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BLANDS BILL IS DEAD.
JLN ATTEMPT TO PASS IT OVER GRO-
VER’S VETO FAILS,
Kxciting Scene in the House—Speaker Crisp
Votes Aye—The South Stood Almost
Solid in Favor of Passing* It.
Roes 114 |
ftecesanry to Psism
!{e<*apitiil:ition.
JAycs— l)emo<*i*:i t IIS
•• Repuh licit Ji* ;
•• Populists Hl
ftoes—Lktstern ami Middle State
Democrats.. .. 4S j
•• Southern Democrats.. •• •• *
•• Republicans
Washington, April 4.—(Special.)—The
house voi» 'l on tiie qucst» )!i » i passing the
seigniorage bill uver the president’s veto
This afternoon. ,
The vote stood 111 to 111—not two-thirds,
Hi.l the seigniorage bill is now dead.
An anal) sis of the vote, however, shows
that eight more Ilian two-thirds of the dem
ocrats voted to pass tile bill over the veto.
[With the republicans out it would have
passed. Th- 111 votes in the affirmative
vver** composed ot IIS democrats, eighteen
I. publicans and eight populists.
The negative \oV -showed fifty-live deni
c rats ai.d titty-mne republicans. .Every
lieorgian voted to pass the bill ovei the
Ve'o. S'"" aKer ('lisp himselt had his name
called and voted ay,.. When he did it there
was applause from the majority ot demo
'l lie tight was unexpectedly launched upon
the house. It was short and Quick, but
it was wildly exciting. It again showed the
necessity of the clear head ot bpeaker
Crisp io pilot the house to action. It again
demonstrate what a m eessit;. he is to tiie
lions., and mi all hands me expression was
hear..!: "What a pletidid thmg >< was 101
the horn mat Crisp did not resign.
An..’ of d mocrats was again pr« s
r. • niug, and alter s< vei al toll
Cails al.'. f.:i.of California, was seated.
Blend Bill (ailed • l»•
Then .Mr. Bland call.-i up the seigniorage
bill m l moved its passage over the presi
dent's veto. Immedi'Coly there was gieal .
ni«ni on lb floor. As the d<TK i<<i 1 I
the bill .Mr. I Hand sat silently chewing j
11 7 o'm'. 1 m •'•‘v. of N. w Ymk, rushed |
toil n’ d Sickles to confer with him. Tom i
J. i m rmv.s. Boutelle and Cannon con- |
(erred. As soon as the reading was over j
thneral Sickles < ricd out: ".Mr. Speaker. I j
j-ais, t!. ■ iiestion of consideration. tie
I t ' argue his pmnt and at the same '
tie,. , r. . ly else in the house tried to j
U'Ually the sp. ..kor overruled the ques- |
ti.m i <on- (leiatioii mi the ground that ,
the constitut m provided that a lull vetoed I
bv the pie idem should b. returned to the I
}Cas, in v. li it • ' e;inat< d. and that w hen I
r . .. . p i<. should immediately
p stpon . but the question of con- |
Cderat on was vt in order. ■
Wl), a -p do r completed his ruling .
Jlr ■ I-....• ..’l.-. ' ■! Maili' , suggested in his
vsa.'d sarcastic siyl- that he woUid like to I
hav additional reasons.
“As the Chair has star- d before." respond- '
eu Sp< do r Crisp, '‘when the ehair makes
H ruling nd civ. • r. ■ ms it holds that no ;
g-'tiibninn has the right to ask for any
other and further reasons than those .
bl ”Tli.,t is one of the later innovations of I
th., .'.air" fae.tiousiv remarked Boutelle. I
■ Th. t is or of tie’ rulings which has I
been w: . ■ t ■ res-mt what the chair regards ,
g quickly replied the
f tom
j his chair and the dem- I
D . ,'s ib v.'ded in applauding the ut-
I >f Speaker < 'risp.
of N Oto. I
Vote," on tin democratic side.
Bone " i1!» a Kindi.
Mr. Bland cried amid the furor that he
v w mmediate vote. The
j... , ;1 t t i.o question quickly and de-
, ttinier the constitution an aye •
y \o- ■ was requir d. and at once the ,
, it the roll call. Tin- republicans
v , tail.-11 off their feet. They wanted
| ti want I a cat and dog fight
among’ th. d.■mocrats. lb ed jumped up to I
protest: SO did Boutelle. But the speaker
, out ’ order, as the roll call
r ■ |.. ■ 1 persbted an I the speaker
his seat. At
1. Reed sat
dwi I 'ekhig grum. lie was too slow for
I mr ng the r di call gr< at excitement
vv. -til ‘I. E\ iv • . vp the cuckoo .
