The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-25

with Joy on the probablIityot the Dem.
ocrats surreRdering ut heCommand OF
the executive OF the Republican minor
ity, being chained absolutely to the
executive chariot; but no hoped that
he was prompted by higher motives.
Applause lie had n people at home
more deeply interested in this question
than any bther people in the Union.
lie then turned his attention to the
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.
Bynum), and his illusions to that
gentleman put tho house in a hilarious
mood. lie protested against the abiect
surrender which that gentleman had
made Applause,
1t was not necessary Tor him to
read any number OF speeches mado by
that gentleman under tho prior admin
istrAtion, He would content himself
with referring to what his own eyes had
witnessed. lie would not 90 back into
old history. lie would so back
only to October, 1891, when Mr.
Bynum, of Indiana, Mr.. Black, OF
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Wilson, OF
West Virginia, were advertised to
make y tour through tho country for
the purpose oil organizing Democratic
clubs. How warmly the people OF DoR-
yer had treated these gentlemen. They
had been treated to bed and board.
Laughterl Then tho gentleman from
Indiana (MF. BynWm} had addressed
the largest audience that had ever as.
semblod in Denver. In the Rocky Noun
tain NeirS was Il atcnographic report OF
his speech in which ho said:
~ have always been in favor OF the
free coinage OF silver.
have voted ior free coinage from tho
timo the question has been before Con.
gress and | will do so every time the
question comes up. Laughter and
Applause. Mr.. Ponce trusted that the
teacher would not rebuke the scholar
when he vcnturod TO tell hIm that the
question had now come up. APP
plause.
There was Il portrait OF the gentle.
man from Indiana published in tho
paper, but as he (Pence) was 4 little
man and the volume was large one,
lie could not hold it up ior the inspec-
ton OF the house. Laughter. But
he would ask unanimous consent to
have it reproduced in tho Congressional
Record In this picture was represented
silver dollar. and it was supported
how? by tho manly feet and legs
oi the gentleman from Indiana.
Whose arms were those that helped
to support 1t? Tho arms Of the gentle
man IRON Indiana. Laughter. Whose
face was this? Whose eyes were these?
The iaco aud tho eyes OF the gentleman
from lndsNna; and beneath the picture
was tho inscription. II have always
voted for FREQ coinage and always will"
Laughter and applause. The gGntle-
man from Indiana had taught him
(PenCe) his lessons, and he declined to
retreat from this teaching. Applause.
But he began to understand why and
how it was that 4 Democratic Presi-
dent, elected OH u silver platform, ab.
solutely and without fear OF contradic.
ton commanded a majority to sur.
render
Mr.. Pence then paid hia respects to
Senator Voorhees, and criticized him for
tho position no had taken. lie could
not hut be reminded lsinCo Voorhees,
had taken tho same stand as Sherman)
OF an article written by the senator aud
published in the North AmericaR Reriag;
denouncing Sherman rs the financial
weathercock Of the nation Laughter
aud applause
Mr.. Bynum replied to the structures
made upon him and upon his seeming
inconsistency, but he did so in 4 iocular
vein, and with evident appreciation oi
the Colorado mans humor. He admit.
tod that he had spoken in Denver in
1891 and that he had addressed one OF
the largest audiences that he had ever
faced He had had in tho fall OF that
year tho pleasure OF making tour OF
the continent with several other gem
tlemen in order to establish Dem
oCrGic clubs. Everywhere they
had been Hospitality received and BY
tho time they reached Denver he might
have been (smilingly and jocuInrly) ir.
responsible. When thoy arrived at
Denver they were shown tho sights OF
the city, and n more magnificent city
he had rarely seen. He had admired
the beauties OF the city and had asked:
"What means all this?" Tho reply
was: at means silver; it is built on
silver" "But," replied he. ~ am
making tariff campaign" "But you
can say something about silver" and
he had done 80. lie confessed his sins
and asked forgiveness. Laughter.
Mr.. Pence retorted that he under
stood tho excuse the gentleman had for
his utteranCOs that night. lie hoped
that the gentleman would not have to
plead any such excuse for his vote on
the pending question. Applause and
laughter.
Johnson, Ind.,) and Avery spoke in
favor of repeal aud then tho house took
n recess until s o'clock.
Al the night session speeches we're
made by MCssrs. Maddox. Milliken and
Murray, the latter coIorod, and the
house adjourned.