Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-13
THE REPUBLICANS REVOLT
Free Coinage for the West the Only
Condition Upon Which the East
Can Have Protection.
SPEAKER REED AGAINST NEW STATES
Wants Arizona and New Mexico
Kept Out Because They Are for
Silver-A Lively Repub-
lican Rumpus.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Since the publ
cation here on Friday last of an interview
with Delegates Flynn, Murphy and Cat
ron, speaking hopefully of the prospects
of the admission of new states, Speaker
Reed has thrown bomb-shell into their
camp, at least as far as Arizona and New
Mexico are concerned. Speaker Reed
openly proclaims that he 10 opposed to
the admission of tfase two ter.itories as
states. In an interview he said he op-
poses their admission "because it would
increase the silver forces in the senate"
This announcement, which the speaker
seems to have gone out of his way to
make public at this time, has we'll nigh
shattered the hopes of Delegates Catron
and Murphy, and has disgusted the west
admission of New Mexico and Arizona,
as we'll as Oklahoma. Speaker Reed is
supposed to favor Oklahoma's admission
for that is safely Republican, and besides
he dare not antagonize the Kansas con-
gressional delegation upon whom he re-
lies to swing that state for him in the
presidential convention.
lhE 1EfObAlChN nENOLls
Nothing has been determined yet regard
ing the tariff bill. 1t is in the hands of
the finance committee, but since the free.
coinage revolt no effort has been made
to get report on it. Some senators are
urging that it he reported back to the
senate, and that the western Republicans
be forced to go on record as voting
against it. Teller says that he welcomes
this kind of test, and he will cheerfully
Join with the Democrats in killing the
bill unless it has free coinage PROPOSE
tion annexed to it. It is probable that
the bill will be allowed to die natural
death in the committee, as Jones, of Ne
vada, since the action of the free coinage
Republicans, feels more secure of his
position. Wolcott, too, who is on the
finance committee, would be very apt to
stand with Jones and the Dem ocrats, and
the result is that the protectionists are in
hopeless minority in the committee
that they themselves organized.
The action of the Republican senators
in reaching parting of the ways be-
tween the east and west caused pro-
found sensation here. It is considered
the most important departure in party
politics that has been made in quarter
of q century.
With the free coinage Republican SEN
ern men on tariff legislation unless the
unlimited coinage of silver is conceded to
them in exchange, the Republican party
becomes practically imbecile, impotent
and unable to register a policy on the
statute books.
There are nineteen Republican senators
who have agreed to stand together in the
interests of the west, in all things, in
cluding silver.
WESTERN DECLARATION.
This revolt is the hardest blow that
protection has received since the presi-
Dental election of 1892. Thelprotection-
lists were in high hopes. They felt sure
of carrying the country next fall, elect.
ing president of their choice and con-
gress devoted to their theories. But now
all of sudden comes declarati on of in
dependence on the part of the western
men. This declaration, it can be asserted,
too, is not mere passing fancy, mere
whim, mere expression Of anger or dis
content for the time being. It was
thought out we'll and long, and only an
nounced after serious and earnest con-
sideration.
There was some very plain talk in the
caucus. It is coming out by degrees.
Mr.. Dubois, for instance, drew what is
called "Schomburgk line" of demarca-
tion and plainly told the eastern men that
they would have to make the unlimited
coinage of silver tenet of the party or
be content with being impotent 80 far as
the power of legislating is concerned. Mr..