The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-20
4 WITTY Speech.

From the House siiver-coiHAge debate.
Mr. Chittenden opposed the bill a.
the most violent and inexcusable as
sault on the integrity and welfare OF
the American people ever made IN
Congress lie proposed to "turn on
the light" and expose the covert iniqui.
~ and rascality OF the measure. He
proceeded 70 criticise and ridicule Mr..
De La Matyr as "the beloved apostle
and high priest Of the Greenbackers"
and as having prayed recently from
the clerks desk that the good Lord
would take them all to heaven, aud
then straightway made a frantic effort
from his own seat to make 10 warm for
the Infamous and hell-born bond
holders" Laughter. He was glad
TO see that unique quasi-diyine' in
his seat, for be belonged to class who
rarely heard preaching and who suffer
ed severely for the want oft. Laugh.
ter.
He then proceeded to turn the light
on Mr.. Warner, and said that il that
gentleman's speech was right, then
temperance, industry, frugal living,
business tact and accumulation Of
property were heresies and devices OF
thieves aud robbers. All that there
was in the argument Of the gentleman
was that prOdigal and improvident
men should. by some hocus-pocus cur
rency legislation, restore their broken
fortunes. He admitted that he Chit
tenden) spoke rs n capitalist. Yes. he
was "a robber" according to Mr.. War
.l.N. sa.nH
industrious and temperate man in this
country made money, but 1T required
common sense aud tact to save some
thing and be "A capitalist. Laughter. !
The doctrine OF the gentleman War
ner) was the damnedest nonsense. -
Shouts OF laughter lie declared
himself not opposed TO bi-metAlism,
but was foI 10 whenever practicable;
but while the great commercial nations
adhered 10 the gold standard. common
sense aud public policy forced the
United States TO stand with them, or
else adopt silver as its only standard
The present coinage law, unless moui-
fed would certainly force on this coun-
try an exclusive silver standard. He
regarded the dishonored and Justly i'm
prisoned silver dollar OF 4l2i grains as
the most disgTacefpl form OF political
money. II was as corrupt and AZ cor
rupting in principle as II II only con
tanned l2l grains. he asserted that the
free coinage bill which passed the
House ON Nov. 4. 1877, was intended
| by its authors 10 drive all the gold oul
/ OF the country. But it's free coinage
bill failed aud resumption came, 10 the
/ great aud manifest advantage 20 tht
whole people. Why should Resumption
he broken down remorselessly now
This monsirOus proposition was claim
ed by its authors aud promoters As be
ing in the interest of the people, bui
he affirmed and could demonstrate tha
ID was In the interest OF bulliOnists anC
capitalists exclusively lie referred 3,
the recent purchase Of steel rails IN
England by Vanderbilt, and asserted
that nnder this bill Vanderbilt-assum
ing that he had given = note foT $500,
600 for these rails--could purchase ell
yer bullion ~ q cost Of $4,000 anC
have IL coined into 500. 600, thus saw
ing $4,000 10y the operation. Tn,
bin will oppress aud rob tho people Ia
I whose name u was OstentatiOusl'
brought forward. n silver dollars ver
msde Of honest weight be would no
make a worl Of objection 10 il. Ia
I proceeded to ridicule some OF ths
I Hreenback propositions those intro
daced by Messrs. DE La Matyr, Wes
yer and Wright-makipg he said, s.,
oO0. 900. 600 already asked for by three
members ot the party OF th,
future." which boldly claimed "a,
Democracy for its tail. Laughter.
Although all these propositions wer,
alike ridiculous they were danger sig
nails. " They were the logical and In
evitable results OF Congress tamperinI
with the standard of money. He de.
clared has belief that II legal tender
were dallied with any longer in Con
eress balls for the fresh issue Of Green