The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-11
TELLER'S PLAIN TALK.
He Blames the Republican Party for sii
ver's Difficulties.

Here DlmfuIthes.
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Among the pe-
tition presented and referred In the SEN
ate to-day was one from the New Orleans
chamber OF commerce asking an appro-
priation OF $4,000 for the establishment
of n steamship line between New Orleans
and the west coast of Africa.
The house silver bill was referred to the
finance committee.
Blair introduced (by request, bill to
prohibit intoxicating liquors on the
grounds Of an exposition for which an APP
preparation is expended by the United
States. Referred.
The silver bill was then taken up. IMAM
imous consent was given tat the request of
Jones of Nevadal that after 3 o'clock on
Friday next the debate be limited to flve
minutes by any senator on any question.
Sherman expressed opposition to
Plumb's amendment as the effect of IL
would be really to leave only working
Besides, he thought, the silver question
was important enough To be considered
by itself without Juggling in other COM
plications as TO balances i'm the treasury
and such matters. Sometimes OH quarter
days the secretary had to pay over
pay twenty millions day for pensions.
Reagan was of the opinion that the re-
serve OF fifty millions would be all-sufi-
cient and he intended to offer an amend
Inent carrying out that idea. He thought
the policy OF furnishing the people for the
tractionists had been carried on long
enough. The retention of that hundred
millions OF gold had already cost the gov
ernment forty millions in interest.
Teller said II had cost 100000. He
went on TO question and deny the accur-
~ fatR l.x.r--
mans last speech on the bill. One of the
points was that the gold dollar had al
ways been on IA unit OF value. That Is not
true, said Teller, whether IL comes from
the ex-secretary OF the treasury or any
body else. Another point In Sherman's
speech Teller disputed was that the in
crease of circulation had kept pace with
the increase Of the population. Teller
argued Il would require an annual in-
crease OF S44,0OO,0OO OF currency to meet
the annual increase in the population.
As TO the statement by Sherman and
others that the supporters of the bill
wanted cheap dollar Teller said il
was n species of demagoguery, which was
q disgrace ~ the senate. They wanted
the honest dollar restored-the dollar that
had been stricken down without the will
of the people and without their knowl-
edge. The man who stood before the
senate arguing for single standard was
either dishonest or ignorant and had no
right to represent the interests of the
American people. Teller went on to
speak of the silver plank In the republi-
can national platform and said il he had
supposed il mere clap-trap the republican
ticket would not have had such support
| from him, and would not have got the
great majority il did in Colorado. He
| said the bi-metallic principle had had its
worst enemy-its most effective foe-in
| the treasury department. Ii had been
within the power Of the administration to
relieve the people, SO that what
| the people have now suffered was
lat the door of the administration"
but there was no feeling favorable
to bi-metalism in high places and there
would not be while Wall street could i'm
| fiuence political parties. Each party had
| must legislate so as To gain the good will
| of the business interests of the country
| That meant Wall street. He remembered
| the case of a president Cleveland) ad-
| dressing crowd of people i'm Wall street
| and saying he saw before him representa-
| tives of the great interests of the country,
| hut the fact was, Teller said,
| that he did not see before him
| "A single man who had ever done
| an honest days work. or ever produced
| an article of commerce, or ever prouotcd
| conclusion Teller declared that no mat
ter where the republican party or himself
should be left, his vote should be given
| for that measure which would unloose the
| burden put upon the debtors Of the coun-
| try and do IL without dctriment to the
| creditors.
Call spoke in favor of free coinage. and
| then the silver bill went over till to-mor-
| row.