Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-18

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las Tor TIE peopls q ne unif.d staiss
Whes ne rulas eosit 1et - 14Iis &c
e - promofs lszlslsf.on bat 90 ol~trecf
Il. thea - matter Il eonrs~ ne senate
Nouid have - adopt fllles ~ prevent
s.ksfrsct.sn. ybsra vas no legislative
tosiy ia fhs Enrll that kad ia sone
poxsE g. controt dstsfs. soae ciofare
rule % ssn1s means ~ shich ne
1sloEtis coahd psz~ Ave, II thsrs sa@
Ne eoaId ike - kno~ ~ The ssnAts,
thsEefDrs. Eoaid have % follow me "a.
s1pia a other legislative bo<iies. AZ
rouhi have ~ fcilos the sxanlple -
gsafls 80 by fhs hoslss e eommous IA
En>ll ADD add by the hmlse e fepfeseniA,
tlses 10 the Cnitsd STALKS. Ana shich
presaiisd Ia hraGes and All coEntfies
having an organized legislature. Ia
ssesy sxseutise bosiy ia knFope that 40
kses n there aas : poHar u ikult de-
bale Eifhln tha bounds n reason 80 that
tAs majority sIight exsrriss poser and
that the lass night % passed
re ~oahf Lin,ss Dsb~E.
In his iadgment the best say would
- Ia the Esext sssaioa % have the cnm-
mlttee on rules strengthened D. q larger
aumbsr. and % let that eommsttse take
&nd sHamine all these various rules. and
e.refnlly limiting dsbats and giving 30
tha minority al oppoFtnnity 20 express
IL opinion. % prescribe ssame reasonable
rules by ~hich me majority should M
TIE tins = hsa the tnai vote should be
takeu.
NJ shernan thea vsst ca 70 call at
fsntion 20 the important legisiotiou
uhieh had 10 10 disposed o. The sen
ats. he said. had beea IN ssssion over
three months and not a single measure
q Importance rad been passed. The
house 0f representatives, had performed
ia datys but the senate y ss staggering
along Unable - have a single vote on
any Important question:. II this eon-
tIru~~. NJ. Shssnan added. -ths sea
ate vii De a marked body IL viii no
longer command ths respect Of an intel
ligsnt and active peopla. We are msn
II actioa 10 the Cnited States and the
senafs ought not o. b. = great log that
weighs down and obsfruets legislati0n-
We must. thsrefore. resort % some way
by which the poser q the majority may
Do exercised"
The president Of the United StRtes
has expressed hs opinion: Ne. on this
side. have not ohatructed the opinion OF
HLNNIAAI4Is
No do not believe IN bis policy; ne are
under no obligatlon % him And yet
Ne furnish nearly two-thirds Of the vote
% pass the pending ball. while the party
which the president represents stands
here unable to formulate q poiicy and
o. say What 10 desires It they do not
agree. Mr.. President in this bail. let them
say ~. Lot them formulate something
else. There are three or four important
measures % public interest that demand
solution az the hands % the senate. but
this ball stsnds in the say. One II
whether You shall continue the purchase
81 silver bullion- On that. honest men
may differ l believed In that policy
and wanted % give IL logger and most
beneficial experiencs. We have tried IL
aud according % our humble Judgment
We think that. on the whole. IL u not
wise % continue 10 farther. We have
noN 5s0.0o0OO0 II silver dollars coined,
90 Ne hare the bullion TO coin IL; ne
have besides s77. OOo.0O0 % silver coined
and Ia vide circulation a. what h called
subsidiary CON We have silver bullion
enough TO supply al that can DO coined
ia The next txo or three years There
fore re ncauiesce IN the representation
II the president that the purchase OF
silver bullion threatens 10 create die
tarbance In the markets II the world
aud tends t0excits a want % confidence
IN our ability to maintain q parity Of
gold and silver.
Purity or Metals Has FsiiesL
We have tried the experiment and ne
bslieve that IL has failed. The price OF
silver has decreased. notwithstanding
tho enoruaos purchases % IL by the
gbvernment This - not a proposition
a siemonstils silver. We have mors
silver now IN the United States than We
ever hai before IA cur whole previous
history. No one proposes b. disturb that
siiyer. On the contrary we would be
glad - joan with our friends on the other
tiic q the chamber 10 increase the sub
sidiary eoin. That I believe Is the coin
vhich the people u this country desire
rather than large dollars. and any other
Measure which tersis to promote the use
a silver Ne are ready and willing %
help The president. suggests. how
eyer that the best u measures
H. first b. Kill all thu present silver
the other side does not think so; and
their vote - potent. They have The
matter IN their handa Let them agree
ur'n somsthiog. I think that II the re-
pubiicsns we're H. offer the ten com
mandmeuts q tue Lords prayer. the
democrats would oppose them. Now
we do not stand In that At.itude- We
aak our brother senator's on the other
side o. meet Together and consult with
each other. n they do not like the
presidents plane Jet them give IA some
ether. Ia tiosrs name. asi ist ~ settls
this question: N ws can agree rith you
Ne eiI 10 ~. II Ne cannot agree 9ith
you. Sc vii not follow ycur example.
bah sill give you a naaiy 90
Duty OF CARLISLE.
have seen a istfar fren The ercrstafy
81 M treasury sfoNing that there sill
~ q deficit - e.. oe9fto thla year That
- debt that u being contracted - -.
people q th~ Unifed States and conxr~s-
r-fnees - furnish ne money - nest
fnls gruwinz drhrit II Mr. 1ssiieis
siaes be taty - vii ~ caos. tssiay -
tonofrow ~ a. M earliest hoaf. stot
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zoe fted - las sid si~rs i = ri ~
persfire. Hr ought Is sasp~nd TIE sf~s
t.oo q pohiie bo'iiisgs snd al psislc
improvements Tie iisa = gssnz
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