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speech Of Hon. X. r. Rland OF MI.
II souri,. in the United Ntates HOus>
q OF Representatives, December II
1850.
: Mr.. Bland Mr.. Chairman, hope in
the few remarks that l shall now
make / will not be interrupted fol
it is not my purpose to detain the
D committee but for u few moments
t Since this government began the
, Democratic party has had its exist
ence as an organization and as party
! in this country, and it has seemed to
3 me the special mission of every new
party which springs up from time to
, time In this country to make bitter
and violent attacks upon the Demo-
: cratic party! They seem to suppose
that it is neces >ary to do away with
, this grand old party that has always
stood up in the front for the. rights of
the people of this whole country, not
only i'm finances, but in civil liberty
and for all the rights of the people,
and that that old party must be sup-
planted before any of these new
growth of parties can survive. The
gentleman from Iowa in his speech
in this house to-day has not only re-
iterated what suppose to be some of
his campaign speeches during the last
canvass, but he has carried out exact
ly what ! supposed he would carry
out from his speeches during that can
vass, and he has shown the animus
which then inspired him in attacking
the Democratic party, the only friend
he has here upon this floor to stand
by him. Laughter on the Repub-
lican side. Now, Mr.. Chairman, dur
ing the last session of Congress the
gentleman introduced certain resolu-
tions here, the purport of which was
against the funding Of this debt be-
yond the power of the Government
to pay or at any time to pay the debt
in silver, and proposition that he
4 sustained I'm speech and ON the call
of the roll of this House. That roll
call shows that there were 81 votes In
favor of that resolution, and Y of
those were Democrats.
Mr.. Weaver. Now let me ask
question.
Mr.. Bland. will not yield to the
gentleman.
Mr.. Weaver. l yielded to the gentle
man for his questions and hope he
will exercise the same courtesy to-
wards me.
Mr.. Bland | will not be further
interrupted at this point
say, Mr.. Chairman, that this prop
osition received in this House 81 votes,
~ of which were cast by Democrats,
and only one single Repub lean voted
with the gentleman. Yet he stands
here to-day making his speech, and
cheered on by the Republican side of
the House in his attack upon the Demo-
cratic party and upon Democrats.
In the gentIeman's canvass 1t was
charged by men high In authority tof
his own partly that he visited com
mittees Of the Republican party In
the city of New York, and that dur
ing the canvass the whole influence
of himself and his party was yielded
to the Republican party, which did
not support him In this House, and
was used against the party that did
The gentleman may deny 1t, but he
knows what Is matter of public his
tory, and that men high in the caucus
of his own party charged him with
this conduct in the canvass.
What did the gentleman do after
he was nominated? The first State
he went into was Alabama and while |
the record shows that every Democrat
from that State who voted on this |
proposition voted with him, he went
down there to defeat the very men
who upheld him here. Then he went |
to Arkansas to do the same thing there,
and his whole canvass seemed to have |
been conducted with view to defeat |
the men who stood by him on these
propositions, and to elect men who
voted against him and his PROPOSE
tions. .....
Mr.. Conger. Did he stay there
long? Laughter
Mr.. Bland. | am glad the gentle
man has suggested that. There
seems to be sort of harmony be-
tween the gentleman representing |
the Greenback party and the Repub-
licans In all these questions. He
stayed there till near the eection.
Then he went up into West Virginia,
and he claimed there the Greenback
party was going to carry Alabmma.
But the Associated Press sent out
that the gentleman from
Iowa denounced the people Of that
Stale as being bulldozers, and had
said the Republicans had not tod
half the truth concerning them. Sen
ator Conkling, In making speech in
New York denouncing the Democrat
ic patty, adduoed these dispatches
and put Mr.. Weaver on the stand to
prove these men were bulldoozers. So
that / say his whole campaign, from
beginning TO end, corresponds with
his speech here In the interest Of the
party that has conducted this Govern
nent and passed the laws he has COM
planned of and fixed them upon the
people of this country, and against
the party that all this time has OPP
posed that policy.
Mr.. Sparks. The gentleman from
Iowa was aiding them at that time.
Mr. Weaver. That 10 not true.
Mr.. Sparks. Were you not a Re
publican
Mr.. Weaver. understand the gen.
tleman to say that during the cam
paign I aided the Republican party.
Mr.. sparks. Were you not Re-
pub lean, and as a Republican did
fou not vote for the men that passed
hose Laws?
Mr.. Weaver. I understand you to
Iay I aided the Republican party dur
ng the campaign.
iMr. Sparks. I said you were a Re
publican. "a gs.-.f .t
wr. Weaver. The gentleman is
'razy.
Mr.. Sparks. The gentleman states
alsehood.
Mr. weaver. rise to question
Il priselege.
Mr.. bland. Il have the 6oor. and
all orxler In the House.
Mr.. Weaver. rise 10 q question Of
privilege "
Mr., Bland. / claim my personal
,rive1eRe. I have the floor, and do Z
Iot desire 70 be further Interrupted. Z
me gentleman from lows srraigns
be Democratic party because of its
'laffsrm of 1855. In thai platform IL
Ieelared the. $50 bonds 10 be payable !
n lawful money, and the gentleman
alks Of the platform Of Texas In 1875.
you. sir, I do not desire 20 misstate 4
he record concerning fhie matter, G
NJ my information ~ thst these SO 9
.onds sr portion of them, In 1874 l
nd 1879 wers oaistarsdinG and were
eyahle in Rreentacks. and hence q
llsfform making tins declaration, at I
haf time did not declare what was h
ontrary TO Law. As I understand |,
be Democratic platform % 1850 h ;