Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-10-24
DUBOIS'S FUNNY IDEA.
He Says SiIverites Would
Rather Have Naked Repeal
THAN ANY COMPROMISE MEASURE

As Unprecedented Hard Times Would
Follow Naked RepeaI-some Talk Now
ofa vote Upon the Voorhees, Bill to Re-
neal the sherman Act This Week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-Compromlse
is knocked out and unconditional repeal
is again the likeliest card in the pack
Grover Cleveland has brought down his
Jacksonian fist upon compromise, and
there is no hide or hair OF it to be seen
anywhere in the Senatorial situation.
On Saturday compromise hung like a
lustrous ball from the roof of the Senate
chamber and Senator German brought in
ladder and asked for volunteers to
climb up and reap the thing and bring
it down. When the Democrats asked
who was going to hold the ladder, they
were told that Secretary Carlisle was
holding it and that President Cleveland
was going to relieve him after awhile
! Thirty.s six credulous Senators began to
crowd one another to get on the ladder.
The silver men saw one side of the ball
and believed it to be all silver. The re-
pealers saw the other side and were sure
it was all gold. The whole thirty six
clambered up the contrivance, and
while they were on their way to the top,
the Senate adjourned, leaving the whole
country under the impression that they
were certain to end the long battle with
the capture of prizs that would satisfy
the great majority of the citizens
Monday mornings session opened with
a sight of the thirty six Senators sprawl
ing on the Senate floor and the ladder
laying on top of them. They were rub
bing their heads and sbins, and cursing
Secretary Carlisle Some said that he
had lied about his ability to get the
President to help him to hold the ladder,
and others said that the President had
come along and pulled him away, just as
he did when Mr.. Carlisle, sometime ago,
announced all his arrangements for
meeting the gold deficit by paying the
Treasury certificates in silver.
According to the parable. the Presi-
dent, when questioned about the catas
trophe in the Senate, confined himself
to an expression of great surprise that
s Mr.. Carlisle should have been so mis-
understood.
However, the upshot of the incident is
return to first conditions. The only
issue now before the Senate is repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
law, and the administration Democrats
are once again forced to rely on Republi-
can aid to help them down the silver
men. In the meantime the suffering
country must continue to suffer
Everybody has been fooled, and the
immediate prospect of a solution of the
Senatorial difficulty has disappeared
from view. The administration Senators
who signed the compromise agreement
Gray and Smith and W hite, of Louisiana,
and German and Gibson and all the rest
they were led to sign the document by
the statement made by Mr.. Carlisle on
Friday that such bill would be accept
able to the President
what's This A Vote This Week
NEW YORK, Oct pa Washington
special says that the administration il
now master of the silver situation and
that vote on the repeal bill will be
taken before the work has ended.
The silver Senators from the South, it
is said, have deserted the silver Repre-
sentative iilibusterors in their obstructive
tactics. They have given notice of th'i
to Teller, Wolcott, Piffer and other active
flibusterersIand Senator Teller hss.agreeC
for the silver men to no longer delay tax
ing vote.
Numerous amendments in favor o
silver will be presented and voted down
Senator Voorhees, says there will be
vote without resort to closure.
Talk of a Remarkable Dicker.
WASHINGTON, Oct. "a The Steering
Committee of the Senate, is getting to
gether again and is somewhat recovere
TO day from the check it received froI
the administration yesterday. The CON
mittee this morning is putting forth ar
other effort to secure another compromis
and is meeting with little success.
A pmpromise leader said If the Demo
Gratis didn't do something the othe
side would. There is more talk of
dicker between weakened silver Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Populists where
by support will be given Ssnator Quay
proposition to extend silver purchase
to 1896 and exchange the silver Demo
Gratis and Populists will support th
Republicans in their fight against tari
reductions. Senator Quay is in cha re
of this deal
Resumed His Speech Begun In the summ'
The Senate took up the silver repe
bill this morning at 10 80. Senate
Stewart resumed the speech begun
him several weeks ago. He had fe
listeners.
Senator Dubois said to-day that Il
silver Senators would urge as vigorol
fight as ever, provided their Soutbei
allies did their share Of the work.
The silver men, he said, would rath
have unconditional repeal than the cor
promise prospect last Saturday, inasmu'
as naked repeal wodld be followed !
stantly by hard times and reaction
fovor of silver
The situation at noon was apparent
unchanged, except perhaps that clotu
seems to be in great or favor and will
pressed