The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-20
A SILVER DEBATE
Harter, of Ohio, Persists in Fight
ing Free Coinage.
1T WILL RUIN TIE DEMOCRACY
And Drive Away Notes.-The Democrats Ara
Tor the Freest Possible Trade Consistent
With Revenue Needs.

ZION Will not down. Its discussion was re
sumed in the House again to-day upon tn,
presentation by Bland of letter in re
spouse to one of Hartcr's circulars to thu
Grand Army of the Republic. The seen,
was one of confusion and excitement a
times, but occasionally good home thrus
from one side or the other brought fortf
nearly and continued laughter. Hartel
characterized the free silver bill as in.
famous, and predicted, if it passed, tn,
Democratic party would march to certain
defeat In November. Warming to his sub
lect, he declared: "If this free silver bill
shall pass, the time will come when mar
as Democrat will not be given decen
burial In Democratic cemetery" Re
peated attempts were made by points of or
der and demands for regular business tt
take Harter from the floor, but he persisted
In presenting his views to the House and il
was compelled 10 hear.
Inc House was called to order to-day by
Kerr, clerk, who read a communication
from the speaker designating McMillin. OF
tennessee, as speaker pro TEN for the day
a resolutlon was adopted providing for g
reprint OF the silver bill and the printing
OF 10000 additional copies of the majority
ana minority reports. The House then
| went into committee OF the whole
Inc nrst Dill on the calendar (Which was
lald aslde) gave rise to some discussion.
during which Reed made some of his char
acterlstlc remarks as to the advisability of
counting quorum from mem bers present
ana not voting. The chairman and Reed
thereupon had short colloquy, which the
chairman substantially alluded to as cal
| tercationn
Reed-l trust the chair will not designate
IL In that way. That would be unjust 10
the chair and me-
The chair-The chair;will try to take care
OF himself and the gentleman from Maine.
and will not do him Injustice.
Inc next bill for the relief of A. J..
duncan, OF Tennessee, was the axle upon
which revolved another silver wheel. 1t
was set IN motion by Bland, who sent to
the clerks desk and had read letter from
Grand Army post in Missouri asking
MIN TO inform the gentleman from Ohio
(Harter) In response to his anti-silver cir
cular that the Grand Army posts were all
10 attend to their own business Bland
again crltclsed HarCer's attitude on the
silver question. Harter said the House
had been told one class of legislation fell
heavily upon ninety-five citizens out of
every lUO, and took away their property
ana handed 1t over to the other five. under
the operation of the MCKINLEY law. But
there We're other burdens, and some gentle
men seemed to think it was perfectly right
and very Democratic indeed to take the
earnings and property of, not of ninety-fiye
out or lOO, but of 999 citizens out of every
1000 and hand them over to monopolies
lie (Hunter) spoke for class of people
VINO had no vote. He spoke for the helpless
women and children of the country, for the
poor creatures who laOored over the wash
tub for the support of helpless family.
That was the view of Democracy he took.
If this free silver bill passed, the time
would come when a man as Democrat
Woule not De given decent burial in
Democratic cemetery.
Mckinney. of New Hampshire. raised
the dolnt Of order the discussion was en-
tlrely out OF order, not being directed to
the bill under consideration by the com
mlttee. The chair sustained the point and
stated the DILL under consideration was one
for the relief of Duncan, of Tennessee.
Harter replied his remarks were directed
toward that bill, as if Mr. Duncan got an
appropriation he wanted to be paid 100
cents On the dollar. Laughter and ap-
plause.
Harter then proceeded to make predic
ton, but as the words 81 predict: came
forth, he was again interrupted by MANY
Democratic members. After many efforts
he again managed to secure the floor. and
proceeded with his prediction, which was
that II the House passed a measure which
invited all the degraded silver Of the world
to free coinage in this country, the Demo
cratic party would lose the votes of the
men who labored for their living. and
when the party marched to the polls in
November instead of marching to an over
whelmlng victory it would march to GER
tain defeat.
Lind, of Minnesota, asked if he under
stood the gentleman correctly in defining
the principles of the Democratic party to
be free trade and single gold standard.
Before Harter could reply he was again
interrupted by number of Democrats,
protesting against the latitude Of debate.
Lind-1s it the position of the Demo
cratic party for free trade and a single
gold standards!
Harter-The position of the Democratic
party is in favor of the double standard
and in favor of keeping every dollar worth
100 cents. Applause on the Republican
side and demands for the regular order
from the Democrats.
Lind passed the question as to the atti-
tude Of the Democratic party in regard to
free trade, and Filhan and Holman in
vain attempted to take Harter from the
floor when ne demanded to make his reply.
The chair appealed to Harter to proceed
GRAFTON. Harter said he would do SO.
This man from Tennessee wanted an ap-
preparation. Laughter. That appro-
priatlon was raised by taxing people, and
the question asked by the gentleman was
highly pertinent under the circumstances.
Laughter. The Democratic party was
in favor of the freest possible trade for the
humblest soul and protection for the
American flag. Applause Harter then
I'M hot hnr h.
satisfactory response.
Lind replied the gentleman had done SO
SO far as domestic trade was concerned.
but he desired to know the policy of the
Democratic party in regard to foreign trade.
Fithian Immediately arose with another
point of order, and called upon the chair to
enforce the rules.
After scene OF confusion, Harter, con-
inuing, said the position of the Demo-
cratic party on the question of free trade
was this--that every American citizen was
entitled to the most absolute free trade
with every inhabitant of the globe, limited
only to the amount of tariff necessary to
conduct the government. He had now
answered the question of the gentleman
from Minnesota and would ask him
question. Let him state whether ne en-
dorsed the Mckinley bill
Lind-I voted for it. Laughter
Harter-1 asked you a manly question in
a manly way, do you indorse it9
Lind-I do as whole. Laughter.
The silver debate then terminated. and
the committee, without action on the
Duncan bill, rose and the House adjourned
till Tuesday.
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-On motion of
Morrill, it was resolved that when the Sem