Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-25

unite forces before the close by bring SEN
ators Sherman and Teller together, but
they soon found that they could not unite
upon a measure that would stand any
likelihood of receiving the necessary ma
jority TO insure its passage. The repeal
Republicans expressed themselves as
willing to support bill providing for
the purchase and coinafie of two million
ounces of silver per month until Jan. l.
1895. and also providing for the issuance
of $500, 900 worth of bonds. The silver
Republicans did not consider that this
proposition offered much more in the in
terest of silver than the Democratic COM
promise measure
Upon being asked whether he did not
think it would have been better in the in
terest of silver for the silver Republicans
to accept the Democratic compromise bill
than to refnse that and take instead un-
conditional repeal. Teller said: "Possi-
bly, 1T would have been, and probably that
would have been done if it had been in the
power of the silver Republicans to control
the matter. Such was not the case, how
ever. That was a distinctly Democratic
measure and the agreement for its sup
port was signed by the Democrats who
did Sign it with the understanding that il
all the Democratic senators did not at
tach their names it was not to be binding
on any of them. Hence when eight Of the
Democratic senators refused to give their
assent to the compromise the agreement
was no longer binding upon those " ho had
signed.
Furthermore. there would have been
no chance Of getting the bill through
even il the silver Republicans and the
Populists had accepted it-after the exec
utive had signifled its disapproval of the
bill. 1t was not only impossible then to
get the additional eight Democratic sig
natures, but those already obtained could
not be held. II. therefore, all the silver
Republicans had allowed themselves to be
controlled by the agreement the compro-
mise bill would have been no stronger
than, for instance, the free coinage
amendment-not as strong even. IL
would have had only the support of the
silver Democrats and the silver Republi-
cans. 1t world probably not have gotten
any OF the Popul!st support. AS matter
OF fact, however, it would have been i'm
possible TO mold the silver Democrats"
Teller has lot been hopeful of the silver
cause for month, and he has regarded the
end as near since the time, week ago,
when the silver men made their effort to
secure an ar- Durnment in place of a recess,
and tOCnd they could muster only ten or
twelve votes. He took that poor demon
stration OF the part of the silver force as
evidence that the silver Democrats did not
consider ii advisable to continue the fight
for great while. Voorhees, says that he
Is hopeful OF reaching the voting stage by
Thursday, and the opinion is general that
the bill will tie well discussed before the
end Of the week. 1t is not believed by any
one that half of the twenty seven amend
ments proposed will be regularly offered.
The Populists said they were ready to
go On, but would follow the lead of the
Republican silver men. The fght had
shown that neither old party was friendly
to silver and made millions of votes for
the Populists. As soon as the fight was
at an end the talk drifted to adjournment.
| The general opinion is in favor of adjourn
| ing as soon as the repeal bill is passed
| Democrats in The house viii pass the sen.
ate repeal bill and Republicans there will
/ vote for whatever suits the Republican
{ senators. There Is very little difference
/ between the Wilson and VOORHEES, bills,
anyhow. Adjournment : popular in both
houses md viii doubtless carry as soon
. as the repeal u!.i Is passed.
/ There : .lTeady talk Of future silye.
. legislation. One Of the leading advocates
/ OF repeal Is quoted as saying that be Will
( Introduce u free coinage bill upon the as.
/ sembliug of the regular session. Sherman
| told an Associated Press reporter that he
| was contemplating the introduction of a
! bond bill and that it would probably in
! cidentally make some provision for the use
of silver. Many other senators have finan.
| cial bills in contemplation. The outlook
is indeed good that the regular session
| will be flooded with financial bills.