, ■ ma rity <>f them stood by |
th) pr „t and into who have never
been cuckoos 1 efor< w< nt to hint. <>f
course, ever*.' mm km w- the bill could not
b,. passed ov r the veto.
Wh. n 11.. v. t- was announced thq cuc
p .n oted to got Up applause, but it
died a-boring.
Till-pin Was l.oncsomc.
Tinto v.er.* nit lurto' <s in the vote.
The m .st nmab’ie one was tin- vote ot -Mr. I
Turpin, of All nil. t'l' m : . heretofore, a. ■
.’ . voting >n the negatice. 1
,\j; .A.,i ■rim’-t's. <'olonel Oates I
vi t' d in tiie aflirmative.
'■i';.,. ■ :*:> v.'tt.l in the negative,
bm be ■. t'm •' so itlr rn men voted
, i . bill r th V' b'. except Davey
Berry ami Caruth,
. • a-k- <1 Missouri, and Tur
pi,; . ■ '..'l, m:'. Tim other forty-eight
■i :< cmim-r to sustain the veto came
f, fi" < I 1 : ■ i middle states, with
,1 f. 'll the northw. t. Thus ends the
«,.i. ", I 'll Tin senate can take no
.. ,7 ... ’vet" as tiie bill, being a
yII " . . !. rnm Ito that body. But
tie-' silver' qu stimi will n d down.
Tl ; s t'm vote in detail on the question I
, . . . - bill ovr the j
. a i-ison and recount i
Ii .i'll, vm. s in t! negative:
' \i. ' Ad" m . Ad' : •!■.. Alexan- :
i laker of Kan- i
B, 11 ■ ■ ' dorado. Bell of |
■ r.. r Black "f ('c'C-ia, Bland. Boatner, I
Carolina, Bowers of
i ■ | ■ . , Branch Br >ekinridge of Arkau
, : ck. Brook (hire. Brown, |
( . < Cannon ot ' 'alitorma,
. < kings, <'lark of Missouri, I
<-| ,i I ■ . : Mala,. < 'ebb of Alabama, I'ock
, '(Hiper of Florida, < loop
er 1 . '■ "I" rof Texas, ('ox. Craw- ,
j.,r.i . ii: Curtis of Kansas,Davis,
) ■ ,\'rm ;. Ihi-• ma . lio. lv r.v. Doolittle, i
}.;. :: is I.'. Ci ( ireg.m. Enloe, Eppes,
}■ I e . limy . C,l. -ii am. Hall of
: . Hart, 11rim. .1 lart - I
n ,a. |!a,.'ii. I!. iiderso.'i ot North Carolina, |
II <■l. ia ■ I :. 11 m. Holman, I look er ot I
Hunt r. Hutcheson, i
; j Kyle. Baeey,
j, at.na r I." -m., I.a' ton. I.ester, laving- ,
St Magi ■ Mali . Marsh, Marshall, i
?!..ititi in' tc liana. .M l'learv of Minnesota, j
: \ ■ Mc<,’ulloeh, Mc-
Jiaic. ..'I. M'-1 i" arm mi. M'Cann. Mel,surin, i
M Milim. ,M< Nagny. .Mi ll ie, Meredith.
M •y. M .i.ty-m• ’y, Momi. Morgan. Moses,
t<. dl. (i.it s. (i'N ill of Missouri, Paschal, I
Patterson. Painter, Pent •■, Pendleton of
Texas, p. idle on of West Virginia, Pickier, i
po.- t. Iti 'li I rdsmi of ( d o, Richardson of .
?.'■ I u, ltie>nir.!.-on of T nnessei . Ritchie,
B.d,tans. It -.11 of Georgia, Sayers. Shell,
r, Stal
lings, li.-. Stone of Kentucky, ■
Strait, Sv.e. t. Talb. rt. Tate. Taylor of In- |
<l,ana, Terry. Tucker, Turner of Georgia, i
roer • ' ■ ■ inia, Tyler. Wasihington,
y- taeler of A’ il una. Whiting, 'Williams of !
ji'.noc. \\ mli... ; of M ■ - l-sipni. WiKon of
.V.is’ rtmi, Wi V- odard. Crisp.—l 44.
