The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-08-21
Reconciliation Of Silver
SPEECH or
ZION. 3. Wilson,
OF West virginia,
In the House Of Representatives,
August 4, 1876.
OF West Virginia,

discuss tho two irritating questions that
Fave occupied so much Of the time Of
this House for -ih, last two days,
There are other questions Of greater
magnitude that We should look to and
pass upon in The few remaining days Of
this session.
It is a bootlels question at this time
as to what the Judiciary Committee has
done or may do with Mr.. Blaine. The
judgment Of this House in bis case has
been suspended until next session, and
I do not now propose TO waste time with
consideration oil And it is also now
bottles question as to tho terms and
conditions upon which The war was
ended, or as to how the people Of the
South suffered upon the close & thst
war. I sympa,hized with them as
deeply and felt for taem as keenly and
depl.red as much as any gentleman on
this floor the harsh manner in which
they were persecutsd BY the Admins
tratios and the party in power. But
all that is Of tho past, and I think i.
most wise 10 lot those irritating ques-
lions pass into history. and no longer
seek to inaame the passions Of the people
and 10 array one section against another.
Let us hear no moro Of war or ruuors
Of war; let US turn our attention and
direct our steps to the paths Of peace.
We all accept tho situation; and it is
our duty as patriots to utilize that stu.
alton for the benefit Of the people. the
whole people, in all parts Of the ceun-
Try.
In the few remarks I shall make I
propose to discuss another and different
question, one that absorbs as much Of
tho public attention, il not more, than
any other question with which this
Congress has to deal: i. is tho remon.
etizatiou Of silver.
As the bill offered BY the gentleman
from Missouri [Mr. Bland pressnt IL that
question moro fairly than any one now
pending before the House, will ask
The Clerk to report the title Of the bill
and also its fourth section.
The Clerk read as follows:
A bill to utilize the product Of gold and sil.
yer mines, aud Tor other purposes.
SEC. 4. That tho coin-no,es issued under
the provisions Of this act shall DO receivable
without limit for all dues TO tho United
States; and the coin mentioned 10 this aei
shall be alegal tender for all debts OF The
United States, public aud private, not spec.
lied to b: asid In gold cola.
In addition 10 this bill, wish to soy
that upon the first opportunity | have
will offer the following resolution
Resolved, That tho Committee on Bank.
ing and Currency b, Rld they are hereby d.
recied 10 report bill TO this House prJrid.
Ing for the coinage Of silver coin Of the Uni
ted States as ii existed prior 10 the 18th day
OF February, 1873, the Same 10 be a legal
tender for all debts as II was under the laws
If ,S;s Gongrs.s sbsli n,r.,tcn,lv and
;mnronsrls re9nso n rensai the snscie.
resnmn,;on clanrc Of ,te AZ, Of ISIS.
,ber. iii remain n renewed necessity
10 return to n double metallic standard
a necessity such as tho present genera
ton never knew, aud, may add, nc
INST Generation ever expcrienced. This
necessity i, kcouly .eep and felt aod
feared by the ueople. Tho fact is al.
parent that the great tody of the peo.
plo demand i,s rcpeal: their future
prosnerity demands and drpspas UPON
L, Ne have recently witnessed tho
session. Of two national conventions ,ouo
at Cincinnati and lie otter ut Saint
I,oui. At Cincinpa,; the delegates
did not meet The question fairly and
deal with il frankly. notwithstanding
A large prcpoudrrance Of the republ,-
cau nembers on his floor ami 10 tho
senate and ,bs .,uI: ,i,,ps of that Marty
are in favor of enforcing that act, aud
thus driving the debtor class to tho
wall, their delegates a, Ciuciunati did
not dare 70 ipseT, n nlapk in their plat.
form opposing il, repeal, while at
Suin, L9rs, one of the largest Con.
yeutious that ever assembled on hi,
continent, couposed of delegates from
All ,.c,;ons af tho country and fresh
from .bs neonlc renrrseptiup their
viev, lie rsnesl WAS demanded in nm.
eonivocal forms Il remains to bs
sean Wbe,ber democratic RopreSepta.
lives in Congress win repudiate the in.
slructious from the poOpls as expressed
lh rough tbeir delegates IN that con ven.
lion, If lha, 40, Il not TO bs repealed
tbsrs will continue to remain, l rep.a,