Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-11
SILVER MES piy1pEn
w ming Accomplished h, IN. Aa-
ministrntion Plan


Washington, Deo 1o--If ro,,,. ~
comes OF the adnlnls,rstin.v a,i sise
pan IL has already acconni,s,',', s,it
Alr, Cleveiand's purpo3ee.iths, s,-,, IN
ene silver men belieye 10 he sha ,,s9rt
MI mas divided the silver sarcss
~, ne ihuleations now are strong th9t
nsry lew Democrats OF ina scmth
NJ, M reject e Ony the most radical
fnr IN, ansn-Aaose who believe In silver
~. slNers sake--are expected Ia stand
out against it. If the Wishes ~ ihe
aeNocates OF the plan are cofnpHrd
WIN ana a caucus held on the bonse
Sae, a is believed that the plan win
ue lidorsed by good majority ana
VIII ne pressed for consideration Mon
VINO nave been hcsitahng about *.
pressing an opinion on the subject are
t"ihns over one after another to the
ADMINISTRATIONS side. Tile plea That
tney must 90 this in order to get ahead
ol me Republicans, VINO would udopt
solil .g similar ~ the next con-
sless Is EVIDENTLY effective, Men from
eie s9uth, VINO nave beeen strong ad-
focates of silver Throughout their con-
gressslonal career, and who SIN make
the same profession, are In favor OF
passing this measure at once.
The state bauk feature OF il Ia what
captures them, and the feeling that
something must be done impels them
TO action. Some OF the extremely rad
lNl SILVER men, who foresec that the
adopuon OF sny financial measure
winch VIII give an abundance Of cur
rency, whether actually good or not,
wall indefinitely postpone the restOra-
upn OF silver as u money metal, Il il
ooss not eliminate the question entirely
from the next campaign, are resisting
the movement as well as they eau,
and some of them threaten to hiibuster
III the house until the eud Of the ses-
SION II the matter Is pressed. Such a
nnbuster, however would not be ef-
fecuYe If the commmittee on rules
should yield so far To wishes of the
administration as 10 bring in a speclni
order closing debate. Al least one menu
Der of she committee on rules is earn-
estly In favor of the administration
plan, and insists that there should be
Immediate action. This is Gen Catch
ings. What the position Of the speaker
and MIR. Cultivate is has not vet
been disclosed, and it is also uncertain
what position the Republican mem
bers of the committee will take. Though
it did not seem possible Until now. it
is beginning TO look az il this plan or
one SIMILAR to 1t might be passed
through the house II the committee on
rules gives the right of way. 80 as to
destroy the power OF the nlibusters,
the chances are IN favor Of majority
following the administration.
1t would seem TO lie with the senate
TO determine the question There the
situation Is different. nlihuster in
the senate can be successfully man
aged, since there is to be no change OF
rules. The radical silver men Of that
body. Of whom the leaders are on the
Republican side, have made up their
minds that there shall be no financial
legislation which does not include the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of l6
TO /. Their policy ia TO make straight
fight for silver at this ratio, not with
any idea of securing legislation during
this congress or next, but with a de-
sign to make free coinage of silver the
issue In the next presidential campaign
and in the contest for the control of
the congress- elected at the same time
with the next president,