X.-iy s. 111.
Nays Messrs. Adams of I’ennsvl vania, i
Apsley. Ayery. Babcock. Baker of New
llainpshiri, Baldwin. Bartlett, Barwig, Hoi- |
<!• ■■. p. rry. Blair. Brickner, P.iosius, Bur- I
rows. Bynum, Cadmus. Campbell. I'unnon.
of Illinois, Carutli, Gm ■y, Chickering, i
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Childs, Clancey, Cobb of Missouri, Cockran,
Coombs, Cornish, Cousins, Covert, Cum
mings, Curtis of New York, Davey, Defor
est, Dingley, Dunn, Dunphy, English or
New Jersey, Erdman, Everett, Pletcher,
Funk, Gardner, Gear, Geisenhainer, Gold
zier, Gorman, Grout, Grow, Hager, Hamer,
Haines, Hall of Minnesota, Harter, Hayes,
Henderson of Illinois, Hendrix, 1 licks,Hines,
Hitt, Hopkins of Illinois, Hulick, Hull, John
son of North Dakotah,Keifer,Kribbs, Lefey
er, Ijockwood, Louc.lenskig’cr, Lynch, Marvin
of New York, McAleer, McEttriek, McKaig,
Meiklejohn, Mercer, Meyer, Milliken, Morse,
Mutchler. Northway, O'Neill of Massacliii
setts, Outhwadte, Payne, Perkins, 1 hillij»s,
i Pigott, Quigg, Pay. Rayner, Reed, Reyburn,
Russell of Connecticut. Ryan,Schermerhorn,
Sherman, Sickles. Smith. Stephenson, Stone,
Charles W., Strauss. Talbott. Tawney,
Thomas, Tracey, Turpin. I'pdegrali, Milk
er, Wangpr, Warner, Wells, Weaver, Wil
son of (mio, Wolverton, Wright of Massa
| chusetts—lll.
The following pairs were announced, but
I several ot the parties, it will be noticed,
voted: ~ ~
Bryan with Henderson of lowa, Maddox
with W. A. Stone of Pennsylvania. Denson
with Woomer, Alagner with Bucas, Rob
ertson of Eousiana with Cogswell, Swanson
with .McCall. Tarsney with Gillet of Mas
sachusetts, Newlands with Mahon, Wilson
of West Virginia with Dalzell, Weader with
Hooker of New York. MeKeighan with Ran
dall. I.isle with Houk. Brattan with Adams
of Kentucky, Goodnight with Caldwell,
Hoard with Taylor of Tennessee. Forman
with Eucas, Ellis of Kentucky with Hau
gen. Barnes with McCleary, Graham with
Strong, Compton with Defever, Black of
Illinois with Aldrich. Sickles with Words
worth, McAleer with Hopkins of Pennsyl
vania, Van Voorhis of Ohio with Pearson,
Crain with Wright of Pennsylvania, Fithian
with Bingham. I’yan with Dinton, Somers
with Harmer, Beltzcover with Gillet of
New York, Abbott with Van Voorhis of
New York. , u.
THEY EXPLAINED
How They Would Have Voted Had They
Been Present.
Washington, April 5.—A great calm and a
small attendance of members were the two
nrominent things notable in the hall of the
nouse today when Speaker Crisp called the
body to order.
A series of explanations then followed
respecting failures to go record on the
veto of the Bland seigniorage bill.
Mr. Bryan, of Nebraska, said he had been
in'ormed by Mr. Bland that a vote would
not be asked until Saturday, and not real
izing the possibility of a vote yesterday,
I had obeyed a summons and left the house.
I "If I had been present,” he continued, "I
j should have voted to pass the bill over the
‘ president's veto and would have favored a
| reasonable time for debate."
"If you had been here yesterday,” inter- >
ject> d Mr. Boutelle, "you would not have ;
j had a chance to say that.”
Mr. Swanson, democrat, of Virginia, said
I that if he had been present he would have
' voted "earnestly and sincerely to pass the
I bill over the veto and would like to have
j submitted a few remarks.”
.Mr. Bartholdt, republican, of Missouri,
I and .Mr. Draper, repuolican, of Massachu
setts, said they would have voted against
. passing the bill over the veto.
