The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-15

government bonds, in view OF Its frequent
Characterization Of the Republican party
as dishonest Tor keeping sIrplustn the
Treasury, in view Of the record made by
its own Administration It was not suF'
prising that q msioTity OF the Committee
on Ways and Means under the leadership
OF the leader oil one wing OF the Demo-
cratic party should insist that the Presi-
dent ol the United States and the Sscre-
tary oi the Treasury should keep the
pledges which had been made to the
people,
RECORD OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
This action was the more suggestive
when the gentleman took into cousldera'
ton tho record which the Republican
party had made on this question.
Since the conclusion OF the war the Re-
publican party had paid of Sl,2l0, ,OO0, 600
OF the public indebtedness. II was not
surprising that, looking ut the record Of
the Republican party, and looking at the
record OF the first sixteen months OF the
Democratic Administration, the two wings
OF the Democratic party should tap to-
gsther and demand that the President
shall pay out some OF the surplus on the
bonds II the country, Laughter
In 1881, with surplus OF $O'0oo10OO,
q Republican Secretary Of the Treasury
had called in Sl9l, 100000 in Government
bonds, In 1882, with surplus OF Sl6B,.
900 600, Republican Secretary had called
in $l73,000,0 900 OF bonds. In 1888, with
surplus OF $l34, ,000,CJ0, u Republican Sec.
retary had called in SlS6, 100000 OF bonds,
aud in 1884, $4,000 600, The Republic
can party mad averaged in the last four
years Sl53C00,0O0 every sixteen months,
while in the past sixteen months the
Democratic party had made q record Of
but s5S,OOOOOO, Why did not the Ad.
ministraIion OF Grover Cleveland pay Ou.
the balance in the Treasury on the public
debtP Some gentlemen on the other side,
ia ClnadenCs with tho Administration,
ought to explain why the Secretary did
not exercise the discretion given him by
law.
AwlsE DIscRErIoN.
He (lr. Mckinley believed it to be a
wise discretion to permit the officer
charged with the administration Of the
fiscal affairs OF the Government to calf
bonds or withhold call Of bonds when
the condition Of the public treasury per.
mitted or demanded the one or the other.
therefore, unless the amendment he
had offered was adopted, he would feel
constrained to cast q negative vote on the
resolution. OIcourse Republicans could
not prevent the Democratic party from
voting to-day want OF confidence
in its own administration. They could
not prevent 1t from voting vote
Of condemnation upon the President
and bis secretary. That was what the
resolution meant. Think OF 1t. A Re-
publican Secretary Of the Treasury pre-.
sided over the fiscal affairs OF the Govern.
ment from 1871 to 1875. During that time
the Democratic party controlled tho
House. For four years the Republican
Secretary OF the Treasury exercised his
discretion and House with larger DEM
ocratic majority than the present one
never thought OF taking that discretion
away from him.
Mr.. Morrlson-The gentleman is mis-.
taken.
Mr.. McKinley-Did you ever pass res
olu.ion compelling the Secretary OF the
Treasury to pay out tho surplusP
Oh, HE INTRODUCED oNEl
Mr.. Morrison-I introduced q joint
resolution and sent 1t to the Committee
on Ways and Means, and it never got out
Of the committee.
Mr.. McEinley-Exsctly. Laughter. ]
Mr.. Morrison-And offered 1t in the
House and had the support OF the gentle.
man from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Randall, and
we were kept from passing 1t by point OF
order from that aide OF the House.
I[Applauss on the Democratic side.
Mr.. McKinley-But you never passed
It. You had control ol the House. You
had control OF the Committee on Rules.
You could have fixed time for consider.
ing 1t exactly as you did now. You had a
larger majority than you have now. What
ever you may have done in committee, or
attempted to do on the floor OF the House,
one thing Is certain, you never did adopt
resolution taking that discretion from
Republican President and Secretary.
Mr.. Morrison-I was prevented by the
co.operation oil Democrats with that side
OF the House
Mr.. McKinley-That is, the two wings
Of the Democratic party wore not in har.
mony at that time [aughterl and one
wing, with the aid Of the Republicans,
prevented you from taking the statu.
tory discretion away from the Secretary
But now when you have President
and Secretary Of the Treasury, both wings
OF the Democratic party unite In denounC-
ing them for not calling in the bonds and
absorbing the surplus. [Laughter.l
TIE CAMPAIGN cay.
1t Is not to be wondered that tho cam.
paign Of 1884 was waged and won on the
howl all over the country that the Repub.
licans had s4OO,OOO,OOO Of surplus in the
Treasury and would not pay their honest
debts. Governor Hendricks stated that all
over the West. l have no doubt that my
Greenback friend from Iowa Weaver said
Il all over his State. know that the dis.
tinguiShed gentle man from Pennsylvania
tRandall) in his famous speech at Nash.
vile, when he was making his triumphal
tariff march through the South from "At.
lanta to the Sea" [ tlaughterl carrying the
banner Of proteCtion-I know that he
said there was $780, 100000 OF surplus in
the public treasury, and that the admins.
tration Of Grover Cleveland would take II
out and pay the Government demands
Mr. Randall1I am beginning in that
direction now. Applause.
Mr.. McKinley-Yes, yod are beginning,
but II is sixteen months after your Ad.
ministration has failed 10 do 1t. Laugh.
Mr. Morrison closed the debate in sup.
port Of the Joint resolution. He denied
that the resolution was in condemnation
Of the Administration.
The general debate then closed, and q
Ave minute debate began and rap on
without interest for half an hour.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Morri.
son this morning was adopted without
division,