Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-10
POLITICAL PALAVER.
What the BlOwhards in Congress
are Doing.
EIseEhere-Ohi0 Democracy Max
ing PlatfOrms-DOuglas on Ne
gro Suffrage.

Washington. Aug. s.-The develop
ments Of today have been such as to
give promise OF an early discussion of
the silver question in the two houses
Of congress. The democratic senators.
after a caucus lasting several hours.
found themselves absolutely unable to
agree upon any line Of action and
finally adjourned until a later day.
The intention Of the senate is to ad-
journ from tomorrow until Monday in
order to give opportunity for the fullest
Informal discussion among the senators
of both parties before entering upon
legislation. In the failure of the dem
rJcratic senators to agree upon party
policy the ADVOCATES of the repeal Of
he Sherman law find great encourage
ment.
The free coinage men of the house
had a caucus today and adopted a
resolution which will be a revelation
10 the ultra free coinage men Of the
West, but 1t will also be a tower Cf
strength to those who are fortifying
themselves against the unconditional
'epeal Of the Sherman puI chasing ret
fhe resolution Is regarded as a mas
-erly stroke on the part of the silver
pen as 1t practically abandons the
ratio Of 16 to / and agrees to accept
such a compromise ratio as will main
tain the parity between gold and sill
yer, and implies that the most vigorous
-fforts win be made to induce the rad.
cal silver men Of the far West to
yield to the judgment of the more con-
servative free coinage men of the
country.
The hell OF the house was closed
shortly before IL and the friends of
free silver began to caucus The at
tendance was small, and UP to 1890
not more than fifty members had made
their appearance. tn doorkeepers were
instructed to notify each on who ap-
piled for admission that the meeting
was confined to free coina ge' mem
bers. Before the caucus met, Bland
said the purpose for which II had been
called was to organize the silver forces
appoint committees and prepare gen
orally for the struggle before them.
To the suggestion that some silver
men would not attend the caucus for
the reason that they did not want
thereby to seem to separate themselves
from their respective par ties, Bland
responded 1t was not expected much
aid or comfort was TO be derived from
those who had not the courage of their
convictions There will be many a
scalp taken by the people before this
fight is over" continued this apostle of
silver. There are men here represent
ing free-silver CONSTITUENCIES who are
panic stricken, and ready to yield to
the clamor against silver. The people
are not affected; they will look upon
the matter disappointedly when II is
ended and ask their representatives
what allied them. The people do not
consider the attack upon the Sherman
law as sincere, for IL is to them
question Of first Importance. They
look upon 1t as a fight between gold
men and bimetalists, and. while they
would not be willing to see the present
laws relating to coinage uncondition-
ally repealed, what they want first of
all Is the free coinage of silver. That
Is the main question"
Discussion developed the fact that
there were present some not tied TO the
10 TO ratio. A motion was made look
ing to the preparation of a bill by
which the Sherman law should be re-
pealed and free coinage Of silver. at a
ratio with gold to be agreed upon, pro-
vided for. The discussion DEVELOPED
that ratio OF 20 to / would be accent
able to those who felt the old ratio
should be changed. At 1880 no conclu-
SION was reached. The noticeable at
tempt to draw TO the caucus the mem
oers or both parties was a failure for
but one republican member, Bowers OF
California, Joined in the deliberations
or the silver men. Culherson OF Texas
acted as chairman OF the caucus, which
Is the first of Its kind held In the house
for several years.
Speaker Crisp did not come to the
,apitol today but remained at home.
ieVotlng the day to the formation OF |
louse committees. II Is expected that |
inder the terms of the resolution /
ADOPTED by the house yesterday he will
omorrow announce the committees on
'uies, enrolled bills, mileage and ac-
counts Crisp says two or three weeks
must elapse before the full list Is an
Cincinnati, Aug. 9.-Will the democ-
acy OF Ohio stand by President Cleve-
and. or by the platform on which he
vas electedY That Is the question TO
'e solved within the next thirty-slx
ours and there is no man In or out of
'hio who can predict the result with
onhdent accuracy. Half a dozen can
idates are In the field. Neal, who
'amed the tarifr plank In the last DEM
cratic national platform and who Is
rabid free silver coinage man, is in
ne lead for governor He has declared
iat he viii abide by the Chicago plat
'rm and his followers are democrats
the unterrinsd stamp. who viii stick |
nun as long as there Is n show OF
IS nomination. Ex-Governor Camp-
I'll and his friends make no denial
the fact that they are with the ad- '
and that they are out /
beat Neal Campbell himself win =
u be a candidate.