Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1895 — FEELS THEIR PULSE. [ARTICLE]

FEELS THEIR PULSE.

The New York World Polls Congress on Money Matters. The New York World publishes a telegraphic poll of the next Congress, ns far as obtainable, upon the silver, tariff and income tax questions. The World sums up the result as follows: In a general way it may be said that out of 116 members who gave unequivocal answers to the silver question, fifty-five nre unqualifiedly ih favor of free coinage, forty-four favor bimetallism, generally with a proviso of an international agreement. Only seventeen can fairly be classed ns favoring a single gold standard, and the attitude of some of these e<eu is not definite. South and fur western States are almost unanimous for free coinage. The South Central States are almost unanimous for free coinage. The North Central States lean towards silver, with an international bimetallic qualification and it is only in New York, New England and adjacent Eastern States that there is any avowedly gold standard men. In regard to the' tariff, only twentyeight members are against all changes, while thirty-five want moderate changes, and thirty-eight are pronounced for radical changes. Few are free traders. Moderates are chiefly those who think changes will be necessary in ordpr to increase the revenues. The income tax question brought out many sharp and piquant answers. Forty-nine Congressmen say they favor the principle of the tax. Forty-seven oppose it. A great many evaded the question or failed to answer it. A few details by States will be interesting. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming are solid for silver, so far as heard from. The bimetallists are chiefly in Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Vermont have gold advocates. Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, the Caroliuus, Georgia, Louisiana and most all other Southern States are solid for the income tax. New Y’ork and the East are generally opposite. Elsewhere the division is nearly even.