The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-21


was member and received their care
ful consideration. Its So sections
were reduced to 2S. Without his (Mr.
Teller's) vote that bill could not have
been got out of committee ard before
the Senate. He consented that the
bill might be reported to the Senate,
reservlng to himself the right to move
any amendment, and declaring that as
the bill then stood it would not receive
his support. Two years had now
elapsed. In the interim he had read
that bill over more than twenty times,
and he repeated that if it were now
presented to him as a question of party
support or party dismissal, he would
not vote for the bill, for more infa-
hoas bill never passed through The
doors of the Senate. But he wanted
to say that his action had no relation
and no connection with the question
of silver. He said, at the time this
question was mooted, there was another
important bill which came up-the
Mckinley tariff bill The Senator from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Hoar, was anxious
to secure consideration of election bill.
but he was in such minority that his
case was hopeless. The tariff bill was
taken up and the force bill came to an
untimely end, to the satisfaction Of
many on the Republican side of the
chamber. 81 now come,' continued
Mr.. Teller, "to the Republican party's
attitude on this question. Are we to
be put on single gold standard, or are
we to have another misleading plank in
our platform, which shall mean one
thing on the stump and another
in the executive administration /
say with much deliberation-
carefully weighing my words and
knowing the commsnt they will oc-
casion-that if the Republican party
stands for the gold standard, then our
silver producing States of Colorado
Montana, Nevada and Idaho, will not
) hereafter be able to act in cooperation
: with the Republicans in this or any
other body. Why should we? We
have local interests which are para
! mount. We supported the Mckinley
: bill, not because it was our interest to
r do SO, for we are not manufacturing
: States and if manufactured goods can
be had cheaper, it is better for US
. but because we believed the prosperity
af ba lDln
{ up in this protective system. We in
: tend so to stand in the future. We
: make no threats, but we cannot con
f tinue to insist upon government by {
q party hostile to every local interest W.
Y have | do not wish it to be inferred
n that we believe the Democratic party
If would be any more liberal to US thar
It the Republicans have been. 1t is tru
il we have had from that side of the
l. chamber many generous supporters
e but, like our own party, they are il
!, the tolls Of power they dar
not defy, and the danger
= that these great political parties, il
e their anxiety to control the State 0
n New York will neglect and repudiat
e the interests of great masses of th
5. country and act alike on this silve
A. question" At the close of Mr.. Tel
le ler's speech, which occupied about tw
r hours and half and caused an ur
f. mistakable sensation in the Senate
id Mr.. Sanders, of Montana, rose to pro
te test against the implied threat col
if tanned in Mr.. Teller's remarks, as ia
le as they applied to Montana
k '.Whenever the time shall arrive,
u. said Mr.. Sanders, 'when the peo!
W of these silver producing States, die>t
ne islied with existing conditions, sha
ID change their political faith, they wi
d. determine their political future wit
H. fearful deliberation." Mr.. Sherma
a moved an executive session. III
r. Senate remained behind closed doc
r. from 2:30 till 4:15 and adjourned ii
ld tomorrow.
. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
er A resolution was passed for the {
.r. tablishment of a bank at the groun
if of the Columbian Exposition. II
th House resumed consideration of Il
re- Rockwell-Noyes contested election cas-
;, Mr. Whealer of Alabama sDea kiDo