, 1881-01-12
BELFORD'S SPEECH.

! HONuEEH khG f7tH41EeSlAIuNIO 16UlNA
itc.--A Very Plain Y'rs1tf..
| WAslllStrT0S, u. e., JD,,. N.-Representa-
tive l'eliurd tllcp.), bf California, u.ul o.ler
Representatives Of tic Fur West, tcit here to-
| tay for Mentor, to urge the appointment of
Gtt'. Knntt, uf cOiurndn, ~ tho 1'nst,Ntster-
Gtncralsl,ip In Gen. Gariici,i's Cabinet I}el-
lostt Ism liberal. o!ts!,0kem nlait, a1ld spcaks
Ills convictions without my eontnrtitn Of
words or sentences. Ills speecl, Ill TIM llu,lse
yesterday III tile Funding bill was lust u,id
sevGre cxcorIn,tuh of the attitude Of the
n4oney power nf tic Eastern wing OF the lie.
publican party. Said he:
"Tliere ltave been some peculiar features
attending THIS tie6nte was llot surprised ut
{Mr Ghittcinlci. HI ins eoa % Wild lid" on t,,o .
| gof.f-standartl theory, anl every sessio,! do
lu,,i,ccs every utir who fasors tho silver
coinngg as II ttIef ,,d robl,er. Blind
fcrrtt is. ihu 'Wnil-strrei si,nsks, he ovcr.
! lnuks tic fllct tint SllyGr was the coin Of
this c',,1rtry b"fnre thu Constitution WIS
ndopstst: IL wAs tho coin VI al tho States
| during the Confederation. EaCli Etute re-
served t!.e right ty regulate the yalttc Of for
eiE1l GOil,, though tho Suites gaye to tho
Confederation the right ~ regulate the vnfMe
| uf their nWia II ntnn StAtus ngreetl To It.
fnriM!iy III tho value Of forrig, 'coins, wien
]ie STATES cslIle III adopt the Federal Constt-
tlit!nn they reinnuisllHl their right to .c1itl
50, they never contenlp plated TINT silver, which
as L. c0!tl hn1 untelutett tic Constitution,
wnnld cc'!sc to l,l: illt!l.ey, fur they reserved
e , themselves ths right ,o make gold ,lld
nlOIcy, nntl tho only Ihwer that the States
Parted with WIS tho power to cO1n Tits
money and i,luke 1t II lrgul-trntcr. They did
not give to Congress the right to take away
| Its sIeeM!-tellderui.ntffy.
81 III lssHl. 1T tie bidding 0f this country and
Europe. we ulsscu the f'ublic Credit act, by
Wlllcl, We liadc our botltl, payable III coin Or
It's cauiynleiit. THIS Injured to llcir1tdvnli-
| provision allowing II to be lMld tt cuin ur fts
equivalent, we welG i0ld thut tl!e word 'cnln ;
meant gold anl. not silynr,. al,t Eastern
statesmen lllt'oreu lnllg a,'i art!uolsly tn tho
meant sol.l, mid tltL ltot Include silver. il
any nah doubts this I rrfer hlh 10 thu
sinccli Of SeilRt9r Et!intli,,ls, III tho resoltl-
tl1s's i i'aattrodNcen atft by seMator Matthew's nf
Chlstenc!l) sAys tl,at he Ii simple ilicr-.
ultan, at!tl INT lawyer, al, that lii ca,,,lnt
communicate his views In apt phrase u' tic
@ @liouse. The gentlenlai' seems 70 BE- al
tsienryi n1ld no ts to 10 pttied It he tlnus not
understand that tue wor.[ coin means that
| which t'ay by cxfnrta Into ntufioy:.
