Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-09
Stand Taken by Senator Teller in
the Caucus Yesterday.
WILLING 10 TAKE IHE CONSEQUENCES
Some Western Senators viii Not
Go That Length.
INTENSE PARTY FEELING

The discussion in the republican sena-
torial caucus yesterday disclosed Soma
DIVISION among the silver republicans. AT
the same time IL disclosed a purpose on the
part OF the leaders of that faction such as
DuDols, Teller ard Wolcott, to so smalsa
mate issues as to produce situation fun of
interest and Importance
MI. Ieiiers announcement i'm the caucus
that ne would vote for a silver amendment
10 lne tarin bill, followed by a talk ahout
now he had been led to refrain from sglyor
amendment to the Mckinley bill. sieni7e.
that ne and those who agree with him b.y.
oecided upon definite line of policy which
is threatening to the republican as well q.
10 .ne democratic, party.
The Policy Adopted.
Ihis policy, it seems is to insist at su
.iiiies upon considering the tariff and the
i'hahciai questions together, and to make it
q condition of their support of a tar,ff hin
enat Tree silver shall go with II. They nro-
pose 10 insist upon the interests of silver
oeing represented in the bill as a beneft "a
their section of the country. as certain
.ar1H schedules are benefit to the east
Ihey contend that. believing as they do
af ona. ootn protective tariff and the free
coinage OF silver are necessary to tie reli.f
OF the general business and financial si,ua
ton, and that tariff legislation alone win
not accomplish the result, there is noth-
ing Ior them to do but to combine the two
and to give their support to nothing which
does not do this This is daring adapta-
uon OF the theories advanced by Mr. Cam
eron IN his speech on the tariff during the
last Congress. and 1t is bordering very close
upon bolt from the republican party.
Willing to Take the Conseuueuce.-
AS far as Teller and ttose Senators who
lx-nr
concerned this policy is believed to have
been adopted deliberately, with full ap-
probation Of all that il means and a will
irgness to take the consequence of their
actfon 1t is understood that Mitchell OF
oregon, Pettigrew and a few others who
are very earnest silver men have refused
to go SO far as Mr.. Teller proposes and
there are several others Of the same faith
who are very reluctant to do So 1t will he
very dinicuit, however. for men represent
yer. to refuse to follow the lead of Colo
rado and Idaho Senators. 1t is said that
not more than three or four sof the silver
Republicans VIII In the end refuse to follow
the extreme course. which they understand
TO mean that at no time, at present or in
the future. shall there be any tariff leg;sla-
ton without free coinage of silver SO long
as,a as .ne western silver states can hold -he
balance Of power. The acquisition of pow
er through the admission OF new sta.es en-
courages them In the belief that for a long
time they may hold the balance of power.
Intense Feeling Excited.
Naturally this situation excites intense
feeling within the party circle The east
ern sound money men can hardly believe
that their silver colleagues will hold out in
such an extreme position, and the fact
that ecme of the silver men are opposed
TO subordipating the party interests 10
SILVER gives them encouragement in the i,e-
ief that the troubles may be settled At
the same time. the situation looks very
gloomy for the tariff bill, since only deno-
cratic sound money votes could save the
silver amendment from going on the b,lI.
SGch sound money democrats as GRAY and
Villas are siso free traders, and they NAV
be disposed to allow the bill to be weighted
down with silver In order to kin it Cor
n an Brice and Smith may be relied upon
to night the addition of the silver amend- .
ment to the tariff bill, though they viii