The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01
AFRAID OF SILVER.
PRESIDENT CEEVELAND DOES NOT
WANT 4 MONETARY CONFERENCE.
If He se4s Half chaace the President Will
Ignore Congress and Appoint the
Mine Delegates Himself.

w SSi illS '-On, Marcn Zo.-NopeCldl.D - ueTt
is little Xix s.ihood, considering the attitude
of England and the administration in this
country, OF a bimetallic conference. AS
fcl eshadow@u in these dispatches. MIR.
Cleveland Mas the intention of throwing
cold water the proposed plan, and would
do all he Nould TO defeat the purpose of
the WolcotS resolution.
The subject of international conference
was taken Up today at the cabinet meet
ing, and while little was given out enough
was made Iiublic through official sources
to CLEAN the fact that Mr.. Cleveland denies
to himself the power to appoinI delegates
under the " olcott resolution, or to commits
sion those named by the house and senate.
This decision was only arrived at by an
arduous tai SIX urcn the part of the gold
advisers of the administration, and is clear
ly an equiWOcation of the resolution.
The Language of the resolution is that
nine delegaSes- shall be appointed whenever
there is an International conference called
with a yieJ to secure international fiXity
of the relative value between gold and sill
YER" etc. MIR Cleveland claims that Eng
land disayoWed her intention of going into
any conference looking to the coinage OF
silver. and that such a conference, there
fore cannotl have for it's primary object
the fiXity of the relative value OF Solu ana
silver.
To prove this point which the adminis-
tration makes his friends quote the re-
marks of Eingland's chancellor of eX-
cheuuer, made on February 9th in parIla-
ment when hle said: "Inasmuch as 1t does
not commit us in any sense to an agree
ment with the bimetallic SYSTEM Will not,
on the part of her majesty's government
object to England's taking part in the con-
ference"
The point seems clearly forgotten that
the suggestion came from Germany, ana
the spirit Of the resolution passed in the
"a Elt
passed by our congress anu ellpouIeu III
the Wolcott resolution.
The whole trouble dates from the moment
when the silver men in the senate named
the conferees to represent that BODY. MI
Cleveland did not hesitate to display MS
disappointment that more gold men were
not named and at once began TO tomeht
ideas to defeat the purposes OF the resolu-
ton. In case an international conference
is specifically called, however, he has the
same power as that used by President Har-
rison to name delegates from this country
Should the cali for The conference not De
in exact accord with the language Oh the
Wolcott resolution, then it is believed that
the president will completely ignore the
resolution as well as the house and senate
dcIegates, and APPOINT nine chosen by NM
self He would undoubtedly let the names
of Culberson and Crisp stand but would
most certainly change the personnel OF the
serate delegation.
Allison and EIi<ins.
The announcement is made here today
that Standardized Steven Il. Elkins VIII
try for "a place on the presidential ticket
He is making a tour of the north and IS
extending it to the west. From every sec
ton comes the report that he is boosting
Allison for the presidency and he rs now now
named the tail to this presldehldl Ritz
Reeds Chances in Eclipse
Ohio, in the south and his evident desire 70
assure himself 50 far as it is possible OF me
support of the southern delegates to the
next republican national convention IS not
causing the friends of the other Leading as
pirants to the presidency here any partc-
uIar uneasiness. Governor Mcklhley rep
reseuts but one idea--that of excessive pro-
lection. and there are probably no persons
in the country who have 50 little reason to
sympathize with this idea as the southern
people, and especially the southern repubH-
cans Mr.. Reed, who has been carrying on
a irritation with the silver wing of the re-
publican party, is thought here to be
stronger in the south than Mr. Mckinley,
but neither of them would probably be
considered if it should prove possible to
nominate a western man supposed to be
sincerely in sympathy with the silver coin
age idea. There is a general impression
here that Mr.. Reeds chances for the pres
iGency, injured as they We're by his Vacll-
Iating course in the last house regarding the
currency question: are not improving. His
whole claim to the nomination is based
upon his course as speaker OF the fity-iirst
congress and his later leadership OF the
minority in the tfty-second and ffty-third
congresses.
There is an impression in some quarters
that the fusion of the populists and repub-
licans in many of the southern states is
fl-aly
terminated at any time. This, however, is
not the view taken of the matter by the
leaders of the combination. Representative
Settle says the two parties in North Caro-
lima viii remain together both in state
and national campaigns. Notwithstanding
the lack OF harmony in the distribution of
offices. MIR. Pritchard the republican SEN
ator from North Carolina. holds similar
opinion. 1t is, therefore, believed by
southern politicians that the republicans
will eventually swallow the populists in the
SOUTH simply because the existence of the
strong republican organization throughout
the country gives to the former a degree Of
strength sufficient to make up for any lack
in numbers in the southern states.
The Court Divided.
Considerable anxiety was felt yes
terday at the treasury department
over the income tax case. The
court, however, did not hand down
a decision, and as Mondays alone are
set aside for decisions, there will be none
in this case until next Monday at the
earliest. In the meantime Secretary Car
Isle is on the anxious bench. He says
very openly that should the court decide
the tax to be unconstitutional an extra
session Will be necessary to raise suiii-
cient revenue for the expenses of the gov
eminent. If, otherwise, he claims the
revenues will be amply sufficient for all
the needs of the government during the
fiscal year. AT the same time he is very
much perturbed and as far as he can urges
haste so as to know what to expect.
There seems to be no doubt that the
court is divided on the question and there
was one report that it was equally divided.
which would be possible, as Justice Jack
son. who is i'll, did not sit in the case.
AS the deliberations of the court are secret,
il is very seldom that an intimation IS had
as to the way in which case is TO be de-
cided In such an important case as this
extraordinary precautions are taken TO
prevent the decision from getting out.
Treasury officials who are vitality interested
in the decisions of the court, while not
protesting to have any positive lnfofna-
tiou on the subject, assert that it is prac-