The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-05
PLANS GALORE

To settle tho Silver 0uestiOn-IIlnnd Has
uin-Iicnderson aud others Have
schemes.
WAsnlSarov, D. O., August 4.-As
soon alter Congress meets as 1t becomes
practicable, Mr.. Bland, the leader OF
tho silver iorc6s in the house, will In
troduco hill ombodylng the views of
the slvor men. 1t will provide for tho
ppeal Of the Sherman purchasing act
pnl substitute therefor the free coin.
age Of silver at the present ratio OF 10
tOl.
"That," said Mr.. Bland, twill bo tho
ground upon which we will make the
tIgAt, although there has been no def
mite plan agreed upon"
lie recognized that men could honest-
" diller as TO the ratio, but that was
matter that should be settled in the
purity itself. Upon the use Of both gold
and silver as money at q parity tho
Democratic party could not ditIer II a
compromise measure increasing the
ratio was reached he said he saw no
reason why the present dollar should
not bo kept in circulation Us it was now.
lie proposed, however, with all his
power, to resist any increase in the
ratio
Tho attitude OF tho treasury depart
mont IN refusing to buy silver was arbl-
trary and unCalled for, Mr.. Bland said,
but there was no ground for the talk
that tho secretary could be impeaChed.
The law gave him tho discretion
which he is now exercising, and that
was ono OF tho mistakes OF law that
was, as no looked at it, full OF mistakes.
lie had warned the friends OF silver on
this very point when the bill came up
for consideration in the house.
The Bland.Allison act was superior
in that respect in that it did not give
the secretary this power but required
him to purchase specific amount If
the United States, Mexico aud South
American countries, together with tho
countries OF Asia on our west, wore to
agreo upon q common ratio, Mr.. Bland
thought we would have all the trade
We wanted and would thereby force
Europe TO come to the use OF silVer as q
money.
MIR. Bland said that no had not seen
tho speaker, and when it was suggested
to him that some Of his friends in tho
east would bo glad to see him off the
committee on coinage, he only smiled
and replied that thoy could not, at any
rate run him of the floor OF tho house.
The champion Of silver declared that
there would be bitter fight against any
attempt to change tho rules so that q
cIotureproylsion might be incorporated.
A PLAN TO SETTLE 1T.
Representative Henderson, Of North
Carolina, has n plan for tho adjust
mcnt of tho silver question that ho
holds out to be satisfactory to tho per.
eons who wish to SEQ tho Democratic
platform declarations carried into Of
feet without creating divisions in the
party.
Agtho platform calls for tho equal
ttaltment OF gold andsllvor aud us somo
Democrats do not deem 1t safe to pro.
vide ior the FREQ coinage Of silver, he
would withdraw that privilege from
Go'd mud provide for the coinage OF both
'elal3 OH account OF tho government
exclusively, This might be accom-.
pIisncd, ho thinks, by passing bill
requiring tho absolute purchase OF q
certain proportion OF each metal evory
mouth and tho coinage Of all tho metal
purchased. Congress might from time
10 time change those proportions rs the
needs OF the country seemed TO require,
ana laul adjust the circulation to tho
uuulnd3 OF business. ..
ournwAtrE's scnEME.
Representative Cultivate, OF Ohio,
iioocoi the icw western mon who do.
'.are' himself in favor Of an immediate
aNl unconditional roponi Of tho silver
purchase section Of tho Sherman law.
LHl ailcr that Ia dono he BAys he would
immediately turn his attention TO some
legislation intended to secure tho more
extended use OF silver aa Il money metal,
vac point upon which Mr.
un,hWaiic takes strong ground
" '1nl the silver bullion now In tho
We"Nry should bo Coinod nj onco mud
niihto circulation aud thus relieve
lHo money ntrlngonCy llo says that
'Ilo secretary OF the treasury has
IN'h tho position that coin notes
l'loa in payment for silver bullion
purchased are rodoomable in gold alone
II docs not appear that there lie any
ioA'1h to retain this bullion Ia the
"S.a4.ory lor redemption purposes.
III 'Nr cAgvnss lor thu nomination iol