The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-03
tree banking as was the public sentiment

free banking as was the public sentiment
Of the West or South. All that New
England desired was that free banking
should be hedged In with safeguards so
that the country should not have repe.
tition Of the wildcat currency,
MIR. g. F. Hoar said there had never
been a period since the organization Of
the Government when the people Of New
England did not hold 10 policies 10 which
the people Of the rest OF the country did
not subsequently adhere, and he was
sorry to hear that his colleague Dawes,
spologized for or llinched from any stti.
tude which New England took on this
floor Noise and confusion.
MIR Dawes, with some manifestation Of
feeling-l don't know what occasion nv
colleague has TO say that was apologiz-
Ing Tor the attitude Of New England, l
was giving my idea Of the sentiments Of
New England on the question ol free bank.
ing. II have done It In gmanner that looks
like apologizing, l don't understand the
nature Of fair and candid statement be-
fore the House OF what believe to be the
tone Of public sentiment In New England.
| am not here watching any of my COL
leagues to see II ! can find occasion to set
myself above them as standing up for the
rights Of New England better than they.
Laughter and encouraging remarks.
Mr.. Wilson-It Is very evident that
these gentlemen cannot harmoniously set.
tie the attitude Of New England for them.
selves, aud do not propose TO settle 1t for
them.
Mr. Hawley, amid great noise and con.
fusion, said as representing one little sec-
tion OF New England, can tell you what
my position is. l don't care how much
money there is In the country. The more
the better, If 1t is good money. / don't
care how much capital there Is in the
country. The more the better. It is capi.
tai that they want in Indiana more than
money, and it's because we have been In
Connecticut 200 years and have saved
every dollar VIC have earned and have
put 1t in the savings banks that We hap
pen 70 have money. Let the gentleman
report bill that will withdraw the legal
tender notes and establish free banking
and l will vote for 1t, only for heavens
sake, don't disgust the people any more
With wild bank currency. II you cannot
find relief In any other way provide for
moro free banking. l speak for the Com.
mittee and Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts,
and l think l should be allowed 10
say q word here. Laughter. ! have
the advantage Of neither having to apollo.
gize for New England, or for any vote
have ever given while representing her on
this floor. have given votes for the
country, thank God, and thought was
doing my duty to Now England when l
never arrayed her or her interests against
the interests Of tho whole country. lam
not willing to food the country with this
irredeemable paper money issued By cor
porations In order that they make money
out Of II and withdraw the money Of the
people, (greenback currency which Is tho
only basis on which bank paper ia sus-
tanned. The gentleman from the Com
mittee (Hawley) is quite willing 10 have
free banking il he can have more bank
paper In New England than elsewhere, out
OF which bankers can make profits and
have all the chances Of grinding the poor
man. He Is willing to havo that sort OF
irredeemable paper which these bankers
can issue without price, without tax, in
order that they may supply it to other
people and take toll on 1t as It goes along.
That is the kind OF irredeemable
money that he Is for, and that Is the kind
1 am against. Let us take the faith oil
the nation, all the property Of the nation,
and tho wealth OF the nation, all the power
OF the nation, all that there Ia in the coun.
try, save the greenbacks, and put it all
behind the greenbacks as a pledge for
their redemption. That is my policy. l
am done. Laughter and confusion
Mr. Kelley gave notice that at the close
OF the debate he would offer bis 1896, ,000,.
600 bill as q substitute for the bill.
The House then took a recess Ill. 7:30,
the evening session TO be for the discus
sion Of the currency bill.