The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-04
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the country into deeper distress than
now exists. Taking it for granted
that the Sherman law would be re-
pealed, what of the future? Mr..
Sherman, while not the adviser of
the democratic party, said he was
entitled to give his opinion as an
American citizen. First of all we
must preserve intact the purity OF
all our money. 1t might be neces
sary to issue our securities to secure
gold.
Mr.. Sherman then began discus
sion of the various coinage laws of
the United States with special refer
ence to the act of 1873 which had,
he said, been the subject of so much
misrepresentation and falsehood in
this debate. He denied Mr.. Voor-
hees's statement that that act (the
act of 1879 was a "stealthy de-
monetization." Mr.. Voorhees, re-
piled that he never intended to refer
to the senator from Ohio, for four
years ago he had etfectually cleared
himself from any participation in
that matter. thereafter" said Mr..
Sherman, "when any man make such
a statement about this legislation l
shall simply say that it is false
hood and brand it so. 1t is strange
that on the vote on this bill, the dis
tinguished senator from Nevada (Mr.
Stewart) voted for it, and I, this
devi6sh,' voted against it, "
The last remark was ia reference
to an epithet applied to Mr. Sher-
man during the debate in the House
last week.
Mr.. Stewart rctorted that in due
time he would explain how he came
to vote for the bill.
There was nothing surreptitious
about it," said Mr.. Sherman, with
more warmth, "and no fact can be
proved more clearly. The statement
so often made to the contrary is a
falsehood and lie; 1 care not by
whom made"
Mr.. Sherman caused general laugh
ter among senators and in the gal
leries when he quoted from one OF
Mr.. Stewards speeches in the debate
on the bill he was discussing in
which Stewart said "Gold is the
universal standard of the world
and argued in favor of the gold dol.
lar as removing every element Of
doubt, fixing values and enabling
the workingman to know exactly
what his labor was worth. 1t was
not until silver became cheaper
dollar than gold that any one de-
manded it, and then it was to take
advantage of a creditor The pur
chase of silver by the United States
when all others had stopped it, was
an improvident use of the public
money. Instead of striking dowr
silver, he wanted to build it up, but
it could not be done by the UniteC
States alone.
Mr. Sherman occupied two hour!
and ten minutes. Parts of his speech
were read from manuscript; but The
greater part was delivered extern
pore and with rapidity and force
He was listened to throughout with
unflagging attention. Senator Stew
art, at the close of Mr.. Sherman
speech said he would give the "tru
history of demonstration mex
Tuesday.
The repeating bill Con which MI
Sherman had spoken) was laid aside
and the national bank circulation
bill was taken up to allow Mr.. Telle
to finish the speech which he ha
begun Tuesday. Mr.. Voorhees, CAV
notice, however, that he would to
morrow ask the Senate to set asid
: the pending bank bill in favor of tn
Wilson repeal bill as reported to tn
Senate.-SprinGfcld Republican, Sep
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