Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-25
Democrats Enjoy a Row Among Themselves
Over the Question.
MOTION TO rABLE The PENDING BILL LOST
mr. Biand.s Measure Has a Narrow Escape
saved by the speaker Vote-Exeite-
uvnt in the Housc-A Record OF
Ihe vote-Senatc Proceedings.

motion Tor the previous question llAl . V ClDCA
to give an opportunity FOR greater debate.
MIR. Williams of Illinois. democratic
member of the coinage committee, opened
the debate IN favor OF the dill concluding
his speech by warning the repu u0licans tnat
the democrats mign. be now somewhat di-
vided upon the silver question. but they
would be united in November on the great
issue Of tariff reform.
Representative Cochran followed Williams.
Cummings Of New York and DinEley Of
Maine also spoke in opposition to the Dill.
Mr. BUM of North Carolina was in favor
OF the bill as being response TO the de-
mands of the people.
Mr. Loud Of California said the first and
most potent reason why be should vote
agninst the bill was that in the republican
party platform there was inErafted IA PLANK
a.yaiust free coinage. AZ he looked further
he would find, IN the laws OF MS state IN the
obligations Of almost every county, and in all
notes and contracts MADE prnvisos ingraited
IN them making them payable IN goId. To
assume tnat the people OF California were in
favor of tue free coinage OF silver would be
TO assert that they were u living lie. he
tMr. Loud could remember when, as ne
chauic he had 10 take his SiUO mouth II
silver and exchange IL d. loss OF 81 before
paving his uutcner ana baker
Mr.. Bartine's Plea for silver.
Representative Bartiuc of Nevada, the
leader OF the republican FREQ coinage men,
made an bile and comprehensive speech In
which he reviewed the fiscal policy of this
country and Europe on the silver question
during the past century, showing the bene-
fits to be derived from free coinage and
com baIted the arguments mace against IL.
He SAID that in his Judgment the silver ques-
tion was the most yltally important ques ton
confronting The American people today. Its
ultimate decision would bear for good or il
upon the industrial fortunes, and sccia. wei
fare OF the entire human family. 1t was not
to be settled by sueering al II as the silver
craze GO-cent silver dollar anu denlnclauons
of the silver miners. IL might safely De al
mitted that the silver producing regions in
demanding free coinage were looking out for
their own interests. Every nation or state
favored that economic policy which ap-
Deared the most likely 10 promote its
prosperity. The ruling classes IN the eastern
cities, whose wealth had Dceu piled noun
tain high BY special Legislation. were swell
ing into q white heat OF indignation: al the
thought that the silver miners would real
ize an enhanced price through free coinage
and were denounciug them all as silver
kings. II they were out west they would
travel for thousands of miles without seeing
a silver king They would find the Couctry
full of men grown Old IN the vain search for
the wealth that never came. The only men
in Nevada ever called by The name of money
kings were engaged in producing more gold
l.
were actually producing more gold than sill
yer. II was these famous miners who had
furnished the country over 500 000, 600 in
coin with which TO pay the national debt anu
the balance of trade.
Farmers Have Much at Stake.
MIR. Bartiue controverted The argument
that commodities were cheaper because of
the largely increased production compared
with the increase in population and the argu .
ment tnat il the demonstration in 1883 we're
wrong. equities had arisen which demanded
that creditors should not Ds paid IN de-
preciated money.
Mr. Bartile devoted I very interesting
part OF his speech 10 the proposition that tine
farmer has more at stake IN This question
than the silver miner Tne great bulk of
wheat the American farmer sells IN the
European market IS sold in competition with
silver using countries anc upon silver basis
II Is perfectly plain, he SAID, that the East
Indian producer has an advantage over the
American producer IN the English market.
There both must sell at the same price. The
East Indian takes his silver ho he, where it is
Just as good and effective as gold. Buff the
American farmer brings his money here he
Loses 30 cents III converting IL into our
standard coin.
In conclusion Mr. Bartine said the free
coinage men should not be turned from their
course by denunciatous. He did not pre-
tend to believe that everything abnormal in
the social and lndustria conditions OF the
uay had resulted from silver's demonetiZa-
tion. Neither did ne claim that its deEone-
tiZatiou would convert the American CONT
nent into terrestrial paradise and ill the
land with European bliss. Bat he did be-
ueYe that its general result would be all in
the line of henehcenee; that il would give
the producer better return for his LABOR,
encourage enterprise and lead To a more even
distribution of wealth.
Mr.. Hatch says "A Few Words.
Mr Hatch of Missouri believed that this
4 81
necessity party one. II utterly i'm
possible for the democratic party TO ignore
its past history its promises 10 the people
on the ublect. No amount OF sophistry, nc
selfish or sectional appeal could draw from
this question the pledges made BY the
democratic party in twcEty-eigh. states.
when that party declared thai silver would
be restored 10 the place Il occupied in l-13,
when it was demonetized, not by the demo
cratic party, not by democratic votes, but by
republican congress. He was IN hearty
accor1l with the position taken by his state
on this question since ls13 Every man VINO
held his seat here by the votes OF the Mis-
souri, democracy, came here pledged by the
action OF the last democratic convention 10
support the bill for the free and Unlimited
coinage of silver. The gentleman from
Massachusetts Williams hai attempted 10
read him out of the democratic party.
Laughter The gentleman with an egotism
he had never heard equal!ed in this house,
had declared substantially that only those
who agreed with hlm on the question were
democrats.
"Whv, ny dear friend CALCULATED Mr..
Hatch, you have not learned the first lesson
Of democracy yet; you know no mere Of
democratic principles ana the democratic
party than 20 know what is gCIng on ID the
world beyond. Laughter aHd applause
The first daty of a democrat is 70 abide b.
the decision Of MS caucus and MS conven-
uon, and when the gentleman undertakes u
read me out or the democratic party simply
resent 70 with The indignation Of a democrat
VINO never scratched a ucker and never
bolted nomination Laughter and ap-
plause.
Williams Talks Back.
Can you refer me TO a democratic plat
form tnat ever declared for free silver n
asked Mr.. Williams Applause
Yes when you want a democratic plat
form, replied Alr Batch, You will get Il
from democrats and not from men WHO'S
swadallng clothes have not been of for I
yeek or moath or a wear Laughter
You want TO read re cut of tna party, y
sald MIR. Williams.
mo, sir, said Mr.. Hatch, ''but you stated
that the time was coming when the demo
cratic party must choose between democratic
New England anu the alliance party OF the
south and west | AN ready 10 take ms
stand now. / viii swap yuu for the bare
looted states glan from kansas Loud anc
long continued laughter ~and I viii take