The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-15
rRFE COINAGE ON TOP.
SENATE FINALLY ADOPTS A
suBs TITUTs BY Mr.. VEST.

IL
~. United States Shall be Silver
n,usr of 4121e Grains, or a Gold
Dousr of % 9-1o Grains - ingalls,
wskes q Great speech.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I4.-According TO the
.-..,gsuent made yesterday the Senate
'..sdad this morning to consideration of
=. srsncial bill Immediately after the
ding of the Journal. Mr.. ingalls, took
-. aoor and said there were two portentous
.r,,s which meDaced the safety, if they did
at sndauger the existence Of the republic.
NJ. first was the ignorant. debased, de-
--.asd spurious suffrage-festered suffrage;
snHrs0e contaminated by the feculent sew
.gs Of decayed nations; suffrage intimi-
3stad and suppressed in the south; suffrage
'r,rure and corrupt, apathetic and indiffer-
ant in the great cities of the north; so that
4, Was doubtful TO his mind whether in half
century there had been a presidential
sIsction In this country that expressed the
deliberate and intelligent Judgment Of the
whole body of the American people.
HE EXPLAINS AN UTTERANcE.
Ha then referred to q newspaper inter-
view had with him several months ago in
which he had said the golden rule and deca-
iorue had no place in an American cam
nsgn. It seemed superfuous to explain that
IN that utterance he was not intoxicating
doctrine. but describing @ condition. His
statement was a statement of facts, not an
announcement Of faith; but many reverend
and eminent divines, many disinterested
editors, many ingenious orators perverted
this utterance Into personal advocacy OF
irpuritv in politics. He did not complain.
It was, as the world went, legitimate
political warfare; but it was an illustration
Of the truth that the golden rule and deca.
logue ought to have no place in political
campaigns
ONLY GOOD IN THEORY.
"lf thy enemy smite thee on one cheek.
turn the otber,n was good precept to fol-
low but he would observe that, until the
precept was more generally observed than
it had been, or was likely to be, when his
political enemy smote him on one cheek in
stead of turning to him the other he
would smite him under the butt end
Of his left ear, if he could.
ILaughter.l If that be political immortality
be must be included among the unregen-
Grated The election bill was intended to
deal with one part Of the great evil to
WuCu no Hdu dlluOtu, Dul IL Was al llIlp6E-
feet, partial and incomplete remedy. Vio-
lence was bad, but fraud was no
better, and it was more dangerous
because it was more insidious. Burke
had said in one of his immortal
orations, which emptied the House of Com
mons, but which would be read as long as
the English tongue could endure, that when
the laws Of Great Britain were not strong
enough to protect the youngest Hindoo on
the banks Of the Ganges a nobleman was
not safe in his castle on the banks of the
Thames. That lofty sentiment was preg-
nant with admonition to US. There
could could be no safety and no
stable and permanent peace in
this country. and under this government
until it was just as safe for the black republi-
cans to vote in Mississippi as it was for the
white democrats to vote in Kansas The
second evil to which he had alluded was
the tyranny of combined, concentrated.
centralized, conscienceless and INCORPORATED
capital, and the people were considering
tnat great problem now. The conscience of
the nation was shocked at the injustice of
modern society.
WEALTH'S UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION.
The moral sentiment of mankind had
been aroused at the unequal distribution of
wealth, and at the unequal diffusion of
burdens, benefits and privileges of society.
we were accustomed to speak of ours as the
land of the free aud the home of the brave :;
and 1t would soon be the home of the rich
aad the land OF the slave. 1t was no wond er
mat the laboring and agricultural classes of
tniS country had at last awakened, and
SPECTATORS must take warning. Referring
10 tne late election he said that il was
neither repu bhcan defeat nor demo-
cratic victory. Ii was great uprising inde-
pendent OF and superior to both political
paFLles, 1t was crisis that
might become a catastrophe. It was
q peaceful revolution. He attributed
sae depression in the country in q great
measure ~ to the demonstration act of 1873.
ne dld not claim that that act had been
passed traudulently. His only explanation
vi It's passage was that both houses of
congress u, and the President had been hypno-
.i;s, .izS Dy the money power. He had not the
ss ssisnoest doubt that the great majority of
s sue people, irrespective of party, were in
%, So.0t ol Tree coinage or silver, and had besn
besD fef 'H9 pas past fifteen years. They had
Do7h paltered with in double
sense" and their will had been
rlwarted, detied and contumeliously trodden
So SSnuer Ioot. Warnings and edmonitions had
W. eSea plenty in this debate, but he would say
Sse tnose who were arraying themselves
osatusI os aus the deliberately expressed Judgment
~ ~ UIe american people-ne would say to
t;. sue senate, to the House and to the execu-
H.SYe-that there would come time when
subject. ~ ''0 "-''- 0AA 'i''0
THE PEOPLE SURE TO TRIUMPH.
=, o0lne time the people would elect House
W ~ representatives, Senate and President
eroonsd +o "ouid carry out party pledges and
T19ouOe noTr the popular will. The political
S1"et ro OF the nation had been transferred
oA noul Vne, e,clrcumference to the center, and the
GdsDplo de, OF that center were unanimously
fo- o-Danluing free coinage of silver. 1t was
snn-t tuat reason that ne should cordially
NdpnII the amendment of the senator from
fono@ua. In doing SO he would not only
bnt bto" tne dictates Of his own conscience.
,o". nv would carry out the wishes OF the great
naS.!!ollty OF his constituents, irrespective of
fnW or political affiliations. Mr..
snsf sfaIlS closed at 1915 O'Clock, having
e9Ae9 a little over two hours. As
s0 % n .o9K his seat he was heartily applauded,
js-os ven from the floor densely crowded GAL
\, JONES FAvoRs FREE COINAGE.
NJ N, II, Jones of Nevada next spoke in support
Ss Ar. Stewards amendment, concluding
h, 81 Stpeech with these words: 81 believe it to
svaa ,ne privilege and destiny of this republic,
probIg pgel OF human liberty. to solve the great
wbioE boiem OF perfect money, the riddle
foro.n fr'on tne sphynx of civilization is
roso ossFer putting to the nations. As in the
tSis VI The enigmas of old, failure to solve
soIr. enigma means to be destroyed. It's
wba.oln bLo,lon VIII be hailed with loud acclaim
tbs tVer eVer the foot of man treads, wherever
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