The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-25
nnw pId the MlsconceptIOn Arise?

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How Did the MisconceptlOn Arise?
The Senate Of the United States was
stampeded yesterday by the authorita-
tive statement which purported 70 come
from "a prominent official, NOT a CABINET
officer" and asserted ia positive terms
that the President was not in favor OF
ANYTHING except unconditional repeal IL
threw the whole Democratic side Of the
Senate into a futter, and the senator's
who we're certain last Saturday afternoon
that they were on the verge OF the adop-
tion Of 4 conservative financial measure
found the ground cut away from uhder
their feet. When II was learned, later IN
the forenoon. that Secretary Carlisle hal
himself penned the statement and haa
sent Il by First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Jones Of the offices OF the fFess 4NsSo-
citation. there was some INDIGNATION as
well as surprise. Then the Democrats
abandoned their proposed comproihiSe aS o.
marty, measure and the silver senators
,.aar-anized their lines-this time with the
resistance OF n number Of Democrats.
when the day ended everybody mad
caught his second wind and the fight was
stul on. more bitter than ever AZ the
same time. IL should be stated tnat the
friends of unconditional repeal oelleNe
that they are now nearer vote than ever
and predict the passage OF the HledSu' Z
within a week.
when the Democratic senators sepa-
rated last Saturday with the names Oh
thirtv-seven Democrats 20 an asreel'e'i.'
the terms OF which were printed ouhudy
morning. Il was with the bellet thaI lnSy
had found a plan upon which all coulu
aqraa and that its capitalization into
of
The names upon the paper represented
every faction I'm the party-compromlsers'
ranoaters. Southern silver men, Northern
SINGLE standard Democrats, all had alilN-
"a their names in friendly company
There were the signatures or the auiIllh-
istration Democrats, who, It may De set
down as a certain fact would not nave
taken the step unless they had thoueht
that their action was agreeable 10 the
president. The fact that these senators
have been cast overheard with every
bOdv else caused a great deal or pl''er
ness and ill-feeling yesterday 10 - HCl
true however, as stated IN a New io'h
paper yesterday morning, that senator
GRAY. before he agreed 20 act, wen. up
% he Treasury Department 10 ask II
the extension OF the date OF repeaI "oulu
no satisfactory 10 Mr.. Carlisle. ana tnaL
the Capitol and signed.
"T AID nothing of the kind said Sena~
tor Gray 10 the Post yesterday.
.But senator" continued the reporter,
",ba renoaI or administration senator's
di5 not nut their names 20 the document
,,itbout believing that it was a measure
agreeable 10 the Administrations
.,Tbev had that belief, said the senator
"Trpon what was IL basedF
..Tbat." said the Senator ! am not az
tibertv TO say. But / can say that the
very fact that the silver men are 50 bi'-
terlv opposed 10 the measure when we
drafted shows that II was conservative 10
a rnarlsed degree Il accomplished repeal
Without any conditions. and that is what
we have fought for
Senator Gray said a good many other
thincs. which he did not care 70 nave
quoted. which corrobOrated the statement
made In The Post last Friday 20 the erect
fbat the President had stated his wiling
ness TO agree TO postponing the date or
tba effect Of repeal 20 July /, 1924. All
the senator's also knew that, until yester-
davis statement which came 10 them Ike
thunder out Of a clear sky, July l, 1891
Vas satisfactory 10 the Administration
They also knew that n the Senate agreed
10 october. as the compromise planned
,ba bul would go to the House, where
AprU would be inserted and then In con-
ference. the month Of July would be tin-
ollv agreed upon. Consequently when the
"ogIcial. not a Cabinet officer published
the assertion that the President would
not consent TO anything but repeal, 10
take effect ut once. there was good deal
OF wondering as 10 what the Administra-
ton really did mean, and whether there
was gnybody authorized TO express its
opinions for more than one consecutive
day.
However, with only thirty-seven sena-
tors agreeing 10 the compromise. II had
10 be abandoned, for 70 was evident that
no more names could be obtained ard
no Republican votes could be relied upon.
All the Democrats who had signed al
lowed their names 20 remain except Sem
ator Palmer. Of Illinois, who went up 90
the White House 20 tell the President his
sorrow that he had attached mis- name %
the proposition. and then he scratched 10
Of II the Democrats had concluded. as
was talked OF for a while. 20 90 ahead
without taking the Presidents wishes In
to consideration. II might have been pos
sible 20 obtain forty-three signatures, but
this idea was also dropped. As soon as
this point was reached nearly all the
Democrats who rad been for compromise
threw up their hands and predicted the
speedy passage Of the repeal bin. In this
number were Senator German and SEN
ator Faulkner Senator Brice was par
ucularly emphatic In his assertion that
repeal would pass.-FrOm yesterdays
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