The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-22
UNMAsKED
The Democratic Platform Repudiated by
Them in the Senate.

Them in the Senate
Senators Hill, Morgan and Mills, and
| all others who voted for the Stewart
free coinage bill in the Senate are upon
the stump advocating the Chicago plat
form-as Democrats. Keep it before
the people that on July l, 1892, they
| voted down, in the United States Sen
ate, an amendment to the silver bill
~embodying the finance feature of this
platform. They repudiated it, and are
on record as so doing on page 5716,
volume lii, Congressional Record, first
session, Fifty second Congress-, as fol
lows:
Mr.. Carey. Imove to add to the bill
the folio wing prOviso: -.
Provided. That after the passage of
this act it shall not be lawful to coin
silver dollars unless the market value
of the silver contained in a silver dol
lar shall be equal to the market value
of the gold contained in a gold dollar,
it being the intention of this act to pro-
vide for the use of Doth gold and silver
az the standard money of the country,
and to provide for the coinage of both
| gold and silver without discrimination
against either metal, or charge for
mintage; that the dollar unit OF COIN
| age of both metals shall be of equal IN
trinsic and eXchangeable value. or shall
be SO adjusted by international agree
ment, or by such safeguards or leglsLa
| tiOa as shall insure the maintenance of
the parity of the two metals, and the
equal power Of any doll IT at all times
in the marxet, and in the payment Of
debts; and that all paper currency
shall be kept at par with and redeem
| able in such coin; this policy being eX
pregsly declared by Congress as neces-
| sary for the protection of the farmers
and labOring classes, the first and most
| defenseless victims Of unstable money
| and q h~uCtuating currency.
The President pro ten2pOTe. The
question is on agreeing to the amend
ment proposed by the Senator from
Wyoming to the amendment Of the
Senator from Nevada.
Mr.. Carey. | ask leave to make only
one romaFk.
The President pro tempore. The
Senator from Wyoming asks the cOn
sent of the Senate that he be allowed
to speak on the pending question. Is
there objection?
Mr.. Carey. Idon0t desire to make a
speech; | only wish to call the aGten-
ton of the Senator to the fact that this
is the principle announced in the Dem
OcratiC platform.
The President pro tempOre. The
question is on agreeing to the amend
lnent to the amendment.
Mr.. Carey. On that [ ask for the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Palmer. May [ be allowed to ask
a question?
Mr.. Morgan. I object to debate.
Mr.. Palmer. Does the Senator mean
t. Indicate that that is the principle of
the platform, or it is the exact words
Of the platform?
Mr. Carey. IL is the platform. l had
to change the tense III some cases, and
to insert a conjunction here and there.
Mr.. Mitchell. Would it not be we'll
to add the Republican platform also?
Mr.. Carey. 1 have no objection to
that.
Mr.. Palmer. I wish to say a few
words.
Mr.. Morgan. Iobject to debate.
Th8 President pro tem1pOTe. The
| Senator from Alabama objects to de-
bate. The question is on agreeing to
the amendment of the Senator from
Wyoming to the amend ment Of the
Senator from Nevada, on which the
yeas and nays have been demanded.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. Vest. | ask for the reading Of
the amendment 20 the amendment.
The President pro tempOTe. The
amendment to the amendment will be
read.
The Chief Clerk read Mr.. Carey's
amendment to the amendment.
The President pro tempOte. The
roll will be called on agreeing to the
amendment to the amendment.
Mr.. Morgan. [ move to lay the
amendment to the amendment on the
| table, and on that [ ask for the yeas
| aud nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered,
and the Secretary proceeded to call the