The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-07
Another Lie Nailed.

The bill for the unlimited coinage of silver ss passed by the United States senate wss defeated in the house by p democrsts--Nindicstor.
 This is emiBently characteristic of the Vlndicator. Either it's editor doesn't know what he is talking about or else he wilfnlly peryerts the truth. In the recent contest in con gress the democrats were more near ly united in favor Of silver than they have ever been. With the assist snee of fifteen republican senators there was free coinage bill passed by the senate snd against which only three democrats voted. h the house this bIll WAS defeated by l3l repnb lie.ns. Il IS true ths. 13 democrats voted for it, while los democrats and 2 republicans voted against it Put the l3 democrats who voted for the bill and the los democrats sud g re- puolicans who voted zgaIuss it to gether znd count them sll against it, if yoa please, snd the bill would have passed by s majority Of one, snd sll of them republicans. A con- ference committee wzs ordered and reported bill which in effect causes silver to be regarded ss com mmodisy sud not ss money Notes gre to be issued on the purchase sf such con- modity redeenable in either gold or silver coin as the discretion of the secretary of the treasury. This bill passed the senate July 10 every re- publican voting for it and every democrat voting solidly against it- In the house July l2 the same bill came to vote and was passed, every democrat voting against IL, and ey- cry republican for it, including Mr. Festhers.oae. This IS the history Of the silver contest in the present con- gress. It IS well known that slnce the organization of the republican party that party has been the faith ful friend Of the monopoliss, the de fender and protector Of corporations snd the enemy of silver and paper currency. h 1873 that party wss responsible for the demonetizstlon of silver, and in 1878 s republican president vetoed free coinage bill passed by democrats. The position of the republican party on this question has always been the pride and boast of it's party leaders. Even while the house had under consideration the report of the committee of confer enee on the disagreelng votes of the two houses, the bill that recently be- came !aE, MT. Conger, of lows, good republican authority, address cd his eonferes and used this siguifl- cant language:
 "The resumption @et was the child of republican percentage. The ns- tlouAl banking act which gave us the best system of banking that has ever been known or conceived of in the civilized world, wss of republi- 1 can enactment Every single one of the legal ensctments that has helped | 70 give us the credit we enjoy to day which makes us the richest and most powerful nation of the world, has been furnished by the republican I party; and this measure will be giv- sn to the county, l am happy to say by republicans. IL was agreed to in by republicans only. It vas passed ID yonder chamber sen ate only by republican votes, and l suspect that it may pass here only by republican votes. IL wlll then go where it will be signed by republi- ,sn president and from there it will % to country which in November lext will give such s republican h. Iorsement that many of you gentle nen wlll not be found here to pass lpon the next silver measure that pay come before congress" Ap- ilAuse on the republican side.
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