The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-08-24
THE SILVER CRAZE.
Slim Chance Of Success for the Free
Coinage Crowd.


While the free silver advocates are
splitting their throats and racking
their brains it is worth the while to
ask what sort of Roadway they can
make in the near future. As long az
Grover Cleveland is president it is sure
that no free coinage measure can be.
COME law, even if such q bill could
get through congress. However, any
favorable action in the house would
encourage them immensely. To accom-
plish this they are bending every en-
ergy, hoping that their agitation may
achieve the substantial results OF
changing Legislative opinions.
But will it? The Washington CORE
spondent of the Journal of Commerce
has taken the trouble to canvass the
house and makes the prediction that
the majority against free coinage Will
not fall below one hundred. The re-
publican membership is about two
hundred and forty-four, according to
his figures; the democratic one hundred
and five, ami the populists and silver
membership only seven. An analysis
of their past records as disclosed BY
votes and summary of public declara.
tions and sectional affiliations indicates
only twenty-four republicans for free
coinage, with two hundred and twenty
opposing; seventy-five democrats Tor
free coinage and thirty against, and
the populists of course solid for any
silver legislation. This would give q
total of one hundred and six members
for free coinage and two hundred and
Atty against.
The democrats he puts down as OPP
posed to the 16 to ratio are: Harrison.
of Alabama: Cooper, Of Florida; Law
son and Turner, of Georgia; McGann,
of Illinois; Berry and McCreary, OF
Kentucky; Meyer, Buck and Boatner,
of Louisiana; Miles, Rusk and Cowen,
of Maryland; Kyle and Catchings, OF
Mississippi; Tarsney and Cobb, of Mis-
souri,; Bartlett, Walsh. Miner, Sulzer
and Mcclellan. of New York; Sorg, OF
Ohio; Hart and Erdman, of Pennsyl-
vania; Elliott, of South Carolina; WASH
ington and Patterson, of Tennessee,
and Grain, of Texas
The republican congressman who
lean to free coinage are: Barhan and
Bowers, of CALIFORNIA;; Shafroth, OF
| Colorado; Wilson. of Idaho; Marsh and
Remain, of Illinois; Tracewell, of In
diana; Hepburn, of Iowa; Blue, Brod-
erick and Curtis, of Kansas; Aitkin. of
Michigan; Burton, of Missouri; Hart
man, of Montana; Sulloway. of New
Hampshire; Shuford and Linney, of
North Carolina; Hermann and Ellis, of
Oregon; Brumm, of Pennsylvania;
Hyde and Doolittle. of Washington;
Huling. ofWest Virginia, and Mendell,
of Wyoming.
The Journal correspondent comedies
that there may be errors in this list.
and also that few delegations may be
captured after the fall elections, but
| insists that this will not change the
result. His conclusions are as follows:
There is no possibility, with the display OF
the smallest degree Of courage and good judy
ment by the friends of sound money. that any
concessions to the silver extremists can pass
the house of representatives. Any conces-
sions Of the character OF the Sherman law will
be wentonly and openly made, II they are
made to accomplish political ends outside Of
| congress. and not because OF any necessity OF
| compromise In the house. The excuse that
concessions are necessary 70 prevent the pas
| sage of free coinage hill may safely BE-
stamped in advance as utterly without founda-
| tion So long ss the sound money members OF
both parties or of the majority party vote
their convictions upon the silver question
BY the time another congress can be
elected the silver craze will be musty
"reminiscences, and many would-be
statesmen will realize what it is tn
run up against o stone wall No mat
ter how many state officials may be
chosen by the silverites, 1t will not af-
feet the situation.-Louisvilie Courier
Journal.