The sun., 1893-10-29

with your 25 or 20 votes-you forced us into
position to take measure that would not b
Ohio speaks Tor and Tor TTI@ Whom spene
DEMOCRATS TRIED TO GET TooETHER.
But. Mr.. President. there has been from III
beginning of this session an earnest desire OF
this side OF the chamber to promote sucl
s as 81 mEh' s FsSSSnS to sssrp ss pG5ss ss
| division was upon this particular m MEASURE
there was not Democrat who was not i'm
| pressed with the desire to harmonic his part
| to sustain tho only Democratic Administration
| We have had. to make sacrifices Of opinion. {,
| IN doing something which would relieve tn,
| business stress and save their Administration
| Thoy tried to get together. They tried TO Dc
what was right There were many OF then
who thought-and l share that conviction
That twas extraordinary. unusual. and untor
tunnte. TO strike down. summarily ana without
an hours warning. any great interest that hat
been huilt and made possible by laws. no mat.
Vicious nn, and bid the laws
except as to the time and manner OF doing it
but Of tho last. under Mr. IT. iIarrison's M Idminis.
trntion. believed that with the extravaGant
growth Of expenditures for pen 5 ions and other.
wise that could not be eliminated. there was
not revenue and there is not revenue enough
ment. During the last Congress- voted with
the Senator from Ohio to authorize the Secre.
Mr. preSident. there re- should % have been n'H iess
phrtisanship In this chamber. When 1t came
to ,i, consider q nrorosition that could rracti.
response from tho Senator from Ohio and
choi thofe Tho associate With him nCliticsly we
chase clause of tho Serman law-and it is a
feet, feet to,morrnw or the newt day-and could
secretary power 70 use 500 900. 600 OF gold.
i would have been notice to the world that
this country. in that matter, ms in all others.
had the power and the will to maintain our
honor and Keep our finances to the very high
est possible level am not here to violate a
confidence; hut can say. though. with pro-
priety. that there is scarcely one OF us who in
the tery heat Of this controversy has no, been
most anxious to make suggestion and look
70 to better biil than the one we have now.
That has passed.
friends the Other s sda hsd sure made sa1 II
proposition as the Senator now mentions. au-
thorizinc the coinage Of what is called the
tenance Of all forms Of money at par with each
oer other and back OF that the authority to sci!
S9ne 6s sds oi
understood that our friends on the other side
declined to agree to any proposition which
contained authority to Issue bonds. l think
that was the general understanding on this
or for, any other purpose in the world. violate
been made: but have the right to say that
understood a. thinking that q proper bill and
one providing for bonds could be assed with
from Ohio thu. the hour for ali that has
uassed. / would not have referred to 1t but
for bi tho fact tnat the senatHy as thouGh
tried to place the respons!biiiity OF n any future
upon this side OF the chan , Ter. " It does s: no:
hclong here. What is past is past and buried
Gs It m TGk out the wssss hng ra%
the committee That there is to be further
trouhl" with our financial affairs everybody
who has watched the operations OF the Treas
ury must know.
INHERITED BANKRUPT TREASURY.
Mr.. President. we have come into power
when. We have inherited load Of sin and
bankrupt. as the senator from Ohio
says 1t was bankrupt when we accepted it.
Mho is re;ponsiEls for it.; Fifty milI9ns
my hand statement showing that in the last
three years you have appropriated for vari-
millions per annum for the sinking fund.
S362.OOOptO moro than the revenue. It has
not been L spent OF rourss has not
Government created by law have not been
DISCHARGED. but in paying the amounts that
Is = shortage OF fifty millions soon to be eighty
lhs sss.s be met Hs r.
make capital out Of it. but the honest men Of
Mr.. Sherman remarked that the last House
Of REPRESENTATIVES WAS strongly Dem ocrntic.
port o, the Government, originated there He
thought that both parties shared In the re-
for excess OF appropriations;
Mr.. Gormun-lt is true that the last House
was Democratic. 1t lie true that the Reputli-
nan party has had possession OF the executive
Ienditurcs could not be cut down unless we .
had all branches Of tho Government. and now
hive them wS hope to fa1 hSm dewn
'av S pecn made By law There is n" escaps
IN p all hands They must n be met Se'4 All nfeasu com
lain Of now is that Senators on the other side
y the chamber at tho end q a great crisis in
,reat financial panic should bring these ques-
ions up here TOR the purpose OF gaining party
If all the new laws that are enacted We viii |
20 as far as 1t is possible for men to go in re-
boof will snon @e
liberation. in season and out of season. II |
necessary. but We DO object to being held up to |
ot Of our enactnG. l trust that the Senator |
rom Ohio and the gentlemen on that side Of |
mite with the Presdent upon one measure re-
iil yet Withdraw their partisan remarks |
nd admit that this matter is above party. that
aust an share the, iuli responsibility
n the mean time. Mir. President. let me give
his assurance public credit will be taken
are OF. Let no man gainsay the safety OF our
urrency or Of our obligations under this Ad-
Iinstration in the year 1893. The Demo-
ratio party is devoted to the honor OF the
ountry, Its honor is allied to and embodied
the integrity Of Its finances. When the
enator from Ohio sounds a note OF alarm and
avs that something must be done to protect
10 national credit is in safe hands at
lis time; never has It been e safer
lis side Of the chamber. but we will
o so without acrimony and without impugn-
,G each Others motives. We have fought a
'ng contest | have been criticised for my
caring toward the Senators from, the, silver
tatos. A great usthetical journal. calling it,
,lf the Journal OF civilization. has criticised
e because have said no abusive word OF
me had come to say, oirensiye, and hard
linGs. Mr. President. opened this discus
on on the 10Th of August. and spoke my SEN
ments then in reGardto the silver States OF
10 nion and to their Senators. and to- day,
! the contest is closing; ! repeat what I
,ttlc erand!y and well. They have hold their
round. and now. in this parting hour. there Is
ot man OF us whose heart does not go out
such uttcrQnces as we listened to last night