The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-01
AND MIR. MOLCOIT. TOO

When Mr.. Teller, OF Colorado had pro-
nounced his wall over free silver. from
which we quoted yesterday. Mr.. VOL
colt, from the same State. took the stump
and uttered few tears in the same
strain. He said:
Il know my own people, and / know
as no other member OF this Senate eX-
cept my colleague, can know, the import
and meaning to Colorado OF the vote
which shall be held upon this measure.
We came into the Union Of States in the
Centennial year, and In the galaxy OF
commonwealth we are usually known as
the Centennial State. We were fitted for
statehood by population and resources.
Our people came from all the States
In the Union; they found a desert; they
have made IL garden. They were en-
couraged TO search FOR the precious met
ais and they poured millions Of gold and
silver into your treasury. They built
cities. founded schools and colleges, erect
ed churches and established happy and
peaceful and contented homes"
We pause here for a moment TO catch
our breath. Why did Mr. Wolcott make
all this parade2 Is he ashamed OF his
cities, his schools and colleges and his
doesn't he so along back TO Colorado and
thank God that he and his State have
so much to be grateful for? Why poster
the rest OF as about it when we have
our hands full in trying to build cities,
found schools and colleges, erect churches
and establish happy and peaceful and
contented homes for ourselves? But let
US hear little more from Mr.. Wolcott.
The action you contemplate is as If
you should take a vast and fertile area
OF Eastern lands, destroy the structures
upon II, and SOW the ground with salt,
that II might never again yield to the
hand OF the husbandman. These are
indeed grave and sad days for us. Your
action drives our miners from their homes
In the mountains. and compels the aban-
donment OF hamlets and OF towns that
but yesterday were prosperous and popu-
lous. We shall turn our hands TO new
pursuits and seek other means Of liveli-
hood. We shall not eat the bread of
idleness, and under the shadow of our
eternal hills we breed only good citizens
The wrong however. which you are in
nicting upon us is cruel and unworthy,
and the memory Of it viii return 20 vex
you. out Of the misery OF II all. her re-
representatives. in this Senate will be always
glad 20 remember that they did their
duty as God gave them the vision TO
see IT,"
We are perhaps not justified in quoting
at such length from Mr.. Wolcotts speech.
but as humbusgery and nonsense very
often is, It is readable, though foolish !
We want our readers to see with what /
sort OF argument the silver States have |
Justified the curse which they have in
iieted upon the rest OF the country. OBJ !
'erve Mr.. Wolcott's language. He speaks
II our refusal 10 have our currency
iebased so that man entitled to a dollar
must receive nifty cents as "cruel wrong
Inflicted on Colorado" II the rest OF
he country is disinclined to use SILVER for
money, how does the fact that il will
uy no more silver from Colorado inhict
wrong on that State any more than II
you'd inhict wrong on Dakota II all
he people Of the country should come 70
Prefer eating corn bread and should
herefore cease buying Dakota wheat?
We can see no difference between the
wo cases, yet even Mr. Wolcott would
omit that the people have perfect right
eat corn bread Instead Of wheat bread
they prefer 1t.
Ar Woieott tells us that our action 1
rives the Colorado silver miners from
heir homes Elsewhere ne tells us thew
lumber DcOo. He then would have the {
irreney OF $4,000 of people debased Z
lat 1000 men may find profitable work
silver mines. Is this reasonable prop.
Ainonf Yet it is just as reasonable as I
~ OF the other propositions OF the Pro. !
Ths l-iAsrAah informs us