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September 20, 1893
Daily Public Ledger
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
In Washington on Sept. 20, rumors indicate President may moderate stance on silver repeal, accepting limited continued coinage via separate bill post-repeal, potentially enabling early Senate vote amid compromise talks with free silver advocates.
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COMPROMISE HINTED
Rumor That the President Will Moderate
His Views on Repeal, and a Vote Be
Reached Soon.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-There was
strong talk of compromise on the silver
question in the senate Tuesday night,
and the indications point to the possibility
of an early vote in that body.
This talk is based upon reported intimations
given by the president that he
is willing to accept a moderate compromise
in the nature of the continued
coinage for a specified time of so much
silver per month until a specified amount
is reached. The president, however, is
represented as unwilling that this shall
go in the repeal bill as a rider, but that
it must be passed subsequent to the
passage of the unconditional repeal
bill. An assurance that he would sign
the supplementary bill might satisfy
some of the compromise advocates, but
the free silver men, even though they
were to acquiesce would probably insist
on the compromise being incorporated
in the original bill. They
would probably not agree to take any
chances on a subsequent act. This is
on the supposition that they would
agree at all. They naturally want the
best terms they can make for silver,
and acceptance of a compromise
with them would be in the face of
certain defeat.
On the other hand, if the president is correctly
represented, it is possible that
he might not agree to coupling the
compromise with the repeal bill. There
are, therefore, many contingencies
upon which an arrangement to let
matters go to a vote depend. The reported
intimations from the white
house of a willingness to accept anything
at all short of absolute and unconditional
repeal has revived the talk
of an early settlement of the battle in
the senate, whether it eventuates in
anything or not.
Rumor That the President Will Moderate
His Views on Repeal, and a Vote Be
Reached Soon.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-There was
strong talk of compromise on the silver
question in the senate Tuesday night,
and the indications point to the possibility
of an early vote in that body.
This talk is based upon reported intimations
given by the president that he
is willing to accept a moderate compromise
in the nature of the continued
coinage for a specified time of so much
silver per month until a specified amount
is reached. The president, however, is
represented as unwilling that this shall
go in the repeal bill as a rider, but that
it must be passed subsequent to the
passage of the unconditional repeal
bill. An assurance that he would sign
the supplementary bill might satisfy
some of the compromise advocates, but
the free silver men, even though they
were to acquiesce would probably insist
on the compromise being incorporated
in the original bill. They
would probably not agree to take any
chances on a subsequent act. This is
on the supposition that they would
agree at all. They naturally want the
best terms they can make for silver,
and acceptance of a compromise
with them would be in the face of
certain defeat.
On the other hand, if the president is correctly
represented, it is possible that
he might not agree to coupling the
compromise with the repeal bill. There
are, therefore, many contingencies
upon which an arrangement to let
matters go to a vote depend. The reported
intimations from the white
house of a willingness to accept anything
at all short of absolute and unconditional
repeal has revived the talk
of an early settlement of the battle in
the senate, whether it eventuates in
anything or not.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political Rumor
Legislative Debate
What keywords are associated?
Silver Repeal
Senate Compromise
Presidential Hint
Coinage Policy
White House Intimations
What entities or persons were involved?
President
Free Silver Men
Compromise Advocates
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
President
Free Silver Men
Compromise Advocates
Location
Washington
Event Date
Sept. 20
Story Details
Rumors suggest the President may accept a moderate compromise allowing continued silver coinage for a specified time after unconditional repeal, but not as a rider on the repeal bill. This could lead to an early Senate vote, though free silver advocates prefer incorporation in the original bill and the President may oppose coupling.