The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-09

whether the United States should further
coin and use silver as money, but the pre-
else question was whether the purchase OF
silver for coinage purposes should be con-
tinued. It was necessary to undo many
another act beside that embraced in
the repeal act. The lsborer in the United
States was paid in unsound. dishonest
money. degraded By law. Ii was coined
below standard; IL purported to be money.
but it was not. 1t lacked the most essen
tiai attribute of lawful money. 1t was not
legal tender. One of the strongest objec-
tions In the Sherman &C was that even the
standard silver dollar. IN which the wage.
Garner WAS mainly paid. was ubject to the
same ban of dishonor. Gold was brought
to the treasury under the law, said Mr..
Turpie. while silver was bought for the
mint. The act of purchase was itself q
disc Elimination against silver. The dis
crimlnation was accurate. sharp. trenchant.
The ever-reourring pest of purchase was the
vice In the scheme. 1t placed upon silver
coin the brand of bondage.
ME-. Turpie, In conclusion, said: 1--WE are
about to approach an era OF commercial
liberty unknown TO US for generation. an
save for the necessary imposts laid upon it
for revenue. will be as free as the ocean
which bears 10; a time w hen an open mar
ket shall greet the export of all our great
staples: when the lmmeasurable increment
Of our sales shall assnredly bring US in re-
turn gold. silver. bills sterling. We
are drawing nigh to another epoch
OF une~ampled grandeur and sig
nihcanct. The restoration OF the
silver dollar. the RECOMMENDATION of silver
would be great reforms, but how shall
these compare with the restitution of Tree
dom OF the ballot? The dynasty of fraud
and force 10 now entering the valley OF
deaths shadow. 1t Is soon to be dethroned.
The free ballot is worth more than free
coinage. The people will. as far as public
law may serve. decree liberty IN all things.
to all men within the bounds of the Re-
public"
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas. addressed the
Senate at the conclusion of Mr.. Turpie' 8
remarks. He spoke from o silver stand.
point.
1t was DOW $3.50 O'Clock. and MIR. Voor-
hees rose. He said he would not ask an un-
reasonable session. but he thought $50 an
unreasonable hour to adjourn. If there
were no Senators who desired to speak he
would have TO ask a vote
Mr.. Hale hoped that Mr.. Voorhees,. If be
could control the situation. would not
consent TO an Adjournment. The Repub-
licaEs had refrained from taking up time
by answering tho speeches msde on the
other side. with the exception of Mr.. Sher-
man. the veteran upon that side, and the
leader upon financial measures ami per-
haps one or TWO others on the Republics
side who were in favor OF repeal. They
had sat silently In their seats ready to vote
st oil times. and had taken up none OF tho
time of the session. and they were now in
that attitude. ready and willing ana de.
slrous OF voting.
VOORHEES, LOSES HIS TEMPER.
Senator Voorhees, rose. He had sat pa.
tiently during the remarks OF Mr.. Hale,
hut ir was apparent that the suggestions
of the Senator from Maine had not been To.
ceived in good feeling. He had most
serious ex pression of countensnce. and in
thunderous tones said: 1.-The zeal OF the
Senator from Maine for the re peal of the
Sherman act was manifested very early,
and his desire to assist the Senator from
lndiEna Is deeply appreciated. IL would
be n; ore 80. however. If in these six weeks
he had been In his seat more than one
week. desire to say TO him. and to all
coneernt d, that the Senator from Indiana
expects to DISCHARGE his duty as he sees It,
and in way which the Senator from In
diana will ask the iud gment of the country.
and not the Senator from Maine, nor that
side of the chamber. nor this SO far in
dividuallty is concerned. but to himself
and to the people that he representa- on this
~hgor."
Mr. Hale rose but the Senator from Indi-
ana. declined TO yield. He contin ued:
The Senator from Maine has taken
q monopoly OF criticism of my
action. lie has taken o monopoly of
direction. of lecturing. of dictation. II
may use such a term, and of nagging The
whole country Knows the Senator from
Indiana occupies a trying position with
men of lOng-tried friendship on this side of
the chamber non concprring with my own
views and In my course. The result Is that
l am doing what We will all be required to
say when we come to sum up LIES result
the best we cam
Mr.. Hale replied that the statement that
he had been absent from the Senate was
an error. excepting for one week. when 1t
was undt rstood that nothing was TO be
done. He said his suggestions were only
in the interest of helping the Senator from
Indiana.
II have had quite surfeit of that kind
of help from that source" replied Mr.
Voorhees, with bitterness.
Il DO not wish." continued Mr. Hale. Ito
make the position of the chairman of the
committee on finance uncomfortable, and
the Senator should not be SD sensitive
about help from the Republican side"
Will the Senator please select some
other subject for discussion the next time
he takes the floor" snid Mr.. Voorhees,. "be-
sides my management of this bill. unless he
wants to assail Inc; unless he wishes to
make an assault"
Mr.. Hale disoIained any intention OF re-.
ffectlng upon .he. Sena,or from Indiana.
and SAID that the latter was doing all he
could To secnre the passage of the bill faith.
fully and ably.
Mr. Voorhees, said he could not return
that com plInent to the Senator from
hc could he would take his seat. Laugh
ter Continuing. he said be wanted TO say
q word to the public Anxious as he was to
press the matter to vote. and
having pressed it to utmost limits
until those with whom he had contced
all his Iiie thought he had strained the
boundaries. as it were. of patience. he had.
in Difference to their wishes, withdrawn q
resolution for the earlier meeting of tho
Senate. which be would have been glad to
have adopted. There was some cOnsola-
tion In his mind in the fact that the pu bIic
business OF the country was discounting
the passage of the dill. Prosperity was re-.
viving and times were not so hard. The
House has passed the bill. 1t is known
that the Senate will pass it," This Mr.
Voorhees, said with great earnestness. "In
little while 1t will be behind u.s. instead
or before us"
After remarks by Messrs. Dubois. Teller.
Aldrich and Berry. the spicy debate closed
and the Senate adjourned.