Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-09-09
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
May Compromise.


Of the Capitol is full of rumors of a
compromise upon the financial ques-
ton. But it is impossible to trace
them to any source which appears
authoritative or which indicates any
organized movement of sufficient
force to produce results. The one
given out, with the greatest attention
to details, which bears slight prom
Use Of frultinn, in case it should
prove true, is to the effect that Cor
man is moving in the direction of a
compromise. 1t reports that he had
been to the Executive Mansion with
a suggestion to the effect that it will
be impossible to secure any action on
the part Of the Senate until the re-
peal forces shall agree to some CON-
promise which the silver men will ac-
cept. Germans former friendship
for the white metal and the fact that
he is personally on good terms with
Senators from the silver States, TO-
gether with the fact that he has long
been one Of the Democratic leaders
in the Senate, caused this report to
appear very plausible.
German, however, denied the story
in explicit terms, and assured the
questioner that the report was utter
ly without foundation. 1--WE SHALL"
he said, Eight this thing out to a fin
ish, and when q vote is taken it will
be upon the proposition of uncondi.
tional repeal"
1t is also given out that Faulkner
and Lindsay are working in the in
terest OF a compromise. Lindsay
said he had no measure OF compro-
mise to offer as reported, but favored
the continued use OF silver, and init
mated that be would support fair
compromise. Faulkner did not hest
tate to say to Senators that while, il
forced to do 30, he would vote for I'M
conditional repeal. He saould first
try to get through an amendment to
the pending bill providing for the
coinage Of S3,O0O,00O silver dollars
per month until the silver in cirou-
lation shall reach $S00OOO,OOO and
for the retirement OF all bills Of de-
nomination below $40. The repeal
leaders ridicule the idea of compro-
mise, but are no longer 80 confident
OF rushing the bill TO u rapid conclu-
sion.
The silver men declare that they
can, at any time, get safe majority
on compromise on the line OF Faux
ner's proposition. The chief obstacle
In the way Of q compromise appears
to be the difficulty Of formulating a
proposition upon viii ;h the southern
and western anti-repeal Democrats
can unite. There is but little doub
that Il compromise which, while re
pealing the Sherman act will at The
same time repeal the 10 per cent tai
on State bank issue, will be accept
able TO the southern Democratic Sen
ators, but the western silver Senator
would doubtless reject such an offe
Of compromise. On the other hand
a compromise involving silver tha
would bs accepted by western Sena
tors will probably not satisfy south
ern Democrats, unless accompanied
by legislation to promote the issue oil
State bank currency. 1t is hardl
probable that the repeal forces woul,
assent TO a compromise involvinj
CONCESSIONS on both Of these que.
tions. Their present policy is ar
parently to deny any possibility of
compromise lest the mere suggestio
should open the field to an avslanch
of propositions and only further eu
bnrrLaa tho aitOation