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SENATORS ON SILVER.
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statement. The bill now presented
was intended to repeal cowardly
makeshift, and no more. He declared
that the Democratic party had pledged
itself 10 bimetalllsm, leaving nothing
for congress to do except to fix the
ratio. The Republican party was
pledged to bimetallism, leaving moth
I ing for congress to do but to fix the
| ratio. He insisted that the Democratic
party should fulfill Its pledges.
Dir. Layton Democrat, Ohio. would
vote for the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman bill. He would
dothis, however, relying upon the good
ialtil of the Democratic administration
and the Democratic congress that, in
the coming regular session, some per-
manent legislation would be enacted
| that would give all our people some
suitable money worth dollar all the
world around. Then allow the national
banks to issue notes to the full par value
OF the bonds held by them. And then.
IN order to fully restore confidence, the
democrats should call down the bluff
made by the Republicans that this con-
gress did not have any serious intention
to Interfere with the Mckinley tariff
law. That law should be and must be
revised
Mr.. Simpson CPopulist, Kansas. read
speech made by the gentleman from
tennessee during the first session of
fIfty-second congress, in which that
gentleman advocated the free coinage of
silver, and asked him to reconcile those
views with those he held today.
MI. Patterson replied that he had
modified his views: he had gone before
his people and told them that he hat so
modified them; he had been reelected.
Consistency" said Carlyle. "is the
hobgobiin of legal minds"
Mr.. Simpson-Then the gentleman
admits that he was in error?
MI. SnodgrasS Democrat, TENNESSEE,
also interrupted his colleague with the
question: when Grover Cleveland
was candidate for the nomination, you
knew all these things. did you not?
MIR. Patterson-I did.
MIR. Snodgrass-Werey you not strong
advocate of the nomination of David B.
Hill?
Mr.. Patterson-No, sir.
Mr.. Snodgrass-Did you not talk to
myself and others in his interest?
Mr.. Patterson have never said a
word against Mir. Hill.
Mr.. Snodgrass-Did you not say words
to me-
Mr.. Patterson shall not refer on
this floor to any private conversation
which occurred between my colleague
and myself. My colleague shall not
draw me into private conversation
which occurred between gentlemen. lam
not doing my duty here because l was
for Grover Cleveland or anybody else.
am speaking here for a principle. In
conclusion he said he had taken hi
stand, and so far as he was concerned
he would be now and always be with
Jefferson, Jackson, Tilden and Cleve-
land for sound currency, for economic
government and for fair, just and equal
taxation. [Applause.]
MIR. Warner (Dcm., New York said
he would vote for the repeal of the pur-
chase clause of the Sherman act, and
next he would vote for the coinage of
gold and silver on parity. But
these metals must be of the same III
trinsic value. He thought the real
issue was the tariff.
Mr.. Hutchinson (Dem., Texas.) made
humorous speech in favor of the coin
age of silver, but before he concluded
the house adjourned.