The house resolved itself into committee
I of the w hole upon the general appropriation
bill and Mr. Hatch took the chair.
Mr. Sayers asked unanimous consent for
consideration of the urgent deficiency bill
reported yesterday.
Mr. Reed asked the probable amount of
: deficiencies that the house would be asked
| to cover.
M". Sayers told him it would be about
; $12,000,000 or $14,000,000.
After securing from Mr. Sayers an ad
, mission that, the necessities of the public
' service nquired the speedy passage of the
; biil, Mr. Reed said no objection would be
made by tile republicans. "On this side we
always bow to that.” he added.
The bill was read. It carries, as reported
i from Die committees, a total of $12,372,551.
Mr. Cannon, a member ot the committee,
said that the present congress, notwith
standing the great iota! of appropriations
I for the current fiscal .year, had broken the
record for urgent deficiency bills and addi
’ tional appropriations as they more properly
were. The one under consideration was the
fifth of the series, and the total amount
i carried by the five was $1,571,577.
ClinngcH in tile < cnsiis I.nxv.
Mr. Say.-rs offered an amendment, making
several changes in the law relating to the
' census buri .:u. The most important were
to extend th time for completing the work
! of the bureau from June 30, 1894, to March
I I, 1895; to transfer to the pension bureau the
; lists of soldiers and sailors who served in
| the union army, with the surviving widows
I of the soldiers and sailors; to incorporate
the reports mi fisheries with the agricultural
report, and to print 1110,000 copies of an ab
stract of the census, not to exceed 250
pages. Tiie present law requiring the pub
lication of the names and addresses of the
soldiers and sailors and surviving widows
thereof is repealed by the amendment. The
| abstract or digest of the cersus will be
| r aily for distribution by the first of August
next. t f
Mr. Springer offered tiie folio wing amend
ment: u < ii
Resolved, That hereafter ail periodical
publications issued from a known place of
publication, at stated intervals and as fre- |
ouently as four times a year, by or under j
the auspices of a benevolent or fraternal !
society or order organized under the lodge !
i system and having a bona tide membership j
; of not less than l.uuo persons, or a regularly
: incorporated institution of learning, shall
j be admitted to the mails as second-class
j matter, and the postage thereon shall be
the same as on second-class matter and no
This amendment provoked a long discus
sion, and no action upon it was reached.
BIA El OK CONVERT.
It is Pretended That Mr. Cleveland is Friend
ly to Silver.
AVa-shington, April 5. (Special.)—The at
tention i f the ultra silver mon was directed
today to a statement to the effect that
Bresident Cleveland wants to do something
for silver, and it is believed that in away,
he deems best, he will endeavor to procure
j such favorable influences in Europe as will
make it possible in 1895 to hold another in
ternational monetary conference. The pur
pose is tn bling about an agreement as to
' the use of silver by the United States,
i Great Britain and other European countries.
: The story further goes that Mr. Cleveland
■ professes in private to be a bimetallist “at
' heart." and wants bimetallism restored,
wllii 11, lie believes, cart be accomplished
I during his administration through interna
| ti'.e.-il agreement, lb- has asked some of the
, friends of silver to be patient and has said
1 other things which lead New’ York finan
ciers to suspect that during the summer or
fall, a proposition may bo received by tile
l.nited States from European countries for
sm-h a conferem e, to which he will gladly
respond.
\ (lever Bluff.
The silver men represent that in .iscus
sing the seigniorage bill with a number of
its supporters, Mr. Cleveland stated that
j ho believed the Europeans would soon invite
another international monetary conference
' which would likely agree on a. ratio, but
: that nothing could be accomplished for sil
ver except by this means. While this may
be true, the fact remains that Mr. Cleve
land has positively refused to take any
steps looking to such a conference, holding
' that the United States should remain mute
until some vague indefinite time arrives
when European countries will seek a con
feri nee. This was foreshadowed in his letter
to Governor Northern and in the meantime
the president had agitated himself in every
no. -idle way to aid the money power and
gold standard advocates to destroy silver
as a. money metal, thus catering to British
interests and defeating or hindering the ac
; tion of other nations in seeking the remone
: tization of silver.
Or He May See (lie Inevitable.
It may be Mr. Cleveland concludes that
1 the cause of bimetallism is rapidly growing
I in Europe and will soon attain proportions
i which may force an international confer
| once and a. silver ratio agreement, and
i hence, desires to got under cover and claim
I credit for his administration policy. The
i silvermen here even say that while Mr.
