The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-19
Male1gn N e., Saturday Morning March 10, 1907


rebuke of the Savior of men to ,hs
ocfloes and Pharisees.'' Digress
,ng TO the silver question
Mr. Williams said that +
was made an issue in the last cam
pa,sn; The Democratic party not
only declared itself opposed to the
're7 coinage Of silver, but had ar
ra'gned the Republican party be-
cause 1t had passed the bad law Of
lo9O. The Democrats of Massa-
cnusetts made no agreement and no
pledges as to what the House would
90. 1t was understood that there
was a strong free coinage sentiment
on the Democratic side of the
House. They planted themselves
upon platform and declared tleir
opposition to free coinage measure
and to the law Of 1890 and asked
the people to answer this cues.
tlon. They fought for their
convictions, and they would so
vote. That was the verdict
which was passed by the people of
Massachusetts. The gentleman
from Massachusetts (Mr. Walker)
had made speech on the silver
bill In his shirt sleeves and had to
be called to order last session and
said out of pure politics, "he would
vote for the silver BILL" The anti
silver men were making an honor.
able contest. 1t was a contest be-
tween men, and not of traitors and
their convictions. He believed that
the fourteen Democrats from Mas
sachusetts, whether the future
brought veal or woe, had now a
better opportunity than they had
last fall. They had proved them
selves true prophets. They had
shown that they were ready to
stand and make q manly fight for
the principles they believed in. The
same verdict which was pronounced
last fall on the prophecies of the
Democratic party would be again
given when the issue was submitted
to the people.
His remarks regarding the Dem
ocratic party were intended to be
made to the party itself as an organ
ization. This silver question should
De decided in party convention.
This was the sum and substance of
his contest within the ranks of the
Democratic party. The CON-
gressional Record of March 9TH.
would show who were friends of the
Democratic party On the silver
question. He then called the at.
tention of Mr.. Walker to the
Scriptures, with which he (Walker)
had attempted to identify himself.
The gentleman from Worcester
would probably not recognize him
self as one of the persons addressed
in these words: "The scribes and
Pharisees sit in Moses seat" Gail,
therefore, whatsoever they bid you
observe, that observe and do, but
do not yet after their works, for
they say and do not. For they bind
heavy burdens and grievous to be
borne, and lay them on mems
shoulders, but they themselves would
not move them with one of their
fingers"
MIR. Williams said: 81 have
borne the burden and the gentleman
from Worcester is here Cloud ap-
plause); but woe unto you scribes
and pharisees, hypocrites, for ye
shut up the kingdom of Heaven
against men, for ye neither 60 in
yourselves, neither suffer ye them
that are entering to 60 in" Loud
laughter, yells and applause.)
Mr.. Walker replied that it was
probably evident to the House for
what purpose the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. Williams) rose.
(Laughter.) The correction of the
Record was the possible excuse.
He simply desired to exhibit him.
self and he had Thoroughly accom-
plished his object. Laughter.) The
greater part of his address was an
excuse for his allegiance to the peo-
IL Lod uariad hia narfOrm.