The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-07
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WASHINGTON, d. G.. March ;.
''Thc New York democrats who have
been fHbustering against taking up the
Bland silver bin will soon get a dose of
their own medicine" said a member of
northern Indiana to The Sentinel cor
respondent. The west will attend to
the Hudson river bridge bill when it
comes up again. We viii fight all the
personal measure they have on the calen-
dars"
This feeling is general among the west
ern members An Illinois member exhib-
tied to the correspondent list of bills
that the New York members were per-
sonally interested. This is a blacklist -
he said
The feeling against Tracy Of Albany
is even more bitter than against the
Tammany members. In explanation of
his course of joining the republicans to
prevent the democrats from transacting
business Tracy said he would not be
elected without republican votes, as his
district was close and in helping Tom
Reed To defeat the democratic side he
was only bidding for republican votes in
Albany. Tracy is not an able man. He
never attempts 10 speak. and he has only
distinguished himself lately when a sill
Yer bin was mp by refusing TO vote and
shouting, No Quorum," when less than
179 members recorded their votes.
II is said that Senator Hill is worried
over this fight in the house between the
New York democrats on one side and
the western and southern democrats on
the other Iliu has never been
very strong in the West. but
the South has looked upon him
with favor Butthe action of the Tam
many members ON the silver bill Will
make the southern men join the West
instead of New York FOR presidential
candidate. Representatives who have
been for Hill for years are now talking
of Stevenson. Morrison and other well
known western men for the campaign
of 1896. Hill now looks upon Stevenson
as his most dangerous foe.
Morrison's friends are not idle. They
realize that the question of candidacy
between Stevenson and Morrison must
be settled first i'm Illinois. Morrl-
sun has d htiN StIOAS uOlu bll lllt-
party organization Of his state, and if
he can retain control he will be able TO
capture the state delegation. Both Ste
venson and Morrison would be acceptable
TO the silver men. They are both bi-
metallists and tariff reformers.
But the next two years may bring out
to the front new men. Should the tariff
and silver questions be settled to the
satisfaction of the West and South by
this congress the list of available candi-
dates for the democratic convention
would be enlarged and men from the
East would be as available as candidates
from the West. In this event Hill, Whit
ney. German, Pattison, would no doubt
receive strong support.
Whether the tariff question is settled
satisfactorily to the rank and file of the
democratic party depends largely upon
Hill and German 1t is understood that
these two senators have the power to de
feat the Wilson bill if certain local inter
ests are not taken care of. OF course,
if the reform features of the Wilson bill
are stricken out by the aid of these two
senator's they will not be heard in the
rational convention. But it is not be-
lieved that they will go SO FAR as 10 de
feat the bill if they can't get what they
want.
There are conservative men who be-
lieve that the silver question will be
settled inside of a year through an inter
national conference 1t is well under
stood that in no other way will the
question be settled under the present ad-
ministration. Mr.. Cleveland is very
anxious to have the question settled be-
fore retiring from the white house. The
extreme silver men also believe that the
change Of sentiment in England will soon
force the English government to make
the first move for an international mon
etary commission.
With the monetary and tariff questions
disposed of the campaign of 1896 would
be fought with new leaders and under
new conditions, and Grover Cleveland
would retire in 80 the most popular man
i'm the country.
The populists will, beyond question.
nominate Senator Allen of Nebraska for
president. He is man of ability, a
good lawyer and considered a strong man
in the senate. He was in the union army
and the populists propose TO put on the
ticket with him for vice-president an ex-
confederate soldier. The populists ex-
pect to carry enough states to throw the
election Of president i'm the house For
this reason they will make a tremendous
effort to gain the balance of power i'm
the next congress. They feel confident
that they Will have the balance of power
i'm the senate after the 4th of March
1895 They have four senator's and
should the republicans fill all three va
cancies in Wyoming, Montana and Wash
ington the democratic majority would be
reduced TO three.
II is almost certain that the four terri
tories OF Oklahoma, New Mexico Ari-
zona and Utah will be admitted before
the next presidential election. These new
states will add eight senator's, and should
the populists capture two and the other
six be divided between the republicans
and democrats, the populists would have