The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-08
AS TOTWO VITAL MEASURES
Are Mr., ClGVelald'S Views From Long
Conviction Or Late Conversion ?


However, Very Naturally Are Taken
by Certain Persons to Mark Change
of Opinion-Mr. BIOunt Affording the
Quid Nuncs Quantum suf. ofGossip.
He is a Candidate for Nothing, and
Yet, Under Circumstances, Might
Accept ONCE.
Washington, Sept. THE financial sit
uation has taken on a different aspect in
the last few days There is little room to
doubt that both President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle occupy different po-
sition from the one they were supposed
to hold few days ago. 1t is now under
stood that both of them favor two meas
ures which are considered of tho highest
Importance by those democrats who have
opposed the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman law, and indeed, may say, by
almost the entire body of the Democratic
party.
ONLY MR.. CLEVELAND CAN TELL.
The two measures referred to are the
coinageo of silver bullion in the treasury and
the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on state
bank circulation. Neither the Presi-
dent nor the secretary has made an out
right declaration in favor Of these meas
ures and it was not to be expected that
they would. do so; but to those who are
best informed here their position is al
most as apparent as if they had openly
declared it.
1t is not known whether the President
has recently arrived at the point where
he now is or whethS' he held these views
all along and only waited favorable OPP
portunity to act upon them. There are
some who think that he has all the time
intended to advocate the repeal of the
state bank tax and the coinage of the sill
yer in the treasury in pursuance Of the
declarations Of the national democratic
platform and that it was part of his plan
to wait until congress should repeal the
Sherman law and thus clear the decks
for action. There are Others who think
that he did not at first desire anything
done except the repeal of the Sherman
law, and that his present attitude is
conversion.
These two measures, if approved by the
administration. would go long ways
| toward reconciling the silver men to their
| defeat in the matter of the Sherman law
repeal, and do much to heal any breach
| that may be In the party
THE NEWSPAPERS DOING IT ALL.
The papers continue to handle Mr..
| Blount}s name and his alleged official
prospects in a free and easy way. They
| knock him to and fro like a ball in lawn
| tennis. When they want to make par
agraph or a prediction they use Mr..
! BlOunt. One day they have him trailing
at a rapid gait towards the gubernatorial
chair in Georgia. Next day they repre-
| resent him in hot chase after
! the senatorial toga Anon
! they assign him to a foreign mission, and
| then they quietly drop him into the office
| of an assistant cabinet officer, which is
not yet vacant.
! 1t is the papers that are doing all this
| Mr. Blount is doing nothing in connection
| with these matters. He is not seeking an
Office, by means direct or indirect. He
would not care if he never held another
| Office. He has held Office until the glamor
| has all faded away. 1t seems to be taken
| for gr-nted that he, as matter of course,
wants to continue in official life. l do'not
| think so.
WHAT MR.. BLoUNT MIGHT DO, OR NOT.
I do not say that he would refuse the
| nomination for governor of Georgia, If
| it were rendered him; or the position of
| United States senator, if the legislature
were to elect him. He would not be in
| sensible to the high honor which either
| of those things would confer on him.
| But he certainly is not in the attitude
| which many papers suppose him TO be
| on the lookout for an Office, II the re
rnainder of his life were TO be spent in the
retirement of his Georgia home, among
| his old friends and neighbors who have
| honored him so long it would not cause
| one pang of disappointment in his heart.
! He could and would cheerfully look back
| on the best part of the prime Of his life
| spent in the public service and spent too
| with honor to himself and with benefit to
| the service.
Y TEN PER CENT. TAX REPEAL.
| Mr.. Springer, chairman Of the com
! mittee on banking and currency, says that
| the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on state
! banks can never pass his committee. But
! Mr. Springer may find himself mistaken,
| especially if that measure has the in
| dorsement Of the President and Secretary
| of the Treasury.
| There is another way Of relieving the
| financial depression that is frequently
| discussed in certain circles here. That is
| to hasten the public works. There are
many millions of dollars already appro-
| priatcd. the expenditure of which was eX
| pected to be spread over several years. If
| this work we're hastened, these millions
| might be spent in the next year or two,
and thus put much money in circulation,
and help Ohe people in the best possible
way, by giving them employment.
GEORGIA PASTOR.
Rev. James ID. Chapman, pastor of the
Baptist church in Milledgeville, Ca, is
here for two or three weeks, filling the
pulpit Of the First Baptist church, whose
pastor. Rev. &. A Stokely, ID. ID. is of on
n vacation. DR.. Stokely himself is a
| Georgian, and is well known, especially
in his denomination, in Georgia.
VOTING STILL REMOTE.
There is thus far no indication
as to how long action on the repeal bill is
! going to be postponed in the Senate. The
| debate drags on. and nobody knows when
It will end. The silver men expect a vote
sooner or later, but think they serve their
| cause by delaying the matter. a few Of
| them think not. Nothing is gained by
| delay. and they favor taking a vote. but
| their associates do not agree with them.
| Their purpose appears TO be TO wear out
| the friends Of repeal and induce them TO
| agree that the matter Of financial relief
| shall not be dropped as soon as Mr.. Noor-
/ hees' bill is passed. They will be satisfied
| with very slight concessions, but are de-
! termined to get some if they can. The
| chances are that if the Senate would
| agree to the Morgan proposition for
! Joint congressional commission to take up
| the whole financial question, the delay
| over the action on the Voorhees, bill would
| cease very soon and the bin be aCODted.