The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-20
Representative Harter Of Ohio Again Throws
Bed Hot Shot Into the Camp of the Free.
Coinage Faction of His Party.
If the Silver Bill Passes Democrats Won't
Be Given Decent Burial, He Says.
Fruitless Efforts to Squelch the Speaker
Discussion on the Tariff TO Begin in the
House the First Week in March.
CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN,

sumed in the House again to-day upon the
presentation by Mr.. Bland of q letter in re-
sponse to one of the Harter circulars to
members of the q. A. r. The scene was one of
confusion and excitement at times. butocca-
sionally good home thrust from one side or
the other brought forth hearty and contin-
uous laughter. Mr.. Harter was more than
emphatic in his denunciatIon of the free
silver bill, which he characterized as infa-
nous, and predicted that if it is passed
the Democratic party would march
to certain defeat in November.
Warming to the subject, he de-
clared that ''if this free-silver bill shall
pass the time will come when q man as q
Democrat will not be given q decent
burial in q Democratic cemetery" Re-
peated attempts were made by points of
order and demands for the regular business
to take Mr.. Harter from the floor. but he
persisted in presenting his views to the
House, and it was compelled to hear.
While the House was in committee of the
whole on the private calendar, with Mr..
Richardson of Kentucky in the chair, Mr..
Reed of Maine made some of his charac-
teristic remarks as to the advisability of
counting O quorum from the members pres
ent and not voting. The chairman and
Mr.. Resd thereupon had short cOlloquy.
which the chairman subsequ emily alluded
to as an "sltercation."
IL hope the chairman will not designate
it as an alteration" said Mr.. Reed.
at was an alteration of words" re-
sponded the chairman. THAT was all the
fhn,v oxxt< <ro
Mr. Reed-I trust that the Chair will not
designate it In that way. That would be
unjust to the Chair and to me.
The Chairman The Chair does not mean
to be unfair to the gentleman.
Mr.. Reed-I think 1t is unfair to the Chair
as well as to myself.
The Chair-The Chair will try to take
care of itself and of the gentleman from
Name. and will not do him an injustice.
BLAND STARTS THE MUSIC.
When this little pleasantly had passed
the bill for the relief of A. j. Duncan, of
Tennessee. was taken up. This proved to
be the axle on which revolved the silver
wheel. It was set in motion by Mr. Bland,
who sent to the Clerks desk and had read
letter from Grand Army Post in Missouri.
asking him to inform the gentleman from
Ohio Mr.. Harterl in response to his anti
silver circular that the Grand Army posts
were able to attend to their own business
Mr.. Bland again criticised Mr.. Harter's at
titude on the silver question and said that
he felt it to be duty to his constituents
to have this letter read.
Mr. Harter said that he ascribed to his
friend what his friend did not ascribe to
him-honesty OF purpose. The free-sllver
bill was an infamous measure. and yet he
ascribed to the gentleman an honest pur-
pose in submitting 1t. This same class of
legislation called protective tariff legisla-
tiOn-legIslatlOn which was against the
many in the interest of the few-was ln-
famous and outrageous. He would be the
last man in the world to say that his friend
and relative, Mr.. Mckinley. was an in
famous man. The difficulty was not with
the heart Of his friend-Mr. Bland-but
the trouble was with his head. Laugh
teri The House had been told that one
class of legislation fell heavily upon nine
ty-hve citizens out of every hundred and
took away their property and handed it
over TO the other i've under the operation
of the Mckinley act. But there were other
burdens; and some gentlemen seemed to
think il was perfectly right and very Dem
ocratic indeed to take the earnings and
property-not of ninety-fve persons out of
q hundred, but of 9oo citizens out of ever
thousand-and hand them over to monopo-
lies He Mr.. Harterl spoke for GLASS of
people who had no vote. He spoke for the
helpless women and children of the CONN.,
try; for the poor creature who labored over
the wash-tub for the support of her help
less family. That was the view of Democ-
racy that he took. If this free-silver bill
were passed the time would come when q
man. as Democrat, would not be given q
decent burial in Democratic cemetery.
If it passed before November came, the
Democratic party would be the laughing
stock of the Nation. Laughter.
Mr.. Butler of lowa-If this bill is un-
democratic, why is IL that the Democratic
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put the free coinage of silver in its plat
1Ormi
AN ATTEMPT TO SPOIL THE FUN.
Mr. Mckinney of New Hampshire. MOTTO
ing the intense enjoyment the Republicans
were obtaining from Mr.. Harter's rem arks
and the Democratic disaffection, inquired
of the Chair whether the committee was
discussing bill for the benefit of the Dem
ocratic party. [Laughterl. Mr.. Mckinney
then raised the point of order that this dis
cussion was entirely out of order. not be-
ing directed to the bill under considera-
ti0n by the committee.
The Chair sustained the point of order.
and stated that the bill under discussion
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 appropriation. he wanted to be
paid 100 cents on the dollar Laughter
ana applausel.
Mr.. Harter then proceeded to make a pre-
diction, but as the words Il predict" come
forth. he was again interrupted by many
Democratic members. One OF them asked
him. as parliamentary inquiry. If the
prediction was in regard to the fate of the
Democratic party. it would not be better
to make it in q Democratic caucus than in
the open house. Laughter.
The Chair stated that that could hardly
be regarded as parliamentary inquiry
Laughter.
After many efforts Mr.. Harter again
managed TO secure the floor and proceeded
with his prediction, which was that if the
House passed the measure. which invited
all the degraded silver of the world TO free
coinage In this country. the Democratic
party would lose the votes of men who
labored for their living, and when the
party marched to the polls in November,
instead of marching to an overwhelming
victory. it would march to certain defeat
Mr.. Lind of Minnesota asked whether he
understood the gentleman correctly in de-
tinIng the principles of the Democratic
party to be free trade and single gold
standard
Before Mr.. Harter could reply he was
again interrupted by q number of Demo-
Gratis protesting against the attitude of the
debate.
Mr.. Lind-Is the position of the Demo-