Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-24

over our beautiful Southland The intima.
ton had gone abroad that the force bill was
ing into certainty. The press Of the country
informed US that President Harrison had
pledged himself to approve and use his offl-
ciai influence to carry through this measure,
| age of personal and civil and political liberty
in this country. But, sir, the lowering clouds
that hovered over our land began to break
through the rifts we saw the grand, glorious,
| brave and patriotic Republican Senators OF
the West standing between their party and
the Liberties Of the TO
| to you, gentlemen from New England, that
| the same grand, brave, glorious and honor
able men stand there to-day as bulwark
| between the Republican party and the in
| terests of the people of this country. They
| are men who we know will again tnterpose
| to save the liberties of this people. With
| this reliance, we do not fear force bill we
| have no fears Of anything of that kind that
| the Republican party may undertake to i'm
| pose upon the country: but we demand that
this House give to the people its full meas ,sas
loud applause on Democratic side.1
Where Senator Mills Should Stand.
In concluding, Mr. Pierce cited the speech
of Mr. Mills in the last House in support Of
free coinage, and insisted that the gentle
man from Texas, to make his record con-
sistent, must support the bill now before
the House. Great applause greeted the
closing announcement Of Mr.. Pierce, that
whatever MI. Williams, Mr. Harter, Mr..
Homes and other anti-free coinage Demo-
Gratis might do, the Democratic advocates of
free coinage stood ready to support the
nominee of the Democratic Convention at
Chicago whether the platform of that con-
vention declared for free coinage or not
Mr.. Stone, of Pennsylvania, denounced
the pending bill Is being not bill for the
free coinage OF gold and silver, but bill
for the unlimited issue of paper money, and
continued:
have a suspicion that this bill is a heir
loom in the Bland family. [Laughter] In
reading the history of my country have
discovered that one Richard Bland was q
leading member in the House of Burgesses,
of Virginia, in lS4S. He was q man of patriot
ism and ability, but like his distinguished
namesake of to-day, he seemed to labor un.
der the idea that the economic and financial
system of his days needed ttnkering with.
[Laughter.l In those days, the currency OF
Virginia seems to have been tobacco-ln
hogsheads OF $50 pounds lLaughterI The
tender of the day naturally aroused a desire
on the part of the people of the day to de-
wise more convenient system OF currency; II
1887 TLaughter.l This bill was almost q
counterpart of the bill OF to-day. 1t provided
for the establishment of Government ware
inspectors in charge of them.
For the Unlimited Purchase of Silver.
The Bland bill of to-day provides for a use
of the mints already erected. The bill of
1s4s provided for the deposit of any amount
of tobacco by any person and the issue of
tobacco notes" therefor, to be accepted as
legal tender and receivable for the debts
and dues of the Government; the bill of to-
day provides for the deposit of silver
bullion, whether owned by an inhabitant OF
England, Africa or America, and the issue
therefor of coin notes as legal tender, re-
ceivable for the debts and dues OF the
Government. [Laughterl This bill is not a
silver, but bill for the unlimited purchase
of silver bullion. There were nine bills
before the committee that did provide for
free coinage, but they were a aiaio TsH aSiae nna
of this bill, by repeating the act of two
years ago, the act Of 1890. would be to restore
the act OF 1878.
s.Does the gentleman take the position"
inquired Mr. Bland, ''that to repeal the act
of July 4, 1890, would revive the force of
the previous act thereby repealed?"
''Yes sir
sThat is position contrary to all the
principles of law that ever heard Of, said
Mr.. Bland. "The act Of 1890 repeals por-
tion of the act of 1878. Now this bill in
repeating the act of 1890 does not restore
the act of 1873 at all. ="
Mr.. Stone persisted that Mr.. Bland was
wrong, and that the passage of the pending
bill would be to revive the act of 1878, pro-
viding merely for the compulsory coinage
of 81, 00O, 900 per month.
Simpson Sore at Being Snubbed.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Stones remarks |
Mr.. Bland asked consent that the debate on |
the free silver bill, which would expire to- |
might be continued until Friday |
afternoon at o'clock, but Mr.. Simpson, of |
Kansas, objected on account of the failure |
Of the friends of the bill to make any allot- |
ment of time to the Representatives Of the |
Peoples party.
Representative Warner, Democrat, of /
New York, and Mr.. Brawley South Caro-
lima Democrat, then spoke in opposition to
the bill
Mr.. Lynch, of Wisconsin, opposed the
measure, declaring that its chief aim was to
make something out of nothing; its chief
purpose to make 20 cents worth 100 cents
Mr.. Stout, of Michigan, also raised his
voice in opposition and argued in favor of
an honest dollar which would be worth 100
cents.
Mr. Fitch, of New York, Democrat,
earnestly opposed the passage of the bill
Mr.. McKeighan, of Nebraska, one of the
l.
Der of the Coinage Committee, said that be-
ore entering upon any affirmative discus
ion of the bill, he proposed to discuss the
report which had about it the Der
ume of the banking house. Continuing,
aid:
That report had no suggestion with refer
,nce to the men who felled the forests, broke !
he ground, delved in the mines or sowed or |
'eaped. 1t was impossible to gather from
hat report the idea that money had any |
necessary relation to the products OF the |
oil. The report was begotten of avarice |
md its fruitfon was the spoliation of in
iustry. 1t must be a case of willful prevari- |
atlon for anyone to claim that creditors |
lad any right to expect payment in any ex- |
ept the least valuable money.
An Assault Upon the Dictionary.
The cry about a 7ocent dollar was delib- |
,rate attempt to suborn the public con-
cience. The standard silver dollar was Of
90 cents, and the clap-trap about a 70-cent
lollar was simply an assault upon the die |
ionary. They forgot to mention that tho
rue test of the excellence and honesty of
money was its working as an instrument for |
he exchange of goods.
Free coinage would wipe out the disparity |
,etween the coin and bullion value of the |
Iollar and our silver dollar all over the
world will be of the same value as the metal
N it. Competent students insisted it would
'ullion of Is to !, and the arguments OF those |
Who insisted to the contrary were inconsist-
mt,
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Harter)
lad sent out notices to Grand Army posts |
skiing them to protest against the passage
4 this hill- He had been IN old soldier and |
le could not forget that he had enlisted in |
he army of the United States when gold |