The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
The Sparks-Wenvcr Alteration.

Associated Press Report
Mr.. Weaver made humorous spe, CHI, srraigninQ
The Democratic party for Inconsistency the fnan-
cia question, and stating that the party in it's State
ana national p auorms, encamped every four years
ON ground whore the Repub leans had encaIhped
four years before. He frequently interrupted
10y Messrs. Reagan. Warner, Finley, Bland and 9TH
and his rep les to them received with laugh
ter on the Republ can side.
- Mr.. Bland inquired for what Presidential candi-
date Weaver had voted In 1876
Mr.. Weayer-For Rutherford b. Hayes, and I am
sorry for IL.
Mr. b and-And you have good reason why.
Laughter.
The discussion, which was very noisy and irregu-
lar, drifted into the question as 20 the responsibility
for dehonet Zation and the credit for rcmOnetiZa-
zion of silver, the Democrats casting discredit the
Republicans for the former, and claiming for them
selves tho credit for the latter.
Mr.. Reagan apked Mr.. Weaver 10 state categori-
caly whether he was In favor Of paying the public
debt in greenbacks
Mr. Weaver replied that the Greenback party pro
posed not to violate any contract existing between
the rvernment and Its bondho!de 9.
Mr. Reagan-- hat IL exactly what the Democratic
party said after he passage Of The law of 1869.
Mr.. Buckner asked Mr.. Weaver when he had left
the Republican party.
Mr. Weaver replied that he had left It in 1877, Just
when the gentleman (Buckner) was stumpiDg his
district in favor OF substtutin, RIee1backs for ma
tonal-bank notes.
Mr.. Warner sent 10 the Clerks desk and had read
paragraph from the Independent Republican plat
form in 1868, in favor of greenbac currency, and OF
paying intcrert on bonds in legal money where the
bonds provided
Mr.. Reed suggested that ali parties acted fooishly
then, but that the Republicans had the good sense TO
get right.
Mr.. Band replied 10 Mr. Viewers speech and said
that that gent eman had shown his snimus in at
lacking the Democrats, the only friends which that
gentleman had had in the House. Loud 10, ghter
on the Republican sidel He referred 10 the charge
made against Mr. Weaver in the last campaign that
he was acting in the interest Of the Republicans aud
said that his action then corresponded with his
speech to-day.
Mr.. Weaver tried 10 interrupt Mr.. Bland, assert
ing that his statement was not true.
Mr.. b and declined to yield, and went on charging
Mr.. Weaver with Inconsistency and bad faith. He
asserted that all the reform that had taken pl ace re-
Gently In financial matters had come from the Demo-
cratic party. The Repub lean party might, by its
assessment OF ofhceholders, and by corruption ana
fraud, succeed In putting down the grand Old DEM
ocratio party which stood for the rights and liberties
OF the Peep but sooner orlaer several Repub icans
p" Later reform would come, not through the Re-
pubhcans or Greenbackers, but through the Demo-
Gratis.
Mr.. Weaver replied to Mr.. b and, and challenged
MIN TO quote one word that he (Wesver) had said In
the last campaign in favor Of the Republican party
Until he could do 80, he should " shut up" He had
in that campaign arraigned the Republican party,
and he arraigu ed 1t to-day He reludated the idea of
having received sympathy from the Democratic party
during the campaign, and said the only evidence i
had OF 1t was In the shape of forged etter pub
hshed IN the New York Star. and which he believed
was In the same handwriting az the Morey letter
Mr.. Bland asked Mr.. Weaver about bis reputed
interview during the campaign with JAY Huhbell,
Chairman of she Congressional Republican Com
mittee.
Mr.. Weaver denied that any such interview had
'aken place. and charged the ia school of that story
on ID. ID. llum, who, lie said, had sold out "a
both the Republican and Democratic parties,
aud both parties Oh n,ed when they
bought him. He did not charge inconsist-
eucy upon the d. mocratic party Itself, hut
on its leaders-on the men who ran with the hounds
and held with the hare These were the men whom
he desired to no mp 10 pubic condemnation a. be-
ing unworthy to lead the opposition to the Republican
party, which sought to fasten to the country the
British sN STAN NJ perpetua debt.
Mr.. Sparks got the floor, and alluded IN circum-
stance that had occurred during the iutorrnptions
between Mcssrs. Weaver, and and others. in
which MIR. Weaver had used an offensive term 20
MIN uhat he was "crazy') He went on, In a good
natured manner, TO excuse tie offensive remark a.
ari,fng from Misunderstanding on Mr. weayer'a
part OF what he (Sparks) had said TO call IL ont.
Mr.. Weaver rtpned In the sume tone of pleasantry
ana good hunor, dec ining 10 take offense at what
Mr.. Sparks had said. aud intmating IN no one
cou W nture h. insu him Intentionally by ascril,
ing fasehood to him without feeling the force OF his
lNeaNers) night arm. Laughter and uproarl
Mr. Sparks, on hearing the latter remark changed
MS tne from one of y eaaaIty o. one OF aIge- and
aid; spurn with contempt the reach Of IFS arm
he reach ~ his arm would affect me as little rs IT
anectcd The lsrt Pre-identia election"
Nc. " eayer (stil In jocular tonel-wer that was
sufficient Does not the ntlenan see that ne ON ybt
never 10 open bis mouth at all when he IL excited q
never never! lie spurns the resch of my arm? He
AN do so. the temper am new in he can do 40
would net hurt a hair Of his head. Laughter.
III apuogy was ample, and accept It, But eau
Jon MN again.t the further use of the term
: iaI-ehood' or lie" Th,t, in Kentucky, Ia re-
ysrded, believe, as . lick or . blow, and. even