Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-10-18
NE SILVER DEBATE


anyhocy, bat that ia cia rot iutcnd 10 be coercci
by anybody. The senate Was not town meet.
Ing, but was great dciibcrauVe body tn
tended TO put veto upon hAsty. unwise and
improper legislation IL had been asked.
What was 20 be doncs His reply vas
compromise" Compromise r. the solution
u has been said that the president OF the United
States Was interfering with legislation. aud
that whenever compromise was spoken OF The
statement was made that the president would
not eompromisc Whoever states that" said
Senator Butler. empharcaily docs That high
onieial great injustice. because IL - none OF his
business what the senate does. don't believe
that he has attempted TO use his high once 10
influence the senate improperly
Mr.. blackburn dem. ky1 spoke ia opposi.
ton 10 the repeal He was not he said the
friend or spologist OF the sherman act But.
bad As the measure was. unfair and uncandid
as be believed 10 90 be, be did not believe IL had
been The cause OF the financial woes which the
country suffered nor did he believe that its re-
peal would prove that panacea for all the Imam.
cial us under which the country was struc-
Eling. He did not wish 10 see tho country put
upon single standard lie was a.
much opposed 10 single silver stand.
ard hc was 10 single gold
standard. He declared an international
standard OF value myth There never
had been. never would be and never needed 70
be an international standard OF value. The
trouble ay further back than the sherman
Law The tarin system OF the country needed
revision, aud the financial system needed over.
NauAANN AAN tNNN4 mere An-NhN 10 MNkNNNfr
both those necessary works He said M
there he those who think that am making the
light FOR the owner OF silver mines or
OF the silver smcitcr. they are mistaken M
the 10 per cent charged before isT3 IL NOS
enough, double "a. take 70 n that does not
surieo. take "a II you tell me that the ratio OF
Of 10 to Is too low. I say la tho spirit not OF
justice. but OF compromise. raise the ratio
Make 10 ~. make "a -; make ~ NJ. make 90 80
ana J. for one, will accept 10 rather than have
The silver metal stricken down. Tho only con
dluon which would impose would be- Unlock
the doors 81 your minis so silver give 90 right
OF entry there's and then hamper 10 win what
conditions you please Hut Mr. President im.
portant ~ this Is, "a - OF equal Importance that
We must settle a."
Mr. Blackburn concluded by saying The
settlement OF the issue should come and
should come now j appeal 10 tht sense Of
fairness, 20 the patriotism. the sense OF dignity
which charactcrizes the senate and ask soma
tors. without regard go party afinauons. 90 rise
TO the dignity OF this great issue ana mako a
settlement that shall be- lust and fair
On the 9th the debate on the silver repeal bin
was continued by Mossrs. Call ,dem.. Flal and
Butler ldcm.. = c.. both OF whom opposed
the bill Mr. Butler devoted the larger part OF
his speech 10 an argument IA favor of she re-
peal Of the tax state bank circulation
taking the position that tho tax was uuconsu.
tuuonal lie ridiculed the suggestion that
n The tax state bank circulation were re-
pcaied the days Of wildcat banks would return.
permit for ono hour the existence OF a bank
that Was not conducted upon conservative, prt-
dent ana business principles He believed that
South Carolina or Iswa would. with the tax 90
circulation removed require "a me th0d OF bank
ing as safe and a. conservative a. that OF Scot
land Why could not the American people
initiate the scotch Why could not each local
ity be- allowed 20 have banks establishing the
cash credit system % Scotland. where mans
personal credit with the aid OF two friends
would got capitaif What was there in the
American people that they could not be- trusted
as the Scotch people were trusted that the
state which was trusted in so many other vital
points could not be- trusted 10 regu ate the cur
rcncy for its people
GA the 1th Mr.. Roach dem, n. ID spoke In
favor Of the repeal OF the sherman act but eK-
pressed desire that thcrc should be- some leg
isaton in connection with it ihat would reoor.
nize silver rs legal tender money Re said;
Let this congress cau upon the nations OF this
hemisphere % unite with 10 and say how rou
and Silver shall compare with each other and
how they shall be rated rs monci .stabllsh a
uniform silver coin aud provide fur Us free
coinage with gold. Then this nation viii fmhu
rs magnificent destiny and realize the most
srdcnt dGcams over conceived hy the most
vivid and exalted pat .Dis"
Mr. Allen (pop. NeD.l hegau "a speech against
IRE repeal bill iu the course OF which o colo
Guy took place between Mr Allen and Mr.