Cleveland may claim in private to bo "at
hc.-trt” a bimetallist, his public and olticial
utterances amiinst silver and in favor of the
single standard flatly , contradict that
statement. He is, they say, a bimetallist,
provided England abandons the single gold
standard in favor of bimetallism and Wall
street assents thereto. This, the silver men
insist, is the whole extent of Mr. Cleve
land's sympathy for silver as a money metal.
He is also against any primary action by
the United States looking to silver remoneti
zation.
SILVER SIIOILD ADVANCE.
English Exjierts Look for (Illite a
Jump iti the I’riec.
Dondon, April 7.—Experts in currency
matters estimate that there will be a consid
erable increase in the price of silver under
tff' influence of a revival of trade with In
dia. which must considerably increase the
demand. The Statis. in a review of the
silver situation, concludes that with India
free to buy, 3(ld. will be the minimum, and,
if the mints are reopened, the range will
be from 35d to 40d. The government in
tends to appoint a commission on India
coinage which will be composed of a num
ber of experts in matters of coinage and
include several members of parliament.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION; ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 10,1894.
BY ITS OWN PETARD.
EXGLAIfD IS AIiOUT TO BE HOISTED
BY ITS OB’X EIXAXCIAL BOMB.
The Central American Countries Retuse to
Fay the Premium oil Silver—Now is
the White Metal’s Opportunity.
Washington, April 4.—(Special.)—Silver is
bobbing up again all over the world with
a buoyancy that clearly demonstrates that
it cannot be held beneath the surface.
Neither England's action nor the acts of
the present administration of the United
States government can hold the white met
al down.
At last the silver standard nations of
the American continent are rising up to
protest and to force England to recognize
silver as it has been recognized in the
past. The Central and South American re
publics are refusing to pay interest on their
bends held in England, in gold, when Eng
land is attempting to make silver a worth
less metal.
This action on the part of these countries
will do more than anything which has oc
curred lately to bring about bimetallism
all over the world. They can force Eng
land to take steps toward bimetallism.
With the United States leading in the
movement, it xvoufd seem that Great Brit
ain would have to come into line.
It will be remembered that the London
Chamber of Commerce recently submitted
a memorial to the British government,
praying lor an international inquiry into
the causes of the decline and liuctuation
ot' the value of silver, and for relief irom
the embarrassment and losses suffered
therefrom by British merchants doing bus
iness with countries where silver the
common currency and the standard of
value. This memorial demonstrated that
the pocket nerve of England is being se
verely pressed, or her merchants would
not. cry out in pain.
As this memorial was presented just as
the change from Gladstone to Roseberry
occurred but little attention was paid to it.
Now, however, another blow has been
struck and the result is a loud remonstrance
and an appeal to the government lor pro
tection.
Guatemala, through its representative in
I.ondon, his announced tiiat the interest
on its bonded debt would have to be pass
ed on account of the low price of silver
and the high late of qxchang’. Guate
mala dollar, which has been worth 75 cents,
has dropped to 38 cents, and as the reve
l titles of the republic are received in silver
; the interest on the bonds is practically
i doubled and the government is made to
i pay 8 per cent instead ol 4 per cent per an
num.
Tiie Englishmen who hold the Guatema
lan bonds made an inquiry into the matter
and found that the default is not due. to
the inability of Guatemala to meet its
financial obligations, but is for the pur
pose of punishing England tor her stub
born opposition to bimetallism and her
responsibility for tiie decline in the value
of silver bv suspending coinage in India.
The bondholders want the British govern
ment to force Guatemala to pay; its obiig.i
tions. But England cannot force the pay
ment of this debt. If she attempts it by
force she will have to blockade every har
bor south of the gulf of Mexico. ior the
example of Guatemala is likely to be fol
lowed by’ all Central and South American
countries.
Again she could not enforce it, for under
the Monroe doctrine the United States
j would not submit to any active war on the
part of England against any country on
tiie American continent.
