head with which Mr..
Cleveland has for long time been
afflicted. lie thinks thatit was him
self alone who caused the sudden
collapse Of the opposition to uncon-
ditional repeal il the Senate and he
is in consequence disposed to be
more autocratic than ever. The
sudden change in the tactics Of the
Senators opposed to the Voorhees,
bill while seemingly almost a
miracle, is in reality easily accounted
for on common sense grounds. 1t
must be remembered to start with
that no Senator has been at any
time opposed to the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the silver law.
1t was the unconditional repeal Of
that clause that the silver Senators
opposed, because they thought they
could thereby secure a compromise
in the shape of al amendment that
would provide in some way for the
continued coinage of silver money.
After Senator Sherman served notice
on the democrats, in his great speech
that the republican Senators who
were committed to unconditional re-
peal would not aid the democrats in
arriving at any compromise the
democrats tried to patch up COM
promise among themselves, but Mr..
Cleveland succeeded in preventing
it. 1t being then plain that no com
promise could be reached there was
no longer any reason for prolonging
the fight; hence the present situat
ion.
To all appearances at this writing
the passage OF the Voorhees, bill by
the Senate is only question of {
few hours, although there is still {
possibility that another deadlock
may be brought about before the
final vote is taken. There are sew
eral things which may bring abou
another dead lock, chief of which Ii
the belief on the part of many Senat
ars that the Voorhees, bill should bt
amended so as to provide for al
issue of bonds not only for the pur
pose Of strengthing the gold reserve
but to provide the money to pay tn
cnrrent expenses of the government
the policy, or lack of policy, of tn
democratic administration and Cong
ress having resulted in reducing thu
receipts Of the government from al
sources to an extent that is inquest
ionably alarming. Senator Sherman
has informed the democrats the re
publicans considered such an amend
ment to the necessary. The Demo
cratic leaders are in quandery; the,
know that it will come to an issue O
bonds sooner or later, but because o
the almost solid opposition OF th'
Southern Senator's they fear TO pro
pose such an amendment themselve
and ferr to allow the proposition t.
come from the republicans lest tbs
honor of preserving the credit of th'
nation should be given by the PEG
pie to the republicans.
Little opposition will come from
any quarter to an Immediate al
iournment of Congress as soon a:
the silver question shall have beer
disposed Of, There is genera
disposition on the part of the Sena
tors and Representatives to so home
and talk>it up with their constituents
before the beginning of the regular
session. And it is more than proc
able that some of them will hear
some unpleasant things when they
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