The state herald., 1893-08-25
MR.. VEST DEFENDS COLORADO.


On the iith senator Vest d. MleBuri sailed
up bis resolutisn relative 10 maintaining the
parity between gold and silver and addressed
the Senate upon II.
Before beginning HE speech In support o'
the resolution. Mr. Yes, had read the dccars.
tions In the Republican ahd tcm,-tsur plat
forms on the subject OF silver In order 10
show that both parties were practically
agreed on that question. lie said that II was
time for the people Of the United States to
know whether politics were \ juggc and a
fraud, or whether the solemn declarations Of
parties were worthy the condolences Of a free
people.
Taking up the Sherman act, Mr.. vest
spoke NJ II I. inu-clcss and homeless lepi,.
ia,lye dog, with no one even 10 gi,e II 4 bone
and without being able to ind a kennel In
which 10 hide iS dlshonorcd heal And.
nevertheless. No wodld vote sgaln.! ia repeal
Without n guarantee rs eoieiiin - the gsrai
necessity Of tho people, that silver exist In
the United States as a money metal.
lie had been known as the firm and un.
sbrleking friend Of the President Of the
United States, and had In all his campaign
speeches IN Missouri declared Mr.. Cleveland
10 be a bimetaiiist like himself, and that they
only differed In reference 10 the ratio. lie
hal the right To make that statement because
Mr. Cleveland had accepted the nomination
on platform which pledged ihs Democratic
party to blmetaiilsra. Bu, NOV II was eettsln
frum the Presidents message that Nc certainly
meant that consideration o. the question Of
ihc free COLLAGE Of silver at hny ratio was 40
impracticablc that II did not need executive
notice.
In replying 10 questions by Mr.. Gray Of
Delaware. M. Vest s.stttsd that any discus,
sion on the subject would be imperfect aud
unsatisfactory which did not admit, on both
sldcs, what was known 10 every Intelligent
man. that II the volume Of money was H..
creased the prices Of commodities went up,
and that II the volume Of money WAS do
creased the prices Of commodities went down.
And so, II one-half the coin currency Of the
country we're stricken down, the burdens Of
those who owed money would br doubled ard
the prices Of commodities ~ould Ia put down
beyond computation. There As no justice
TO the debtor, who hal made HE contract IN.
der the bimctsliIc system, To take away ono
half Of the currency Of the country. and thus
take away more than one half Of his property.
No living man could Justify such legislation
Mr.. spoke Of the bI.mrialiism Of France
aud declared that to-day the French people
arc financially tho nrst people In existence.
Tho French pcasantry boarded their silver In
nvc-franc pieces, and ~ In the United States
the coiorcd men Of tho South would hoard
silver dollars II ibcy could Get them. why.
he asked shonld not the people of the United
States float s5o0. 900 900 Of silver In tho country
instrnd Of being told that the country would
10 shipwrcckrd II silver coinage should be
continued another dAyi II was not. he NJ.
srr,rd. the oscrproduciion OF silver that had
brought down Ia value. II was legislation
that had done it-icgisiAtion In Germany and
the United States. How could II be expected
that silver would retain is value when those
two great nations took away tho monetary use
Of silver.
With tho resources and population Of the
United States II VIVA only necessary for tho
uuitad s,atcs 10 ~ policy aud 10 stand by
H. The trouble to-day was caused by thu
open md scduious Incubation Of tho Idea that
the country wAs about 10 20 10 the gold stand.
ard aud that tho silver money Of the country
would be worthless.
Mr.. Vest spoke " the unfortunate condi.
ton II the miner. Of the West, and said that
the somewhat dramatic remark Of an rt.s-na.
tor recently that In the extreme West tho PEG.
pie were crying for bread and that In New
York they were crying for gold, was literally
true
"supposc," said he, ",hat We were called
s.a. a.. A.. 4. IA. q.