The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-04-14

ORGANIZED HYPOCRISY
That is What Senator WOlcOtt
Styles the Opposition to
= #@ Free Coinage.

He Rakes the Present Admins
tratiOn and the Great
''Stuffed Prophet"
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, de-
livered powerful speech on the silver
question in the senate chamber on the
9Th inst. His illusions to Harrison
and Cleveland were far from compli-
mentary, while he referred to Blaine
as the great secretary. Here is a
synopsis of Mr.. Wolcott's talk:
The silver bill has been put to sleep
in the house, and the senate might as
we'll face the truth on the silver uues-
ton. Nobody expected the measure to
become law during this administration,
because the present chief executive
last summer foreshadowed his veto:
and those in his council have openly
proclaimed it since. The friends of
silver, however, had hoped that it
would at least score some advantage at
this session. If the votes of the two
houses had been polled in December
there, would have been clear majority
of so for free silver coinage in the other
body and ma ority of IL in this. But
to-day, ii vote were had on the mo-
ton to take the silver bill from the
calendar, it would not be carried. So
the friends of silver were left fighting
the air on series Of general resolu-
tions. It was proper time, therefore,
for the friends of free COMA e, having
practically suffered defeat, to gather
up their wounded and dead, determine
where the deserters were hidden.
fortify their entertainments for the
next encounter, and stop (if possible)
the destructive rear firing which had
not only damaged but surprised them.
The first great force opposed to the
passage of the silver bill was in this
congress las it has been for three years)
the present administration. No stone
had been left unturned, no effort I'M
employed to compass the defeat of the
measure. The national convention was
soon coming on and a decisive action
| on the silver question was supposed to
be rather embarrassing, and thing
that it would be better to avoid. The
necessity of a veto had to be prevented.
if possible; and SO the miserable work
had begun. The offices had been
paroled out; the party lash had been
cracked and wavering members had
been gained. The work had appar-
emily been effectively done and yet
there was always a tomorrow. No.
| body was deceived. But it would have
| been graceful act in an outgoing presi-
ident to have permitted the two houses
! OF congress to have voted according to
their own inclination on a measure of
national Importance. The spectacle,
humiliating as it was, showed that it
| was but an amazing change of front by
| a great section of the Democratic party.
During the last session that party had
stood manfully to it's party tradition
hard money. A clear majority of it's
| members had taken the stump before
the election and pledged themselves
that they would vote for the free and
| unlimited coinage of silver. The sud-
den change would be ridiculous if it's ef-
fects were not tragic. One prophet
OF Democracy announced that tariff re-
form was the slogan. Another in
sisted that being a Democrat was the
test and watchword But each politi-
cal party had become, in reference to
the silver question, what Disraeli had
once charged the Tory party as being,
an 'organized Hypocrisy" But unless
all signs failed each side would be anx-
ious before long to unload the response
bility on the other; and the people
would then have their innings. Out of
the wreck OF hopes they had cherished
one fact stood. The vast mass of the peo-
pie of the country we're unrepresented
by either political party concerning the
question which they consided paramount
to every other. Not only was that true
now, but it seemed equally certain that
the same condition of forces would con-
tinue to exist. It was apparent that
the party in power would with Mega
tive unanimity) renominate 1.-The pres
ent magnetic executive.' Into this
expression Mr.. Wolcott threw a most
contemptuous emphasis, which at
tracted much attention. mot be-
cause,' he added, The was the choice
of any considerable portion of his
party, but because, since the letter of
retirement of the great secretary who
held the party bound by ties of deepest
affection and regard, no man of greater
statue than the present incumbent had
been found willing to stand. Because
of the blow that had struck silver aside,
it seemed equally manifest that the
Democratic party would present it's
apostle of tariff reform whose vision
had no other issue, and who desired
again to be consecrated to public office.
PEASE VS.. McGILL.