It is possible that Mexico may serve a
similar notice upon the nolders of her bonds
in Great Britain before many weeks have
passed. Nearly all the foreign or external
debt of Me.xii o. which amounts to sS'J,siiu.'i'>',
is held in London. When it was negotiated,
at 6 per cent, the Mexican silver dollar
was worth about 95 cents in gold, making
the interest on the bond, if computed in
silver less than G% per cent. At present the
Mexican dollar is worth only’ IS cents in
gold, and as tiie revenues of tiie Mexican
government are exclusively in silver, the
interest charged is practically between 13
and 14 per cent and its obligations are
doubled.
Mexico holds Great Britain responsible
for this situation, and the Mexic an govern
. ment is now inclined to r taliate as hes
Guatemala. It is not the idea of tlie'*M. x
ican government to repudiate her debb
but to postpone its payment until England
stops its war upon silver.
Similar action may also be expected cn
the part of the Argentine Republi '. The
people down there approve Guatemala’s ac
tion and indeed the action of the little re
public of Guatemala has the sympathy of
all the Latin American republics.
One of tiie diplomatic representatives of
a. South American republic predicted to me
today that before the Ist of July they
would all suspend payment until silver had
recovered something of its norma! value.
“If silver continues to decline," he said,
"or if the present conditions continue, we
shall be unable to meet our obligations,
because we receive our revenues in silver
money and are compelled to pay’ our obli
gations in gold. Gold is now worth twice
j as much as it was when those obligations
’ were incurred, which is not our fault, but
I the fault of our largest creditor. England.
I If England destroys our ability to pay our
I debts she can blame no one but hers-elf.
Everv nation in ('i-ntral and South Anu riea
will default in its interest, unless something
is done to restore the value of our money,
and it is right for England to suffer for
it. because she is mainly responsible for
tiie existing conditions. If she will recog
nize silver as money, the rest of the world
wall do so. If she will not, her people
must take the consequences.”
Mr. Romero, the Mexican minister here,
is now moving tc have a conference of all
American nations in AVashington with a
view to a united effort to secure tiie recog
nition of silver as monev. He addressed a
communiiation to Secretary Gresham, but
has received no reply up to date. The rep
resentatives of other American countries,
however, heartily approve of the plan. Os
course, the pressure on the part of the
iieonle will force tiie administration lure
at Washington to go into it. It is peed
less to say, however, that Mr. Cleveland
will attempt to queer it. But congress
will approve the scheme and will soon
take some action upon it.
TURI’IN'S VETO VOTE.
His Friends Explain It One Way and His Op
ponents A neither.
Birmingham, Ala., April 7.—(Special.)—
Congressman Turpin's negative vote on the
proposition to pass the seigniorage bill
over the president’s veto li is set both ills
friends and his political enemies to tnink
irg. of course, they reason tile thing out
very differently.
Turpin s supporters say his vote cannot be
construed to mean that he ! s not in favor
of coining tiie seigniorage. His vote on
the seigniorage bill, when it. was in the
house before, shows how he stands on this
proposition, they claim. What he voted
against was not the proposition to euin
the seigniorage, but the proposition to over
run the president. This. Mr. Turpin, with
only five other southern democrats, declined
to be a party to. This is the way Mr. Tur
pin’s backers here see it.
A great many of the voters here look
upon Mr. Turpin’s action in a different
light. Many of them think the congress
man is weakening on tiie silver question.
Some of them go farther than this and fig
ure it out that the ninth district congress
man has flopped to the administration—
that he has been convinced that he cannot
be re-elected to congress and is now set
ting his pegs for a good, fat presidential
appointment. Be this as it may. the peo
ple here are not with Mr. T".rpin in this
matter and it is believed that his vote will
add materially to Mr. Underwood’s
str< ngth in this district. Mr. Underwood’s
politics are about identical with those of
The Constitution and with those of the vast
majority of the voters of this district.
It is believed now that ('olonel Oates is
a dead cock in the pit. His vote to pass
the seigniorage bill over the president’s
veto cannot serve him, it is thought.
The truth is. he has just begun to real
ize how strong the silver sentiment in Ala
bama really is. The colonel learned a
great deal during his recent visit to Ala
bama and his trip through the state has
opened his eyes. It is believed tiiat if he
had known at the outset what he now
knows about the sentiment of the voters
of Alabama he would never have handi
capped himself with the Cleveland admin
istration. Some of his opponents suggest
that the colonel was hedging when he
voted to pass tiie seigniorage i>i]| over
Cleveland’s veto, but Colonel Oates is not
a man to hedge. It is believed he found
out when in Alabama what his people
wanted and it is only justice to say that
he is a man who tries to represent his
people’s wishes. No. the colonel is not
believed to be hedging, but to be just
“catching on.”
