Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-12
TELLER'S ATTACK.
John Sherman Comes in For Re-
buke From MIR. Teller.
THAT REPUBLICAN SILVER PLANK.
CoIoradO's Support Obtained BY 1t in the
National EIectIOn-Thc House Passes
the POst-ofiice ApprOprIa-
tion Bill.

Senate yesterday was one from the
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce ask
ing for an appropriation of $500, 600 for
the establishment of a steamship line
between New Orleans and the west
coast Of Africa
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill, the House
Silver bill was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr. Blair introduced by request bill
70 prohibit the sale of intoxicating Ii
ouors on the grounds of expositions for
which appropriations should be expend-
ed by the United States.
Among the bills taken from the calen-
dar and passed was one granting to the
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
Company power to sell and convey to
the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way Company, all the railway property,
rights and franchise of the Chicago,
Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company
In the Territory Of Oklahoma and the
indian Territory.
The Senate Silver bill was then taken
up and unanimous consent was given
Cat the request of Mr.. Jones, of Ne
next debate should be limited to five
minutes by any Senator on any ques-
tion.
The question being on Mr.. Plumb's
amendment that no funds available for
the payment of the public debt Gnclud-
ing such as should be kept for the re-
demption of United States notes. should
be retained in the treasury in excess Of
CLIO, 900, 600, on motion of Mr.. Harris
the amendment was amended by adding
70 Il the words provided that the gold
and silver coin and gold bullion in the
treasury on which gold and silver GER
tifcates have been issued shall not be
considered available for any purpose.
except the redemption of such certifi-
Gates"
Mr.. Sherman expressed his opposition
20 Mr.. Plumb's amendment as the effect
of il would be really to leave only a
working balance of $40, 900, 900 in the
treasury. Besides, he thought that the
silver question was important enough
TO be considered by itself without lug
ging In other complications as to
balances in the treasury and other
matters. He regarded the amendment
as very faulty-frst. because it dis
turbed funds pledged by public faith,
and second, because it would require
the Secretary of the Treasury to carry
on the operations of the Government
with a working balance of 1000, 900.
Sometimes, on quarter days, the Score
tary had to pay out $40, 600, OO0 and
sometimes he had to pay $50, 900, 900 a
day for pensions
Mr.. Reagan was of the opinion that a
reserve Of $50, 600, 600 would be all suf-
6cient and he intended to offer an
amendment carrying out that idea. He
thought that the policy of Furnishing
the people for the benefit of monomet-
siists and contractionists had been car
ried on long enough. The retention of
that hundred millions of gold had al
ready cost the Government $40, 600, 900
interest.
Mr.. Teller said that the Senator had
not put the figure high enough. 1t has
cost $40, 600, 900 calculating the interest
ct per cent for eleven and half years.
He questioned and denied the accuracy
of some of the statements in Mr.. Sher-
mans last speech on the bill One of
the points was that the gold dollar had
always been the unit of value. That
statement was not true, said he,
whether it came from an ex-
Secretary of the Treasury or from
anybody else. Another point in
Mr.. Sherman's speech which he dis
puted and denied was that the increase
of circulation had kept pace with the
increase of population. He argued that
1t would require an annual increase of
ga, 900, coo of currency to meet the an
nual increase of population. As to the
statement by Mr.. Sherman and Others
that the supporters Of the bill wanted a
cheap dollar, he said 1t was species of
demagogy which was a disgrace to the
Senate. They wanted the honest dol
lar restOred-the dollar that had been
stricken down without the will of the
people and without their knowledge.
The friends of silver were for paying the
debt as it was contracted that 1t should
be paid, and that was all that anybody
could ask. The man who stood before
the Senate arguing for the single stand
ard was either dishonest or ignorant
and had no right to represent the inter-
ests of the American people. If the
people could put in the White House
and in the Treasury Department men
who wanted to conquer the single stand
ard influences they could be conquered,
but never until then.
Mr.. Teller next spoke of the silver
plank in the Republican National plat
form and said that if he had supposed
1t to be mere clap-trap the Republican
ticket would not have had such support
from him and would not have got the
support from him and would not have
got the great majority that it did in the
State of Colorado The bimetallic
principle had had its worst enemy, its
most effective foe, the men who had
done it the most harm, in the Treas
ury Department 1t bad been within
the power Of the Administration to re-
lieve the people, so that what the people
suffered was ''at the door of the Admin
istration." But there was no feeling
favorable to bimetsllism in high places
and would not be while Wall street
could influence political parties. Each
party had been met by the declaration
that Congress must legislate so as to
gain the good will of the business in
terests of the country. That meant
Wall Street He remembered the
case Of a President (Mr. Oeveland)
addressing crowd of people in wali
street and saying that he saw before
him the representatives of the great in
terests Of the country. But the fact
was, Mr.. Teller said, that he did not see