The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-06-17
MR.. MORGAN ON SILVER.
The Alabama Senator Speaks for the
Stewart Free Coinage Bill.

| WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Mr. Morgan
(Dem., Ala y who had given notice that
he would address the Senate on the silver
question, called up the unfinished bust
ness Senator Stewards bin for the free
coinage of gold and silver.
Mr. Morgan prefaced his remarks by
stating that he did not Intend to make a
silver speech, bnt simply wished to sub
NIT some preliminary remarks Hc
wanted to hear from the Minneapolis
Convention before doing so. 1t wos like
ly that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sher.
man) would be conspicuous figure
there, at which many darts would be
fired, and he, too, would like to FIRE q
few darts at him.
Mt Morgan said he had something to
4 say to his friends on the Democratic side.
The State OF Alabama, he said, had always
been Democratic except once, when il
cast Its vote for General Grant agai, ct
Horace Gree'y. With this exception that
state had been Democratic until YES.
terday. Whether II would be Democratic
to morrow he did not know. YESTERDAY
something happened that brought to him
a mouraful suggestion of the future.
There was going to be some difficulties
In smoothing out the troubles there.
Ihese difficulties were not personal or
political, but came from dissa isfaction
OF the farming community in that State,
who had felt the pressure of want amid
great abundance. They dreaded the visits
OF the tax gatherers. The people of Ala
bama had done all they could to uphold
the Democratic party, which they believ.
ed was in favor of broadening the money
system of the country. They relied on
the Democratic party to relieve them
from these difficulties, because they be-
lieved the Democratic party was for sound
money, based on the equal free coinage
OF gold and silver. Mr.. Morgan briefly
reviewed the formation of the Farmers
Alliance, noting its objects and scoring
1t for its alleged fallacious doctrines. It
had In its ranks, he said, lot of schem.
ing Politicians, who presented number
OF wild schemes to the people, including
the Ocala platform. He would inform
his Democratic friends that if they could
do without the vote Of Alabama in the next
election they need not listen to him The
trouble in that State was traceabe direct
ly to the fact that the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Sherman) had been able to demone
tize silver. and the Democratic party had
not enough courage to rcmonetize it.
The Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) said
1t was not political question. The
Senator from Missouri (Mr Vest) said it
was not political question. He (Nr.
Morgan) said it was not political cues.
tion. They all said that because In the
we're asraid a that h n fs- tie sxfstms IF ne5fnt
conditions they could not do without the
aid of the men who controlled tho gold
side of this question. He wanted to tax"
it out of politics. He believed we could
serve our country better now by coming
together, irrespective of party, aud doing
what was best to restore silver as money
metal as it was in 1878.
Mr. Morgan concluded with a reference
to 1.-The deplorable financial situation OF
the country.
Hardly had MIR. Morgan been seated
when Mr.. Hale Rep. Me- called up tho
Pension Deficiency bill already passed 10y
the House, and it was passed in per.
functory manner in less than three
minutes.
Mr. Jones Oem, Ark. addressing the
Senate on the Stewart Free Coinage bill
reviewed the political aspect Of the silver
question as shown by the votes on that
subject in Congress during recent years,
Analysing the standing OF each political
party.
At the conclusian of Mr.. Jones' re.
marks the Senate, at 1:15 o'clock ad-
journed.