The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-26

the country. communion with purs sspisa-
ta5ns. free American citizens. Il the pres
ent president had known what Washing
ton knew. if he had known the people as
Washington. as Jackson and as Lincoln
tailr appreciated them. he woasd not have
uttered the remarks he did, he weala
not have talked Of the obs,suacy Of con-
Ercss nor would he have talked of having
congress on his hands" his environ
Enents have been peculiar.
Stewart read from the presidents hiog-
raphy N the congressional directory. the
authenticity Of which could not be aues-
toned; AT Is years OF are he became
assistant teacher in the New York insti-
fute for tbs bind Stewart then
added: .'It looks now as II he
had not gotten entire'y over that
idea" daughter .ln 1855 he
went West in search of employment.
continued the biography Let Us see
what his idea of the Vest is.' said Stew
art Then he read on: "and engaged
with his uncle at Buffalo Ilaaghte-I To aid
IN q compilation of the American Herd
book. Laughter Upon retiring
from the presidency" the biography read.
he located in New York city and resumed
the practic &C of law. y
Why did the president say in q con-
temptuous manner that he would have
congress on his hands, Why did he say
congressman were obstinate and would
not allow others who knew all about il to
establish the financial policy Of the coun-
try? Did IL arise from knowledge7 In
what public document had the president
ever showed any light on the great qnes-
ton of finance? Ii we would stop the
necessity for revolution and preserve the
equilibrium of the departments of the
government, we must protest now. The
attention of the people must be called to
aggressions. 1t was the only way to pre-
serve the Independence of the coordinate
branches of the government
Mr.. Stewart had read an article from q
New York paper which said, Mr.. Voor-
hees, the free coinage chairman Of the
finance committee. received plum from
the administration in the appointment of
friend as fourth auditor of the treasury"
Voorhees, stepped up to the clerks desk
as soon as his name was mentioned, but
Stewart promptly said he had not had the
article read for the purpose OF refiecting
on the senator from Indiana, and Voor-
hees took his seat.
Ii was now 1 o'clock, and Stewart asked
that his resolution go over until tomorrow
instead of being placed on the calendar.
The repeal bill was taken up and Stewart
continued his remarks, addressing him
self wholly TO the repeal bill. however
Stewart yielded TO Cameron of Pennsyl-
vania. who spoke against repeal. Cameron
said:
"Under the mnch abused Sherman act
we increase the currency about $36 0o0, 600
year. barely enough to meet the needs of
the natural increase of population. In q
very few years this act will undoubtedly
restrict coinage. The people of Pennsyl-
vania want even now, and expressly re-
quire, a greater increase than this. liz sill
yer Is sacrificed the manufacturers will be
responsible for il, and in that case | take
lit tor granted the silver states will revenge
themselves By throwing all their weight on
the side OF reduction of the tariff. Our
manufacturers might flourish on low sill
yer and high tariff: they must perish on
gold and low tariff. propose that q gold
loan, of so many hundred million dollars
as congress may decide, be bought at the
market rate and held in the treasury as q
gold reserve, not held in the Bank OF
France and by. the governments of the
Latin union, propose TO open our mints
TO the free coinage OF American silver, inn
posing duty on imports of foreign silver.
l propose further TO repeal the tar on state
bank circulation. [ would also press once
more for action in favor of our shipping.
To meet in part the deficit In our income
for next year would reimpose a duty Of
cents q pound on sugar and repeal the
bounty. Then would wait year to see
how the system worked and how far We
were affected by foreign influence"
Bate Of Tennessee then addressed the
senate against the repeal bill.
At 4 o'clock Stewart again took the floor.
In reading letter from Cleveland he criti-
cised the use of the word intrinsic, !" as
applied to the value of gold and silver,
and said the president did not know what
he talked about. Stewart read from news
papers various articles as TO the atti-
tude of the president, finally coming TO
the published telegram from the president
to Chairman Wilson, of the ways and
means committee, congratulating him on
the passage through the house of the re-
peal bill In the hundred odd years of
American independence. said Stewart,
there was no precedence for such action.
IL seemed from that dispatch, he said. that
the president regarded congress as his
servant and thanked it as . good and faith
full servant for doing his bidding. With
out concluding his speech Stewart yielded
for an executive session. after which the
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