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Show It will be strange news to the silver states to learn that iSecretary Winiloin is their "friend at court," since it is believed be-lieved hereabouts that the gentleman is the most persistent opponent we have "at court." In fact, it it not many days ago that the Hoslon Herald, which has made the Budden discovery of our friend, classified him with its own friends on tho silver question. What causes the sudden chango of heart? Simply the senate compromise accepted by Mr. Windom. Were the secretary's personal inclination aloue involved, he would probably stand out (irmly against any concessions, just as tlio Herald does; but as he is a republican, anxious to preserve his party's interest anil its success inviolate, the Herald, which has no such considerations at slake, being a mugwump sheet, breaks out in weird lamcutthus: The senat" finance commutes has consented to reHrt the bill fur the relief or sliver spe u-lutors u-lutors substantially In tie form annelupm In the republican caucus. We trlve this title to the hill, as Its primary object Is to make a market for the bullion held by a ring of speculators specu-lators In silver, who tlnd tliemelve4 threatened threat-ened with serious losses, and, naturally, are desirous of shift nit their unprofitable burdens to the broad shoulders of Uncle fam. Tuey have a ve.-y se Ttceaida friend at court In Be c-ret c-ret ary Wludom. The tlrst hint of the nefar-toue nefar-toue S"heme was given In his recent report, In which he called the attention of congress to the Injury don to the silver market by the nur. plus sliver In the hands of speculators. The plot b ripening fast, and the bill which the senate llriaive committee has decided to report bring It safely within the lcKlslatire H 'Id. This is ugly language and shows the ugly disposition of the gold bugs. It also shows the patriotism required to conciliate the warring elements and bring relief in distress. Under the circumstances cir-cumstances is it not just as well to show on our part some modoration, yielding nothing in principle and only a point in politics? ' |