New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-22
WISCONSIN AGAINST SILVER.
\ TALK WITH HENRY G. PAY NJ
HE THINKS BUSINESS IL THE NORTHWEST WILL
SOON RrvivE-MR. SOONER WILL PROBABLY


SOON RrvIvr-MR SOONER WILL PROBABLY
pr RETURNED TO TIE SENATE AGAIN.
trio Of verknown men from Wisconsin regis
tered at the Waldorf Hotel yesterday. IheE were
John G. Spooner ex-Untc1 States 0tI"'o' i''i''
Wisconsin: Henry c. Payne, one o. lhe i',',.V
for the Northern Pacific Railroad ana howard Nor
rls
FIX Senator Spoortr is now a strong candidate ior
ro-c.ection 20 the Senate He was succeeded IN ue
United States Senate in 1891 by Nllam r. WAS
Mr.. Villas has made n record q" an H''''N''. '''
man. His term expires in 1891. Al the llSt e'v''o''
the State of Wisconsin swung into the Repubhcah
ranks. and with free field it looks "a if Mr. spoon
er would succeed Mr.. Villas in the Senate
Henry G. Payne. in speaking of the great Nor'h-
west said Yesterday: The great "hea'-S'o"I"S
States have all suffered period o: unusual deprts
sion from which they rev!vng Slowly pu' surrey
Wisconsin did not suffer much as some OF the
other States but she felt the condition or aHa''
keenly. During the last two months business mas
been picking up In the railroad business times
look little better and we all hope Tor general I'M
provement Wheat in the last few DAYS mas gone
up slightly. / don't know what the causes are 'ha'
led IA its risn bnt the farmers feel the effect Of IT,
Shipping is growing heavier and the trains GONE
West are loaded down. For some reason the i-a3t
does not seem to demand the supply that the west
does and traffic Fast Is rather light
1T IS a little bit early to predict anything in the
way Of crops Yet. but il Is not 50 early as on" Won"
suppose The recent rains and warm weather III
the Northwest have advanced the season fuy
month and unless something unlocked Tor nap
mems we nall have a boun;fu harvest next IAN.
That would set the country out there on us l''t
again The shipping over the roads would increase
the farmer would get return for his Iahor' 'ie M,
chant and manufacturer would have n maike' I'r
their goods and the Yves; would speedily revive
The trouble in the West has been that the farm
ers have dependeI too much wheat As the plant
or in the South depended entirely on cotton ana
made his crop of that buy all other things nsed on
the farm So the farmer Of the NorthweSi mas reHo'
a,mos; entirely on his wheat crop lie now mus
that many things which he heretofore boush' o''
~ the proceeds Of the sale of his wheat ne can
rssa himself As result, the crops are being dlNor-
sined oats corn. barley and other cereals are De-
Ing cultivated. stock and cattle and hogs are
being wde.y raised. ana the country Is pccol"'"s
self-rehant
c,aoli,a q, ,hs money question ana the silver
cr,za Mr. PAYNE said: The general sentiment IN
Wisconsin Is antagOnisUc to the ire" coinage o'
silver OF course. when you get further WeS'' "ih'"S
the silver mines. YOU get INFO the hotDed OF inc de'
tati,n. The better papers and the DeIer c''SS ~
ne,r's in Wisconsin have taken stand against the
free-coinage theory but there il no use denying '"t
the sentiment is growing This little book ca'"4
COIN is being widely distributed. and a the creed
M the silver party il enticing one the sl'N'r-
ires are securing many converts from the ranks %
s,rerGcial students who do not weigh IN" matter
carefully The whole trouble is that the people are
dissatisfied. You can always get more fe''!
hearing for new theory when the people are urea
and wish 10 discard the laws in vogue. u was san
that II the sherman Purchasing LAW VAS rep-a'i'
we would have good times. II was repealed anu
then the panic followed. Then they said; Ked4lls'
the tariff and Ii Will be all night An onslaught
was made on the tariff. and still the good tunes
didn't come Then the Democrats tfled some uh'i"e
financial, legislation. and the peopl" became h"dr'"y
disguised They began 20 look around LOT r'Hf''
and then the opportunity Of the silver advocate
was at hand. He slipped into the breach with MS
allurlng theory and plausible STATEMENTS hh1hs
many ready listeners. The craze i Ike every tnhS
else that flares up. and DO not thnk IL VII a..
Sober Judgment and intelligent reasoning VIII SnyM%
the falacv Of adopting deprecated currency anu
| believe that enough wise voters VIII be Iouhi ~
concordance the other side when II comes u
test A.. o,.
Mir PAYNE saws that his visit u New-i0rN - one
IN connection with the routine business OF me No
ern Pacific Railroad. lie talked freely aD'n' ,,Hli
snooners chances ls a Senatorial chOlre rom W,
c6nsn i'm 1896 He said: The last election Chau6tI
the COMPLEXION OF the State Legislature. ana 4
puhican will be elected Mr.. Spooner IS WY "p T
man and | think that he VIII be frti'"'1 ~ "'
Senate practically without opposition.