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Show INM.ED. Mr. Annin, one of the best correspondents corres-pondents in Washington and by virtue of hisclose relationship with Senator Paddock Pad-dock more thoroughly informed than almost al-most any other newspaper man, sums up the prospects of further silver legislation legis-lation in the present congress in these words: "It can now be definitely stated that the chances are decidedly against the enactment of any free coinage bill at this session, and that if such a measure meas-ure is permitted to slip through, it will be at tho last hour of the day of the session with a pocket veto staring it in the face." That is precisely what The Times con- tended right along. There will be nofhiDg done to relieve the money stringency aud at the same time bring the country a step nearer to the goal of free coinage. Had the counsel of The Tivks prevailed the compromise bill offered and accepted ac-cepted iu the senate caucus would today be a law of the land, and while not perfect by any means it would have been more acceptable than nothing, and certainly offered a better vantage for further legislation in the direction of free coinage than tho present law. We might as well acknowledge that there are some people in tiie United States who are not of our way of thinking in the matter of money and it is safer to persuade them than push them. They will come around slowly but refuse to jump precipitately. pre-cipitately. Politics often demauds compromise. Yes, indeed. |