The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-05
Projects and Opinions Of
Our Statesmen.
PARTY IN THE SOUTH and WEST
2 and Weary Tariff Debate Expected
in the Senate Other Matters.

Vashington, April 2.-The ex.
ement in congress over the veto
the Bland coinage bill is not so
dent to the casual observer az il
day or two ago, but it is there
the same. The silver men are
Ing more thinking than talking;
It's why the excitement is not 30
parent. To say what they will
is mere guess work; they have
h decided themselves yet. The
k of putting a free coinage
kendment on the tariff bill is pre-
kture. 1t will he some weeks be-
Re the tariff bill reaches the leg.
ative stage where amendments
III be in order and car, full inquiry
hong the silver senator's failed 10
ID anybody who would say that
had determined to offer such an
endment. The tariff bill is alreaiy
complicated to suit many sen
prs aid any attempt to further
mplicate it by the addition of the
liver question would almost Ger.
inly be antagonized by some of
3e senator's who would otherwise
adly vote for free coinage. Rep
sentative Band, speaking for the
over men in the house, has already
bn demned the idea.
Representative McLaurin, of
buth Carolina, is at the head Of a
(ovement in congress that is at
|acting attention Of politicians, al.
(ough it has not yet passed the
)rmative period. 1t is for nothing
ore nor less than the formation of
e new political party in the South
bid West. Mr.. McLaurin Claims
lat he has received information
hich causes him to bell, We that the
bw movement would be very popu.
pr, if properly launched. Another
)ovement talked about here is a
foposed combination of the silver
democrats and Populists in the con.
ressional election in the South and
Vest.
Senator Voorhees, opened the tar
i debate in the senate t day. His
bma1ks differed from the ordinary
pit speech, in that they were al
bost wholly devoted to an explsna-
bon of the bill, Everybody ex-
(ects this debate TO develope into a
png and weary siege with the final
|esult very much in doubt.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has
|ettled all doubts as TO where he
|tands, politically, by the publica-
ion of a letter over his own sigma
lure, closing with these words;
81 am Populist and belong to the
pnly party that is un. qulvocally
opposed to the subsection of the
people of tho United STATE to the
rules of banks and bondholders."
Representative Warner, of New
Y ork, is the author of a little pam
phlet now being extensively circula
led and read in congressional cir
cles. 1t is a straight-fro m tbs
shoulder attack on the protection
given tie sugar trust by the revised
tariff bill. The nature of the attack
may be readily understood from thu
following headings taken from tn
pamphlet: "Profits and Greed
"Pacifc Coast Extortions," "Chol
era Exploitation" "Misrepresenta
tions" and "Suppression { Informa
tioh." Mr.. Warner says the figure
IN his pamphlet are the result o
careful and unbiased investigation
OF sugar refining at home an
abroad.
There is much gossip here cor
corning Secretary Carlisle's visit I
New York, which followed clos
upon President Cleveland's veto Q
the Bland coinage bill. Mr.. Carlisl
says his visit was entirely persona
one, but it is positively state d the
while there he had a conferenc
with Wall street bankers. That
what started the gossip.
The motion TO pass the Bland bi
over the Presidents veto, whic
will be made in the house this wee
by Mr.. Bland, will not be mad
with any expectation of passing I'll
bill, hut maralY to nnmnlata Il