The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-20
Has Been Sounded by the Leaders
and is Pronounced Safe,
VEST MAKES A DECLARATION.
He Follows the Lead Of Senators Teller and
Tillman With q Note Of Defiance to
the Gold-Bugs.
John Sherman Slated for Secretary Of the
Treasury-Butler Shows Up Hill's Flop
General Washington News.

unusual interest in congress. Senator
Vest has followed Senators Teller and
Tillman in making a declaration on the
same line as theirs. The position which
Senators Teller and Tillman took was not
unexpected, as their views were known,
but the position of Senator Vest was a
great surprise, as we'll as great gratifi-
cation to many of his friends. A few
months ago Senator Vest stated that he
would stand by whoever was nominated
at the Chicago convention. This caused
him to be criticised by few in Washing
ton who had thought that he was man
who would put his convictions and prin-
Piles above party; and, besides, it raised
a storm Of protest among the rank and
file of the Democratic party in Missouri.
At that time Senator Vest thought that
the silver men would control the Chicago
convention. He now sees that the gold
men and m 1nopolists have the machinery
and will dominate the convention, as they
have in the past. On yesterday, in de-
liberate and earnest speech, he pointed
out the tactics and methods which the
gold men are now using to control both
old party conventions, and closed by say
ing that If the administration continued
to dominate the state Democratic conven-
tons with federal patronage and other
influence, as II. did the Democratic state
convention On Michigan that he and the
people would not be bound by the action
of such convention. His speech was
listened to with the deepest interest by
every senator, and by the crowded CALLER
les. Senator Vest, in his speech, admit
ted that the great masses OF his party at
home had criticised him severely for say
ing that he would stand by the nominee
of the Chicago convention, whoever he
might be. This shows, and there are
many other evidences to the same effect,
that the people are determined not to fol-
low gold-bug and machine politicians
any further; that they are determined this
year to condemn the traitorous parties
that have brought the country to stag
nation and poverty, and to vote for more
money and better times. It is safe to
say that the electoral vote Of Missouri
will be given to the candidate that the
St. Louis on July %.
THE BOND DEAL TO BE INVESTI-
GATED.
The measure of the greatest interest for
the past week was senator PETERS reso-
five senators to Investigate Cleveland's
and Carlisle's bond deals with the Roth
schild syndicate. Senator Hill led the
fight on behalf of the gold men in op-
posing an investigation. He talked day
after day, but without effect. When the
final vote came at 4 O'Clock yesterday
evening the resolution was passed by an
overwhelming majority. A number of
| efforts were made, however, to defeat the
resolution by indirect tactics. When
| these efforts failed and every man was
| forced to take stand squarely, in favor
| of investigation or against investigation,
| number who were opposed to investiga-
ton were afraid to go on record against
the resolution. Senator PETER and the
Peoples party deserve the credit for the
passage of this resolution. Congress has
been in session here for months, with
these bond transactions going on, and not
single Republican or Democrat made
an effort to stop them, or made an effort
| to investigate the nature of the trans
actions. A number of Democrats and Re-
publicans, seeing that they could not de-
feat the resolution, got some who were
really in favor Of the resolution to join
with them in amending it so as to have
the finance committee Of the senate, in
|
| gate the bond transactions. This was
done 20 keep Senator PETER from being
on the committee. This conduct of the
old party senators was anything but
praiseworthy. 1t showed a littleness
that the people will not approve, and tina.
they, themselves, should be ashamed Of
But it throws the responsibility of the in
vestigation upon the finance committee
and if the facts and truths are moi
brought out, the blame will lie on the
heads of the old parties. If Senator
PETER had been put at the head OF the
committee, as he deserved to be, there
would have been no doubt about all oil
the facts of those dark and shady trans.
actions being brought to the full light Of
day.
SENATOR HILL PRAISES SENATOR
WOLCOTT.
In our. last letter we called attention t.
how the gold-bug papers were praisine
Senator WOlcott (whO claimed to be &
silver mani for saying that he would hell
the gold-bugs elect a gold-bug president
Senator Hill, in his speech against the
bond investigation, also went out of his
way to speak warm words of praise for &
silver Republican like Senator Wolcott
who would turns his back on his convic
lions. and stand by gold-bug party
This is significant. It shows that no
only the gold Republicans are very anx
ious for every silver Republican to stay
in his party, but that the gold democrat.
are equally anxious that the silver Re
publicans should stay in the Republican
party, under all circumstances. In short
the only hope for the success Of the gold
trust is for silver Republicans and silve