Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL SPORT


T. CONGRESSIONAL SPORT
Mr.. Chittenden, Radical member
OF Congress from New York, went ior
the Greenback header in the House,
Rev. De La Matyr, OF the State of In.
diana in this way, one day recently;
"Mr. Chittenden On. " said he re-
garded the bill as one of the most in
excusable assault upon the integrity
OF the people which was ever made
in the Congress of the United States
Before he got through he expected, he
said, to expose the covert design and
rascality of this measure. Referring
to Mr.. De La Matyrs attitude on this
question, Mr.. Chittenden said that
heretofore the advocates OF snch meas
ures as these were unworthy OF recog-
milton, but in the case here now the
champion belt was worn by recog-
nized minister of the church OF God
He was here cutting tho ludicrous
figure OF crying woe, woe, to the sim
ncrs, and acting as the apostle and
high-priest of the Greenbackers.
[Laughter,l The other day the gen
tleman prayed to God to take us oil to
Heaven, and straightway came down
upon the floor to make it warm for
the hellbent landholders. [Renewed
laughter.] Another time he prayed in
secret, through the petition-box, Tor o
thousand million greenbacks. [Great
laughter.] He was glad to see this
unique and quasi divine sitting in his
seat and listen to him. He belongs to
a class of people who rarely ever hear
preaching, and he suffers for the want
of it. [Great laughter.] He had re-
pented of that thousand million dollar
bill already, and he may be converted
further under the convictions OF re.
ligion and common sense to mako and
save enough to make capitalist. Con
gress cannot make capitalists, and this
measure, and kindred ones, were the
damdestswindle that demagogues ever
INDUCED in. [Laughter.1 This was
an attempt to make riches without
obedience to the Divine command
ain the sweat of thy brow shalt thou
earn thy bread" The siIverand green
back sinners of our time were acting
against Gods law. Mr.. Chittenden
went on to say that be was not oppos.
ed to bi.metalism if it was practicable,
at this time. He was opposed TO free
coinage, and this bill, he argued, was
in the interest of the buliionist and
capitalist alone, for it enabled the latter
to make large purchases abroad, and
secure an immense profit on silver.
Referring to the various financial
measures that has been introduced,
Mr. Chittenden said his revered friend
from Indiana de La Matyr) had put
IN bill for q thousand million green.
backs. Another from Iowa (Weaver)
was more modest and only wanted six
hundred millions. A gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr Wright was more
modest slill, and would be satisfied
with four hundred millions by few
men who boldly proclaim that the
Democratic party is the tail to their
kite, and at this rate 1t would require
ten thousand millions to 90 aronnd.
Moreover, the daring aud beligerent
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Lowe)
wanted legal tenders enough issued TO
pay off the National debt. He has
himself been asked to offer bill which
would authorize the issue upon appli-
cation OF head of family, of enough
money to support the family in com.
fort, upon oath being made that they
were needed. [Laughter.] These
schemes are all alike ridiculous. 1t
was the result of eighteen years Of
financial agitation, and he firmly be-
lieved that if this was kept up the
country would crumblo in ruins. In
conclusion he appealed for rest from
this agitation"