Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

vi hHH " The condition.,
taid he, ''is regarded by the President as
being serious. He feels about as he did
when Congress was called together to re-
peal the Sherman law. President Cleve
land is convinced that some currency leg
islation is necessary. He is not insisting
that his party in Congress shall pass the
Carlisle bill, but he believes the Demo
cratic leaders could use it as foundation
upon which to construct n satisfactory
financial reform bill. The President
means to preserve the gold reserve. 1t
will not be permitted to fall far below
$75,000,000 till bonds will be sold to re-
plenish it. With the means now at their
disposal it looks as if the Wall street peo-
pie could force bond issue every thirty
days If they chose to do so. For this
reason the President feels that it would
be folly for this Congress to adjourn with
out giving some measure of relief
"The prospect of running the treasury
from now until the new Congress meets
and selling bonds periodically to main
tain the redemption fund does not strike
either the President or Secretary Carlisle
as encouraging to the peace or prosperity
of the country. Mr.. Cleveland has hopes
that his own party in Congress will show
willingness and the ability to deal with
the problem, but if it adjourns without
doing Sc there is every reason to suppose
Mr.. Cleveland will appeal to the new Re-
publican Congress to come together at
once and afford the remedy"
"An extra session."
"Yes, that's what it means. Perhaps
the suggestion of such thing may serve
to stiffen the backbone of the Democrats
in Congress and stimulate them to pass
bill. But it is plain from the tone of Con-
gresham Bryan's speech that the free
coinage men in Congress are unwilling to
accept anything short of free and un-
limited silver coinage. They might agree
on compromise authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to redeem paper money
in silver, but President Cleveland will
never consent to such n step.
The Senatorial Outlook.
The several Senators who are candi-
dates for reelection have gone home with
more or less anxiety in their minds, and
the most of them are not expected to re-
turn until the Legislatures of their States
have determined their fate. Senator Cul-
lom does not feel any doubt as to the
action of the Republican caucus in Hi
nois. Mr. Berry, of Arkansas, has been
on the anxious seat, but l understand
that the opposition has given up the fight
and he now expects practically unani-
nous nomination. Mr.. Caffrey, of Lou
isana, and Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, have
already been reelected. Mr.. Camden, of
West Virginia, will be succeeded by Re
publican, probably Stephen b. Elkins.
Mr.. Carey, of Wyoming, has gone home
to engage in bitter and uncertain con-
test. He Is an anti-silver man, with n
strong silver constituency. Mr.. Coke, of
Texas, will have walk-over. Ex-Gov.
Wetmore has already been elected to sue
ceed Mr.. Dixon, of Rhode Island, one of
the few men in history who refused sec
ond term in the Senate. because he does
not like politics. Mr.. Dolph of Oregon,
Mr.. Frye of Maine, Mr.. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky, Mr..
Mcmillan of Michigan, Mr.. Pettigrew of
South Dakota, and Mr.. Perkins of Cali
fornia will not meet with much opposition,
and Mr.. Wolcott Of Colorado has received
a cheerful letter, signed by every Repub-
iican in the Legislature of that State, ask
ing him to be q candidate. He has
promptly consented and will be nominated
unanimously.
The venerable Mr.. Harris of Tennessee,
whom Mr.. Hoar called the drum major Of
the Senate, has gone home to fight lot
Of wildcats, as he terms them-scattering
candidates, with few votes each, but
enough, taken together, to prevent HIS re-
election unless he can make distasteful
combine" Mr.. Higgins of Delaware is
likely to be defeated. Mr.. Manderson of
Nebraska voluntarily retires to earn lit
tie money for old age, and Mr.. Thurston,
general solicitor of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, will take his seat. Mr.. Martin of
Kansas gives way to some unknown Re-
publican, Mr.. McLaurin of Mississippi to
his predecessor, who voluntarily retired
from the Senate for year on account Of
his health, and Mr.. Mcpherson of New
Jersey will be succeeded by Gen. Sewall
a Republican. Mr.. Power of Montana
feels confident of reelection, Mr.. Ransom
of North Carolina will be succeeded by a
Populist, and Mr.. Jarvis. his colleague,
by a Republican.
Mr.. Shoup of Idaho is in peculiar posi-
ton. He agreed not to be a candidate
provided Willis Sweet. the present repre-
sentative from that State, got the indorse-
ment of the Republican convention for
Senator. Sweet could not get il and
Shoup considers himself released from his
pledge, so that he will enter the contest
and will probably win. Mr.. Washburn Of
Minnesota will meet with considerable op-
position, but expects to win. Mr.. Patton
of Michigan is also in the midst of lively
fight, with half-dozen candidates against
him. Representative Gear has already
been elected to succeed Mr.. Wilson Of
Iowa, who voluntarily retires. There are
three vacant seats from Montana, Wyom-
ing, and Washington, which will be filed