St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-05
MUST FACE The MUSIC
Senator Morgan's Resolution
Gives Rise to a Warm
Discussion.
John Sherman Enters the
Lists and Remarks Take
on a Spicy Flavor.
Ex-PreSident Cleveland Crit
ieised by the Statesman
From Alabama.
Senator Teller Serves Notice
That a Silver Debate Will
Be Insisted On.

McGarrahan to the grant or lana SO
long claimed by him. 1t was placed on
the calendar.
In opening, Mr.. Morgan said he knew
that the subject was one which struck
the attention of senators Ill an alarming
way. because the people Of the United
States were very earnest in their desire
to have some relief from the existing
financial condition and embarrassment.
lie knew that the behest Of party stood
in the way of free expression of opin-
ion in the senate on the question of the
free coinage of silver. lie proposed to
strip the mask off the faces of these
party men, and to make them look the
matter dead in the face.
Sherman Steps In.
Mr.. Morgan criticized the silver act
Of 1890, and Mr.. Sherman remarked
that there was not the slightest doubt
as to what was meant by the act OF
1880.
Mr.. Morgdn-I know that when the
conference committee made its report
on that act | rose and wanted to know
what we were doing, but l was told that
Unjust not inquire into that secret per
Torrance of the committee. What
lingering reservation the senator from
Ohio, who made the conference report,
may have had for the proposed purpose
of qualifying it, / do not know. All |
can say is that there is not man of
ordinary common sense in the United
States who would not believe that it
was the purpose of congress that the
two metals should be kept in parity in
their circulating form.
Mr.. Sherman Undoubtedly. The
language of the law is so plain that |
don't see how anybody can doubt it. 1t
declares that the government of the
United States will maintain the parity
of gold and silver coin.
Mr.. Stewart-Oh, no; gold and silver
metals.
Mr.. Sherman-Well. gold and silver
metals.
Mr.. TelIer-Very different things.
Mr.. Sherman-1he hey are not different.
The act also provides that for every
dollar certificate issued there shall be
behind it a dollars worth of silver, and
that the secretary of the treasury shall
not coin this silver into dollars eX-
cept as they are needed
morgan OOuiOn7G see Ats
Mr.. Morgan-That clause is not in the
law, by expression or intendiEent or
Inference or the guess Of any man, al
though 1t may have been understood by
the senator from OHIO.
Mr.. Sherman understood it.
Mr.. Morgan-You may have under
stood it.
The colloquy between Mr.. Morgan
and Mr.. Sherman continued at some
length. Mr.. Morgan, in the further
course of his argument, remarked in
cldentally that one of the consequences
of the defeat of free silver legislation
would be the nomination of Mr.. Cleve-
land; but Mr. George said he had his
doubts about that. He also referred to
Mr.. Sherman as being in the lead of q
large fraction of the Democratic party
of the United States as we'll as of the
Republican party.
At O'Clock the presiding officer (Nlr.
PlatD laid before the senate the unfin-
ished business, being the bill in relation
to courts of appeals, but Mr.. Morgan
was permitted to 90 on with his address.
In the course of it he referred to Mr..
Cleveland as having come to the pres-
dency with a sort of Wall street con-
gestive chill upon him; as commencing
10 prOphesy and
To Prophecy Evil;
| and as throwing the whole weight of his
| administration against silver, beginning
with letter which he addressed to
members OF congress before his inaugu-
ration, in which he begged them by all
| the saints in the calendar to suppress
| and destroy silver coinage. He brought
up the charge that Mr.. Sherman was re-
sponsible for the decentralization of
silver in 1873, but Mr.. Sherman was
probably not in the chamber at the
time. At all events he paid no atteli-
ton to this SO often repeated and so
often denied charge.
"If," continued Mr.. Morgan, "sena-
tors could only forget Cleveland and
Hill and Carlisle and Cullom and ALI
son and other great and good men who
| are aspiring to the presidency of the
| United States, and the honorable sena-
tor from Ohio (Mr. Sherman), if he had
| not discarded all such pretensiOns--if
senators could discard their friendli-
ness for these aspirations, and would
come together and lock their hands on
the silver question and say that they
would do all that wisdom and devoted
! love of country suggested, there would
he 10 more trouble about the silver
| question. Then the senator from Ohio
would have the right to rejoice. con-
trary to his will, at being led up to such
high position.
A Hostile Move.
AS soon as Mr.. Morgan resumed his
seat Mr.. Sherman rose and said that he
did not intend 10 enter on the discus
sion of the silver question, but he
wished TO have the sense of the senate
| whether senators we're to have silver
debrte; and, i'll order to have that Ques-
ton settled definitely, he proposed to
move to lay the resolutions on the table.
On point of order by Mr.. Allison the
vice president expressed the opinion
that under the rules the resolutions had
gone to the calendar.
Mr.. Sherman-Then they cannot be
taken up except on motion.
| Mr.. Harris remarked that as matter
of courtesy any Senatar could call UP
the resolutions from the calendar and
address the senate upon them.
Mr.. Sherman-Yes, as a matter of
| courtesy.
Mr., Teller said that he wanted to say
to the senator from Ohio who, being
flushed perhaps with the victory appar-
emily achieved IN the house against sill
| yer, seemed TO mink lnat lie cOuld down
| a debate in the senate on that subject,
| that senators at the last session had pre-
vented him and others who thought
with him from securing rule that
! would cut off debate; and that the sem
| atOr might as well meet the question
now as at any time, because the ques-
ton
Must BE Debated