Dolph rep, orel as Do the difference between
the actual and ihc face value ~ gold and silver
I
limited coinage 90 any metal mado she
BOLTON value % that metal equivalent 10 its
! coinage value Mr D0lpA regarded that propo-
| sition gs q very reiIarkuhle ONE and Mr. ais
/ son rep, Ia agreed that with the free and uu,
limited coinage OF silver ia the United states
the silver bullion in dollar and she coined sii.
yer dollar would be- OF The same value They
would represent the same thing. But m She
United States undertook 20 use both goo and
silver a. "a measure az value. then new CUES
! lion would be- raised-fhe question o. the ratio
between the two 10 EnEland had 6 ratio Of ~
ana the United States a ratio OF 40 90 an thc
the gold would 80 20 one country aud au thc
Iilvef 10 the other.
On the 9TH NJ wo,cor rep Col said that
within the last few days r-s worst apprehen-
fOns o. the friends 90 silver as 90 ihe position
n The president have been realized The
presidents open letter addressed 30 the people
u the United States through Gov N0rthsn
~ Georgia. ~ one % she most remarkable
pronuuciamenios of This generation. The pres
dent u the United States. while congress
/ Was IN extraOrdinarY session conVokrd Is
I ais proclamation, Informed the country that
be astouished az the opposition
N the senate % the measure which De had ad-
gocated IN bis message such an utterance was
Intrusive and offensive and was undttng the
relations which should exist between che leTis-
auve and executive departments of the row
,rnmeut SIR Noicott spoke OF Secretary Car.
isles change % front on the silver 0uestlo
-eierrng 20 she pr0veroiai real OF converts
~ NAaHNNt Ct hlfF N NilNlI or INluHl COD
ended, would leave 20 silver no place Az
standard Of value Silver was 10 b. dlsrredite
tttainfcd. 0utiawed
Mr voorhees, )dem. Ind denied that TIE
pending BIN would dcmoueuze silver The
ttatemeni thstit uouid DO 30 might Boz rrDel
I ID "a hundred thousrud Zines and sun % would
sot be- true Hc stated flat the committee taI
several Eood reasons Tor what a. asa. and BE- add.
sd when the sherman law no longer disgrace
,Ee statute book % she nation 4 am ready 90 lrt
I promptly. and With 40 mo energy that am
4pabie q, to carry out the pledges which This
y 1lll contains lie then went On o. argue that
I 4 me senators from the silver states hal op-
+ 'osed thc passage % che sherman biu as be
/ lad opposed o. 10 would never have brought
I blight and curse on ne country
M Teller ueu.. COLI replied fo Nc FDOr
lees' criticism of enc senator's from fhe silver
states for supporting she Sherman DiI aheu
80 was before the senate and asserted mas the
Indiana senator uaH not ln q cgudlfI0a 3D.
brow stones at them. inasmuch as BE- had
300 only voted Tor fho Bland biH. bus
7 lad voted t1 BASS 30 over ere pras'denra
/ yefo. Be declared mas tEs people would bot 30
! o0icd ~ the dec'aratory section in ihe comm. o.
I ICES substitute 1hey undsrsiood fhe luf1
snces that were at work Mr voorhees, as.
irrird tuaf tne der'sfatorF provision Iu fle
1II was much better In tlaf lt pledged fne
utlre USE OF cgiHtge of n1ih metals Orb the
. language 90 fle CHICAGO platform
Mr. CockreI llem N15 said MAJ from the
foundation Of ere rovHrnnslt to lN8 DOR laws
Maintained thr coatufuI0lal b'mctailc system
inimpaifed TIE iaa of FtDfuarf il lsf1.
lassed HF congress oferg eI fI. ffrnrI can
ri both houses end sIFned Dg a rtunhIlcsa pres
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