The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-04

senators are the Populists, no, one o'
whom stands the slightest chance ol 'e-
election. .,,~as
Kansas. able to withstand the scourees
NJ famine flood. drought, tornadoes, epi-
der,lc diseases grasshoppers, husSlan
thistle and everything else that is naru
IN hear has weakened on PETER ana re-
nudiated Populism Nebraska has aone
the same thing with regard TO Alien' anu
both will be succeeded by RepuDhcans'
Try as he would 70 out-Popuiis' topu-
lism and to sacrifice himself ana ms
party for silver. that eloquent but ms
Guided vouny Democrat. ex-Reprcsenta-
tive Brvan. could make no impression
upon the Nebraskans. They had tried
Allen. and they would have no one LOT
senator but a straightout Republican.
MARION BUTLER.
Marion Butler. OF North Carolina. Is an
accident. just as his free-silver hepuou-
can colleague. Pritchard, is an accineh''
and while the two may represent ma
ioritv of the people Of their State at the
present time. they cannot do so iof ions'
even If the fusion between the black he-
pubacans and the Populists or the state
continues They are queer people 10 tahe
the places of Vance and Ransom. and IL
will not be long before North Carolina
hunts for different material from which
TO create statesmen.
Buffers demagogic exhibition In the
Senate the other day was OF cnaracter
10 make senators stare, ard they are an
pretty well supplied with the same kind
of ability.
Butler has not been long enough I'm
the Senate 10 display all his PAGES, but
ne probably struck his gait I'm his maiden
effort. and will hardly improve on II.
lie does not compare with any OF the
other Popuists IN ability. He talked like
"a school boy and only held the atten-
ti0n Of the Senate because he took the
members by surprise.
Ii can easily be seen that the repre-
sentation OF the majority Of the people
of the country. the wealth and intelli-
gcnco of the population. are overwhelm-
ingly opposed TO the free coinage OF sill
YER The representation I'm the House
shows this A calculation OF the charac-
ter OF the constituencies represented 10y
foLr-nfths Of the members of the United
States Senate will demonstrate the same
thing. IL can only be a question Of
time when their control OF the Senate
will cease.
ELKINS' RESOLUTION.
The vote upon the proposition to con-
riNitl TIC ltNOiWlNfA fl 0fHdNDI l-lhlii0i ~
pressing the Senate's sense of opposi-
ton to the sale OF bonds. except at prl-
vate sale, expressed the sense OF the
Senate a. forcibly as could the adoption
of tho resolution itself. The six sena-
tors on the Democratic side who voted
against the proposition probaly repre-
sentcd nearly the Full strength on that
side of tho chamber Of those who would
uphold the Administration IN the pres
| ent difficulty. IL was but natural that
the Republicans should oppose the cours,
OF the President, for political reasons
but the action Of the Democrats is In
| explicable.
II was not the purpose OF the resolu'
tion TO prohibit the sale of bonds 20 the
| banks, because they realize fully that
| If gold is TO be obtained, ~ must be se-
cured from such institutions. II was
all a piece of political buncombe. but II
was rendered more effective by the votes
of Democrats II Is probable to-day''
! proceedings will hasten the bond issue
not because there is danger of the pas
sage through both houses OF a resolution
requiring public gale. but because the
] Senate has clearly demonstrated it's un
willingness 20 aid the Administration
! The Senate realizes as Senator tiill de-
| clared. that no popular loan will have
| the effect required by the Government
| and that the banks would get the bonds
! II II were attempted probably on term:
| less advantageous 30 the Government.