The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-28
THE CLOSE or THE HOUSE DE-
BATE.


The debate In the national house on the
unconditional repeal of the silver purchase
clauses Of the so-calied Sherman law OF
July, 1890, closed on Saturday last, and at
noon today voting will begin on the several
substitutes proposed for the Sherman Law,
and II none Of them are passed the Wilson
bill for unconditional repeal will undoubt-
edly 20 through and be sent TO the senate
In the house today tree silver coinage on
the old ratio will have the first vote; that
failing, votes will be taken on new ratio,
and finally on the naked question OF re-
pcaling the silver purchase provisions of
the Sherman Law.
The Wilson repeating bin il . straight
and simple proposition TO stop the storing
OF silver and the issue of treasury notes
and its adoption today by the house may
be looked for with confidence. Tails will
leave the decision to closely divided
senate. The present outlook Is reported to
be that the senate will pass the VOORHEES,
bill, which only differs from the Wilson
bill in making broad general declaration
In favor of bi.metallism. The house has
taken about two weeks to reach conclu-
sion. and the senate has no excuse for fur
Their prolonga.Ion OF the debate except
probably there may be two or three SEN
asoss who would vote for the Voorhees, bill
hut that would higgle and hesitate over
the Wilson bill.
The amount of time consumed In the
debate in the house has been most costly
10 the country, and yet IL has been a valu-
able and most important educator Of pub
lie sentiment In those parts of the country
where the question has no. been clearly
understood. There has been no denial of
the fact of public distress on either side;
and there has been square issue between
the sound money and the free silver Dem.
ocrats
Mr.. Bland in his opening speech served
notice that an unconditional repeal of the
act Of Isao would 30 regarded by them rs
relieving them from the obligations OF al
isgianee 20 the Democracy, aud he re-
itsrated this statement in his closing
speech OF Saturday last As unlimited
coinage Is the only condition seriously
pressed against the repeal bill Mr.. Hands
threat VAS challenge 20 the anti-silver
Democrats 30 face the Disruption Of the
party.
TIE antl-silver Democrats have accepted
the challenge, Catchlngs of Mississippi
was as nneompromislng in his refusal 20
accept free silver at any ratio as Cochran
cf New York or Harter Of Ohio. Catch.
ings said distinctly that unlimited silver
coinage il not q test Of loyalty to the ma.
tional Democracy. and ought NOT and
shall not he made one These ,ouaa
money Democrats are not only patriotic
but most sAgacioas; IL the Democratic
party should ever Ne foolish enough to en-.
oct unlimited coinage Of silver tacy would
be tho architects Of their own ruin; the
issue Of sound money would be instantly
taken up. and the Democracy. as the party
responsible for the dshssemrns az the cur
rsacy. would be driven rem power,
The brains Of the Democracy in either
hease are not fer free silver. for they know
that the party that makes itself resron-
sahle for free silver Is sure 10 he beaten
saa swept cat of power.
The house debate has anthoriGatlvegV
proved that Tesn Reed. eG Nalne, al rot
exaggesste whsn he characterized the
charge thai the iaw 81 1873 sA- trick As
"cns II the Esess ssap@ndous tAhrseAsioas
which ever existed ia political life - The
house debate has thoroughly exposed how
utterly idle Il Is - salk about new ratio
for the United States alone. having no
reference 20 the possible choice oi otheE
countries.
Separate action. changing Cur ratio 20
ass oao which no ether coaatFy Is asked
70 aaogs ia esa.aaessan. seasd Be utterly