New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19
VESTS TRENCHANT VIE Vs.
THE MISSOURI SENATOR on THE POLiTl-
CAL. SITUATION.
c,.srs or DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT-THE PRESi-
DENT AND THE NsE-BCRNEfS-''
cANrzATION or THE SENATE.

CANIZATION OF THE sENhlF"
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNEl
y,ebiryton Nov IS-Senator George e. N'N' %
Missouri, who has been in Washington foT Jay
ar two has some characteristic comments 20 MANI
IN tho causes OF the recent Overwhelming o'S''
which have overtaken the Administration "'' 81.
Democratic party. Mr.. Vest Is always '''''"i".
and outspoken in his criticisms. and his views Oh '
gwen political situation are likely to prove u
eral interest He SAID to-day;
.syou wish to know what l think cdu''h ~" -"
font NJ the Democratic party at the late election
.ITirr,-Continued hard times created Dy s'd.''''
of money The gold men claim that money IS apu'-
dart and quote from the Treasury reports - h'o'e
IT, They say thee h. a pc; capita 'i!'u.''-o' "
rs o. when in fact there is not half ih't sam me
count til reserves in the National ana state p''"
,ogsther with tn. bullion and gold In the Ireasu!
and the 5000, OVo00o Of gold coin which 'hey eS'''a
TO be IN circulation. When confrontei Win 'HV
fact that there is no gold In circulation. th'S 'eP'
that this is true. but that ii answers all the p"'-
noses OF currency by taking the place Of currency
In the way Of eseryes and exchange JhiS is not d
satisfactory answer foi every intelligent man KNOWS
that the gold Of the country. no matter what lhe
amoun. is boarded BY reason OF the fact tha uHder
existing laws It's purchasing power II coHS'"i''Iy
increasing We will never have prosperity uh''I
there Is free coinage of silver ana our Voin!h' %
money is Increased No countr? can be prosperous
with an increasing population and decreasing cir
culStio1.
"secord-We received from Hn-r son's Ad~ins'ra-
ton a practically bankrupt Treasury WIZ cohhI'
ing appropriate tons from he Reed congress OF si-
OO1 COO ana Cleveland entered upon MS Tecohu "'"
handicapped by these conditions and the beginning
u = great panic Even then We might have weath'
cred the storm but for unfortunate and inefaaicahF
difference, In our party upon the financial question
and ,he tariff 10 not 10 discuss these diiei-
ences in detail The Presiden'. unfortunately r-
iected III offers Of compromise from those OF 'I'
who differed with him on silver and refused posi-
,iveIv TO use the power given him by Law 10 rebuke
the gold spectators and protec: the gold reserve
by rendering silver. as part payment WneH
greenbacks and Sherman notes were presented a.
the Treasury for redemption. | believe thai Car
isle at one lime contemplated such action, out the
President, who JUS before his inauguration 'alNec
reasonably ana conserNave!y, suddenly became cO-
durate and ordered the payment OF gold exclusively.
This Of course, placed the Treasury at the mercy
Of the spectators and the logical result was the
veto of the Selgnorage bill. the issue OF colo oonds
and the paying Of tribute 20 foreign syndicate
The President surrounded by a lot of incense
burners who told him he could do no wrong, de-
manded unconditional surrender by the silver
men in Congress and that the volume OF money
should be reduced &O.OOV0O0 annually by repeating
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act without
putting anything in the vacuum 50 created. IN
the single gold standard The same incense burners
now telling the President that the recent esc
tons demonstrate his foresight, ana one OF MS
Cabinet has come out in an interview gloatEe oyrI
the result No differed more tnan Hysel WIKI
Brice and German on the present tariff and sup
ported the measure as 1t passed only because IL was
better than the Mckinley act. 1t is only Just 10
saw however that but fer the assurance OF the
President ana Mr.. Carlisle to Senators Harris ana
Jones that bill must be passed, MI. ley ea M
never would have had the opportunity OF branding
the ACT as treachery to the party. whatever else
NAV happen the time will never come When ! can
rejoice in seeing the Democrat flag uampled under
foot no matter by whom 1t is borne. ! am not that
kind of Democrat. You ask me about the organlZa-
ton of the Senate. Now, am not on
the Steering Committee as II is called, AND SPEAK
only for myself Personally, would be glad 10 see
| the Republicans take control. They have ma
orty and entitled to the offices and committees
ings and Grounds and the senior Democrat on the
Committee on Commerce. but l would be gad 10
surrender my craftsmanship of either or both com
mittees to q Republican | am anxious 10 see Inc
other fellow walk the floor" and TO watch the har-
| monious infelcity which Will develop on the silver
| question With both houses OF Congress ana the
Pres!d .nt In favor OF gold Standard the Repub-
about Democratic incompetency. As matter OF
fact, Sherman and Allison don't want the senate,
for they know their party is az badly divided or
silver coinage are and II the Democrats W
only force them assume their Just responsibility;
The weakness Of their organization will be exposed
fused 10 change the Senate rules so that we could
pass the right sort of a tariff bill or expose me men
| who prevented it's passage / have not had much
hone of our marching straight upon the enemy.
7 am afraid OF some Juggling compromise by when
! one party will take the offices and the other the
principal committees. In that event we are lost,
! FOR the Republicans will evade the silver question
that the Democrats had both the Senate and Presi-
| den