The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-10-11
TREASON IN CAMP.
Unconditional Repeal Beaten BY
Aleged Friends.
FATAL HALF.HEARTEDNESS.
Rspealers Marching Into Battle
Under q White Flag.
UNITY ONLY CAN SAVE THE DAY.
Tho Administration Will Not Give Consent
to . Compromise.
Tn NJCUT. GIVE SILVER MEN TINE
UNITY ONLY CAN SAVE THE DAY.
IT NIGHT GIVE SILVER MEN TINE.

snlient fact is that unless the situation changes
between now and to. morrow night, when the
trial of strength begins, unconditional repeal
Is beaten.
The cause of defeat If defeat results is not
to be sought III the camp OF It's nvowed enemies,
but In the ranks of its alleged friends The
open enesi'ies of repeal are small minority of
tho Scnat'. They could not long obs,ruc,
action II via orous action were determined upon
by comprct and resolutc majority. Their
present ndva rase comes not from numbers or
real ad ran.age of position. They monopolizc
the conn lcncc and aggressivcness because they
are rcceiv ng and have all along received en-
couragemeiit and comfort from the protested
friends of repeal. They have dcfed public
opinion and the Administration demands be.
cause they have been given to understand that
they have the sympathy of n majority of the
Senate and will ultimately be indicated by it.
If they had been confronted by majority as
deterr hed rs themselves the contest would
have e, ded month ago in the repeal of the
obnoxtsus raw.
Now. on the eve of a battle which should be
to the bitter end, the contrast between the op-
posing forces is marked. On the one side /.
asmall minority intrenched behind the rules
aud privileges of the Senate, under the ban OF
popular condemnation. but with no idea of
yielding because assured of victory in ad.
vance. On the other is a majority composed
Ike tho one Lord Palmerston described as
ga forthtous concourse OF atoms" without
leadership, and unwilling to be led If leader
should present himself.
This much may be said without prejudice
10 senstor voorhees,. who has acted in good
18TH. He Is all honest friend of repeal, and
will force vote in the contest beginning to-
morrow might, II his own strength holds out
and If his friends and allies do no. desert him.
The trouble is, he Is only nominally the leader
Of an army which is advancing to battle with
drums beating and colors flying, while high
over all floats the white flag OF truce.
Mcpherson, Villas, Gray, Mills, Lindsay and
Smith Of New Jersey, it is difficult to find
Senatorial repeater" who does not say
\ openly to- day that vote cannot be forced and
that unconditional repeal is dead. Their con-
current opinion Is that enough "repealers"
(meaning themselves) cannot be kept contln-
uously In the Senate to make quorum, and
without quorum action of any kind is impos.
a sible. The Republicans say the failure will be due
to Democratic treachery and half heartedness.
The Democrats say 1t will be due to the desire
Of the Republicans to put the Administration
and the Democratic majority /" in nole," as
the slang goes. The truth Is, there is a good
deal of Democratic treachery and Republican
partisan politics In the menaced fiasco, but the
analysis and exposure OF these may be reserved
for future dispatches.
Assuming the failure Of unconditional repeal
to be inevitable, some Of the Democratic ere
pealers" are urging to-day that the Admin.
istration should come forward with a COM
promise. They say the triumphant obetruc.
onists will grant better terms now than after
they have defeated the attempts to force n
vote. They say, furt .er. that by indicating
the terms OF an acceptable compromise the Ad-
ministration can rally to its support the full
Democratic strength and thus restore party
harmony. They claim that should the franz
tug OF the compromise be left to the Senate,
= otter the failure of the Administration pro-
gramme, the Republicans would force con-
ditions into 1t that would be disastrous to the
Democratic party.
WILL OFFER NO COMPROMISE.
But the Administration will offer no COM
promise. This may be accepted as settled.
Both the President and Secretary Carlisle be.
lieve that unconditional repeal is not only the
demand OF the country but Is stronger in the
Senate than any compromise that could be
framed. They recognize that any suggestion
OF o compromise from them would leal to nc
result. but would be regarded as a confession
Of weakness and would cause the obstruction,
lists to raise their price. They are satisfied tina
when the attention 'of the country is concen
trnted upon the Senate by the definite detca
ci IN attempt to secure repeal there will b,
such an uprising Of popular indignation Us viii
compel recognition and compliance.
Even at the worst. should the Senate show
itself powerless to act, the Administration pre-.
fen that the Sherman law should remain on the
statute books as q Republican measure rather
than that any kind Of law should be enacted
that would relieve the Republicans OF the
stigma and lend Democratic sanction to the prin.
ciple Of Government purchase OF silver. This |.
aquestion Of principle. No reduction OF the
amount 10 b purchased or limitation Of time