The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-26
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fight as they were
took a recess lasts
1icans said their course
would depend entirely b.
Democratic silver senators. They a.
said from the beginning that when
eve. the Democrats should refuse to
aic Lem in obstructive measures they
would allow the voting to begin.
Senator Kyle made canvass of the
Democratic anti-repealers before the
days session was very old and an
nounced to his Republican and Popu-
list co-worl1ers that the Democrats
were determined as ever. He said
that ten Democrats could be counted
upon to stay with them to the last.
Half an hour after The conversation
he had moved to adjourn until a
stated time to-morroY and it looked
as if filibustering had begun in ear
nest.
THE PRESIDENTS REAL POSITION.
For time agreements went flying
to the winds but these were all upset
by the emphasized announcement of
the presidents position, made, it has
been learned, by First Assistant Post
master General Jones'
So convincing, apparently, was the
representation of the compromisers,
that the president was prepared to
give the silver men the few months of
delay proposed that such staunch
administration men as Palmer. Gray
of Delaware and White of Louisiana
attached their signatures to the COM
promise measure and only seven on
the Democratic Side-HiIl CaffreY
Villas, Mcpherson, Mills, Mitchell and
NOOrheeS-stOOd out.
The repeal senators who had signed
were very much surprised to find that
the admins tration had never given
any sort of an approval to the scheme,
would not do so under anv circum-
stances and was as unalterably op-
posed to compromise of all kinds az
on the first day congress met They
declared that they had been made tho
victims of Misrepresentation and
several of them withdrew their names
from the petition, claiming that they
had put them there with the express
understanding that the administration
would be satisfied with the proposition
measure if it did not in fact desire it.
The proposed change of the rules
now assumes the Importance it tenn
porariiy lpst pending the prepara ton
of compromise measure. Mr.. hill,
who delivered speech last night in
brooklyn, said before his departure:
Il have never wavered for an instant
in my conviction that my closure res
olution cPuld be put through if the
so-called Fepealers had sufficient back
bone to give it their solid support.
The compromise plan which l have
not signed and will not sign has
blocked the way for the consideration
of closure because many senators who,
in my opinion, would have favored
closure are inclined to await the pos
sible settlement of the question rather
than pledge themselves to a radical
step
Senator Caffery is equally out
spoken. This fight he said to-day,
''has assumed an Importance far
greater than the question of coinage.
1t has been turned into Socialistic
attack on the constitution, as the
right of the majority to rule has been
denied: and |, for one, do not propose
to agree TO ANY surrender. This con-
gress is OPP osed to silver purchases
and the fight should be fought out un-
til the right of the majority shall be
vindicatcd | would be in favor of
keeping up the fight on this line for