Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-12
POLITICS IN 1T.
The Silver Repeal Bill and Its
Chances.
THE PROGRAM In THE SENATE.
The Administration Not Inclined
to Compromise.
FEDERAL ELECTION LAW

Some Of the earnest advocates of the re-
| peal Of the Sherman law are still insistiE G
that the repeal of the federal election law
should not be considered at this time. fear
ing. as they do. that it will give offense to
the republicans In fact, quite an active
effort is being made to prevent the federal
election question from coming up, and it Is
understood that the administration is
greatly opposed to 1t.
There are a great many rumors on the
subject going about, and there Is much talk
and feeling in the matter. AT the same
time. there is no reason to doubt that the
federal election question will be taken up by
the House, and that there win be quite a
prolonged discussion of it, Some demo-
Gratis who are earnest enough in their SUP
port of the Voorhees, bill are liable to he
given offense by any effort to postpone all
other sorts Of legislation in order 70 aid
that bill through in the Senate.
What Southern silver Men Say.
Silver men in the south who are willing
to sacrifice silver to the policy of the ad-
lninistration say that 1T Is going little too
far when they are asked to give up other
things not relating to finances which the
party is pledged to do, and which their
constituents have q right to expect them to
do. They ridicule the idea of the action of
the Senate on the Voorhees, bill being in
any way influenced by the consideration
of the federal election matter in the House.
and say that ii is an unworthy assump-
ton that this would be SO. and a cowardly
attitude for the democrats to take to be
afraid to do those things which have been
regarded as essential merely from a fear
that 1t might not please the republicans
They say that 1t Is not to be supposed
that the republicans would be gratified at
any legislation on political question
which the democrats might favor. They
hat no
might be raised to the consideration Of the
tariff question, as 1t will undoubtedly Of
fend the republicans to have the Mckinley
bill repealed and replaced by a general
tariff bill which is not a protective meas
ure. They feel that the House has done
Its duty to the administration in passing
the bill by a tremendous majority, which
should affect the Senate, IL any action on
the part of the House can, and that now
they should be free to go on with other leg
islation which they must dispose Of
The time between now and the opening
of the next congressional campaign is none
too long for laws to be made and tested
before the country by their application so
as to be considered and passed upon in
diligently by the people at the election
next fall. There Is very strong element
in Congress holding that all the important
legislation concerning which there was an
issue at the last election should be dis
posed of by both houses by early next win
ter. To do this 1t would be necessary to go
ahead with the work now just 1t would
be handled at any regular session Of Con-
gress.
Program in the Senate.
The silver men in the Senate appear to
have got their second wind and have talked
themselves into determination to fight, as
Mr.. Pugh says. as long as they are able to
stand o. utter syllable. 1t is said that
Mr.. Morgan the President yesterday
and expressed to him the opinion that the
voorhees, bill would never pass the Senate
unless the silver men were permitted to
amend II in some way. The Faulkner
amendment appears to be the one which
would most easily be compromised on, if
any compromise were possible. and it ap-
pears to be growing in favor among a GER
its adoption. but would still vote for and
work for unconditional repeal IL the ad-
ministration insisted upon it.
That there Is any prospect of the admin
istrauon's yielding to a compromise is not
credited anywhere, yet there are MANY sill
yer men who declare with an earnestness
which seems to indicate conviction that
nothing can be done without a compromise
The managers on the part of the admins
tration forces. however. do not admit that
they nave lost any ground or that there is
any special reason of being apprehensive
that the Voorhees, bill will not pass in time
They say that they have not contemplated
making any move toward forcing a vote
before the 18th at the earliest or more like
~ TIE 18th of this month. Their present
idea Is to begin on the 25th to draw in the
lines and to secure vote as soon as posi-.
bic thereafter.
No Compromises.
The attitude of the administration is that
1t would be unwise for the repeal men to
think of making compromise or yielding
anything in a fight like this, when they
have a majority with them and the only
question is one of endurance 1T is urged
by administration men that, while the coun-
try feels satisfied that the unconditional
repeal bill will ultimately pass. the length
of time taken to accomplish this will not
greatly embarrass business, and that public
confidence would be much greater pending a
prolonged fight which was bound to end i'm
the repeal than 1t would be If the repeal
men should yield anything to secure the i'm
mediate passage of a bill which, when
passed, would not be entirely satisfactory.