Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-02
Washington Letter.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent

who constantly surround him, have this
! week greatly aggravated the "big head
with when Eir. Cleveland mas for a
long time been afflicted. He thinks
that it was himself alone who caused
the sudden collapse Of the opposition to
unconditional repeal in the Senate and
he is in consequence disposed to be more
autocratic than ever. The sudden
change 10 the tactics of the Senators OPP
posed to the Voorhees, bill, while seem
ingly almost a miracle, is infeality cas-
lily accounted ca common sense grounds.
Unjust be remembered to start with
that no Senator has been at any time
opposed to the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the silver law 1t was the I'M
conditional repeal Of that clause that
the silver Senators opposed, because
they thought they could thereby secure
a compromise in the shape of an amend
ment that would provide in some way
for the continued coinage of silver
money. After Senator Sherman served
notice on the democrats, in his great
speech, that the republican Senators
who were committed to unconditional
repeal would not aid the democrats in
arriving at any compromise the demo-
Gratis tried to patch up q compromise d
mong themselves. but Mr. Cleveland
succeeded in prevented it. 1t being
then plain that no compromise could be
reached there was no longer any rea-
son for prolonging the fight; hence the
present situation.
To al appearances at this writing the
passage Of the Voorhees, bill by the SEN
ate is only a question of few hours,
although there is still a possibility that
another deadlock may be brought a
bout before the final vote is taken.
There are several things which may
bring about another dead lock, chief Of
which is the belief on the part of many
Senator'S that the Voorhees, bill should
be amended 50 as to provide for an issue
Of bonds not only for the purpose Of
strengthening the gold reserve, but to
provide the money to pay the current
expenses Of the government. the policy
Of lacG Of policy, Of the democratic adj
miuistralan and Congress having re-
suited ia reducing tho receipts Of the
government from all sources to an ex-
tent that is unquestionably alarming
Senator Sherman has informed the
democrats that the republicans consid-
cred such an amendment to the bill nee
essaty, The democratic leaders are IN
a quandary they know that it will have
to come to an issue of bonds sooner or
later, but because Of the almost solid
opposition of the southern Senators
they fear to propose such an amend
ment themselves and fear to allow the
proposition to come from the republic
cans lest the honor of preserving the
credit of the nation should be given by
the people to the republicans. They
wish to pass the bill without amend
ment and, in the usual democratic style,
to allow the question of preserving our
national credit to drift along as long as
possible. The government is already,
taking Secretary Carlisle's own figures,
practically carrying a floating debt that
is increasing at the rate of 100000 d
month This is an injustice to the Grad
itors of the government that is absolute
" indefensible, from an honorable bus
mess point of view.
There are other proposed amend
ments to the Voorhees, bill that may
make trouble before they are disposed
of, and every one of them will have to
be voted upon before the vote upon the
original bin can be taken. Should the
Voorhees, bill get through the Senate
all right, and according to present in
dications ii will, then have some trouble
in tho House But the trouble in the
House will be principally that of secur-
ing quorum of repealers, the silver
men having served notice that they will
not help make it. An attempt Is now
being made TO get the numerous ab.
sentees in their seats by Monday.
Should it succeed the bill can be put
through the House in short order, ow-
ing to the existence Of cloture
The democrats OF the House do not
fancy the idea of having in circulation
1000 copies of the recent tarin hearings
before the Ways and Means committee;
the arguments presented in favor Of
protection are too nearly unsnswerable
to suit them The House committee
decided that only 1000 copies Of TIE
book should be printed for the use Of
the House. Il being tacitly understood
that the democrats would suppress as
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