Show quitBanl Bland on the Sliver Question NEW YORK April QSTho Now York Hcralde Washington special says For the sake of a few New England Mugwumps we arc likely to lose a number of Democratic Demo-cratic silver states declared Congressman Bland Bland has apparently abandoned all hope of silver legislation at the present session of Congress Be does not admit this in so many words but does not talk hopefully of getting his bill up again to the I House and ho knows there is little chance tho Senate will take tho initiative in passing pass-ing tho bill Bland was asked what states Atje Democrats were likely to loso thin fall Because of their failure to pass a silver bill Ho named North Carolina South naed Carolna Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas Arkan-sas sasWhat do you think of the proposition for n monetary conferencel Band received tho suggestion with a scornful sniff and said That does not fool anybody There will bo no monetary conference The President does not want monetary conference England does not want a monetary conference nor New England nor do the bankers of Wall street They are a In cahoots This is merely a political trick on the part of the President He simply wants to tide over tho situation until the next election He has no expectation thero will bo expectton wi I monetary mone-tary conference nor have 1 Bland said the commit on rules might bring in an order calling up the silver bill again and keeping it before the House until un-til disposed of but when asked I bethought be-thought they would do it ho could not tell what they would do These views of Bland seem to bo shared by Pugh of Alabama an ardent silver man and 1 strong opponent of the nomination nomina-tion of Cleveland Ho agrees with Bland In thinking a number of southern states ore doubtful with an antitree coinage candidate can-didate He goes further and insists North Carolina and South Caoolina will be Caroln Caoolna wi carried car-ried by the Republicans at the autumn election i the Democrats renominate Cleveland or any candidate with decided antisilver views A Humbug 1 was the ejaculation of Sen p Vtor Stewart of Nevada when asked what f be thought of the Presidents plan for an international conference The President talks about the enlarged use of silver said thc Senator There can be no enlarged use of silver except to use it for money He is talking nonsense I intend to make a speech about it at the first opportunity |