St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-12
THE CRISIS HAS COME.
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arrange it according to the principles of
Dimetaliism and i'll manner conform
ABLY To the promises of the Democratic
party. "If,' he said in conclusion.
dressing his words particularly to East
ern Democrats. you do not do it, yours
Is the responsibility, not ours" Ap-
| piauSe.l
MIR. Fence Pop, Cold was the next
speaker,and with his opening sentences
ne attracted the close attention of the
mouse and retained it to the end. No 9TH
ef man has succeeded in SO iuipresSing
himself upon the favorable eonsidera-
ttei OF his associates OH the floor at
such an early period of his member
snip. lie was sorry, he said, to note by
the tone ana words of the gentleman
from Maryland (Mr. Raynor), who
opened the discussion. that ne was in
Hueiiced by the columns of
The Metropolitan Press
and was disposed to treat representa-
ives OF the Western districts, and par
tlculariy of those states where silver is
lnlned, as foreigners and aliens. He
uld not exactly comprehend the reason
why that gentleman should speak of
tue treasury department as acting the
part OF pawnbroker for the silver
m1nerS of Colorado and Nevada. 1t
might be the gentleman knew more of
the pawnbroklng business than he (Mr.
renee did, or it might be on account of
The practice OF the treasury department
TO Jew down the men who brought
silver there to sell; because il Vas NOW
beyond question that such was the
poliey of the department.
LII was because the people of Colorado
mad come to understand that the plat
n hn fttn zoe,
were but giittering catch words that
they had. within the last twelve months,
asserted their political independence.
1t was not (aS the New York Sun
said) because Mr.. Reed, of Maine, was
ear that the Democratic party had
come into power. 1t was because it mad
declared unequivocally for the remoneti-
cation of silver. The scene III the house
| To-Day was enough to attract the atten-
tioI OF any thoughtful observer. Was
IL possible the gentleman from Mary
iand (Ravh0r) uttering the sentiments
he did, and the gentleman from Mis-
souri, (Bland). uttering the sentiments
he did. were elected last fall on the
same identical platform? Laughter on
all sides
When the Democratic party met in
convention in 1854, Mr.. Pence con-
tinued, it declared its belief in honest
money; that gold and silver is the
Coinage OF the Constitution
and is circulating medium convertible
into such money without loss. That
meant, ne said, the RECOMMENDATION of
silver at its old ratio; and it was so ac-
cepted by the silver producers. But
even before Mr.. Cleveland'S first inau-
guratlon that platform had been DELHI
erately slapped in the face and Spat
upon. Applause.
For four years OF the Cleveland ad-
mlnlstration there had not been $50 far
as the administration was concerned)
one sincere effort TO remonetize silver.
The Republican administration which
followed was no better in that respect.
SILL, 1t was not his purpose to follow
up the evoiutionS of political parties or
to take part in partisan discussion.
Elected last fall by people brave,
buoyant and hopeful, he knew that
their industries had been Frustrated
by the course of the past two
administrations, by the base sur
render of those who had been
elected on silver platform and on
silver pledges. In this connection he
quoted from a speech made by MIR. Car
isle IN the house in 1875 to the effect
that the striking down of from three
seventies to one-half of the metallic
money of the country was the most
gigantic crime of this or anv other gen
Grafton. and he conirasted that declara-
ton with the present position of the
secretary on the silver question. The
speech was made, he said, when that
gentleman was leader. not follower.
when he was a sender of messages, not
bearer of them. Laughter.
Mr.. Wheeler. of Alabama. closed the
discussion of the day with plea for a
larger volume of currency, and the
house adjourned.