Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-15
DIR SURPLUS CASH.
,,,r SHALL We DO WITH IT. THAT IS
H- THE QUESTION.
u,,s, Considers The Surplus RssOluhOn-Ar'
gr,-, Y,kss a Speech in OpPOGl6On-h.
R,.i.I Spoaks FOr E-Whas Mckinley
,v,-NOrisn-RsSOluhOn Passed.

-hOTS0n-AeSOluuon EaSSo4'
,,..sgryerox, D. G., July 14-The
mi into Committee Of the Whole
/ 'D,, ,bs consideration of the surplus reSOiu-
gu. ,' Morrison. of Illinois, offered the
-, - amendment: The surplus or
-. b,rrin referred to shall DO the
4 "T,hIe surplus asCertained according to
i - n,m Of the statement Of the United
'' 7,-.,sursr of the assets and liabili-
,,r. Treasury of the United States
8 loved June 3Oth, 1856,
A ~ ~, Hewitt, ofNew York, then took the
-, - orposition to the resolution. The
4 l,t;,, he said, provided that when
q ~,hs surplus exceeded 500, 900, 900,
4 ~. g. bonds should be made, the result
.,rrI he that if there WAS q hundred and
million dollars surplus q call
a. made and thus the
4 80. would DO reduced to
nm mo If the gentleman from llh-
.,5J no, intend to do that he had bet
4 wo.,iiy the language of the resolution
~ rr,v!de that when the surplus
4 E.,rs,l fll. 100000 there should be a call.
u,., frnn Illinois based his ad-
4 .,rv OF the resolution on tho
SAVING OP INTEREST,
mining that SIS. 900, 900 WAS theamOunt
4 f,,b would have to be paid out, the saw
&, interest would be about twO and .
It, millions. The gentleman said 1t
.,,l r,!c.lsr from the Treasury 500, OOO, :
t.,rhsrh would "a into tho channels OF
-.t.. yryr employment 10 100, 900 men,
- srr,.,rt $40, 900 people. The gentle
a y, 49, fnu familiar with the principles
4. ,s.b Governed business not To know how
4 ,r., ~. should impair public confidence,
4 ,t,ing vi two and u quarter millions
3. .-.l D.. a r.r~s Of saving ut the spigOt and
$40 40 the bunghOle. Instead oil
,ar employment Ia lOO,OOO
mDw1 men wOuld be dismissed
Fam ,mpGoyment on the very first day
/, . . rl,. rubic realized that under the ae-
Of rhj4 resolution the stability Of the
s,,.,ry N,s impaired and its ability to
VI. ,br obligations WAS undermined.
Is mn 2 consideration rs tho saving Of two
i E9Ionr-halCmillions is triling in cOmPar-
.nn with the danger and disturbance which
4 I,,,gIi result if the tinanriSl transactions OF
h.. Government were seriously impaired
4 \. the operations OF the resolution. The
s, ,.nrlruau Wa mistaken in suppOsing the
Il. .I,,sr of this money from the treasury
N.n,d nut single man TO work. There
+ \, .!- to-day idle in New York moro than
SEVENTY FIVE MILLION UNEMPLOYED
4 CAPITAL
IIl that capital could be made profitable 1t
r,aull h,. employed, il this IS, OOO, 600 came
+, .gor. the Trplsury it would not be given
H. men Who were short Of means. Ii would
h. laid to the LOndhOlder who would
km2ly pocket the proceeds in n market al,
.ra.y ahounding with capital and not 4
n .Ir human being would be employed by
!, a,on of the release. He did not cOnsider
H.. the action of the Committee on Ways
HI Means and the Committee on Rules
b.. declaration of war against the Ad
sna.,,ratiun. lfthe resolution should b,
9.ri. however, ne should regard 1t ~ q
vote Of
WANT OF CONFIDENCE
the policy OF the administration. The
A lamrrrs,tlr party believed in honest money
EI'l. President of the United States
4 a-u hr a. yepted the nomination Oi his
S,,r,,. planted himself squarely on the dec
/ .-.,ion 90 the platform. Ho went into nc
I,.-n.l llcaccepted i'm a broad and gener'
3, declaration, and the President regard
n be-, promise 70 observe the declaration
Il the platform To bo ~ binding upon his
3. aas,rryr ald action ~ WAS his oath Il
j rrurr the Constitution and maintain the
Il as OF his country. The President had
1ryrr lett the cnuntry in any doubt
20 how he construed that plat,
"a -a rh" masters of finance han begun
q ,.riarr ipr the hour of danger, and the
j 1ny,s which they thought would be inc
salr IIr knew three ofthe Democratic
J. ,a. r.,, ui New York, The wOHld nol
.-s ,h.m lees; they should bring down
.&rraa 'h.m the condemnation of lOss en-
"a .G,uuN mem that had accumulated
lo-, ,bJn -. .DlO, 600 in gold as a prepa'
| ,n thrt they thought WAS coming.
N VT. Naru-r-"Did the change come?
1 Nr iIrwjtt-''It did not.
.HyyN> To GROVER CLEVELAND
,7l the magnificent administration OF thu
ra.>u., department., which has carried
r p, .mr an over the country"
r nc&.'G,iuu, he then summed up hIs
taryrlou, tp the resolution. Four mOnth'
',r l,, 2lSS,.e, the country would b,
bought blrN to the condition IN which 4
b.. been ON tn ith OF March, 1885, and
{ q il Sn1lj h, withdrawn from circulation
ia. Gta,cnt that occurred million 8 OF mel
Mound
Lu>E THEIR DAILY EMPLOYMENT.
Thea d d,mlnd would come for green
A.Ss and the long struggle for a sount
1Tyacy would end in a fiat money. o
osg'n when the country had passed
sf'lI. III, yIllcy of death which once 1
la Ua.,.rd with tears and lamentation
nue star 10y suffering taught by bittel
NEsrru,r, it would slowly retrace lt
3, 10 the hl>is of honest money
a. ar money which the Democratic party
"a 'l The ,.mr Of jefferson to the presen
',4 ~ hd insisted was the only money fo'
De- people. the best money; the money
' h,'l measured all others; gold was no
soi :ur the working men; not to-
F''d ior th" orphans and widows; not to-
al iuT Oh, citizen who wished tha
s .'ue" should BE- established and main
.ar,. u 'bIS land forever. The policy o
"' ADMINISTRATION WAS 10
hEEf GOLD AND SILVER MARRIED
bite Tor worse, one rs good as Ii
.l.r neither the better half of the other
ta' AH"u the time came that the chOic
'l'I "' made between them, the Presi
70 % la' Naited States would adhere a
< -t promised and sworn to that stand
| '.' Of 'llue which paid debts in the valu
',''.'''d e! the time debts were contracted
AIE}sNail ~ I this WAS not silver ques
"a al ALL IL was a question whether W
'1'' 'Sr money in the Treasury undispOse'
4hi against which there IA no legitimat
am l-, u the extent of fifty or seventy-hv
-''.toa dollars, that might now be used i
i"Na'.oG OF the public debt. Congres
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