The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
sherman silver law. adjourn and 60 home,
and let the people do the rest" [Ap-

sherman silver law. adjourn and 60 home.
and let the people do the rest" lap
plause.
TItwas not to the gold bugs of Wall street
that he asked the members to listen, nor
20 the men. women and children who had
their savings locked mp in savings banks
De asked them to listen to the workingmen
thrown out of employment; he asked them
70 listen TO the voice of fear that our
country was entering on q period black
vlth sorrow and black with woe. In this
hour OF dire distress. when good men
we're throwing mp their hands In despair
snd going down under the wave of disas-
er; when the most solid banks. that had
5000 mp against the wintry storms
and summer heat Of finance. had gone down.
and their presidents and stockholders had,
~ extreme modification. taken their own
Hves; whom humiliation had come on
honorable business men; when all the
whole United States W as on it's knees pray
ng to Con gress. "For Gods sake repeal the
sherman silver law and let us alone" the
Glver men came hero and asked for the
free coinage Of silver ct ratios varying
from sixteen to twenty. What mookery!
What ldiocy in finance! What u
shame on free country! Let
members here as representative
faithfully. and il there were at the other
end of the Capitol any vested interest rep
resented that would stand in the pathway
OF pro0ress and OF the relief OF the people.
let the pitiless pelting of. publc opinion
rain there and not here. Let representa-
tives discharge their duty and 60 home
feeling that they had done what the coun-
try expected of them: lApplause.
Mr.. Bowers. Republican. Of California.
spoke for the free coinage Of silver. and in
doing go cast q slur on political platforms.
declaring that no party platform amounted
TO anything. nor was it intended to mesn
anything. He referred to the scarcity
OF small currency and raised q laugh by
afn thae hA rnt
this morning to get something which cost
10 cents-he did not exactly remember
what it was llaughterl. and couldn't get
any change. The free coinage of silver
preston. Many of the banks of the
United States which were. to-day. with
their doors closed, would be glad to re-
ceive the dollar of our daddies." This
Nation could make It's own money for it's
own people. ana if England wanted to put
MP the bars. all right. Which could stand
it longestf This great country which
could produce every necessity and every
luxury. must not surrender to the little
Island which must depend on what it
question was not partisan one.
he said. It was business one.
and as such 1t should be considered. Del
egate Rawlips. Democrat. of Utah, lent his
tion made by the anti-silver men that the
government was issuing dollar which was
worth bnt so cents was absurd. By the
Constitution of the United States express
power was given to Congress to COIN money
and regulate it's value. Under that
power the government had declared that
the esilver dollar wasequal in value to the
gold dollar. IL this Congress adjourned
without action there would be deDrecia-
tion in the value of silver that would be
frightful to contemplate and would bring
on monetary panic at once.
AZ the conclusion of Mr.. Rawlins's re-
marks the House adjourned till Monday.