The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-12
MADE A GALLANT FIGHT.
Good Work of the Statesman
from the Great West.
THE VIEWS0F MR.. CARLISLE.
England May Be Brought to Terms by
Stopping Coinage.
We Must Go in Heavily in the Way of
Accommodating Gold-Then VIII
Follow an International
Agreement

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL. = [Special.l-
The Senators and Representatives from
the far west, with few exceptions, nave
made hard fight in behalf of silver, and
they have been ably assisted by large
majority of the southern men, but II
vote is reached in the Senate soon, 1t is
practically conceded here that the Sher-
man law will beunconditionally repealed,
though Senator VOORHEES, and others be-
hind the pending bill talk as If, eventu-
ally, a law viii be passed fixing the
bimetallic system so that silver shall not
be left high and dry as a commodity, and
its value as money metal destroyed
Secretary Carlisle, in converslng with
his friends upon the outlook, has hxeo
a date not later than the 10Th OF Septem-
Der for action in the Senate. At one time
it looked as if he had every reason to be-
lieve that vote would be reached at that
time. and it was understood generally
here that no effort would be made to OBJ
struct the proceedings in the Senate, but
within the past few days there has been
disposition on the part OF the ardent
friends OF silver to resort to
EVERY MEANS OF DELAY
in the hope that the revival which has set
in among the industries OF the country
may convince some of the statesmen that
the great depression was not due to the
operations of the Sherman lew. On the
other hand the advocates OF unconditional
repeal assert very loudly and boldly that
the action of the House, with fair pros
pect of similar action in the near future
by the Senate, caused a restoration of
confidence, and that not until there was
some such assurance were the banks will
ing to unlock their vaults and loan money
to customers. These people also insist
that If the Senate does not soon follow in
the wake of the House there will surely be
another let-down, and
MONEY WILL BECOME TIGHTER,
while factories viii refuse to run, AID the
panic to come viii be worse than the one
that has just swept over the country.
Wall street and the big corporations In
terested 10 the gold standard have had
many able and powerful representatives
haunting the corridors OF the capitol ever
since Congress convened, and the pend
ing struggle has been one OF the most in
tense in the history of the country.
In all probability vote will be reached
in the Senate by the end of September,
and perhaps earlier. 1t is within the
power of fifteen men to prolong the
struggle indefinitely under the loose SEN
ate rules, and there are few members of
that august body, no matter what may
be their politics, who would be willing to
apply a gag rule to shut off the debate as
long as any one wanted to talk. The free
coinage advocates have not yet deter
F..11 ~ lo1r
gramme. Some among the number in
sist on dying in the last ditch, but If 1T
is to be a question of physical endurance
it will be necessary to have good follow
ing. otherwise a successful obstructive
policy could not be maintained long.
Some of the most ardent advocates of
the free coinage of silver are
OPPOSED TO ANY DELAY.
beyond the point where every man who
wants to speak has had the chance. They
think then vote should be taken, and
let the country Judge the senators by the
records they make.
Senator Hill calculates on agitatiug the
question of free bimetallic coinage after
the repeal of the Sherman law. His re-
cent speech is regarded generally in
Washington as one of the most adroit
that has been delivered in many years.
1t was essentially a political speech. By
advocating the unconditional repeal of
the Sherman law, he claimed he was
standing by the Chicago platform, and he
is pleasing his ~ York constituents by
thus voting, I'd rang speedy action.
While seemi- ly not attacking the presi
dent the Ne York Sc 1ator gave notice
that he W. aid make q decided fight if,
after the ST srman law is wiped out, the
administrator stops there and refuses TO
carry out the Li.leagc platform by pass
ing law for the free coinage Of both
gold and silver. On this line it is given
out by the friends OF Senator Hill that he
intends during the coming months to
make not only the president bat every
man in Congress show bis hand.
CARL1sLE's POSITION.
Many of the closest friends of Secretary
Carlisle do not hesitate to state that the
plan of the Kentuckian is to stop short If
the Sherman law can be conditionally re-
pealed.
dropped remarks to the effect that the
secretary has an idea that the proper way
to force England to terms is for the
United States to stop coming silver, ex-
ceDt small amount for subsidiary coin
purposes, and have our country go in
heavily N the way of accommodating her
proper share of the worlds supply OF
gold After that is ACCOMPLISHED. it is
the United States and other nations in an
international agreement, whereby silver
can be coined free at q ratio to be fixed by
the nations entering into the agreement.
UTAH's ADMISSION.
General Wheeler OF Alabama. chairman
of the COMMITTEES on territories in the
house. is working hard upon his bill
looking to the admission Of Utah, Arizo-
ma New Mexico and Oklahoma. and he
saws he has not the slightest doubt that
Congress viii pass q bill TO bring into the
Union at least three more states, and in
all probability four. New Mexico Is re-
garded more doubtful than any of the
four named, for the reason that many
congressman are not certain the territory
is exactly in shape for admission when
.he others come in. There is little or no
doubt about Utah, and conversations
with some of the most prominent con-
eressmen of both parties show that they
Is rule regard Utah as specially well
prepared for statehood.
General Wheeler says that in the bill he
will introduce viii be "a clause prohibits
ing polygamy or anything looking to a
revival Of the same.
ONLY TWO MORE.
III Utah, Arizona, Oklahoma and New
Mexico are admitted by the present Con-
rregs there will be left only two terri
tories. These two are still unorganized.
and Of course they do not have delegate
to represent them in the House. The
two referred TO are Indian territory and
Alaska. There has been a proposition
made to include Indian territory in the
new stote Of Oklahoma, but the agents
and attorneys OF the five civilized tribes
~ In