The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-11

Rressmen and walters on congress who
discuss politics in the rotunda of the Met
fopolitan hotel are just little worse rat
tied than they have yet been in this con-
Rress. was told by some Of them before
the holidays that they had not made up
their minds on the currency bill and would
lake the documents home with them and
study the matter thoroughly, but if they
have since made up their minds they are
not revealing the same.
A Significant Sign.
Mr.. Springer is harassed good deal
for his latest opinion on the prospects. but
the most that he will say beyond what he
has already said in his speeches is that the
people do not understand his substitute
bill, and if they did they would approve
of it, both statements very doubtful. One
of the best signs that the dominant party
is very much at sea is found in the fact
that they are willing to allow the debate
TO run on as long rs the minority care TO
have it. Mr.. Crisp and Mr.. Catchings say
the long debate is allowed because of the
great Importance of the measure, but we
may presume that they are making a vir-
tue of necessity.
Among the significant signs is the great
demand fer the speech delivered against
the bill by Mr. Bryan of Nebraska. 1t was
certainly an able speech, whatever one may
think of his conclusions, but the point of
chief Interest is his declaration that par
ties must reform their lines on the finan-
cial issue. In private conversation he is
much more emphatic than in his speech
and declares that there must be general
fealignment like that which took place
on the slavery question and the war: that
there must be an exchange of prisoners
and men who think together must act to-
gether." IL is also an interesting fact that
all the test votes of the long session are
listed and very carefully scanned, and the
attitude of members elect TO the next
house is inquired about with great eager
ness. In short, general summary of the
talk OF members shows that this year opens
with an uncertainty about financial legis-
Ration not exceeded since 1861 and gem
eral looking for of hard and prolonged
strain, both in lawmaking and business
A Gloomy Forecast.
''And so you think there is to be an era
Of stability" said a prominent Democrat,
talking to group of his colleagues You
never were worse mistaken in your lives.
My guess is that the country is entering
on an era of the worst unrest and discon-
tent it has seen for 40 years do not be-
lieye there VIII be great strikes and riots
as there were In lS77-at least l hope not
but party bitterness will be awful. for
It will be a bread and butter question
with millions of people. have come to
the conclusion that there cannot be stabil-
1ty so long as our financial and revenue
system depends on a party and an acct
dental majority. The Republicans say if
they were let alone they would establish
Q permanent system, and perhaps they
would, but every man Of sense knows that
one party cannot stay in power in this
country. There must be a system which
satisfies both parties and / don't know
my one wise enough To get ND such sys-
tenn in a hurry. --fer since / came here,
ten years ago. all the talk has been that
business was dependent on the next cleo
tion and we must make q change. Well.
I cannot remember q time when business
depended SO much on the next election as
now, and all the wisdom of all the wise
men cannot tell how the next election is
going. Business is gambling, and politics
Il trickery, and SO they will continue so
long as their adulterous union lasts.
After listening 10 this and good deai
more of the same kind it was like comic
afterpiece following tragedy TO hear the
talk of the Populists who had lately at
lnnded the national caucus Of their party