Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-18

There were various causes for the pres.
ent panic. One of these causes wos
that the gentleman from Ohio. Mr.
Harter, the ex-Congressman from
Massachusetts,, George Fred. Williams
and others had howled in speeches and
through the magazines had howled in
cessantly for a single gold standard
and had predicted disaster. The gold.
men called the bi-metallists "calami,v
howlers," yet if there had been mora
calamity howlers'' than there had
been on the other side, he did no,
know where in the pages of history to
fnd them. Another cause of the panic
was the Reform Club of New York ia
thought the Speaker knew sometime
about the Reform Club. Laughter,
That club had attempted to fix up the
tariff before the meeting of Congress
(Laughter). The members of that club
made the responsibilities of representa-.
tives few and their labors light
Laughter). Another thing was re.
sponsib'e for the panic, aud that
was the New York bankers
The advocates of the gold standard said
that the bankers of the East had coma
to the relief of the government He
wio hath eyes and had recurrent
events knew better than that daughter
aid applause). Who had demanded
that Congress should be called in extra
session No body of agriculturists had
demanded. it, no body oflaborers had
a jked for it. The demand had come
from the absorbers of the country's
wealth. 1t came not from the 81 600.
600 of American citizens, but from the
$4,000 who had acquired one-halfof the
national wealth and wanted as soon as
they could the balance oft. daughter
and applause). He was democrat as
he understood democracy. He stood
for the democracy that had regard for
the interest of the great masses as well
as of the privileged few. The people
of New York and New England had
showered upon Jackson every epithet
that could be found in the Eng.
fish language. The people of New
England with its boosted institutions of
learning, had conferred the degree of
Ii. d. on Jackson and then passed
resolution regretting that action.
(I.aughter.) He stood by the democra.
cy which had respect for the man who
toiled, as well as for the man who alb
sorbed. (Applause.) He stood by de-
mocracy as exemplified by the first
democrat, the democrat who said that
the man who was naked and hungry
and sick was his brother. (Applausc.)
That man bad been crucifed be.
cause he had entered the temple Of the
living God and scourged from it
the money lenders. (Applause.) Since
he Or. Sibley) had been in Washing
ton he had been asked why he, com.
fortably oil in this worlds goods and
coming from Pennsylvania, should take
the position he now did. His reply
was that the people of Pennsylvania
could still read, write and think. They
read their Bibles; and they knew that
the command was as true to-day as
IL had been when the thunder from
Sinai roared, "Thou shall not steal.
(lpplause.)
At the conclusion of Mr. Sibleys
speech Mr.. Catchings from the COM
mittee on rules reported a resolution
authorizing the appointment OF the
committees by the speaker, Several of
the most important committees are in
creased in membership.
After Mr.. Catchings's resolution was
adopted the silver debate was resumed
aad Mr. Haines and Mr.. English spoke
in favor of the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act.