Show THE BLAND BILL david B hill hi hai returned from bin his bieu barn tour ariy away down la in dixie mile and at last accounts waa was in washington dive dave has not yet answered 4 mr Hilr H question ia in regard to the silver coinage matter and whether he is tor for or against it la is as questionable now aa as at any time bines since his elmira and albany albiar speeches true be he has said pass no free coinage bill bat since it has bacome become evident that thata a large majority of the democratic party in congress are determined to make the attempt to do that very thing the boas biss ot of the new york machine machins may have changed hla his mind today to day if nothing happens to prevent the bland bill will come up for or consideration la in the house the discus elon will continue for three days and then the question will be brought to a vote unless indeed the anti aati all var democrats can manage to secure a poAp postponement antil until after the preal dental election bit bat even that will not help the Damo democratic cratic party for it ia is already on record as being in favor of free fresh silver thirty conventions of the pirty party have pronounce pronounced tl tor for the white metal the house committee appointed by tha the majority has reported squarely in favor of free coinage that la to of record it they postpone taking a vote at the close of the that will furnish the country another illustration of the arrant cowardice and time propensities of the democratic party the republicans will do what thay can to prevent the Demo democrat crati from dodging straddling any prominent question ta is characteristic of democracy delosr icy their et straddle tr addle on the tariff question pulled them through in 1834 but bat the game wont work this year with the silver question they are confronted by a condition not a theory and must either vote down the bland bill or pasa page it if it hill cannot prevent the bill aroa coming to a vote in the house ha he will probably be conveniently absent from bia his seat in the senate when the bill cornea comes up for consideration by that body be lie will bo be through the west where he be has been invited to make speeches |