St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-13
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answer from the Democratic side. Will
the gentleman be equally honest?
Mr. Harter replied that he would an
swer as matter of courtesy, although
it broke the thread of his argument.
The national platform of the Democratic
party had not been favorable to the free
coinage of silver nor had it charged the
Republicans with being favorable to the
demonetiZation of silver. The Demo-
Gratis nominated a man radically op-
posed TO circulating as dollar any coin
worth less than 100 cents.
Republicans Knew
what kind of man they nominated.
he did not wish to proceed further in
political discussion. He then proceeded
to mark out his plan of procedure. He
would have the congress in its eXtraor-
binary session repeal the purchasing
clause of the present law, authorize ma
tlonal banks to issue circulation TO the
full extent of their bonds, and direct
the secretary of the treasury to provide
for the issue of gold bonds.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Harter's
Specie. Mr.. Hendrix Dem, N. " was
recognized. He said that he had been
denominated here as a banker. He had
been called gold bug, but he assured
his friends that the only piece of gold
That he possessed was a S. coin, and
that the only money lie had was in his
left hand trousers pocket, and that he
had obtained from the sergeant-at. arms
few days ago. He had been born in
Missouri. lie had grown up with the
people of the West, and he knew them
and loved them. but he came to this
congress by way of the EaSts and he
represented an Eastern constituency,
and wished to say to this body of gen
tlemen that the opportunity for this
congress to benefit the country had
never been equaled in the history of
the land.
Let congress repeal the Sherman sill
yer law. adjourn and go home and let
the people do the rest. Applause. 1t
was not TO the
Gold Bugs
of Wall street that he asked the men,
bers to listen. nor to the men, women
and children who had their savings
locked up in savings banks; he asked
them to listen to the wokingmen thrown
out of employment: be asked them TO
listen to the voice of fear that our coun-
try was entering upon period black with
sorrow and black with woe. In this
hour Of dire distress. when good men
were throwing up their hands in de-
spair and going down under the wave
of disaster; when the most solid banks
that had stood uD against the winter
storms and summer heat OF finance for
years had gone down. and their presi-
dents and stockholders had in extreme
modification taken their own lives;
when humiliation had come on
honorable business men; when all
the whole United States was on
its knees praying to congress "for
Gods sake repeal the Sherman law and
let us alone" the free silver men came
here ana asked for the free coinage of
silver at ratios varying from sixteen to
twenty. What idiOcy in finance! What
shame on free country. Let MEM
berS here, as representatives close to
the people, do their duty and do their
duty faithfully, and there was at the
vested interest represented that
would stand in the path way of progress,
and of the relief of the people, let the
pililess pelting OF public opinion rain
there and not here. Let representatives
discharge their duty and go home feel
ing that they had done what the coun-
try expected of them. Applause
This question was not partisan one;
1t was business one, and as such it
should be considered.
Delegate RawIinS (Dem., Utab), lent
his voice in favor of free coinage. The
declaration made by the antl-silver men
that the government was issuing dollar
which was worth but so cents was alb
surd. By the constitution of the United
States express was given to congress TO
coin money and regulate its value.
Under that power the government had
declared that the silver dollar was equal
in value 10 the gold dollar. If this con-
greSs adjourned without action there
would be depreci alton in the valua-
ton of silver that would be frightful to
contemplate, and would bring on
monetary panic at once. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Rawiins remarks the
house adjourned until Monday.
Mr.. Bowers tRep., CALI spoke for the
free coinage of silver, and in doing so
Cast a Slur
upon political platforms, declaring that
no party platform amounted to any
thing, nor was it intended to mean any,
thing. He referred to the scarcity of
small currency and raised laugh by
stating that he went into drug store
this morning to get something which
cost 10 cents, he did not exactly remem.
Der what it was [laugnter], and could not
get any change. The free coinage of
silver would tend to relieve the present
depression. Many of the banks of the
United States. which were today with
their doors closed, would be glad to re-
ceive the dollar of our daddies. This
nation could make its own money for its
own people, and if England wanted to
put up the bars, all right. Which could
stand it longest? This great country,
which could produce every necessity
and every luxury, must not surrender
to the little island which must depend
un0n what it could obtain from other
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