The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-24
ANANTI-SILVERCABINET,
SENATOR PUGH ATTACKS THE
PRESIDENT-ELECT

Senator Harris Also Against the Anti
silver Policy of the Coming Admin.
stretion-Chairman Barrity Sends
Out q letter to Sound Ninety Dem
ocrat!c Members on the Silver Cues
ton,
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga Philadelphia
special has the following text of a conf
Dental letter sent out by Chairman Harrity
Of the national democratic committee:
Private.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 18. 1893
MY DEAR SIR-Analysis Of the vote in the
House of Representatives at Washington D.
c., upon the Andrew Cate bill to repeal the
Sherman act shows that there were fourteen
90 democratic members of the present con-
grsss who have been reelected aud who did not
vote on Feb. 9, 1888, on ordering the previous
question and that there are seventy-six (76l
newly elected democratic members, thus max
ing ninety 800 democrats who will sit in the
House of Representatives of the next congress
who never voted upon the measure looking to
the repeal of the Sherman act. Ii is important
to know what the probable attitude of these
ninety democratic members will be toward a
similar measure when offered in the next con
gress. Will you kindly obtain this information
getting it as accurately and as quickly as posi-
bei and forward the same to me upon the in
closed blank. at as early a date as possible
Please be good enough to treat this correspond
ence as confidential. For your convenience
annex list of the ninety 800 democratic mem.
bers whose position on the silver question it
is desired to know. Hours respec fully,
WILLIAM +. HARRITY.
A copy of this letter was sent to each Of
the ninety members Of the House named in
Mr.. Harrity's list.
COMMENTS ON THE LETTER.
The open discussions in congress to-day
were not half 80 interesting as the private
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completed cabinet of the next administra-
tion. The two subjects were interviewer in
conversation, and many Of the views ex-
pressed more exceedingly forcible. Speak
ing of the Harrity letter Senator Harris
said: 81, for one, will never consent to re-
peal the Sherman law without the substitus
tion Of somethingin its place that recognizes
the use of silver as money. So far
as predicting what the next House
or next congress may do on the money
question, think It is idle to say that the
next congress will consent to the repeal Of the
Sherman 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 the situation of affairs
regardless Of what Mr.. Harrity or any one
else may say or do"
BLAND VERY SORE.
Over on the House eide the silver and
antl-silver men took diametrically opposite
views of the Harrity letter MIR. Bland,
the leader Of the free coinage democrats
said: II think it piece OF impudence, to
say the least about it."
Mr.. Pierce OF Tennessee, who has been
perhaps the most indefaugable worker in
behalf OF free silver coinage, said: 81 think
the letter au infamous outrage. 1t is another
effort to buldoze incoming members of
congress, back of which / believe IS Mr..
Ha hnC
of a recent editorial saying members who
voted for free coinage would find the ad-
ministrstion fighting them in their dIstricts
/ believe the members of the next House,
like this one. will stand by the interests Of
their constituents and will not be bulldozed
by the national committee, Mr.. Cleveland
or any body else. The members Of the next
House will remember that while Mr. Cleve-
land holds the patronage, the people hold
the ballots"
"WeIl," said Mr.. Watson, the populist
leader from Georgia. 81 have not read it
carefully, but it looks to me as though Mr..
Cleveland was swapping the whip over the
boys. 1t appears to me that Mr.. Cleveland
is attempting to build up a Wall street
aristocracy."
Mr.. Oates of Kansas also Peoples party
representative, looked upon the letter as a
meddlesome effort to secure a premature
declaration Of opinion from men who would
be called upon to vote upon the question.
1t will not take we'll with the western
democrats. They will not be dictated to by
Mr.. Harrity," was Jerry Simpsons com
ment.
81 have not read the letter, but the ma
tonal committee has nothing to do with the
matter" said Representative L. William
Wilson of West Virginia.
DIR. Springer, chairman of the committee
on ways aud means, said: "Of course the
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seeking for information. The letter was a
confidential one, and do not understand
how 1t happened to be published; but there
is nothing wrong about it,"
Mr.. Hatch falls back upon his record for
answers as to his opinion.
Messrs. Outhwaite and Andrew think it
is eminently proper for the national com
mtstee to find out how the members stand.
THE APPOINTMENT OF HERBERT.
Senator Pugh made the following COM
ment on the appointment OK Mr.. Herbert
and Mr.. Cleveland's purpose in making it:
My relations with Mr.. Herbert have al
ways been Of the most friendly and pleas
ant character. He is a man of ability and
well equipped by long service in the House
naval committee for efficient discharge Of
the duties of Secretary of the Navy. am
constrained to believe that the ruling motive
for MIR. Herbert's appointment was the
courage he displayed In being the only mem-
Der from Alabama who voted against
10 per cent. of his constituents on the free
coinage OF silver. Mr.. Herbert is the only
democrat of prominence in Alabama who
agrees with the enemies of free coinage.
There is not a man in Mr.. Cleveland's cAbi-
net from the south or west who represents
his state or the Democratic party on the
silver question. If it is Mr.. Cleveland's
purpose in making his cabinet unite against
w per cent. Of his party to disrupt or muster
ieinto the service Of the money kings, be is
doomed to the most signal failure"
HERBERT VERY POPULAR.
Mr.. Herbert's popularity in the House left
no reason to question how his nomination
would be received by democratic congress-
men. The fact is also that he has been 30
overwhelmed by kilograms and letters OF
oongratulation from others than his asso-
clates In congress that be finds it utterly
impossible to acknowledge them except
through the medium of a press dispatch OF
thanks
Mr.. Olney's selection was equally as we'll
received by the New England democrats,
VINO said that it was fine appointment.
members from the south and west were dis
appointed but would not criticise it, simply
saying that the appointee was entirely un-
Hnown TO them and might be good man.
a. ~ speaking of the entire cabinet Mr..
blount, Cne of the Oldest members of con-
d all fGad