The Other Version of Kolb's Deal.
Birmingham, Ala.. April 7.—(Special.) -
The following from The Oakman Mountain
News will serve to show not only the de
fense that the third party papers of Ala
bama make to 'lie alleged deal between
Captain Kolb and the eastern republicans,
but also how The Constitution is regarded
even by tiie Alabama editor who differs
with it politically:
“A great deal is being said through the
press about Kolb’s supposed trade with
eastern republicans for campaign funds a.nf
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AWARDS
A tirade.s6l.3o. -A (.rade. S4.i. TWO MEDALS I
and one Diploma for Beauty,
INjKI! and <'hrapncMß.Over
Fl dO.ho of these vehicles have
been sold direct to the people,
t al once for our complete
<*atal og u e D>of every kind of
vcl>«<•!<• V Bjarne^M.al so book
•A’ Orcde, of testimonials, thev are free.
ALLIANCE CARRIAGE CO.. CINCINNATI O.
Mention The Constitution.
we have been called upon to explain or de
fend the matter. We don’t propose to do
it. We can say this, that if Kolb did do
this that we think he made a mistake, but
no worse mistake than that of organized
democrats two years ago in hiring Bill
Stevens and Ira J >awson, republican ne
groes, to work and speak for Jones, and
certainly no worse mistake could be made
than Cleveland's in appointing republicans
and negroes to prominent positions in his
cabinet and as consuls, it is the duty of
the press to deal with facts and give the
people the truth regardless of the conse
quences. If the press of the I nited States
would deal with facts as does Ihe Atlanta
Constitution, it would be an educator
and not an agitator.”
JOHNSTON WINS VOTES.
He Captures Some from Oates and
Kolb.
Athens, Ala., April 3.-(Special )-Cap
tain Johnston spoke to nearly a full court
room of people at this place today. He was
for free silver, tariff for revenue and an in
come tax. lie differed with Colonel Oates
as to the ratio. His eulogy of Senator Mor
gan met witli uproarotis applause. lie
criticised Kolb for his connection with
Senator Hoar and ostensible endorsement of
protection. Captain Johnston commented on
the charge of iiis standing near to the
populists, saying he wanted their votes m
August and wished them to return to the
fold. lie declared tiiat tiie Jeffersonian
platform did not differ materially from the
ancient democratic faith. His speech
gained him some converts from (kites and
gives him a good chance in this county
for tin* delegation. All in all his speech
was conservative and not even harsh on
the Jeffersonians.
’(lie Veto is Helping Johnston.
Scottsboro. Ala., April 4.—(Spe ial.)--Cap
tain Jos( pli F. Johnston snolt ■ to a large
and enthusiastic audience here today. De
was appropriately introduced by ‘bin. Vir
gil Bouldin. It is a common remark that
the speech was the finest political sceech
heard hen since the war.
This county, which some weeks :.v■> xtas
considered for Colonel Oates, i’ is now con
ceded will go solidly for Can'.tin .i(hm<r,n
The change from Oates has been most
pronounced since the veto of the seignior
i age bill by President Cleveland.
Huntsville, Ala., April 7.—(Special.)—Cap-
i fain Joseph T. Johnston, candidate for the
democratic nomination tor governor, spoke
here today to a large and representative au
dience, The reception of his true democrat-,
ic doctrine was enthusiastic in the extreme.
.is speech wa_ pronounced the ablest de
livered here since the war. A numbr of
strong Oates men were converted and so
staged to Captain Johnston. The country
people are largely for Johnston, and he has
a strong following in this city. If changes
continue as in the past few da v s this eontny
will semi a solid Johnston delegation to
Montgomery. Captain Johnston speaks at
Gurley tonight. A delegation from that
place, came down here today and Invited
him and lie accepted.
He Echoed the Cry of (he Land.
B riningliam, Al.i.. April s.—(Special.)
A good old Alabama church member, a I
worshiper of Grover Cleveland, has a very I
‘ fine pair of ponies, of which he is exceed
ingly proud. These ponies he ha« named
Grover and Gresham. The ponies arc. [
I splendid matches and are greatly admired, j
| Recently he changed lot men and the new I
i man was not conversant with the relative I
i positions which Grover and Gresham had !
occupied with reference to the pole of the
I buggy, lie hit. lied each on the wrung side.
