The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-16
There is
NO DISSENS|ON.
Mr.. EewIants Says SiIYer's Forces
IRE United.
BAlLEY's POSITION AND LEADER
sH1P-HIs POSITION SAID TO BE
SANCTIONED BY THE VAST MA.
JoRITY OF THE SILVER MEN OF
THE THREE ANTI.REpUBLICAN
ELEMENTS IN THE HOUSE.
LEADERS RECOGNIZE THE I'M.
PORTANCE OF UNION.

Washington May '15.-Congressman
Newlands, of Nevada, was Interviewed
yesterday Regarding the reported dissen.
lions among the silver forces. stNo reol
dissention exists said Mr.. Newlands.
Ihe Democrats, the Populists and the
silver men ar, as united to-day in opposi-
ton to The financial policy of the Repub.
lcan party as they were at the last cleo
ton. and the. will stand together at the
coming congressional and Presidential
elections. They may differ as to methods
OF procedure, but they all agree that the
lhahc'ai QUESTION is the crucial issue,
however mucl they may differ upon other
| subordinate questions, and am clad tn
say that as t. all these other questions
the utmost tolerance of view exists, each
lndiridual beng accorded full liberty of
action according to his convictions.
AS the opposition in the House con-
s'sts OF neutrality-suspicious. political forces
the Democrats. Populists and silver
Inen-it is diliculJ, of course, to unite on
House leadr who will represent them
In all things ami, as the Democratic
party constitutes the largest opposition
force IN the louise, the lealei ship of Mr..
balley becomes the most conspicuous.
Some differences of opinion have arisen
differences mean nothing, except that NIL
are IN ehrnes as to the ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF a commonpurpose. There are some
VINO Delleve Tat, Notwithstanding the extra
session WAS @lled to meet n particular
exigency-tr deficiency of revenue-the
House shouH Immediately take I'D the
general Legislation, and, as the Republi
cans are unwilling to do this, they should
ne brought ace to face with the failure
TO discharge their duty by obtrusive
methods that will drive them into the nm
pointment of committees and the enact
ment of general legislation. Mr.. Bailey
however, is of the opinion that the dom
lnant party in the House has the power.
as it also has the right, to determine
when it will enter upon certain legisla-
ton, aud it is neither Il dicnifle,, nor q
patriotic thing for the opposition to goad
them into monetary legislation for which
the republicans themselves confess they
are rnprepared, and legislation which
the opposition will probably contest mt
every inch, and which, il finally passed.
the opposition will regard as involving n
calamity to the entire country. He also
takes the view thai when an issue has been
fully and fairly presented at an election
the dominant party should have fair Oh.
portunity to test it's policy by legislation.
and tlat the condition of the countrv 10
so serious as not To warrant the PLAYING
OF small politics i;y interpretation. IA
From all | can learn, the position of
Mr.. HALEY is sanctioned by the vast ma
Jority of the silver men; it certainly has
my unqualified Endorsement. I believe
that The last election was lost simply be-
cause the conservative sentiment of the
country was alarmed by the exaggerated
statements regarding the revolutionary
purposes of the silver forces l do not
believe that any election can be won in
this country If the conservative sentiment
Is uniuly alarmed. believe that all the
silver forces have to do, in order to win n
great victory, is TO impress the country
with the wisdom, the dignity, the deliber-
alton ard the tolerance of their move
ment and believe that the dignlied anu
tolerant position taken by the opposition
forces as to tariff will do much to climi-
nate all disturbing elements of dissession
IN the next campaign. and to make the
issue clean and direct one. between BIZ
meta lism on one side and gold monomet-
allisn on the other.
However this may he, / am entirely
tolerant of the views Of those silver men
who believe in guerrilla warfare. in fight
ing mt every crossroad and in obstructinp.
embarrassing and HARVESTING the domi.
p"i' I''i ny az every Iufn. no not ulleS-
ton The sincerity of their motives, though
fer from. them IA to methods
Eut whatever difference there NAV he
rs tomethods, wish to state most en-
phatcally that there is no real ,lissension
among the silver forces. There is not n
leader who does not recognize the impor-
tnnce of union and although some people
nave endeavored to give the impression
that Mr.. Bailey believes that the Demo
cratic Darty has no need of allies and that
the different elements constituting the
allied forces should be driven into and
forced to become part of the Democratic
organization, | know.from an exchange of
views with him upon the subject that he
attaches as much Importance to the
union OF the forces as Mr.. Bryan himself,
and that he views with absolute tolerance
all differences of conviction between the
different elements OF the opposition as to
questions other than the money question.
The true policy of the silver men is 10
unity the issues so as to present the
money question alone to the people for
decision. The people are tired of fights
over tariff schedules The non.acti On of
the Republican party on the money oues-
ton VIII be as detrimental to that party
as bad action, and it is not necessary.for
us to turn the House into a circus every
day TO Keep the people apprised that the
Republicans are doing nothing.n