Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-10
DID NOT REPEAL III
PROS AND CONS OF THE CASE
hf. clsvsland's Policy Receives . vsry
had Black Eye fog the Next Con-
gsess 70 Heal.

Of the common ruIes setting apart this
legislative day. and II nscssssry the
nsst legislative day, for the cons,dsra-
sIon Of the ball rsps slIng the sherman
aivsr act.
Mr.. Bacon. chairman Of the commit
tee on banking and currency. took the
floor The house. he said. Was well
informed - 10 the nature Of the tall
proposed 10 be considered and OF the
serious condition Of the county which
il wAs intend I'd 70 relieve. The intent
Of the ball. the purpose for which it
was brought into the house. was that
either BY its provisions ~ it camo from
the committee or by such amendments
~ the house might make. the situation
Of affairs, which all sgreed in deplor-
ing, might be ended.
lie would offer sn amendment pro-
vsding for . cloture st 2 O'Clock on the
second legislative day given 10 the bill.
lie gave notice now, understanding il
to be the purpose of the committee on
rules TO demand the previous question
on the adoption OF the rule, that gen.
tlemen who desired To come to . vote
on the bill must vote against that de-
mand. And particularly. he said, 10
those gentlemen who united In desire
To put an end to tnls ruinous practice
~ purchaslng silver ~ bullion, and
keeping IL As bullion, TO vote against
the previous question. Any man VINO
voted for the previous question voted
to allow the country to 20 on IN this
foolish purchase VI silver.
sarcastic Mr.. BsAnd.
Mr.. Bland. the general of the silver
forces, sad that IL would be q curious
thing for the country To observe the
vote on the cloture resolution In order
TO ascertain how many men on the
democratic side OF the house who.
when the free coinage bill Was up.
planted themselves upon the high
horse Of democratic principles and an
nounced that the proposition was un-
democratic. would today come down
from that hlgn horse and vote IN the
interest OF Wall street to demonotlxe
silver. The democratic platform, .
platform which demanded the repeal
| Of the Sherman law, Was now trying TO
have Il repealed. This was one good
reason Why . democratic house should
stand ny II and sustain IL. The pro-
posed bill WAS = monstrosity, yielding
| to the national banks further privi-
leges and defeating the demonstration
of silver IN behalf Of gold gamblers and
spectators. When the democratic
party went before the people II said
| that the siIver was nothing IN compar-
ison with the tariff question. The lat
ter was the overshadowing. paramount
issue which the people mad to face.
| But 4s soon - the election Was over
nothing was heard OF the committee
on ways and means; it had absolutely
subsided.
siivsr's the Thing.
Tariff had been relegsted to the rear.
| The democratic party had betrayed
every promise made 10 the American
! people on the tariff and silver ques-
tions. and up To this moment tns peo-
| pie had been deceived IN the last cleo
ton. There was no hand, In all OF
tais government, strong enough to
thrust this matter In the house and to
keep the democratic party from uniting
on the silver question:; nor was there q
hand in the government strong enough
TO compel the repeal Of this repesl-tne
so-called silver law-until some other
measure was instituted equally salts.
factory or better to take its place. And
no gave notice that the democratic
party might hc disruicd and all reforms
might be defeated, tut no proposition
solely IN favor OF Wall street could
pass democratic house. They could
continue TO thrust the question until
they made . division here that would
never be heated. lie defied the house
20 demouetizc silver and go back 10 the
| infamous legislation of 1873.
Mr. Bartine sAd that the bill pro.
posed to he passed WAS ostenslbly q
banking bill. apparently enabling the
money lending c.asaes TO strengthen
the hold they already had over the
purse strings OF the country.
Pepsn.ss AEsisst It
Mr.. Xatson stated that the ball would
give to the national banks $l5, ZOO, ,0Ot
"A perfect donation. For this. If fol-
no other reason. ne would oppose il.
! Mr.. Bryan opposed the bilI. lie also
opposed cloture. There Was not line
IN the bill that Was not obroxlous q
the doctrines OF the democratic party
Mr.. Walker WAS opposed to ordering
the previous question. Let congress
repeal the silver purchase law. Thef
Il could meet foreign nations on tai
hssls. IL was the oaly road 10 b.
rnetAilism.
Mr.. Springer said that he would vote
agsinst ordering the previous question
lie had frequently voted for cioturr
Tns vas the frat opportunity that th'
house had had TO carry out one OF th'
declarations OF the democratic plat
form.
Mr.. Reed said that the so-csllee
sherman act Vas . compromlss meas
IRE intended 10 stay, Tor the iim'
beIng. q strong feeling which sxistsd OF
the part Of good many citizens 70
favor Of the free coinsgs OF silver
There vas now . change Of conditions
The sherman act seemed to he tods'
one of the obstacles preventing Il
metsliism over the world. On TIT
other hand the constant increase o
cur currency. tosetsaf wlth the sf'lui
- gosd sss producing another kind O
Tear Tear IN regssf 10 the basis upos
80 eh our tosncisl afArs were to i
conducted lie thought that the 81
nax ~ gold sss the result Of causes
ethef than the ~aefmsB act. sltaepgi
the pes hll.ts ~ indefinite continEsnr'
81 tfae Sherman act niixht have som
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