The herald., 1896-02-10

rency revolutions.
The great desire of the silver leaders was
to make a demonstration of force-to show
their teeth on tho eve of the presidential
campaign. They have succeeded in eX-
posing their weakness. The most favorable
showing they are able to make is in the
senate and there Utah, Nevada, Colorado,
Wyoming. Washington, the two Dakotas,
Montana and Idaho, nine states with an
aggregate of only little more than 2,OG0,-
600 population and only thirty electoral
votes. cast eighteen solid votes for the free
coinage of silver. In. other words, nine
states with an aggregate population but
little greater than that of the stale OF Iowa
and less than that of Michigan, have nine
times as much weight in the senate as
either Michigan or Iowa. Notwith standing
this, and Don Cameron's farcical misrep-
reservations, the consprators are unable
to make even semblance OF representing
a majority of the people. OF the country.
AS was said in last nights dispatch to the
Times-Herald, the forty-eight silver votes
represent only 30,000,000 of people,
while the forty-two anti-silver votes repre-
sent more than 100000 of the people.
If Speaker Reed and his committee on
rules will only permit this silver bill to
come to yea and nay vote in the house of
representatives, then the country will have
the conspir tors to thank for still more
accurate measure of free silver strength
in the United States. In the popular
branch, whose members come fresher from
the people, the majority against monetary
revolution will be much greater in proper
ton aud far more striking in character. In
that body population means representa-
ton. not Tlere tictions of commemorative
conjured up out of the mountains and
plains for the purpose OF enabling the sill
yer plotters to capture the United States
,r,1i init tatn hath
ties. 1t will really be pity if Mr.. Reeds
caution and timidty lead him to suppress
sion of roll call on the question of con-
currence in the senate substitute. The
silver leaders said they wanted to find out
who their friends were in the popular
branch. Now the people want to find out
who their friends are.
Geographically the alignment of the two
forces il most interesting. With but two
Iapses. New England. the middle states
and the great central west stand solidly for
the standard of public and priva g honesty.
Pennsylvania one vote and lndiana's two
are the only recreant ones. 10 this great
seat of empire in America, Delaware,
Maryland and West Virginia, here ofore
c,assed as border or southern states, unani-
morsly adhere. Virginia and kentucky,
of the border belt. give one vote each for
sound money. But the solid south, wi,
two exceptions. from the James to the Rio
Granda, is for silver, and these exceptions
are one vote from Louisiana and ono from
Texas. West of the Missouri, in the great,
new region. there is almost clean sweep.
i Tnurs,on OF Nebraska, Baker of Kansas.
and Mcbride OF Oregon are the senators
from all that great eXpanse of country
courageous enough to stand up against the
vicious and impossible plot of the mining
camp bosses. The west and the south are
in coalition. Fortunately those are still in
the minority.
Formidable as the silver movement is,
there is rift in the cloud. 1t is the insin-
cerity of number of the disciples. Not
all of these senators who Vo ed for silver
| yesterday believe this country needs free
coinage or a change OF standards. Some
of them would refuse to vote for it IL there
| were any danger of its becoming law. A
| majority of the senate. even as it is con-
| sti,ut,d today, 10 too intellectual 10 believe
| in free silver. But" pleads this senator
| or that, why Should ! quarrel with my
| people and perhaps cut short my political
| career when the PASSAGE of this bill cannot
| possibly do any harm ?"-Walter Wellman
| in the Chicago Times-Herald.