Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-09
STEWART ON SILVER.
Tho Nevada Senator Tells How Silver was
Demonetixed His Reply to sherman.

STEWART Wv StGNC"
Tho Ncv.da Senator Tells How Silver Was
Demonetixcd His Reply to sherman.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Elm the senate
Yesterday Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, fol-
lowed Mr.. PETER in opposition to the re-
peal of the Sherman act. lie recited the
events leading up to the demonetiza-
ton of silver in 1873. Mr.. Sherman, he
said, had introduced a bill prepared by
clique in the treasury department
headed by John Jay Knox, professedly
to revise and codify the mint laws.
After two days debate, Mr.. Stewart
went on, the bill which had been re-
ported by Mr.. Sherman from the
finance committee and omitted the
standard, silver dollar from the list Of
coins was passed, Mr.. Sherman voting
in the negative, though he very well
knew before his name was reached in
the calling of the roll that the bill
would pass by an overwhelming ma
jority. The history of the bill in the
house of representatives was suggest
i've. After it developed that the bill
demonetized silver, Mr.. Hooper, OF Mas
sachusetts, in charge of the bill, affect
;, ed to abandon it. Some days afterward,
in the absence of Representative Pot
ter of New York, who had dis
covered the fact that the bill demon
cited silver, Mr.. Hooper presented a
substitute for the bill, which he falsely
claimed contained none of the OBJ
iectionable features of the original bill.
The substitute was passed under the
erroneous belief, produced by Mr..
Hooper's statements, that the s1bsti-
tute was devoid of the Objectionable
provisions of the original bill. The
substitute, rs it came from the house,
contained in the sixteenth section pro-
visions for a dollar of Ss4 grains.
The Nevada senator here diverged
from his written remarks to observe
that he did not make the point at this
time. inasmuch as he was speaking, but
that he gave notice that hereafter when
others were speaking who could give
facts and information which were so
much needed by senators who spend
their time in the cloak room that quo
rum of senators would be in their seats
when business is done during the pres
ent session.
Mr.. Pugh, democrat, of Alabama sud-
denly moved call of the senate, as 1t
was manifest, he said, that quorum
was not present. The call developed
the presence of fifty-siX senator's, and
Mr.. Stewart resumed his speech. Mr..
Hoar attempted to ask question, but
Mr.. Stewart declined to be interrupted;
and he objected to the senator from
Massachusetts putting lot of trash in
his speech. Coming to the recent cleo
ton. Mr. Stewart said the contest be-
tween the two great parties was a
sham battle over the tariff and the
force bill, to secure power to be used
for another and very different purpose.
lie then told the people. he said, that
it made no difference which party sue
ceeded; the result would be the same
the power and patronage of the adj
ministration would be used to destroy
silver.
1t was the duty of every senator who
loves his country, said Mr.. Stewart. to
resist by every parliamentary means
the preparation of the great wrong
which would be done If the repeal bill
were passed. The great journals OF
New York say: Vote first; debate
afterwards" I'VE notify them now
that the fort occupied by the defenders
of the people will never be surren-
dered," said Mr.. Stewart. THE armies
of avarice, fraud and deception must
take it if they can"
At $3.50 Mr.. Stewart exhausted his
typewriter manuscript He said he
did not know whether he could finish
his speech, and went on: ''If our
friends" said the white-haired silver
advocate, will for one session throw
off English influences, what change
would result"
Mr. Stewart took from his desk and
read the expressions of certain metro
politan newspapers on the federal
elections bill, before, he said, they had
come under British influence. In one
of the articles Senator Hoar and ex-
Senator Edmunds were referred to as
the ''superannuated medicine men OF
the republican party"