The silver star., 1898-02-10
w ASHINGTON
LETTER.


From our Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s, 1907.
Although it was known a week
ago that the advocates of the gold
standard were defeated, 1t was not
supposed that they were prepared
to make such an absolute acknowl-
edgement of defeat to the country as
toabandon all attempts to get gold
legislation through the house,
which is entirely dominated by
Car Reed, who is one of the bold
est Of the gold advocates. Such is
the fact, however. Reed has decid-
ed that no financial legislation shall
be put throuph the House at this
session, and that all his power shall
be used to keep appropriations down
and bring about an early adjourn
ment. That any bill supported by
Reed could have been jammed
through the House is certain. and
only last week Mckinley intimated
in his New York speech that a f.
nancial bill would be passed by the
House. From the beginning of the
session that has been generally un-
derstood to be the republican pro-
gramme. Now it has been aban-
doncd. Why? Because many Con-
gressional districts in which the re-
bublicans are afraid to make a cam
paign in favor of the gold standard.
and they do not dare to commit the
party any further in that direction
than the defeat of the Teller resolu-
tion by Car Reeds slaves did.
However, that is clear enough for
those who do not wish to be deceiv-
ed. As Representative Dockery, of
No., remarked: "This clears away
all the fog in the atmosphere and
makes the issue for 1898 and 1900 a
purely financial one. Republicans
will be unable henceforth to sepa-
rate themselves from the cause Of
the single gold standard. They are
absolutely committed to it, and
from IL next fall there can he no es-
cape"
There have been a number ofim-
portant conferences of representa-
tives of the three parties that sup
ported Bryan and silver in the last
campaign held in Washington dur
ing the last few days. but it is not
deemed advisable to make public
what object Ii in view, further than
to say that it looks to complete
cooperation Of all the silver forces
In this years Congressional cam
,paign. To go into detail might put
the other side in possession gilmore
that It would be advisable for them
to know.
Representative Allen, Of Miss,
("Private John Alien, Of Tupelo")
has applied the well known story Of
the negro who baked 'possum,
went to sleep beside 1t, and woke
to find the ''possu,u gone. with the
bones lying before him and 'possum
grease on his fingers and lips. to
republican talk Of prosperity. The
story makes the astonished darkey
say: "Can Il be possible dat I eat
dat 'possum while l was asleep! 1t
do look like / must have cnt him,
but 70, God. dat 'possum has less
effect on my constitution dan any
'posvum / ever eat befo'." Mr.. Al
ien avs to the republicans: "you
ten rs about prosperity and show
,iiaures that look like prosperity, /,
but TO- God, this prosperity has
less effect on my constitution than
ssy IIs.,JP prosperity ! ever had IN ny
senator Mason u one Of the re-
pubiicans-there are many more
who 4 NOT pleased with the 90
lnothinr attitude Of the administra.
Sion tC,tafdS Cuba. He says that
n a "a the power Of Mckinley "a
Bfins about Immediate peace on the
EISnd, and that II something Il moi
5y)N 3fffk AA lfivHktfb II Uif6r q re-