Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-26
BURROWS FOR REPEAL.
Strong Presentation OF the Present
Financial Stringency.

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Financial stringency.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25-In the house
today Mr.. Burrows was granted forty
minutes in which to express his views
on the silver question.
Mr.. Burrows started ont by sum-
marizing Mr. Clevsland's .distrust aud
apprehension" proclamation. issued in
June, and calling attention to tho dire
condition of affairs described in the
message TO congress. read on August 8.
Then he read from President Harrison's
last annual message sent TO congress on
December g. 1892 In the language OF
this state document. America was pic
tured almost as an Utopia Never. il
said. in the most favored period OF tho
country's history. has the prosperity
been so great. Never has therc been so
general diffusion Of the comforts OF
life. There was never time when work
was so abundant or wages. figured either
on the amount received OF the purchas-
ing power OF money. 50 high.
The striking contrast between the
official utterances OF the two presidents
was. in the language Mr. Burrows used.
made almost startling. He wanted to
know why. in the short space OF six
months. the greatest prosperity the
country had ever known had been sue
ceeded by financial calamity, business
misfortune and industrial disaster. The
Sherman Law had been enacted in 1890.
From August IL Of that year 10 August
13. 1893. the government had purchased
5.555 tons u silver. But the purchases
had gone right along during ~ and 81
III was only IN sr3. after Cleveland had
come in. that distrust and apprehension
had come. The Sherman law couldn't
be 10 blaine in no way.
IF great political party. which had
declared In favor on re-enslaving the
coiored race. had succeed to power,- he
asked. wouldn't there be anxiety among
our African brethreny IL il strange that
anxiety has seized the business world
now that the democratic party. pledged
20 the enslavemcnt Of the industrial in
teresfs OF tie country. is In possession
Of the governmentf | shall. however.
vote for the unconditional repeal of the
silver law Of % not because | believe
II 10 be the cause of the trouble, but
because | belioss IL 10 be an unwise
measure. Mr. Hepburn says that be-
cause he does not believe this Law to be
responsible for our troubles he shall re-
fuse to vote for the repeal myself
shall vote TO remove what the democrats
assign 20 be tho cause. We shall soon
sec then what the real cause is. Great
applause from republicans) ! won't
VOTE to provide retreat for the demo
crat party 10 their distress. would
tear that shelter down and compel them
10 stand in their true light before the
people More applause.l
He said that afiectionate references
had been made 10 the dollar ~ the
dhddies~ What SANDER that such
references a. now applied ucre on tho
honesty and integrity % tie fathers
He Vouldn't vote Tor the re.enacsment
~ the Bland Allison bill of IS. and hs
wouldn't vote for free silver. tither
Free silver would eEable a man who
owed tan. but owned a horse worth
sloo. 81 sell the horse for 900 ard pay
what he owed IN dollars worth only 80
CENTS The fraudulent practice ~ clip
rsug coins bad once prevailed - erten.
sively IN England that IL had beea made
n fclrny. punishable by death. Women
had heen dragged b. TIE stake and men
b. the Tailoss Tor this crime lilo waa
ncf goinz 81 vote 90 commit the Ameri
csn government 10 coin clipping fsIoaics
on q colossal scale.