New-York tribune., 1896-01-10
is MR. TELLER "BLUFFINGi'
HIS THREAT NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY
THE REPUBLICAN MANAGERS.
THEY THINK IT IMPROBABLE THAT HE WILL AT
TEMPT TO PUT A FREE-COINAGE RIDER ON
THE REVENUE Bill. IN THE SENATE
TIE JONES Bill. LIKELY TO PASS
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BY SMALL. MAJORITY.
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Washington. Jan. 9-Mr Teller's threat IN
yesterdays Republican caucus that he wouid
work and vote to put freesver coinage rid-
err on the emergency Revenue bill, as well as on
the House Bond bill now before the Seha'e'
is not accepted a serious piece OF politics u!
the Republican managers In the dehpera'i'e
branch" Mr.. Teller is. of course. well aware OF
the fltillty OF sending back TO the House Oh
REPRESENTATIVES a free-coinage substitute for
the bond authorization bill which the popu'a'
branch passed in response to President Cleve-
lands urgent appeal for assistance In rnaiii'a'n-
Ing the Treasury gold reserve As the disgrun-
tied and embitte,ed leader OF politica! cause
whose fortunes are now distinctly on the ebb'
the Colorado Senator's disposition to act dog
in-the-manger part with all other important leg
elation because he realizes that any out-dhd-
out free-conage measure will certainly be re-
iected hv the House can readily be UNDERSTOOD
and his fantastic threat t. saddle ali other meas
urcs which NAV come before the Senate WITH
freo-co' mage riders may perhaps be pardoned
as a passing ebullition Of anger and disappoint-
mcnt.
30 such programme as that outlined by MT
Teller IN yesterdays hot-headed speech Is
likely to be indorsed by the cooler judgment
~ the frce-coinage leaders Any attempt 70
pursue such guerilla policy would al the
outset split the Republican silver contingent
into two distinct factions. Those OF the
far Western Senators who support free-sii-
YER coinage as "A rational political theory
and have not grown to rcgarc II as d
fetch 20 be worshipped to the exclusion OF all
other ideas are decidedly unwilling To sacrifice
the advantages to local Industries given through
the increased tari1 rates Of the House Revenue
bill simply 60 crafty an inpractcable and fruit
less longing To- rrveng" III" refusal of the Re
publican majority in thc Iou9" 10 allow the Tree
silver minority In Congress To put It's theories
To the ties; 81 actual experiment. Mr.. MITCHELL
Of oregon. who has the wool lumber and agricul-
turaI interests Of his State to look after. Mr..
Pettigrew. Nj. Carter. Mr.. Iiansbrough and the
other more conservative free-coinage kepuDil-
cans in the Senate realize that they cannot afford
t. Kill the RrVcnu. bill solely 60 fore" nope
less issue with the other branch OF Congress on
the exprdl.ncy ol sending a frce-conage bill
t. the President io be vetoed
Mr. Telers programme IS regarded by those
Senators a. "a piece of chilii.n POLITICS. ana th'N
are confident that the piuiou ~ ineir own states
will sustain them lf They refuse to taxi share
in such campaign II petty ana useless lesslh-
tiV" obstruction. The 0ause ~ free coinage. they
contend has sun I'd enough from tn" "ilun
Justly cast on h. hy irr, sp1usiA" and reckless
leadership and they d. not care 10 plunge their
contempt Boy another exhibition II purely OBJ
structiye state rwauehip II Mr Teller ana MS
friends want fo XIII .re"silver coinage as an issue
ln current politics they can probably take NJ
easier way than - MAKE nui-anc"s " themselves
bv endsavaring to hold n.y." al legislation In
this C,ngr--s until their own impossible demands
are granted by the Republican majority I'm ne
House e Rcpres. niatiN-s II is hN no means
certain that Mr Toll'r would succeed II n" tried
20 force a frr~-cuiuag- rider on IN" revenue
bill
That the Jones bill. now on the Senai" calendar
as a substitute FOR I'll" House bond hil. WI h'
passed eVcnfualiv seems - b. conceded. although
me majority for u will not be more than nv" or
six \ careful count q the S"na'" ns II stands
sh Tvs that N" anti-silvcr sd can muster thirty
nine or forty votes. while ~" number ~ out
and-0ut coinage men Is lily forty-one SIX
or seven Senators ara c'assel as dpuhtiul. though
most 4 them have frcr-coiuase l"anings. ON IN"
question. however of forcing a silver coinage
''rile.'' on the r.v~nu. hill enough SILVER Erpub-
leans will opuos" Mr. T~lcrs programme t.
make II necessary for him 10 gain hte or SIX
votes for his amendment lr IN among the ranks
If the Administrator Democrats. Whether IN"
"Cl.koo" Senators who oppose tn" emergency
hin because NJ Carlisle and tho President say
that The revenue Il seeks t. rails" il unnccessarf
viii bc willing TO join han X with Mr.. Teller T.
ADOPT q coinage rider and defeat fhe
House bill IN that Indirect way remains 10 b"