The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
And Has Authorized No One to Say
He Is Opposed to Calling Com
gress Next Spring.
MINT DIRECTORS REPORT
RUssIA'S GOLD HOARD THE GREAT
EST EVER KNOWN IN THE WORLD.
Total Coinage Last Year-HOw a De-
preciated Currency RObs the
Wage Earner-Bimet ia IIism.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "A. - Currency re-
formers are making their influence felt in
protest against the proposition to sheve the
financial issue. 1t was proposed TO do this
by having no special session of the Fifty
sixth Congress, thereby making it impossible
to take the question up until December next
year-a delay which would bring the dis
cussion up against another presidential cam
paign. There was no opposition against cur
rency reform in this move, but several poll
ticianS believed to be inspired expressed
through the medium of interviews" fears
that special session of Congress might
embarrass the President in the framing of
policy for the regulation and government
of our recently acquired possessions. 1t is
now thought these views were put out as u
'feeler" to poll public sentiment and enable
the administration to ascertain the extent
and strength of the demand for monetary
legislation, to see just how earnest the peo-
pie are, and how general is the feeling be-
hind the movement for a reconstruction of
the financial system. If such was the pur-
pose of the demonstration it will be a sue
cess, for currency reformers are already
waking up to the Importance of bestirring
themselves and of making their influence
felt where it can be most effectively, most
legftimately and most property exercised
namely, on members of Congress.
1t is an easily demonstrable proposition
that the Republican control of the next Con-
gress is due to the efforts az the business
men of the country organized ferepractical
work in close districts. The inspiration for
activity among the business men was the
Republican pledge to reform the currency
nd
The business men who contributed so large
ly to Republican success this fall, and with
out whose continued good will this success
cannot be repeated, are impressing their
own congressman that the ante-election
pledge must be kept. The President is al
ready beginning to feel the ground swell.
There is less ready acquiescence in the sug-
gestion of mo special session" and a firmer
attitude on the part of arriving congress-
men, This is because they have heard from
their respective constituencies, for whose
opinions they have a higher regard than for
the theories of gentlemen who pretend to
speak for high personages Leastwise, con-
gressmen who are now coming to Washing
tor are less disposed to accept without ques-
ton the utterances OF persons who were
supposed to be speaking with authority.
They will learn from headquarters what
the administration leaning is
Several Republican senator's and repre-
sentatives who have sounded the President
within the last twenty-four hours have come
away from the White House with the dis
tinct impression that the President has not
delegated any one to speak for him in CIV
ing circulation to the idea that there would
be no special session of the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress. The President intimated to one caller
that he needed no mouthpiece and that when
the time arrived for action he would be
found as stalwart friend of currency re-
form as any man living.