Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.--At both the
democratic and p~opulist headquarters, seri-
Gus alarm is felt over the situation in
Idaho, where the news dispatches indicate
that the democrats and populists are effect
ing a fusion which will leave out the silver
republicans. The managers at both head
quarters consider that this is a violation
OF the spirit Of the free silver campaign
which seeks to combine all the silver forces
and they fear its effect on the silver repub-
licans of other western states, They be-
lieve the different forces should combine
on equitable and just terms and effect
q division such as was made in Minnesota
and Washington. Moreover they consider
that 1t would be especially ungrateful In
Idaho because their refusal to recognize the
silver republicans Involves the defeat OF
Senator Dubois. The latter is looked upon
by both the democratic and pOpulist man
ayers as one of the great central figures
in the bolt of the free silver republicans
from the republican party on the issue. To
his fundamentally. also, is most largely
attributed the defeat OF the tariff bill In
the senate except with a free silver rider,
and to turn him down they believe would
send a chill through the leaders OF the
silver republicans Of the west. For this
reason 1t Is probable that both Chairman
Jones and Chairman Butler will make
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adjustment in Idaho that will give due
recognition to the silver republicans.
Among the callers at democratic head
quarters today was Secretary Hoke Smith
who had a long conference with Chair
man Faulkner and Secretary Gardner.
The democratic committee will publish an
extract from the message of Grant sent
to congress January IA, 1879, announcing
his approval of the act for the resumption
Of specie payments, The object is sup
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did not know that silver had been
tied by the act of 1873. The extract Is
as follows:
I'm fact to carry out the first section of
the act. another mint becomes necessary.
With the present facilities for coinage 1t
would take a period probably beyond that
fixed by the law for final specie resumption
to coin the silver necessary to transact the
business of the country.
There are now smelling furnaces for eX-
tracing silver and gold ores brought from
the mountainous territories in Chicago, st.
Louis and Omaha, and as much of the change
required will be wanted in the Mississippi
valley states, and as the metal to be coined
comes from west of these states and as l
understand, the charges for transportation
OF bullion from either of the cities named to
the mint in Philadelphia or New York
amount to 81 for each 81 900 worth, with an
equal expense for transportation back, it
would seem a fair argument in favor of
adopting one OF more OF THESE CLUES as the
place or places for the establishment of new
coinage facilities"
At the request OF Mr.. Ernest Baldwin, first
auditor of the treasury who is a resident OF
Maryland, Hon. r. p. Bland will address
the people Of Laurel tomorrow evening.
]. r. Sovereign, who is to be, with George
f. Washburne, in charge of the populist
committee in Chicago, has decided to or
ganize a bureau of labor in connection with
the campaign. He will engage a large
number of speakers and send them into
doubtful states. Ten speakers have already
been secured and they are in correspond
ence with others. He intends to organize
western labor men in the interest of silver.
Mr.. Sovereign expects to move the head
quarters of the knights of Labor to Chicago
during the campaign and its employees will
assist him