The morning times., 1896-03-16
SILVER MEN kAY BOLT
Five Senators Causing Much
Republican Worry.
THEIR STATES ARE BEHIND THEM
Absence of Silver Plank at ST.
Louis May Turn Them
to Chicago.
STATES ARE BEHIND THEM

Ever since the Republican break in the
Senate, caused by tie refusal OF Senators
Dubois, Teller, Mantle, Cannon and Garter
to follow tic leadership of Il majority of
their party colleagues and take up the
House tariff bin, the question as to what
erect onthc Presidential alelectionthe rupture
Will cause has been discussed over ana over
again wherever Republicans congregate.
Even so conservative Il man as Senator
MorriIl OF Vermont takes anything but an
optimistic view OF the outlook. The yener-
able Senator is frank enough TO say that
where any considerable number of United
States Senators can be found TO bolt
party measure, and that is just what was
done by the silver Senators named; they
must have their States behind them.
That heing the case it would look as
if the five Western silver men are pre-
pared to leave their party in the event a
silver plank is not inserted in the st.
Louis platform.
The odds appear to be good bit greater
than is to l that the boIdest kind OF an
anti-silver declaration will be one of
the distinguishing characteristics OF the
convention 10 be held in June next i'll the
Mound City.
WHERE WILL THEY TURN.
Now. the most important question Of all
is, where will the silver men go when they
leave? They are frank enough themselves
to answer that query and they have been
doing so right along since that day in the
Senate when the Republican leaders We're
turned down by IA quintet OF silver Re
publican Senators.
The silver men, both in and out OF the
Senate and House, are both frank and ag
gressive in dealing with ther pet hobby.
They derianuy declare that they follow
the Presidential candidate who stands for
the stongest kind or a free silver platform,
whether he be a Democrat, or POpulist,
or a what not.
Just now the so-Cdlicd silver boltcrs are
turning their attention 10 the Democratic
party, and they are doing il on the as
sumption that the Chicago convention VIII
contain a large MINORITY or silver fnCn and
hence there viii be a silver platform.
We are not making any threats. 'ssay
the silver Republicans. but just let the
st. Louis convention refuse 10 recognize
free silver at 8 10 l independent of all
other nations, and let the Chicago COnveu-
ton come cat FOR the white metal without
any attempt 10 straddlc the question, and
with a standard bearer we can trust 10
carry ont the viii Of the convention, aud
we will dump every electoral vote from the
silver States into the lap OF the Democratic
party
CAN DELIVER THE GOODS.
will that mean that YOU can deliver any
votes east of NebraSka?'' asked a Times
man of silver advocate
Most asSuredly, 1t does There Is
Illinois. Iowa, Kansas, Indiena, and more,
too If there is a conservative tariff plank
carrying with it the proper protection on
such raw material as WOOL coal, iron,
lumber, lead Ore-why it would have a
walkover in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and
the whole South
Suppose the Democrats refuse 10 meet
your wishes both as regards silver and the
tariff?'' was another quest ion prOpound2d
" In that emergency, The silver men would
Ia ke the bit in their own mouths, nominate
a man like Teller. Cameron or Judge Cald-
well of Kansas for President, ana some
good man from the South, ike Morgan or
Daniels a the tail end
While there is no apparent division Of
sentiment concerning the intentions OF the
silver states ana silver statesmen to bolt
the Republican nominees in case silver does
not receive the most thorough indOrsC-
ment at the hands of the Republican party
there are at least two prominent silver
Senators who are not standing in with
the game" They are WolCOtt of Colorado,
and Shoup OF Idahc. These men, their IN
Inmates say. viii not in any contingency
leave their party, though they will doubt
less go to the convention prepared TO make
Il good fight for silver Failing. however
they Will return to their respective States
and work for the ticket
THEIR AFFECTION WANING.
There is still another story regarding
the attitude of MssSrs WOlcOtt and Shoup,
and it is being told, not alone in the Senate
and House, but IN very many other places,
notably in their own States. This story
is that both men are prepared TO desert
silver at the price of being able to control
solitary and alone all the Federal patron
age in their respective States.
This, OF course. ID the event of Repub-
lican success at the polls next November
Senator Wolcott's contemplated course
is pointed out as peculiarly aggravating,
as Senator Teller has always stood by
him, and the senior Senator is soon to
come up for another election OF six years.
With the hope of large chunks of Federal
patronage, it is argued, a sufficient num-
Der of members Of the Colorado legislature
may be elected to encompass the defeat
of Mr.. Teller.
Senator Shoup is already in for another
six years, and it would be a big thing
for him if he could for that time enjoy the
distribution of all Federal patronage for
his State, without the help OF a Repub-
lican Senatorial colleagu
But the most important question is, will
the silver States lose an opportunity to
advance to the front the cause for which
they have been so valiantly fighting all
these years for the sake OF bagging a few
government jobs?
VESSELS ROUGHLY USED.