, 1890-08-12

b SILVER states had been true to their
constituency, the measure would have
passed then and there. Instead. how
ever, of recognizing the motion of Mr.,
Bland at that time, tho moon-faced ty-
rant who is now sitting as speaker OF the
national house of representatives referred
the measure TO the committee on coinage,
and the result was finally the reference of
the bill to a conference committee com
posed of three members from the senate
and three members from the house, only
one. however, from each of these bodies
being Democrat. These two Demo
crstic members we're persistently ignored
in the meetings of this conference COM
mittee; they were not notified of the
meetings OF such committee. On the
contrary, they were informed that no
meetings were being held. In the
wretched deception thus practiced, what
is known as the silver bill as it finally
passed both houses. was born, and what
are its provisions? 1t repeats the obliga-
ton heretofore resting upon the secretary
of the treasury to buy not less than two
millions monthly OF. silver bullion, and
directs the secretary OF the treasury to buy
monthly four millions and a half of sill
vcr bullion, "or so much thereof as may
be necessary" That is t say, it is a
question entirely of discretion with the
secretary Of the treasury. who may at his
will make a football OF silver in the mar
kets of the world. Further than this, it
lodges with the secretary Of the treasury
discretion to redeem in either gold or sill.
yer the notes OF the government to be is
sued in payment of such silver as may be
bought. 1t is not necessary to make any
comment before this convention as to
where the sympathies and inclinations as
between gold and silver of the secretary
of a Republican administration will be.
And then there is another measu
which we find the Republican party sup
porting. 1t is called the Force Bill, and
might properly be termed AN act to
perpetuate forever the Republican party
in power" 1t is a striking illustration OF
the contempt with which certain provl-
sions of the constitution are treated by
the Republican party in invoking the
authority of other portions Of that sacred
instrument, when they believe some par
tisan advantage may be gained. 1t seems
to me the most infamous piece of Legislation
known during a century OF constitutional
government And what are its provi.
sions2 It is proposed by the Republican
party in congress to pass an act land the
bill has already passed the Republican
house and is now pending in the senate
by which IN every congressional district
in the United States, upon the applica'
ton of one hundred electors of such dis
trict, the judge of the circuit court Of the
United States having jurisdiction. shall
appoint supervisors of election. These
supervisors are absolute and supreme IN
the power delegated to them. They may
command the assistance of United States
marshals, and as many hundreds or thou
sands Of armed deputies as they ma5
choose to commission, and if need be, cal
upon the armed force of the government
itself, the army and navy of the United
States. In conducting all congressiona
elections. Bear in mind the tact that o
the nine United States judges now upon
the bench eight are Republicans, and il
every congressional district in the United
States, saving those in the states Of Ten
nessee, Kentucky. Ohio and Michigan,
they will be compelled to conduct theil
elections under the direction and super
vision of partisan Republican supervisors,
and contrary to thu constitutional rights
of the states as they have been observed
and respected from the beginning of The
government, in holding their own cleo
tions. Certificates issued by the super
visors appointed by the court are prima
facie valid the names certified as elected
must be entered upon the roll OF the
house by the clerk of that body, and fall
ure to comply with this provision Is pun
ishable by heavy fines and imprisonment.
In the language of one of the most un-
scrupulous and daring leaders of their
party, they propose TO do their own
counting, their own registration and their
own certiication."
But this is enough upon questions oil
national difference. Suppose We turn to
Wyoming, what do we see here? In the
first place we End the Republican party
arrogating to itself great credit tor having
admitted Wyoming as a state. We read
this declaration in every issue OF every
Republican paper in the state. We shall
hear it no doubt from every Republican
stump during the campaign. L should
like to ask what it Is that excites such
wonderful affection in the hearts
of the Republican party for
the people of Wyoming2 Why
was it that when this bill was on iii
passage in the house, and attempts were
made by Democratic members of that
body to amend it, admitting Wyoming
andIdaho and New Mexico and Arizona
in one bill, that it failed to receive the
support of a single member on the Re-
publican side. The same thing was re-
pea.ed in the senate. What does il
mean? 1t simply means that the Repub'
lican party anticipated that it might need
the three electoral votes of Wyoming il
the presidential election of 1892 and
which they were promised could be de.
liyered; it meaus that the Republican
party had no use for New Mexico with
more than 200, coo actual population, a:
against say 100, 900 in Wyoming; 1t means
that they had no use Tor New Mexico
with an aggregate taxable valuation OF
$45, 1000, 600 as against S30,00C,OO 10
Wyoming; it means that they had no use
for New Mexico with a total OF 10000
votes as cast in the election of November,
1883, as against $4,000 in Wyoming; II
means that the Republicans had no use
for the Democratic majority in New
Mexico.
With reference to another question;
the question of woman suffrage. per
haps the most striking illustration of the
liberal and advanced political thought Of
this enlightened century, | deem it un
necessary that | should say a word. | may
say, however, that when the constitutional
| convention met in thus capitol building In
September last, to frame a constitution
which was subsequently ratified as the SUI
preme law of this new commonwealth, the
first voice heard in defense ofthis propo-
sitIon was the voice that you hear speak.
ing to you this moment, and you will find
embodied iu that constitution, I'M
changed by the dotting OF an or the
crossing OF a t, the identical clause as it
left my hands.
1 want to say to you, gentlemen, IN