The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-28
[SEN. BUTLERS
PROPOSITION
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Organize The Senate Is Civ.
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Special Correspondence Of The Canc.sian.l
wAsHrxeroS. Nov. Ex-senator But
ler's proposition TO put the Senate un-
der the control of the silver men IL
worrying the silver Democrats no lit
tie. The Democratic steering commit
tee wrestled with it all day Thursday
and after hopeless disagreement ad-
journsd the consideration Of the matter
until the meeting of the Democratic
CAUCUS.
I'VE are put in 4 ugly fx,r observed
. Western silver Senator, land there
appears TO be only one way out Of il.
We can't c consistently antagonize Sem
ator Buffers suggestion, yet it will not
do TO allow 4 Republican Senator to
| take the initiative in the matter. SEN
atOr Harris, of Tennessee, recognized
| IS an ultra free silver Democrat, will
| be the Democratic caucus nominee for
president pro tenn of the Senate. That
will make our record straight"
This is the Democratic plan, but
from what has leaked out it appears
that the gold Democrats will not sup
| hoIIlos liz StCCIluk COuH3ktcc
h0pelessly divided on the Harris pro-
position. 1t will be submitted to eau
Gus and the gold Democrats must sub
NIT 10 the disposition made of it by the
caucus. Some Of them openly assert
that they will not be controlled by the
Caucus. But beyond the election OF
fpresident protein is greater question
Of committee OrganiZatiOn-Senat
! Buffers proposition, reduced to sim.
plicity itself, that the silver Senators
without regard to party, meet in con.
ference and agree upon such Organiza-
ton Of the Senate as will most effectu.
Tally promote the cause of silver at the
impending session of Congress. 1t il
conceded on all hands that the issue
between gold mOnOmetalism and bi.
metalism should be made too plain fol
Misrepresentation or equivOcatiOn in
the approaching presidential cam.
paigB. 1t is practically conceded tina,
{, the money question will be the dOmi.
pant issue of 1896. There is some eff.
fort now, and it will be followed later
with more vigor, on the part of Repub
lican leaders to subordinate it to the
tariff, but it will not succeed The
Republican policy, SO far as disclosed
is to nominate Mr.. Harrison and make
the mistakes and incapacity of Demo
cratic administration the party plat
form. 1T looks we'll from Theoretical
standpoint" said a Western silver Sen.
ator, but it would cost the Republican
party every electoral vote West of the
Missouri river" This is not an isolated
opinion. The Republicans must "toe
the mark" on the silver question. 1,
will not down at the bidding of any
party, and the overwhelming public
sentiment in the country that sustains
it will not submit to its subordinatior
to any other question. 1t is a very
animated corpse yet. So much alive il
it that 1t vehemently objects to the golt
burial service proffered with sucl
indecent alacity after the November
elections. The aggressive silver policy
suggested by Senator Buffers plan O
Senate organization has kindled afresl
the flame in. the Western States. H,
is the daily recipient of earnest fell
/, citations from all parts of the West
and is urged by Western silver leader
of both parties to press the fight.