The National tribune., 1891-01-22
CONGRESS.
An Abstract Of the More Important
Proceedings Of Both Houses
"WEDNESDAY. JAN. IL.

RrBate proceeded 10 the consideration of the
currency bin Immediately after the reading OF
the journal. Mr.. ingalls, KAN addressed the
Senate at length favOrng the bill and warning
the country against the growing evil OF large
fortunes. IL said that there were two portion
t0us evils which menaced the safety, II they
did not endanger the existence Of the Repub-
lie The FIRST was ignorant, debased, degraded,
spurious suffrage festered suffrage, suffrage con-
tamnatod by the feculent sewage OF decayed
nations suffrage intimidated and suppressed ~
She South, suffrage impure and corrupt, aIa-
thetic and indifferent in the great cities oil the
North so that il was doubtful to his mind
whether for half century there had been
Presidential election in this country that ex-
pressed the deliberate and intelligent judgment
Of the whole body Of the American people.
THE GOLDEN RULE AND THE DEcALoG.
lie then referred to the newspaper interview
had with him some months ago, IN which he
had said that the golden rule and the deca-
log had no place in an American campaign
ID seemed superRuOus TO explain that ln that
utterance he was not intoxicating doctrine,
but describing condition. His statement was
q statement of fact, not an announcement OF
faith. But many reverend ana eminent dl-
vines many disinterested editors, many in
Fenuons orators perverted this utterance into
personal advocacy OF impurlty IN politics. lie
did not complain Ii was, rs tho world went
legitimate political warfare. But ~ was an
illustration Of the truth that the golden rule
and the decaOg ought 10 have place IN
political campaigns. If thy enemy smite thee
on one cheek turn the other" was good pre-
cept 10 follow,
THE ELECTION BILL IMPERFECT.
But he would observe that until that precept
was more generally observed than IL had been
or was likely 20 be, il his political enemy smote
him on one check instead OF turning 10 him
the other he would smite him under the butt
A.. 1.ffG hn lgu
that be political immortality he must be IN
cluded among the unrcgenerated. The election
bill was intended 10 deal with one part OF the
great evil TO which he had alluded, but it was
an imperfect, partial aHd incomplete remedy,
Violence was bad but fraud was no better and
il was more dangerous because VI was more an
sidious Burke had said, in one OF his immor-
tai orations which emptied the House OF Com
mons but which would be read as long as the
English tongue should endure, That when the
laws OF Great Britain were not strong enough
10 urotect the Youngest Hindoo on the bank OF
the GanFes, a Eobloman was not safe 90 his
castle on tho bank Of the Thames. That lofty
sentiment was pregnant with admonitiOn 20 u.s.
There could be no safety and no stable and per-
maucni peace in this country and under tins
Government until il was just as safe for the
black Republican 10 vote in Mississippi as IL
was FOR The white Democrat to vote IN Kansas
THE TYRANNY OF CONCENTRATED CAPITAL
The second evil 10 which he had adverted
was che tyranny of combined, concentrated cen.
trallzed constituencies, aud Incorporated cap
ital and the people were considering that great
problem now The conscience Of the Nation was
shocked al the injustice OF modern society. The
moral sentiment Of mankind had been aroused
az the unequal distribution OF wealth and at
the nneouai diffusion of the burdens, benefits
and privileges OF society. Al the beginning OF
the second century the American people bad
become profoundly convinced that the ballot
was not the panacea for the evils OF society,
that il had not abolished poverty nor dimin-
ished injustice. They had discovered that po-
litical equality did not result in social frater-
nifty; that under Democracy the concentration
OF greater power In fewer hands was more pos
sibls than under q monarchy.
GROWTH IN WEALTH AND NUMBERS.
Since that time the growth in wealth and
numbers Of the United States had had no pre-
cedeut in the building Of nations. The people
OF the United States now performed one-thlrd
Of the WqW mining, One-lOurth Of its manu-
featuring, 0nc-ftth OF It's farming and possessed
One-siKlh Of its accumulated wealth. The
United States had become the woalthicst Nation
on the face of the earth. its progress exceeded
Che 6ctiOns Of "rbe Arabian Nights" There
was nothing ia the story Of Aladdin that riValed
it. IL wac without parallel or precedent. The
National ledger would show balance 10 us
credit OF between sixty aud seventy thousand
woman and child under the flag comfortable
Speaking OF the miliiOuaires be said they
are not the producers aud lab0rers OF the
country. They are arrayed Ike ." Solomon Ia
al his glory" but they toll not, neither do
they spin Yes they do spin. These gigan-
tiC accommodations have not been the result Of
industry aud economy. There would be no
protest against them II they were.
Mr. Ingalls, related tie ancC1Ote OF the man
who gave the barkecper a receipt Tor selling
more beer, which WAS TO give less froth, and
applied ii 10 the case Of milIOnaircs. There
bad been men rash enough, hc said, 10 question
whether any man could show a fair and legal
title 60 100000 900, or 20 SlO0000OOO on 10
al0,000.O00. lf lac WAS pns on his yoir dire he
would hesitate before admitting that, Ia the
sense Of giving just compensation and equiv
Elents any man in this country or any other
country had ever absolutely earned million
dollars.
The people had suddenly awolse 10 tho con-
oepti0n OF the fact that the great bulk OF the
property of the country was passing into the
hands OF those whom the Senator from Ohio
called by euphemsm the spectators Of the
country. They were not OF this country alone.
They infested the financial and social system
Of every country. They were men Of no poll
tics, OF all natl0nalItles aud Of no nationality.
They had politics but plumber aud no prin-
ciple but the spoliation Of the human race.
Referring 10 the late election, he said that IL
Wa AFAAnii ~ ~ phAilAhu AblAaA ilOt "a BEAND-
cratic victory il was a great uprising, indie
pendent Of aud superior 70 both political par
90 ties ll was crisis that M ight become a catas-
tr0Bbe. ID was a peaceful revolution. lie
attributed the depression ln the country In
great measure 10 the dcm0nctizaton act OF
1873 DE did not claim that that act had been
passed fmudulCutly. ii s Gully explanation OF
DIS passage was, that both Houses Of Congress
sud tie President had been hypHotized by the
money power. lle had not the slightest doubt
that . great majority Of the pe0IHc, irrespective
at party, were iu favor Of the free coinage u
silver aud bad been for the past IS years
They had been "palterod with iu q donblC
sense" aud their will had been thwartcd, de-
Gtd and c0ntnmeli0usiy tr0iden under foot
NJ. ingalls, closed ri, quarter past ~, having
spoken q little over Two hours AZ he took his
seat be WAS heartily applandod, well from
she hgOr as from The densny crowded galleries
Several amendments were voted on and
adopted. when Mr Vest Mo- astOnishod the
Senate By bringing forward as substitute i0I
tho bill purely irce-cUinagc bill which pro.
vides that tic unit Of value ia the United
States shall be the dollar 10 be coined of 4l2l
grains Of standard silver or % $40 grains ol
STANDARD gold
Mr. Vest NO. stated that bis substitute was
similar 10 the free coinage bill that passed TIC
Senate last session.
Mf. Aidrich II. J. moved 10 amend the sub
E.iIute by adding thereto the National banking
feature Of the original BILL Lost-yoas %
nays 81.
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