New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-02-24
WERE FLOORED BY Mr.. LIND.
By a Question Put to Congressman Har-
ter he Worries the Democrats.

Ter ne W0TT1eS the democrats.
In the discussion of Bland silver
bill in the House on Friday. Mr.. Har-
ter took leading part in the debate
and was very emphatic in his denuncia.
tions of the measure Under considers
ton. 1t was an infamous measure, he
said, and yet he ascribed to It's author
an honest purpose in submitting it.
This same class of legislation called
protective tariff legislation-legislation
which was against the many interests
of the few, was Infamous and outrage
Gus. He would be the last man in the
world to say that his friend and relative,
Mckinley, was an infamous man. The
difficulty was not with the heart of his
friend, Mr., Bland, but the trouble was
with his head. The house had been
told that one class OF legislation fell
heavily upon ninety-fve citizens out of
every hundred and took away their pro-
perty and handed it over to the other
five under the operation of the McKln-
ley act. But there were other burdens,
and some gentlemen seemed to think it
was perfectly right and very Democra-
tic indeed to take the earnings ani pro-
perty, not of ninety-fve persons out Of
a hundred, but of 999 out OF every thou
oonH orI borI hop to
lies.
Mr., Mckinney (New Hampshire)
raised the point of order that this dis
cussion was entirely out of order, not
being directed to the bill under consid-
Grafton by the committee. The chair
sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Harter again managed TO secure
the floor and proceeded with his predic-
ton, which was that if the house passed
the measure which invited all the de-
graded silver of the world to free coin
age il this country the Democratic par.
ty would lose the votes OF men who Ia
bored for their living, and when the
party marched to the polls in Noyem-
ber, instead of marching to an over
whelming victory it would march to
certain defeat.
Mr.. Lind of Minnesota then took a
hand in the debate and asked whether
he understood the gentleman correctly
in defining the principles of the Demo-
cratic party to be free trade and sin
gle gold standard. Before Mr.. Harter
could reply he was again Interrupted by
number of Democrats protesting
against the latitude of the debate.
Mr.. Lind-Is it the position of the
Democratic party-for free trade and
single gold standard?
Mr.. Harter-The position of the DEM
ocratic party is in favor of double
standard and is in favor of keeping
every dollar worth one hundred cents.
[Applause on the Republican side and
demands for regular order from the
Democrats
Mr.. Lind pressed his question as to
the attitude of the Democratic party in
regard t. free trade, and Messrs. FIFTH
an and Uo.man in vain attempted TO
| take Mr.. Harler from the floor When he
demanded to make bis reply. The
chair appealed to MIR. Harter to proceed
in order and speak to the bill under
consideration. Mr.. .iarter said he
would do SO. This man from Tennes-
see wanted an appropriation. That ap-
preparation was raised by taxing the
people, and the question asked by the
gentleman was highly pertinent under
the circumstances. The Democratic
party was in favor of the freest possible
trade for the humblest soul under the
protection of the American flag.
After scene of confusion Mr.. Har-
ter said that 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 by the amount of tariff
necessary 70 conduct the government.
He had now answered the question of
the gentleman from Minnesota, and he
would ask him question. Let him
state whether he endorsed the Mckinley
bill.
Mr.. Liud-I voted for it.
MIR. Harter-I asked you manly
question in a manly way,
Mr.. Lind-Is there higher way of
endorsing measure than by voting
for it?
Mr.. Harter-Did you endorse the
bill?
Mr.. Lind-I do as whole.
The silver debate was then termina-
ted.