Tiie consequence was that when the good :
I old gentleman commenced- his drive his :
ponies became exceedingly reckless and j
I finally broke into a run. Their master, see-
I ing himself in danger, called out to passers- |
i by "Help! help!! stop Grover and Gresham. I
Col i| n them; they don’t seem to know l
: on which side they belong.” His anti-ad- j
ministration fri -nds are laughing at him i
I now.
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TENNESSEE HEl'l HLIt ANS.
They Indulge (lie Hope of Carrying j
the Slate This Year.
Chattanooga, Tenn., April s.—(Special.) I
. Ties eity i- in the hands of tiie r publicans '
tonight. Two large state organizations- have ;
been in session all day. 'Die party’s jour- ,
■ nalists of the state, forty-two strong, met j
this morning and organize! tiie Republican :
Editorial Association of Tennessee for the j
i purpose of securing more concerted action
in matters political. Republicans express
I themselves as hopeful of carrying Ten
nessee in Hie gubernatorial race. 'Die Re
publican League of State ('lulls held its
: third annual convention amid the wildest
J enthusiasm. They adopted a resolution
j favoring tiie proposed plan of basing rep-
I resentation in the national convention on
; the actual vote cast by eaelt stale and not
| as at present on the congressional repre
j sentation. This is to prevent the south from
■ having an unproportional voice in the nam
[ ing of a presidential ticket as it did in tiie
i convention of ISBI that nominated Blaine.
■ Delegates were chosen to the National
league meeting a* Denver, Col., June 26th.
Al! in all. toaay was tile biggest day in the
i republican calendar. Congressman Gros
i venor, of Ohio, addressed an immense
: throng tonight.
livery Mau Sfioiihl Read This.
If any young, old or middle-aged man
iiifTering from nervous debility, weakness,
tack of vigor from errors or excesses will
I enclose stfiip to n.e I will send him the
prescription of a genuine certain cure free
of cost. No humbug, no deception. Address
Mr. Thomas Barnes. Marshall, Mich
THE DEFEAT IN* RHODE ISLAND.
Only Six Democrats Elected in (he
hole Slate.
Providence, R. 1.. April s.—Tn last year's
election the democrats secured forty-one
members of tiie house, and fourteen in the
senate. This year they cleet but three sen
ators and three representatives. Governor
r. Russell Brown will have 6.<t00 plurality
in the state. Brown's vote last, year was
21,830, and Baker’s 22,015.
The election of ex-Governor George Pea
body Wetmore, as United States senator is
a] narently assured. Franklin P. Owens,
s] -aker of the present house, was defeated
by nine votes. Dr. L. R. C. Garvin, of
t’umberiatid, tiie great advocate of the nine
hour bill, and who has been a persistent
agitator of the labor reform law, was de
feated.
rn[•: ve ro he on gia .
Jackson Herald: In refusing to affix his
signature to the Bland bill Mr. Cleveland
went in direct, opposition to four-fifths of
■the democrats in congress. He went against
the advice of his party and personal friends,
and we can’t help feeling he has made a
great mistake, and done his party, as well
as those who voted for the unconditional
repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sher
man act, great injustice.
Cedartown Standard: At present it seems
to us unfortunate that Air. Cleveland could
not bring himself to agree with the major
ity of his party in both the nouse and sen
ate, and with the great mass of democratic
voters whom they represent.
Elberton Star: This action is a direct
thrust at the party’ to which his allegience
is pledged, and in direct opposition to the
platform on which lie was elected, and in
direct accordance with tiie demands of Wall
street and the money power.
LaGrange Reporter: By his not unexpect
ed veto of the seigniorage lull Mr. Cleveland
has again shown his hostility to silver and
added another mountain to the burdens
which Wall street predilections had already
laid on tin long-suffering party that elected
him president.
Carroll Free Press: Mr. Cleveland claims
to be a friend of silver, a bimetallist, but
i he is one of that kind of bimetallists who
never fail to give silver a black eye, when
it shows its head. Away witli such friend
ship!
Macon County Citizen: It was virtually a
party measure and Mr. ('leveland’s veto
can he regarded as nothing less than a
slap in the face of democracy.
Georgia Cracker: Mr. Cleveland has deter
mined to set at defiance the democratic plat
form. and he and not the democratic party
will be held responsible.
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