The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-20
HARTER WOULDN'T STOP.
He Kept the Silver Wheel Rolling at
Rapid Rate,
WHILE THE FREE COINAGE MEN
FRETTED AND FUMED.

Sound Money Oratofy--Democratlc
Rules Useless to Stop Harter's Grafton
Which He Adroitly Fastened to Dun
cans Little Claim-A Lively Skirmish,
With Parting Shot by Mr. Reed.
WASHINGTON, DC, February 19.-The
House, Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee,
Speaker pro tenn. for the day, went into
committee of the whole on the private
calendar. The first bill to be consi dered
was one appropriating $4,000 for the re-
lief of the First Methodist church Of
jackson, Tenn. 1t gave rise to some
discussion. On motion by Mr.. Enloe of
Tennessee that the bill be laid aside with
a favorable recommendation, the vote
stood Sc to 81, and Mr.. Bland of Missou-
ri demanded tellers. There was no Sec
ond to this demand, and Mr.. Cochran of
New York raised the point of no quo
rum. Dispute arose as to whether the
point was not taken too late. Tellers
were appointed on Mr.. Enloe's motion.
No quorum appeared, and Mr.. Cochran
then withdrew his point. AtMr. Enloe's
request the bill was passed over to re-
tain it's place on the calendar.
The next bill, for the relief of A. J.
Duncan of Tennessee, was the axle upon
which
Revo1ved Another Silver Wheel
1t was set in motion by Mr.. Bland, who
had the clerk read a letter from Grand
Army post in Missouri, asking him to in
form Mr.. Harter, in response to his anti
-. 41,o+ H. n,aI A,,r11x
posts were able to attend to their own
Mr. Harter's attitude on the silver ques-
ton.
Mr.. Harter said Mr.. Bland ought to
rise to the manliness of ascribing to 9th
er gentlemen the singleness and integri-
ty of purpose he arrogated to himself
As the fact, he Mr.. Harter] had chosen
at his own expense, to reach very large
number of people of the country, who
were deeply interested in the silver
question, seemed to rankle in the mind
of the gentleman from Missouri, he
would state that he had taken the
liberty to take great pains to reach all
classes of citizens who would be injured,
wronged and outraged by the Bland leg
islation which
His Friend, Honestly but Ignorantly,
would force upon the country. Laugh
ter. The free silver bill was an infamous
measure, yet he ascribed to the gentle
man an honest purpose in submitting it.
Protective tariff legislation, which was
against the many in the interests OF the
few. was infamous and outrageous, but
he would be the last man in the world to
say that his friend and relative, Mr.. Nc
Kinley, was an infamous man. 1t was
evidence of weakness and of the worst
kind of intellectual cowardice, for mem
Der to take the time of the House in
denouncing a man under such circum-
stances. When the gentleman under
took, ignorantly and honestly [laughter
to advocate a measure which would take
away 80 per cent of the savings of the
people he Mr.. Harter] had the right to
denounce
The Measure as Infamous, Outrageous,
unworthy of serious consideration in
Congress. A political set of men took a
stand on this particular question and
talked of being Democrats. They talked
of the evils of protection and eloquently,
courageously and powerfully spoke the
truth on that question. 1t was time to
give some attention to the people suffer-
ing under just the same wrongs under
legislation which was equally unjust and
indefensible. The House had been told
that one class of legislation fell heavily
upon 95 citizens of every 100 and took
away their property and handed it over
to the other five under the operation of
the Mckinley act. But some gentlemen
seemed to think it perfectly demo-
cratic to take the earnings and proper
ty of 900 citizens of every 1000 and hand
tnem over to monopolies. He MI. Harterl
spoke for the people who had no vote.
He spoke for
Helpless Women and Children
for the poor creature who labored over
the wash tub for support of her helpless
family. He was Democrat because he
believed in certain principles, and, there
fore, when this kind of wholesale legis-
lative robbery was presented and he was
asked to support it he must answer ''No."
The gentleman from Missouri was on the
stronger side of the Democratic party on
this question and he (Mr. Harter) was on
the weaker.
Mr.. Mckinney of New Hampshire
raised the point that this discussion was
entirely out of order, not being directed
to the bill under consideration by the
committee. The chair sustained the
point of order, and stated the bill under
consideration was one for the relief of
Mr. Duncan of Tennessee.
Mr.. Harter replied that his remarks
were directed toward that bill as, if Mr.
Duncan got the appropriations, he want
ed to be paid
One Hundred Cents on a Dollar,
Laughter and applausel.
Mr. Lind of Minnesota asked whether
he understood the gentleman correctly
in defining the principles of the Demo-
cratic party to be free trade and single
gold standard.
Mr. Harter was interrupted by a num-
ber of Democrats protesting against the
/ latitude of the debate. Nevertheless
Mr.. Harter kept the floor, and said the
position of the Democratic party was in
favor of double standard and of keep
inc every dollar worth 100 cents. Zap
plause by the Republicans and demands
for the regular order from the Demo
| Gratis
Mr.. Harter was asked by Mr.. Lind as
to the attitude of the Democratic party
in regard to free trade Messrs. Fithian
and Holman in vain attempted to take
Mr.. Harter from the floor when he de-