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Show the republican majority in Hhode Island, for instance, would last if tho interests upon which its people depend for their livelihood were no longer fostered fos-tered and protected by the government. The worm of democracy seems already to have made some headway in that commonwealth, possibly because our dutie8arenot yet high enough, and how long does the senator from Rhode) Island expect the miners and farmers of the west will continue to help protect pro-tect the industries he represents while he and other senators who agree with him can rind for us only words of criticism criti-cism and denunciation;" Senator Wolcott took, the east severely se-verely to task. The east, he said, is not the custodian of the national conscience, con-science, and the people of the west are governed by no sectional and scllish views. " - As to the policy of the administration, administra-tion, 'Senator Wolcott said: If Wlndom's recommendation, approved by i the president, could have been announced before be-fore the election. It is jny humble opinion that not a single state west of the Mississippi river would have given a republican majority, not because a large majority of the citizens of those states were not and are not aud will uot always be Uue and staunch, earnest republicans, republi-cans, loving the traditions of the party and true to Its principles, but because they would rebuke the party who should select as its standard-bearer one unmindful of the interests of his country and disregardful of the wishes of the majority of its members. The open foe is to be preferred to the secret enemy, but who can foretell the future or . gather figs of thistles this-tles Senator Wolcott coucluded bis speech with a criticism of the Windoni policy, as shown iu the house bill, and he made the prediction that a bill for free coinage coin-age of silver will some day become a law. After sweeping away the house amendments, the seuate took up Senator Sena-tor Plumb's free coinage amendment. Then there followed a lively debate, the result of which was the passage of J'lituib's amendment by a vote of 4il to 21. This action now sends the bill to the house, ami vre predict that it. wilt be passed. The administration cannot can-not afford any longer to interfere in this legislation. It would be impolitic and unwise. It is intimated that President Harrlsuu will . veto tho measure if. passed. We hardly believe it. If ho does, ho will be committing political suicide. FKEE COINAGE OF SILVER. Silver was on top iii the senate yesterday. yes-terday. The free coinage victory was a great surprise to the country. The result, no doubt, was due iu a large measure, to tha firm attitude taken all along by Senator Teller ia favor of free coinage aud no compromise. At the last moment his position was strengthened strength-ened by the speech of Senator Wolcott. It was Wolcott's maiden -effort iu the senate, and the opportunity to make his mark was a splendid one. Senator Wolcott took advantage of the opportunity, oppor-tunity, and made a strong speech in behalf of free coinage. It was a fearless fear-less speech, all the way through. Senator Sen-ator Wolcott did not hesitate, to unmer-cifullv unmer-cifullv score the administration for its opposition to Ihp- measure. Speaking as a republican, he wondered "how loue |