The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-20

CIIlEh NIENtE"N nv
On the silver question IN the Senate ~
The us show very clearly the position
AZ ne two PARTIES ~ their ffiend'ine--
~ ~aris tie money % The people. The
De mncrass invariably take grounds ~
favLr 81 free coinage Of gold and silver
nn sqnel terms. aud both 10 he legal
tender. while the Republicans, with but
= very '~ exceptions argue IN favor o.
the House hill now before the ~ensfc.
which restricts the coinage Of silver ~
such an amount. not exceeding fnns
million dollars = month.as ihe Secretary
III the Treasury max choose. entirely re-
posls all In VS. compelling ~ coinage aud
pnf- II Ia the power o. any wealthy msn.
WHO can control "a 5loO0n Tor = month.
10 entirely stop its coinage. or an, issue
az silver certificates for circulation "
d~esponef;z.s silver almost a. fhornuyhiy
A. fhe outrage OF IS73aid. an! j. likely
~ have the same effect. but ~ u l. 4
Republican sncns measure. they So
hkel, 10 all vote Tor n. while they make
speeches 10 circulate among heir con-
stffuents against N. Such duplirify has
never before hcen seen In Congress. nor
has any former Congress ever been -
completely under the control OF . few
miIiionairee, who dictate what legisla-
ton nav be permitted.
On MOpdav Mr.. vest commented upon
= remark ~ Mr.. Aili-on 81 70 the "ne
horn" zeal or democratic senators In the
canse or free coipsge Of silver. and male
y statement 10 show that that had alwav-
been tie democratic policy. Tie read =
resolution which he had offered IL The
senate In 1879 fnr the comnlrie remone-
tizaiion 81 silver. aud which had bean.
Oh Mr.. Allison. motion. arl Nv The vote
~ = republican msiorisv. referred 70 The
finance committee. where Il lad been
buried beyond resurrcctinn.
NJ. Vest remarked that il the demo-
cratic party said nothing on the silver
Qurst'on Ia its platform Of 1888. X was
not because II 's4i receded from the
position which II hai always held. II
was because RI llfni Cleveland was an
eastern man. = rw York man. who did
not sympash'kc with the majority Of hi.
party on that QUESTION. Mr.. Cleveland
had come 10 The presidency imbued with
the prejudice az the New York bankers,
aud was IN one sense. as far as his opinion
on on silver was concerned. y sectional
man. He had reason 10 believe now
that Mr.. Cleveland was better informed
on the subject. and was In sympash,
with the people OF Tie great West and o
tho Majority of the democratic party
Mr.. Vest declared that on the silver ques
ton there was no mid lie ground tina.
~ilyer mnst be put on the same basis Al
gold. and that there would he no equal
~ besween them so long a. The coinage
or silver was limited. Senator Blair pro
posed "a repeal the legal tender set. an,
the a., making silver and gold certifi
Gates lexs Il tender. That's the whole cas
ia 4 nut shcil. He wants TO make i
harder for people 10 pay their debts.
LArEn.-A vote was reached In III
Senatr on Tuesday on the House silve
hin, and contrary 10 general expecia
sions, = new bill providing for The re
sscration OF silver 20 y complete equaiif,
with gold IN Our coinage was substituted
The vote on he final passage stood
AYES. AZ : nays. %. Ofthe ayes, q wer,
democrats, and Is republicans OF ID
nays, % were republicans, and 3 wcr
democrats. TWENTY-FIVE republicans
therefore, voted against free coinage
agains, only fifteen in is favor: while q
thirty democrats voting. MI hut thre
wenr on record fcr tree cninayr. III
two parties v i'll 90 before The country o
the record Tins made up
The fate 81 the bill j. s'ili very uncer
lain II NOW goes back 20 The Hous'
which will probably disagree 70 ~
senate amend nents AMI throw the hi
in'o cn~rence. Tie conference con
milts sNt doubtless be parked IN The u
tere.t 81 wsIl-si. and wilt slaughter N
hin II they can. should the nil pa
Tie house. however. President HArrisn
viii certainly intrfposc 4 veto. But n
dny ins' he does this will be 4 sorry 81
fnr his administration aud The grand n
party.
The I'LL u only a measure ~ ju-,ir
which ought 10 have bee. enacted !
1878 whom silver WAS partially restore
nsa national currcnc,. Eastern cpit
tsss express 4 lear that y viii drive gsl
cm Of 'he country. II we can have on
cas metallic cnrrrncv, he people sers
atty wilt prefer oliver, A. II i MOI, lsf'
titui.
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