Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-03-20

ton OH the Republican side until the Republic
an national convention shall have declared the
financial policy of the party, and until it shal
be known whether the silver senators propose
to take themselves formally into the third party
The action of the administration brings the
Democrats fac, to face with the same kind OF
division in their party. The presidents private
utterances during the past few days and Mr.
Carlsle's semi-of1icial expressions, with the
multiplying evidences every where in admins
traton circles, give the party notice that there
must be no compromise at Chicago. Demo
Gratis of the peace loving, conciliatory, not to
say compromising kind, who have until now
hoped for some peaceable way around the plat
form making at Chicago, confess that split
seems unavoidable. They are convinced that
what they have hitherto been willing to accept
is true, and that is, the administration prefers
division and separation from the sixteen to one
Democrats rather than yielding.
Eastern Republicans say that there will be nc
further efforts their part to win over the tree
silver Republicans at this session. They take
the position that until the the party in national
convention declares the party policy, it it use
less to have any dealings with these silver SEN
ators. The latter, on their part, talk just as
vigorously and even more definitely. They re-
gard party affiliation with the sound money Re-
publicans as at an end, and declare that nc
oyertures shall come from them for the resump-
ton of friennly relations. The language OF
sound money Republicans toward silver Re-
pubicans and of the latter toward the formerls
disagreeably plain and bitter as delivered upon
the floor of the senate.
It.is no milder outside of the senate. Teller
and Dubois are especially emphatic. They an
nounce positively and finally that the silver SEN
ators will permit no tariff eislation unless
coupled with silver legislation. they claim
that Carter and Mantle and Cannon, who voted
silver Republican senators are with them In
sympathy and will be with votes whenever it is
necessary. These senators claim that SINCE
they took their former stand against tariff leg
islation, unless coupled with silver, they have
receive dassurances from the people that their
they say, is enough for them, and they care
nothing for such condemnation as they received
from the eastern senators. The Republican
senators regard the split in their ranks as estab-
lished to so remain until the St. Louis conven-
ton.
Practically the spliehas come in both parties.
The silver Democrats have suspected for some
time that the administration meant to show them
no favor in the Chicago convention. they now
know that is open war, and that unless they
can show a majority in the convention they
must bolt or accept sound money platform. .
"devote all possible efforts to persuading the Re-
publican and Democratic national conventions
to adopt anti-free silver platforms, thus forcing
the free silver advocates into independent ac-
ton"
This is the language Secretary Carlisle is re-
ported to have used at New York in the confer
ence of bankers and brokers representing the
chamber of commerce committee on financial
legislation. 1t accords with the reports of re-
cent private conversations with the president.
1t is in line with the secretary's letter to the
Democratic boilers against Blackburn at Frank
fort, encouraging action independent of the par
ty caucus.
The administration has no interest in candi-
dates bit from this time forward the whole in
huence of it will be directed in favor Of the
strongest possible sound money platform at
Chicago. A high treasury official is authority