The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-05
rIANCEs OF BIMETALLISTS'
Imam ZONES DENIES CLAIM OF
REPUBLICAN PAPERS.

Sonata Will Not stand Irrevoca-
.ainst siIver-PrObability Is
Two sides viii BE About Equal
IN. Next senate, Leaving the
10 President with the Deciding
,o..-Thinks They viii Have
mar Field in 1908.
rbicago. Feb. 4.-senator james h
= chairman of the Democratic ma
- Committee, has written letter to
GORGE s. Bowen of this city, secre-
,.,v If the American Bimetallic Union, in
~,tob ba sums up present and prospective
,.tione in the United States Senate.
Here is what he says;
rhs claim Of the Republican papers that
80 senate is already irrevocablyAagainst
-,,,sr and will so stand until 1903 at the
-,i.st is like many of their extreme
.,o,r,s in nv opinion, not well founded.
1-,on the passage of what is known as
,ho Teller resolution, of Jan. Is, 1898,
,vbicb declared that the bonds of the gov
eminent are paying principal and inter
ast IN silver dollars, coins of the United
states containing 41212 grains of standard
s,I,sr and that TO restore to its coinage
such silver coins as a legal tender in the
navment of such bonds, principal and in
,arest is not In violation of the public
faith nor in derogation of the rights of
,ba nublic creditors" there was a majority
10 IL fe
This NAV be reasonably accepted as a test
vote on the silver question. A gold man
has since been elected from Oregon to fill
vacancy, which reduces our majority to
fourteen OF those who voted in favor
of that proposition at that time, seven
senator's will probably be succeeded on the
Atb of March next by senators opposed
TO the unlimited coinage of silver. namely:
Senators Alien of Nebraska, Mitchell of
Wisconsin Murphy of New York, Roach
of North Dakota, Smith of New Jersey,
Turpie of Indiana, and White of Califor-
mia.
This will leave the two sides equal, and
the deciding vote will be in the hands of
the Vice President. This condition of
things hardly warrants the triumphant
claim of the gold men that they have
captured the Senate and will hold it for
many years to come.
Predictions for 1903.
This year an unusual proportion of BIZ
metallists, who come from close states,
have had their terms to expire. In 1900.
however all this will be evened I'D by
larger proportion of gold men retiring
who come from close state. What Is like
ly to be the condition of the Senate in
1901 can be easily seen.
The terms of thirty senators expire at
that time. OF these thirty, eleven who
are now friendly to silver may safely be
counted as absolutely certain to be sue
ceeded by silver men. These senators
come from the following states: Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Mis-
sislsppi North Carolina, South Carolina.
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The fol-
lowing states may be expected to elect
gold men to succeed gold men at that
time Maine Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island.
New Hampshire is now represented by
. silver man, whose term will expire in
1901. Much will depend in that state
upon the personal popularity of the pres
ent senator, Mr.. Chandler, but If he should
pc succeeded by a gold man, Louisiana
and Kentucky, now represented by gold
men, are certain to send two bimetallists
In their stead, leaving the advantage 50
Tar with the silver men.
In two states-South Dakota and Del
aware-where we now have silver SEN
ators, there will be contests, and the
most that can be claimed by the gold
men is that we are not positively certain
TO hold these states; while the following
states, now represented by gold men, can
certainly not be claimed as sure to return
a solid gold delegation, namely: Iowa,
Kansas Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska,
New Jersey Oregon, West Virginia and
Wyoming
From all this 1t is perfectly safe to as
sert, without fear of contradiction. that
If the bimetalllsts succeed IN electine the
President in 1890 they will Enthusiastically
nave clear working majority in the Uni
ted states Senate. James K. Jones.