The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-25
And Then Cruelty Plasters the Wounds with
aCopy Of One of the Indianapolis Members
Radical Free Coinage Speeches
Voorhees, Also Flayed for Permitting
Himself to Be Bribed by Cleveland.
Indiana's Republican Representatives, Waugh
and Johnson. Speak for UnconditianaI
Repeal Of the sherman Law.
DEMAGOGUEs EXPOSED,


A Colorado Popuiist Turns His Attention to
Bynum, Voorhees, and Cooper.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-lf Representa-
tive Lafe Pence. OF Colorado is as good as
his word the staid old Congressional Rec
ord will look like an illustrated magazine
tomorrow. Mr.. Pence is the new member
OF the House from the silver State who
leaped into fame on the first day Of the
silver debate by his stin cing personal allu-
sions to Representative Rayner. To-day
Mr.. Pence again became personal and di-
reeted his attention to Mr. Bynum. lt was
q scathing excoriation of the Indianap oils
member, and was so graceful In it's irony
and 90 clever In it's humor that 10
was pronounced the best short speech
heard in Congress for many q
day. Mr. Pence compared Bynum's
silver record in previous Congresses to
his anti-silver record of to-day. He read
Denver newspaper account. printed in
1890, giving Bynum extravagant praise for
his defense of silver. Tie newspaper had
also printed several large cuts showing
Bynum In the attitude OF o gladiator de-
Tending the white metal Mr.. Pence said
that he would ask the privilege Of having
these pictures of gladiator Bynum inserted
in the Record as q. part of his lPence'sl
speech. Mr. Bynum felt called upon to OF.
fer an explanation for his position. He
frankly admitted that he had been q fol-
lower Of Mr.. Bland In previous Congresses.
"lt was case of the blind leading the
blind" said he. land am glad to say that
i have at last found that out and have
changed my position"
Mr. Pence, In promising his speech. said
that when he had come to Washin gton he
had expected to find a warm corner and .
comfortable seat In the old McCreary Inn.
But he had been shown only the door. and,
on inquiry, he had discovered that the old
hostelry was being run on the European
plan. tLaughter.l He had been told
that he would receive cheerful welcome.
because he had been told that Mr.. Mo
Creary had. in 1891, been rendered q vote
of thanks by q Kentucky convention. foI
his advocacy of the free coinage of silver,
He Mr.. Pencel was allied 70 Kentucky by
marriage. and he had believed that he
could rely upon Kentuckians. but he bad
been neon compelled to telegraph 70 his people
bad been fooled. Laughter and applause.l
He had been taught by Messrs. Voorhees,.
Cooper end Bynum, and right well they
had taught him. Laughter His lessons
had started him upon a course from which
he would not turn his face by reason of the
offer Of pie" from the administration. APP
plause.l Standing here as member Of the
PEOPLES party he might look with joy
on the probability OF the Democrats sur
rendering at the command of the execu-
tive. of the Republican minority being
chained absolutely TO the executive
chariot. but he hoped that he was prompted
by higher motives. Applause. He had q
people at home more deeply interested in
this question than any other people in the
Union.
BYNJM SCORED.
Mr.. Pence then turned his attention to
Mr. Bynum. and his sllusions to that gen.
tleman put the House in q hilarious mood.
He protested against the sbjeot surrender
which that gentleman had made. lap
plsuse.l 1t was not necessary for him to
read any number of speeches made by that
gentleman under the prior administration.
He would content himself with referrins
to what his own eyes had witnessed. He
would not 60 back into old history. lie
would 60 back only to October 1891. when
MIR. Bynum of Indiana, MIR. Black of Penn
sylvanis. and MIR. Wilson of West Virginia
were advertised TO make n tour through
the country for the purpose of organizing
Democratic clubs How warmly the peo-
pie of Denver had treated these gentlemen.
They had been treated to bed and board.
Laughter. Then the gentleman from In
diana Mr.. Bynum had addressed the
largest audience that had ever Assem- bied
In Denver. In the Rocky Mountain News
was stenographic report OF his speech, in
which he said:
have always been In favor OF free coinage OF
silver. . I have voted for free coinage
from the time the question has been before Con-
gress. AID will do so every time the question
comes up Laughter aud applause.
He Mr.. Pencel trusted that the teacher
would not rebuke the scholar when be
vsntured TO tell him that the question had
now come up. lApDlsuse and laughter
There was portrait OF the gentleman
from Indiana published In that paper, but
as he Pence was q little man and the
volume W as large one. he conld not hold ie
up for the inspection of the House. Laugh
ter. But he would ask unanimous consent
to have 10 reproduced IN the Congressional
Record In this picture was represented a
silver dollar. and 1t was supported. howf
BY the manly feet and legs
Whose arms were those that helped
20 support itf The arms of the gentleman
from Indiana, Laughter.l Whose face
was thisf Whose eyes were thesef The
face and eyes of the gentleman from Indi-
ana. And beneath the picture was the in-
scription: Il have always voted for free
coinage. and always will" Laughter and
applause. Inc gentleman from Indiana
had tsught him (Pencel his lessons. and he
declined TO retreat from their teachings.
lApplause. But he began to understand
why and how 10 was that q Democratic
President, elected on q silver platform, ABB
solutely and without fear OF contradiction
commanded majority TO surrender The
President we'll understood the favors he
had to dispense and the means at bis COM
mand. The President did not hesitate; he
felt brave. The platform 20 the winds: he
would turn down the platform. Brave was
he. as was the sluggard who was told to 60
TO the ant. The sluggard replied: THAT
would be q waste of time. Ia rather lie
and sit DOWN by my pie and let the ant
come to me-" Applause and laughter.
VOORHEES, CRITICISED.
Mr.. Pence then paid his respects to Sens-
tor Voorhees, and criticised him for tho
position he had taken. re could not but
De reminded tsince Voorhees, had taken the
same stand as Shermsnl of an article writ
ten by the Senator and published in tho
North American Review. denouncing sher-
man as the financial weathercock of the
Nation. Laughter and applause.l And
then, there was no wonder that the ordi-
nary people could find no distinction be-
tween the present Secretary Of the Treas
ury, Mr. Carlisle. and the ex-Seeretary OF
the Treasury, Mr.. sherman. The story OF
the temptation of Mr. Carlisle would be
one of the saddest in the history OF the