The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21
CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Sherman Informs the House Of Reduced Revenues
Military Academy Bill Passes the HOuse-Sen-
atOr Jones Advocates the Silver Bill.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, February 14-After brief
discussion the House joint resolution de-
claring that reduction of the tax on
distilled spirits is inexpedient, passed
yeas 40, nays 8. Messrs. Bailey, Con-
over, Davis (W. Va), Dennis, McCreery,
Merrimon, Morgan, Randolph and Ran
som voted in the negative.
Mr.Cameron PA. } presented resolutions
of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
demonstrating against the passage of
law imposing tax on incomes. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted resolution
instruCting the Committee on Judiciary
to ascertain in whose possession the
bonds issued to aid in the construction
of the Kansas & Neosha Railroad are.
THE SILVER DEBATE.
At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of the Silver
bill, and Mr.. Jones Nevada spoke in
favor thereof.
Mr.. Jones spoke at great length, most
of his speech being devoted to the argu,
ment showing that silver has not depre.
Ciated in value since its demonstration
and against the assertion that the dollar
proposed by the bill is dishonoring the
medium of payment and a deprecated
coin. He said that silver since 1878, al.
though discrowned and shorn of its mon
etary function, denied mintage through
the entire Western world and degraded
to the rank of a commodity, instead of
having become of less value, has never
theess increased in its command over
services and all kinds of property, that
both gold and silver have gained in pur-
chasing power, and that silver only seems
to have fallen in value because it has not
risen to so great an extent as gold. In
the face of these patent and accumula-
ting facts, it is still claimed that silver
has deprecated to such degree that it
would be dishonest to pay debts in it
even if it would legally discharge them.
An eminent jurist once said of certain
legal proposition that he could not con-
ceiv0 Of human mind 80 constituted as
to entertain it. l am equally inCompe-
tent to conceive human mind 80 con-
stituted as not to see that silver has ap-
preCiated rather than fallen in value, and
that gold has been so enormously en-
hanCed in value that to gratuitously re-
quire debts to be paid in it is either the
most gigantic folly or the most gigantic
fraud of all the ages.
Mr.. Jones denounced as false the
charges that he has individual interests
to be subserved by remonetizing silver,
and in conclusion said Leaving personal
and local matters aside, 1 will conclude
with brief reference to the frantic ap-
peals that come to us from certain quar-
ters to rally to the rescue of the ancient
honor of the Republic which it is declared
is now held aloft by less than a dozen
States in the Union. 1t is said that this
nation will lose the high position which
it has maintained for hundred years in
the family of nations if the pending bill
shall pass. 1t is said that even the dis
Cussion of measure to restore to the
country power to perform its contracts
in the terms on which they are written,
has, to no inconsiderable extent, dispar-
aged us in the eyes of the world. Whence
comes the really dangerous assaults upon
the good name of the nationP Is it not |
from certain members of Congress who |
denounCe this as pickpocket bill and |
as a scheme to issue clipped coin, forget
ting that the clippings we're stolen from
the people and are now found in the |
pockets of their creditors, and is it not |
from leading metropolitan and East
9rn press which denounce the sup
Dorters of the bill as swindlers and re-
oudiators, and declare itself to have
he honor of this nation in its special |
charge. By what title does any fac
ion set itself up as being par excel.
enCe the guardians of the honor of the
country. Sir, the honor can repose no
where so securely as in the keeping and
hearts of the people. There is its shrine
md there alone can it find protection.
IN what manner and by what methods
has the New York and the Eastern press
the honor Of the nation of
which it proClaims itself the guardianP ?
only by libels upon the character and
PERSONAL motives of every public man
Who cannot see the justice of robbing
he government and people by enhancing
he value Of money in which the debts
ire to be paid by open and shameless
appeals to the President to make corrupt
lse of his patronage to influence votes
n Congress against the Silver Bill; by a
,retension as false as it is humiliating,
hat Congress dares not resist the DEGREES
# organized capital.
He then quoted from the New York
Tribune, of January 9TH, as follows "The
resident knows that men can be held
rue to Republican pledges as to finance
they know that their truth will mean
avor as to appointments" Three DAYS
ater the same paper said "The cap
tai of the country is organized at
asst, and we shall see whether Congress
will dare to fly in its face" These news.
'apers claim to be read largely in Eu-
ope. What impression of our people,
nd our public affairs, and public men, is
lkely to prevail in Europe, which sees
hese American newspapers in which the
majority in Congress is daily denounced as
made OF silver swindlers, repudiators or
leretics, and in which tits daily represent
d that Congress can be corrupted by the
residents patronage and intimidated
y threats of organized capitalP What
etter than roaring farce is it for edit.
RS engaged in this work of defamation
3 style themselves the peculiar cham
ions of the honor of the nation. The
tempt to persuade the President to use
ls patronage as a corrupting agency
eeming to have failed, and Congress by
otes at various times and in decisive :
umbers having exhibited determine j
on to "fY in the face oforgaDized capi-
al of the country" the latest movement !
as been to defame those who could !
either be purchased nor intimidated, no
niger invoking the President to buy a !
enator. These gold organs charge that
enators have sought to sell their votes :
nd we are treated to lengthy homilies i
pom the decaying morality Of this body. I
ne same men, who, day after dav, have i
eclared 1T was a most urgent duty of S
le chief mapistrata IN troda natrnnaoa | :,