The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-31

a suggestion which, in my opinion, has
been broad enough, and, therefore, l
have relrained from voting for or against
the amendments proposed. There can
be but one solution: free coinage OF the
American product OF silver is essential
to our prosperity. The senate cannot,
with sell-respecs, pass such measure
as this. Look ior moment at tho ar
guments put forward in support one OF
the most forCible was that it would
oblige England to enter into an agree
ment with us to return to the use OF
silver rs money. That is to say, We in
tend to cut off our American market for
silver in order to throw fifty million
ounces year on the European market
in addition TO what we already send, in
the hope OF breaking down its market
price. We have a deficit OF several
millions a month. Ii we manage to
keep fifty millions OF gold in the treas
ury we shall do we'll. We are wasting
our silver aud our gold and our credit,
and We call remonstrance factions.
''In the hope ofinducing the majority.
to deal with the subject in broader
spirit l may ask the senate to vote on
the proposition which have already
offered in debate, or would prefer that
this bill be referred to select commit
tee OF seven or more members with in
structions to report on the further
measures which may be required to
provide for carrying safely into elect
the object OF the proposed legislation as
proposed some time since by the senN-
tor from Alabama"
Mr. Morgan Dem, Ala then ad-
dressed the senate. The situation in
the senate seemed to him to be very
lamentablc one, one on which he could
speak only with pain, and which he
could contemplate serious apprehen'
sions for the future welfare OF the
country.
Mr.. Morgan said the passage ot the
bill would bo irrevocable surrender TO
the demands OF the most corrupt. inso-
lent and overbearing corporations.
MORGAN VS.. doRMAN.
Mr. Morgan then read slowly and with
great emphasis these sentences from
Mr.. Germans speech of Saturday:
"We are compelled to take the terms
offered by the senator from Ohio. He
held the key OF the situation. You
have dictated terms TO u.s."
II thank Almighty God" said Mr..
Morgan impressively, "that the senator
from Ohio has never had the power to
dictate terms to me as Democrat. lie
may have dictated them to the Presi
nent, to the committee, to the minority
OF the Democrats on this side, but he
cannot dictate to me-" Again quoting
from Mr.. Germans speech, Mr.. Morgan
read a sentence as to Mr.. Sherman's lay
ing down the conditions. "He laying
down a condition to Democracy" said
Mr. Morgan contemptuous!y. what
is the Democratic party worth to itself
or to the country or to posterity when
the senator from Ohio has the key TO
the situation and can lay down condi-
tiona to it. What is your majority here
worth addressing the DemocrNts), thus
trifed with, thus deceived, thus over
run and finally handed over to the ten.
der mercles Of the senator from Ohio"
Mr. Morgan said he had signed the pro-
posed compromise and had done SO in
order to have peace and fraternity in
the Democratic party. Commit sui
eide" said Mr.. Morgan, with much bit
terness, "because you cannot get n
chance to live on fair and even terms
with your friends and Reighbors."
As the hour Of o'clock approached
at which time Mr.. Voorhees, had on
Saturday expressed the hope that the
vote on the passage OF the bill would be
had, many representatives entered the
chamber and found seats on the sofas
in the rear OF the senatorial chairs.
Mr.. Morgan concluded his remarks
and Mr.. Vest was recognized.
Mr.. Vest concluded his remarks at
3:15, and Mr.. Cockreii, his colleague,
from Missouri, took the floor
CoCKRELL's SPEECH.
Mr.. Cockrell (Dem.. No., argued that
at the last election the tariff question
and not the financial question had been
pressed to the front. On it the Demo-
cratic party secured victory. Leading
Democrats had expected that il
there was to be an extra session it
would be called to reform the tariff. But
now that theelection was over tariff was
lost sight OF and the senior senator from
New York (Mr. Hill was beheld pitch
ing to the front headiong on the fnan-
cial question. The lion at one end OF
the avenue and the tiger at the other
facing Mr.. Hfl) we're coming together
in fond embrace. Laughter.
Mr.. Cockreti reviewed the history OF
the repeal bill in the house and the sem
ate, showing that it was reported to the
senate by two Democrats, Messrs. Voor-
hees and Mcpherson and four Republi-
cans, Messrs. Allison, Aldrich, Morrill,
and Sherman, a non.partisan measure,
the partisanship all being on the Re.
publican side.
The senator from Ohio, (Mr. Sher.
mani the leader OF the administration
on tho Republican side OF the chamber,
had denounced the Democratic senators
that thoy were imbeciles and could not
agree upon anything
"Go and do what you ought TO do
said the senator from Ohio Agree
upon some measure, some compromise
and bring it in and pass it. Then it
was he appealed to the interviewer and
proclaimed that unconditional repeal
was failure; that some compromise
ought to be agreed upon and indicating
what that should be-"
Mr.. Cockrell then feierred to the
proposed compromise, and said after
some consideration it was developed
that the Democrats could harmonize
and agree upon a measure which tho
Democratic president and Democratic
secretary OF the treasury could approve
without one solitary sacrifice OF their
principles or policies. Just us victory
perched on the Democratic banners the
DISTINGUISHED senator from Ohio was