The state herald., 1893-11-03
4 WORD FROM weLoorT.
No oivss the senators Hts view Of the
Situation ~ Affecting Colorado
and tie Future VI tho no.

No 0ivss the Senators Hts View Of the
bittati0u ~ Afsetins Colorado
and tAs Future Ut tho Re-
tubilcau Party.
IN saturday during tie closing hours Of
the debate on tie repeat biz I'd the senats
Mr.. Wolcott Of Colorado delivered the follow
Ing spec Oh, which wM liatened to with tho
closest attention by senators and visitors. He
laid!
IA few hours agS We voted uip6d that Amend;
coinage. It wsa lost great majority 81 the
Senate voting. against n All tho other
amendments will meet d like fate. They are
only good Id that they are better than uncon-
ditlonel repeal, and II seems idle, TO- GO
through the form OF voting upon them. am
indifferent whether vote for them or not;
for some Of them have been introduced by
senators who intend voting for unconditional
repeal, and their amendments may save for
them something Of the appearance of thIngs.
Nobody 10 really deceived, however, as those
arc not the frlends Of bi-metallism. The
eourse Of this debate, mid the vote Of yester-
day hntc given us the nance, and the add.
tlonal roll-calls will but serve To emphasize
tho defeat which silver has suffered. We
came here buoyed up with hope and confident
Of final success. We have met an ovcrwheltii-
Ing and disastrous defeat, and tho reasons arc
not far 10 seek.
"The fight for silver has failed because
Democratic support aud Republican cncour-
agement have been withdrawn. Tho true
situation has never been understood by the
public; II has mover developed on this floor;
II has never been exposed TO the light. There
hns been talk OF closure, and senators across
tho chamber have leaped into sudden rcputa-
ti0n by advocating u, have posed do II they
were ench 'Colunibus' discovering some new
land, or tho ingenious and adventurous spirit
who had found the clue 10 the Senate maze
They are lAudcd by tho metropolitan press a
tho men who were TO be the saviors Of their
country, and unsayory criticism and bitter
dcnunciation hAveryhangcd and blended into
acclamations and praise.
"Why, even the newest senator here must
have understood perfectly that closure rs mp
plicablc to this measure wns nm impossibility,
that II could find no foothold or abiding
place in this chamber. These arguments
have been for the gallery, for gulllbc pub
| lie. For my own part, l should be delighted
10 see II enacted. We have from the frat In
vitcd vote upon IL adoption. The majority
will need 1t later. II will not be so ardently
pressed by this side Of tho chamber In the
winter months, when the repeal Of the cleo
ton law md tariff revision come up for pass
age,
when that dccctablc time shall conc the
silver state senators Will no longer be goats.
While We may not DO able 10 emulate the
subservirncy recently displayed by this side
towards the administration, we shall hope to
exhibit our earnest desire for progress IN leg
islation by taking to heart tho lesson which
has been taught us, and by lending our pres
ence at all hours, for quorum and a vote.
"The open and avowcd sentiment of large
majority OF this body Is against the introduce
ton here Of the previous question or any form
Of closure, thHi the majority believes that tho
privilege OF free discussion is n safeguard
which should not be removed and that while
delays may arise, because OF the right OF I'M
limited debate, yet the sum Of gain 1t brings
rs Infinitely greater than any inconvenlencc
which may be occasioned.
"Nor does the dignity OF the Senate suffer
by this right Of debate. This Senate loses Its
dignity whenever 1t becomes simply n mouth
piece OF the executive will, and when 1t yields
To Influences which should have no share In
shaping Legislation. Now, It may as well be
understood that taporingt here ahd else
whetc about closure have had no sort Of In
iuencc on the result OF this debate, and ! state
without fear Of successful contradiction that
nobody who has advocated Il had the slightest
idea II would pass. Since this mcasnrc WINS
first reported the bpp5sit!on 10 II has been
baked solely on the belief that unconditional
repeal unaccompanicd by Affirmative lcgisla.
tion, would bring suffering and disaster to the
whole country and not destruction Of the
welfare and the prosperity OF the silver state,
only, which would necessarily follow the pass
age Of this bill.
TIT was from the outset distinctly under
stood that II tho support OF friends on tho
other side Of the chamber should be with
drawn, while we felt that irreparablc wrong
would be inflicted upon US by unconditional
| III l.. ~.
bose vote. The time has come when we art
left alone. Party cxigency and other con
trolling motives have led to acquicscencc BY
tho other aide In the inevitable result. Their,
10 not the alightest criticism to be offered &c
such 4 conclusion. For two months we hat,
fought together foi the maintenance Of
double standard, and we have Loaf.
''Somc Of the criticism to which We ba,,
been subjected NY Democratic senators Il
misplaeed. We have been told by soiDc Of
/ them that our course has been obstructive
and revolutionary. This sounds droll Il
those OF Us who witnessed the contest over
the force bill. Senators who arc vaguely un
dcrstood now 10 fayor closure and who have
denounced us, fed out solemnly again and
ngain Into the cloak rooms or cnsconsed
themselves In the committee rooms to avoid
lasted As long rs has this, and the orgnnifa.
tion OF the speakers and machinery OF tho
contest were perfectly equipped and oiled,
| The senators IN the other side have spoken
critically oil the speech of the senator trum Me-
braskA because II occupied 10 hours. ircmcnl.
Der ono speech Cd the force bill. that OF the
senator from West Virginia, which occupied
/ l2 hours. The distinction between the Two Ia
slight, and the able address Of the senator
from Nebraska Will not suffer by comparison
with any other, long or short, which has been
uttered In this chamber. do not refer u
the force bill day. by way Of criticism, but
only 10 emphasize tho fac; that fine distino'
tons breed nice differences, and 10 Insist that
In view Of the few months that hav. passed
sincc that someHhat memorable event and
the character OF that struggle. some Of Tit
utternnccs Of thc southern senators hare been
uncsllcd for and out Of place. We. who nre
from states WHERE silver IL produced, claim
and have clAimei no special consideration
growing out Of the faith o! that measure, bn,
confess that We had expected that the strug.
gle for our vcry existence. which we have
made on this floor should bring u, sympathy
and rot dcnunclailon from representatives Of
The section which not long ago made siml.
| lar appeal, AMI lid not make II In vain.
| have not been many years In public, but
have been here long enough TO hear IA de.
nounecd By southern senators ne obstruction.
lists because We stood for the vital Interests Of
tho whole county; long enough TO hear II
/ proposed that the doors Of the SENATE should
he opened IN eiPel the senator who, In tho
rserri.o Of his constitutional rights, sought,
| by Withholding Ills vote, To postpone N only
for day, the dire suffering which must be-
Inflicted upon bis siato by the passage Of TIL,
TIN
zone senator attempted 10 hold mp the scn.
nior from knnsAs To ridicnlr, aud told ~ thai
were following that -sn1tor and tho doctrines
/ Of bis party, The populIst party holds ten.