Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-19
Democratic Statesmen Will Not Talk
on the Situation.
MIR. ChRLISLE'S FINANCIAL SCHEME
The Administration VIII Be At
tackled by Its Own Party.
A CONFERENCE PROBABLE

The silence of Mr. Cleveland during the
Campaign is nothing in it's density and
significance to the silence which has settled
down upon the democratic statesmen. Com
paratively few have yet reached Washing
ton, but those who are here, and the new
ones coming each day, agree as perfectly
in their policy of silence as If they had
previously met somewhere in solemn coun-
ell and agreed to say nothing. AT the
Treasury Department the preparation of
Mr.. Carlisles financial scheme, which is
to be indorsed by the President, is In pro-
gress. 1t is thoroughly well understood
now that the financial issue is to be press
ed from this time forward and that the
aim from first to last will be to circumvent
all the plans of the free silver men. One
of the principal features aiming directly
at this object will be to provide con"en-
lent and elastic currency in the form of
notes to meet the demands of those who
are silver men merely because they are in
fationists. The duel between the admin
istI alton and men of his own party who do
not agree with him will begin as soon as
Congress meets.
An Attack the Aiminist ton.
There will undoubtedly he an attack made
upon the administration by members of the
Presidents own party, and there is no
means at present of determining what pro-
portion of the democrats in Congress will
Join them. Voorhees, and Harris, Jones
and Cockrell and other democratic Sena-
tors who were known to be opposed to
the bond issue and not to agree with Mr..
Cleveland on any general financial propo-
sitiOn, are maintaining absolute silence 1t
is known that they have talked the matter
over among themselves more or less and
their natural dispositions in the matter is
Inn. m No hnr or
defined plan to be followed by those op-
posed to Mr.. Cleveland's financial policy is
a matter merely of speculation The ST.
lence of men who are known TO be bursting
with indignation on account of the bond
issue is construed to indicate a purpose
their part to get all of their own faith
together and have a line of policy fully
agreed upon before giving expression to any
individual opposition.
A Conference of Democratic Leaders.
1t is probable that as soon as Congress
Is assembled there will be conference of
leading democrats who are not classified
as cuckoos, and that line of policy will
then be marked out. Considerable con-
fict of opinion is anticipated Most of the
democrats will deprecate the bond issue
and oppose any new financial measure
based upon Mr.. Cleveland's policy, but
there will be difference of opinion as to
how far the party can afford to attack III
congress an act OF administration al
ready performed. Among the radicals the
feeling is intense. One very prominent
Senator, who belongs to the silent circle.
after declining to give public utterance to
his opinion concerning the bond issue,
added that if he should say what he felt
1t would be in language which no news
paper could afford to publish.
The Pop-Gun Tari6 Bills.
Besides the conflict over this question a
very serious difference of opinion is threat
ened over the question of policy as to pop
gun tariff bills. Senator Jones is credited
with saying that the democrats will force
these bills through the Senate or know the
reason why. The chances are that he will
know the reason why" but will not get
the bills through. A very considerable
number of his party are opposed to any
tinkerlng with the tariff, and would like
10 see Congress devote itself during this
short session diligently and conscientious
ly TO the consideration of appropriate
bills only. Nothing can be done in the
senate with the popgun bills without a
change iii the rules, and from the present
members of that body will be much more
interested in other matters than they ere
In perfectinS the tariff bill. One of the
hrst things In Significance which NAV he
expected when Congress assemblies here
is an effort on the part of all the silver
men, populiStS and advocates of fiat money
TO get together as to present a solid
rront or opposition to what they term the
eastern policy While they are making
their plans their course will be to obstruct
all legislation as far as possible.