The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-20

Silver and gold and various ratios formed
the subject OF conversation yesterday
in the hotel Corridors. Occasionally a
speaker would try to strengthen his argu-
ment by particulariz;ng S to the sentiment
in his own state. where he Claimed TIRE
people had studied the question from .
business standpoint, but he would De eaiied
down on the ground that the issue was d
national one, not local or sectional.
To show that position or party affiliauon
has nothing whatsoever to do with the
opinions formed and expressed on this an
absorbing question, is plainly illustrated
by the expressions OF two government EN-
moves Each OF these gentlemen is con
nected with the Treasury Department and
like Buttercup'S babies, SO far as Ioslticf
is concerned, one was OF Tow conut,oh
and the OF her.a regular patrioian. These
gentlemen, while giving free expression to
their opinions, request that their names
be Withheld from publication.
FROM A GOLD VIEW.
The ..natrifian,- who has served his
country for many years. Oh gold casis'
said the silver craze" ike a new song,
would have its little run and then wouid
soon be out of sight and out OF hearing
except, possibly, in some very rural ois-
trict.
November weather will break It's cog
days fever, and then it will not De near
of again unless from some backwoous poll
ticians and revolutionists like TLiman'
Alleged, or Teller.
reese nsonl,. aad their followers, said he
ua,rician, are simply slaves to the silver
sentiment and are pursuing scieioai
policy which, il IL should, by any ehahce,
be successful, would sink the Whole country
to the lowest depths OF humiliation, re-
quotation, and starvation
Tne otner Treasury empioye took quite
a different view of the situation. IN tne
event of the election OF Bryan, and he had
documentary evidence TO prove that tnere
was not the slightest doubt Of IL, TIE iand
would be flowing with milk and honey
and the odds were 10 to that in less than
six months after the election, everybody
would have silver dollars TO burn ne had
nrivate adyices from New York and Penn
sylyan.a, ne said, which warranted him
in SAVING that these states would go over
whelning,y for free silver.
The peoule South and West. he said,
were iite rally crazy on tue supJeet a"o "iii
have nothing else.
The ,eople South and West, he Claimed,
were SO permeated with the silver idea
that tie ba bies refuse to take nourishiscGt
from anything except silver service.
THIS Ire said, knocks higher than q kite
the argument that there would be surfeit
OF silver coinage uDder free coinage act-
Under the circumstances, he added, II the
children stick to their spoons IL VIII De
difficult TO find silver enough TO coin into
dollars.
The gentleman was earnest In what lie
said and in case the silver sentiment does
not succeed it is doubtful if even the snow
of November will be sufficient to allay this
s.silyer craze" fever.
FEW WORDS FROM MAINE.
National Democratic committeeman from
Maine, W. T. Hurley, WHO Is stopping at
the Riggs House, would have nothing TO
say as to the present status He said,
however, that within the next few days
something won,d drop, aud then somebody
would not only be surprised but badly hurt
AS for Maine, he would Got say anything
positively but the country could rest as.
sured that she would give good account
of herself in November.
In reference to the location Of International
committee lie could say nothing, nor would
anything be done abouttli matter king
n selection until the return to the city OF
Chairman Jones. There 10 a possibility,
however, lie said. OF the headquarters being
located here with subcommittee rooms in
New York and Chicago
A personal friend OF Cong ressman Bailey,
in speaking OF his attitude TO the Democratic
ticket and his determination to withdraw
from the Congressional race In Texas,
said he acted like a baby. and instead of
writing long letter to explain his rosi-
ton could have settled the whole matter
by simply saying. I'm jealous of Bryan"