III sstr st st a ' r9He s1 FIJI fGr the conasG Sx's
the right ii! coli, It., We might coIn 1t IN
Erenter or less quantities, but tie right to
ctltf II continues wlt1ia tho act rctl,alnx TT
forcc. lt tho t;uvcrnn.ent cantrac.s Il debt,
willie t!,p right 70 coinsiver exEsts, wi,icil il
payable III cn!, ttsn even Il simple merchant
should know tl:at payment cat Inwfulty, be
hadc III NnJ c0l which tho Government Inns
to ies rSs t. o s2'. ss Sr iss asy wyfShrns ,has r f u
were nctuntcd by honest purposes. Tut this
Eeitlelnn,l pr0lnises to stop tic cninaEu 0t
silver, TO destroy tl!o grecnl,nck, mid to ,aia
lis over tn the bankers nllt nlbors 0f tho
country; md because We viii INIT amrcil u
his Ml.sac we nr1 tl!,llnxlous ~ tho rllNrsc Ut
.lEs!lUllestyy Tho lean party cnN,IOtNf-
fon,l to follow his leaders'lEp unless 1t ls
fur one mn urM,sel 10 retiring tilo GROOM
hacks; md | wish to Gull the attention or tl,e
House ton few facts of regent dnte tlMat
should not bc forgotten. Oh the 9Th nf
AprlI, ls7s. tlie sel.tleMn', froln Illinois tMr.
| tho following bill:
rassse ot th's rt il shaii not 6e iswraI for tic
der h!1n.,to ca,,co! ar RETRO any t!lIrc OF tho
limited stntoa leral.teIder notes; md ,hat whcu
'iry unslsr nny INV. fnna eny soarro whatsvor.
and stntl lah4 t. thu United States, they shnlt
n0i ho rGtirtN! anu canuc'c'i Or destroyed. hut
they shall ho rntssucd ind phtl nut nHnn, HAd
kept put III vlrculatton. isco liccot1l Forty
tifih ! !G9nTress. vol. !, part u, p.ae..Ea! -,
,ha,. ~; W Ii Ha,se.I oS soa9 ~ 80 ~ ~
Wsii .tio ~, ,ISaeieA wy ,enilt ir: aynl.
sH,ai5n sy,ea 5.ra l,n psse9 t,,t ~ H. "melcm!,
W ,s,, au,'ntMs: t N"M!ea ~ sant H. siela aa,tGs,
MHe Ss!ts1tt, h'it!! ~ 1eceNhU!s loF W. uues
~ u,a onlagt aaatesi eNce!l!nE ttll'fs oH
!lllnnrts. Msttl not to bo 9tnorWise = .lcEa!,,
'ellaeT, 'Ihl aMy Nprlnt 9f @ anese notes MINI!
ueus .9S stiRelselll.iola; -, 1no ni'lei!uol!ent
Mhs uGiisntci isai w Fnte " lh 10 ~ t1ee0it!
y tutty''iHftlt H ,G9,'eress,: ", vOl. : paeus nlla
S,Aa:l It!e ntit WHs Intssed wlttnat niloiId- @
N lisht ny yotH or ~ y =: Il. Wow Of tlils
W.T. " lGceHt'y passWa TX oot,a 91atlelles OF
.GaR,, InGnR,,ess, l. Mai nMWiifng 10 infeTn 4nu
nnnihlnl !'sE9s tnS plonnt!LeGt NlcWH u Lno ~
Etan,ealls ~ eSpiTtsstsH, its ~ H. rug Forly.nnh
congress, even ~ @ llio bltiNll,s " uae enmtle-
nun III WHOSE Wow everything turns "
gold. 49,.
"Ann HOW, Mr. Chairman, desire to glyo
the Republicans fra,lt Tho lslst Il w0rtI OF
friendly nuylee. Silver illInnE Is one VI tho
chief Industries III this country. Millions nf
ltu!dars urd Invested III It, ai,l Wv tHUplu who
liye ts,ls,,lg tlle mines have bect,inu we,lr1et
ut tlls il,cussnilt war wnge.i nyninst III by
such EeNtlcynrl, rs The lleplpsultntlyo OF tlls
brooklyn district. Ii It il right to pr0tcut tho
ro. !nterust III polllAylynlli,,, why Ii It nut
right to protect tI.u sllyUr Interest Ut Colo
r,ltUp Ii It II rIglt to l,ruteut t!io cuptNr 1T
Michigan, tho sll;n.r Ut I.outsinuu, tlio ship