Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-03-02
A CONFIDENTIAL LETTER
Sent Out by Chairman Harrity, of the
National Democratic Committee.

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Philadelphia special has the follow.
ing text of confidential letter sent
out by Chairman Harrity, of the
National Democratic Committee:
PnuADELru1A, February IS, 1893
Nv Dear Sir: An analysis Of the
vote in the House of Represen-
tatives, Washington, d. c., upon the
Cate bill to repeal the Sher-
man Act, shows that there were
fourteen Democratic members Of the
present Congress who have been
reelected and who did not vote or
February 9. 1898, on "orlering the
previous question: and that there
are seventv-six newly elected Demo
cratic members, thus making ninety
Democrats who will sit in the House
of Representatives OF the next Con-
gress who never voted upon the
measure looking to the repeal of the
Sherman Act.
1t is important to know what the
probable attitude of these ninety
Democratic members will be toward
similar measure when offered in the
next Congress. Will you kindly
obtain this information, (getting ii
as accurately and as quickly as pos
sible), and forward the same to me
upon the enclosed blank, at as early
date as possible?
Please be good enough to treat
this correspondence as confidential
For your convenience | annex list
of the ninety Democratic members
whose position on the silver question
it is desired to know.
Yours respectfully,
WIN. f. HAREITY.
A copy OF this letter was sent tc
each OF the ninety members OF the
House named in Mr.. Harrity's list.
The open discussionSin congress
to-day were not half SO interesting as
the private discussion of the llarrlty
silver letter and the completed Cabl-
net OF the next administration. The
two subjects were interviewer in con-
versation, and many of the views
expressed were exceedingly forcible
Speaking of the Harrity letter
Senator Harris said Il, for one, will
never consent to the repeal of the
Sherman law without the substltu-
ton OF something in its place that
recognizes the use Of silver as money
so far as predicting what the next
House or the next Congress may dc
on the money question, | think it is
idle to say that the next Congress
will consent to the repeal of the Sher,
man Act without the substitution OF
another measure of some sort, which
will, as | have said, recognize the use
of silver as money. This will be ;he
situation of affairs, regardless OF what
Mr.. H&rrity or any one else may say
or do
Over on the House side the silver
and anti-silver men took diametri-
callv opposite views of the Harrlty
letter. Mr.. Bland, the leader of the
free coinage Democrats, said: 81
;hink it a piece OF impudence, to say
the least about it"
Mr.. Pierce, OF Tennessee, who has
been perhaps the most indefatigable
worker in the House in behalf OF
free silver coinage, said: 81 think
the letter an infamous outrage. |,
is another effort to bulldoze the In
coming members of Congress, back
of which believe is Mr.. Cleveland.
Just as | believe he was back of the
recent editorial saying members who
.oted for free coinage would find the
administration fighting them in their
districts. | believe the next House,
like this one, will stand by the inter
ests OF their constituents and will
not he bulldozcd by the National
Conn ittee, Cleveland or anybody
else. The members OF the next
House will remember that while
Cleveland holds the patronage, the
people hold the ballots .
"Well," said Mr.. Watson, the
Populist leader from Georgia, -''l
have not read it carefully, but ii
looks to me as though Cleveland was
swapping the whip over the boys. 1t
appears to me that Cleveland is at
tempting to build up the Wall street
aristocracy.
Mr.. Otis, OF Kansas, also Peo-
pies Party representative, looked
upon the letter as meddlesome and
entirely uncalled-for effort to secure
premature declaration of opinion
from the men who would be called
upon to vote upon the question.
'.It will not take well with the
Western Democrats. They will not
be dictated to by Mr.. Harrity,7 was
Jerry Simpsons comment.
Il have not read the letter, but
the National Committee has nothing
to 90 with the matter said Repre-
sentative William l.. Wilson, OF
West Virginia.
Mr.. Springer, chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means,
said: "Of course the letter is all
right, Mr.. Harrity was merely seek
ing for information. The letter was
confidential one, and | do not
understand how it happened to be
published: but there is nothing
wrong about it.
Mr.. Hatch falls back upon his
record for an answer as to his
opinion.
Messrs. Cultivate and Andrew
think it is eminently proper for the
National Committee to find out how
members stand.
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, 90
LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co, doing business.in the city
nf Tniadn county and Srate aforesaid