Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-27
Maias Statesman and Co~kran
A,Qssd the S.hsf Question
VOTE TO Be TAKEN MONDAY
kz-sps@kef said Dsaocrass Had Over
ri.Ies the stsasrssx. Bas Ia woaid
s@sc Cirsei4nd prom ffi. Party.

uooDte Was thought "a De due % the
poiiey of the purchasing q silver under
The sherman las. snd whether that BAH
vac correctea or not. be woald vote 10
Fepeai thai la~ Appiauss.
fhosnas h. Reed theu took the noog.
lle sad naancial crises were the IN
sef.arahle accompanimenfs 10 al human
progress. uhieh we're a series % upward
starts and f.llk The former may be
characterized IN the xord 'conhdence.
the latter -diatrust" Thsse huctu-
afiona are sympafhetic the world
over The dram of zoid from the
tnite.i states sinee the passage of
The Sherman law engcndered distrnst
aod brought on = season ~ boarding
and depression Sir. Reed then gave
what IN his Judgment was the underiy--
Ing c4nse q the present condition of
anairk The democrat party had been
victorious - a result II hundred
eausss. one "a fhem being IN a large
measure ire apathy n the American
people. For the purpose Il discussion
he Na= Tree e. admit that protection Is
fraad and a wicked and lniquitous tax.
The Tact remains. however that the sys-
TEN upon Ahich the manufacturers of
ths country have been regulated for
thirty years - Threatened with total
change whether Tor the better no man
can know. kyen the democrats do DOT
know themselves tie did not believe
The democrat party 10 be- utterly had.
and there Nas the restraining influences
81 the people. bat no one knew tho re
suit ~ the action II congress CA the
manufacturers k.yen IL the reforma-
ton of The tariff were an the hands of
- frlends business would be at a
Htandstill When the reformation Was
in the handz % men opposed To the
present system. the manufactures built
upon Il must come to a halt No man
will dare 10 Manufacture goods until he
knows the basis upon which his labor IL
o. 20 into the production Alluding 10
the democrat policy In regard 10 state
banks and other financial matters. Mr..
Need characterized the cause % the
present condition of affairs a. the IN
osscovefable uncertainty Of the future
OF both the currency questions and the
questions of protection and tariff re
form. The sherman act was therefore
not entirely responsible. bat its work
ings were the earliest indications Of
approaching disaster. IL has played
part not entirely unfortunate IN warn
Ing u.
VIII Vote for Repeal
Mr. Reed said be would vote for re-
peal because the sherman act was be
llesed to b. the cause q the unreason.
able boarding q currency. and because
foreign capital would not come to this
rountry until the act was repealed. lie
e0zplimented bank managers who wcre
doing a patriotic work IN saving the
country from failure and future disas-
ter lie denied that repeal was rc-
neWesi demonstration % silver. and said
that unconditional repeal vas duty
duty thai had been delayed too long
With a weary welts'f 4 talk.
The democrat president finds himself
po0eriess in his first great rccommen-
datiun g. bis party. We're he left 20
their tender mercIes the country would
witness the spectacle q the president
beiag throVn over ID his own party
and appealing % the patriotism - the
rrpuhiicaaA tie did not appeal Ia
vain
What ne were in our days % victory
Ne are in our days ~ defeat. champions
~ true and solid hnaace. and when the
dsf comes. a. IL surely will come. for us
O. iead this land back % the paths ~
prosperity aui fame which we're trod-
den uoder frpatiicsn rule for 50 many
yrar-. se s1sl take back uith us our
Racieat glory ontimmed by a,iversify,
Uur snaient honor unaullied by defeat
Nr Dcarrianf waa the newt speaker
IL oFye@sa repeal and advocated free
caiua1e.
Mr Williams opposed repeal lie
cCutrrsiel that The sherman law wae
not re-peuaialr fer the present panic
bour<e Cochran then addressed the
hou-e ~ saii he could uot agree with
tba gentleman from Maine that these
ref.stls % derrrseion we're irseparable
frem thc advancement ,f civilization.
hHf that each aas due g. a specific
eo1sr shich might b. readily discov.
eresL fhe riafform q the democrat
rstfs ili rnt declare f1r frco coinage q
sagvr. IA attempt wss made IN the
cenfaut,su hy delegate from Colorado
o. comruf tise party to that principle.
bot faiist g. sesare ben votes We are
ted. ~aid Hr .I,rkrau. ~ Colorado and
Nevada that rs are IN this matter 10.
paftBg frsos tha platform. II that
+ tho case vky did those states
take fa the woris IN the election
cf i<f1P ft was because thoae
stsfes atsntlssned fbe declarations ~ the
,isa.eerstie plsfferm thar the gentleman
fen eisrslie Pence Who had 80 often
eiiestsirei hia sesecisies On he hoor
So s.t's'l % fhe nemaprshlp u the
tetsse. Nr ft,ckra1 stir that IN regard
ttfn's 4'fesiiee ts stlod upon the dem
,r-rsi YsNofn 1fsa ooth feet AMI 3 Nas
tiese a .c aifefti frra aiu that we're
trttse Oh aesl siei a.
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neii.~ "a esnrtriher. aal3 Mr. Srsu.
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