The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-24

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WASHINGTON, D. c., March 23.-The
silver debate in the house ofrepresenta-
tivcs to-day showed an intensity of pub
lie interest in that great question which
now faces tho 52nd Congress for solu-
tion, and threatens to become a politi-
cal issue in tho presidential campaign
OF the autumn. Tho speeches were all Of
a strongly positive character, they wero
the arguments OF men who have stern
convictions upon the sides which they
respectively represent, and who arc un-
compromising in their declarations OF
the policy which should bo pursued. II
The galleries were crowded when the
speaker raped tho house to order at
noon to-day and therc was no abatement
from the interest exhibited at tho OPEN
ing hour Of the debate yesterday. The
lobbies OF the house, too, were well
crowded with cx-members and senators
attracted by tho great interest OF the oc-
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hall was seated Hon. A. J. Warner, we'll
known rs one OF the fathers OF tho frce
coinage movement, and during tho day
tho herculean eX-member held frequent
consultations with Representatives
Bland and Pierce and other active lead
ers in the cause Of free silver.
II desire togivo notice." said Chair
man Bland, at the opening OF the do
bate, that at 9 O'clock tomorrow +
shall demand the previous qecstion on
the silver bill and pending amend
ments."
The first speaker OF tho day was Rep
resentative Pierce, OF Tennessee, tho
able young lieutenant OF Chairman
Bland.
"lna discussion OF the pending meas
urc, said Mr.. Pierce, ''if did not be-
lieve that the FREQ and unlimited coin
age OF silver was for the best interests
of the people OF the whole country 1
should not so warmly support this
measure. 1t is only by going back to
the past upon this question OF bi-mctal-
lism that We can properly understand
this great question-for the question of
to-day is whether we shall have bi.mct-
0llism or monometalism. Going back
to lSlG, beginning with the action OF
the great nations OF the world upon this
question, We find that great industrial
England was prosperous and happy un-
til she struck down silver and discarded
1t as one OF her coin metals. tho voice OF
labor then, as now, was unheedcd, and
the result was the next three years wit
messed 4 period OF depression distress
and suffering hitherto unknown in the
kingdom OF Great Britain. This is q
matter of history and cannot bo con-
troverted.
Is GOLD IS KING.
"Oure opponents tell us that gold
must not be molested, that gold is tho
only sacred metal, that gold is king.
What isit that gave TO gold the posi-
tIon it occupies? Legislation. And it
is only by legislation that the great
wrong can be righted. Applause. Up
TO the time OF the characterization OF sill
yer in 1875 the silver dollar was never
worth less than 100 cents. When de-
monctizedit was ut premium OF 81
per cent. Why did they tenlonctize it
then? The same spirit OF avarico and
greed that struck it down IN England
dominated this country and silver was
| murdered NJ tho interest OF the great
banking and financial interests OF the
country; and the agricultural and Ia
boring people from that time TO this
have been paying the profits in their
sweat and toll
In conclnd NJ, Mr.. Pierce cited tho
speech OF Mr.. Mills in the last house in
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that the gentleman IRON Texas, to make
his record consistent, must support the
bill before the house.
There are gentlemen OF New Eng.
lord," said Mr.. Pierce, "who say to Us
that ii VIC pass 4 free silver bill in this
house New England will send an un-
broken body OF Republican representa-
tivcs 10 this hail. and that they will
givcus the force bill. wait TO say to
voS, gentlemen OF New England, that
We Democrats OF the south and west
measure our action by the Democratic
rules, Thomas Jefferson, the father of
Democracy, having Raid that the carli-
l:nal principle OF Democracy was sub
mission 10 the will Of the majority fairly
expressed. We in the south and west
when majority speaks bow TO it, and
support the nominee and the platform
that tho majority present Applause
This is onrskind OF Democracy We
| DO not recognize as Il Democratic cx-
| pcdlc"t this new remedy, which, | be-
liovc, they call "lho gold curo"--a rem
cdy which itappcGrs is lately killing SO
many people who are undertaking to
cure thcmsclvesIbyIit. And tell you
tho gold cnre Sa'l are proposing to
take will kill you As ciiectually as tho
Kelley gold cure Is killing some others.
When the Force bill passed this house
and went to tho senate . gloom settled
oyer this country yfrom one end OF it to
tho other. Especially did dark
clouds lower over our beautiful
southland. Tho intimation hus gone
abroad that the force bill was to be pus
upon US. Expectancy was deepening
into certainty. Tho press OF tho coun-
try informed US that President Harri-
son had pledged himself to approve
and use his official influence to carry
through this measure, which proposed
to strike down the last vcstisc oil pcr-
sonal and civil and political liberty in
this country. But, sir, tho lowering
clouds that hoYcred over our land bo-
gan to break away; each rift had silver
lining, and through tho rifts We saw the
grand, glorious, brave and patriotic Re-
publican senators OF the west standing
between their party and the liberties OF
the people. BY their votes the force
bill was defeated.
WILL SMOTHER PRINCIPLE FOR THE PARTY. I
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