New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-01
SILVER COMBINE AT WORK
TO OPPOSE CONFIRMATION OF THE
PRESIDENTS NOMINEES.
POLICY OF REVENGE Fer REMOVALS OF
SILVER MEN FOR "PERNICIOus Acrlv-
ITY' DECIDED ON WITH PRAc-
TICAL CNANIM:-Y
TICAL CNANIM.-Y.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1Brsr1


Washington Dec. 3l.-The silver Senators have
been considering amorg themselves during the
Christmas re cess the question OF the attitude they
shall assume on the nomina tons to Office made In
place Of silver men who removed because O.
their alleged participation In tho recen. campaign
and have decided. with practical unanimty to op-
pose confirmation Just how many nominations
there are of this character one seems 10 know
or 10 have taken the trouble 10 determine, but the
matter has been placed largely In the hands OF
Senator Jones. Of Arkansas because he Is both a
silver advocate and chairman of the Democratic
National Con mittee. Senator Jones says that
while ordinarily he has disposition to interfere
with the Presidential prerogatives. he thinks
in cases where there have been removals justice 10
all person, interested calls for an investigation OF
the charges which the dsplacements were
made
There has been no formal conference as TO the
policy to be pursued but that there is an under
standing among the Senators OF silver procvitics
is made apparent by the unanmiiy with which
they announce their desire TO have removals IN
vestigated. and their intention oppose con-
frmation where the investigation shows TO their
minds that there has been any discrimination
against silver men holding Office as such.
1t looks II the question which these re-
movals will raise will be the first since the cleo
ton to cause alignment OF parties on financial
questions In the Senate. The ndica tons are that
the silver Republicans who boted the 81. Louis
Convention and the Populiss will stand with the
silver Democrats in opposing confirmation. while
IT is proba Die the Republicans and gold Democrats
will support the Presidential appointees in mos,
Some Of the Republicans are not extremely zeal
GUS however IN their support. for the reason that
they realize that failure TO confirm Democratic
nominees will throw the nominations to their party
after March T. and thus increase the Republican
patronage. The offices stalk" are in most cases
pos maste,shps IN the Mississippi Valley States
and include such offices those AT Springfield
Waukegan and Evanston. III; Boone Iowa and
Benton Harbor Mich. Al Benton Harbor the post
master. Ramon Jarvis. was removed because he
became candidate for Congress ana went on tn,
stump IN his own interest.
In tn. OF Henry -. CLAYTON. District At.or-
ney Tor Alabama, his successor. George + Moore
Is finding difficulty in securing the ina ~semeni Of
the Senate because he Is opposed TO the silver
Senators. The silver mea assert that there are
instances In which Office holders of gold procvi-
ties took part In the campaign actively as did
OF their superiors NJ Washington. In remon-
stranccs sent 10 Senator's against the confrna tion
OF the appointees for the Illinois Offices made va
cant because of "pernicious political activity" /;
H. urgeo that the men removed took part in the
campaign 10 no greater exten; than did Secretary
Carlisle. Controller Eckes and Postmaster Iiesn,
OF Chicago. and hundreds Of other United States
officials.
Senator Jones he does not want the nomi-
any indirect way but that he wants them voted
on in the Senate and directly confirmed or re-
jected He thinks the Senate should pass on the
question involved In the nOmina lions