The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-04
POWERS SILVER SPEECH
Gentleman From Montana Says the
President Demands Congress
sional Subserviency.
Silver Men not There to Cry
Havoc and Lot Slip the
Dogs of War.
hut to Protest Against the Grievous
Wrong of Demonetizing Silver
News OF the Capital.

WARRINGTON. Dot. 3.-The vice. preside en- I
laid before the senate 4 communication
from the secretary of tho treasury giving 4
detailed statement OF the expo ts Of silver
for the months of July and August. Dubois
California. Colorado, Montana and Idaho
to support state schools of mines.
Morgan offered an amendment to the
Wilson repeal bill. declaring the act of
Jan. 18 1887. TO be In full force. The bill
TO repeal the Sherman law was then laid
before the senate.
White, Of California, said he had exam
ined carefully the Bankers Magazine Of
August. 1873. and had found tho stnts-
ments made by sherman Yesterday, con-
ce ming q certain article in that maQnzIne
to be correct. and his quotation from the
publication erroneous. White also ssnd
from the Congressional Record to show
that tho statement, as no had given II, was
made as early 1873.
Dolph took the floor and continued his
speech. begun yesterday. in supI ort OF the
repeal bill. He quoted from the message Of
President Cleveland Of 1885. urging the dis.
continuance Of tho purchase and coinage Of
silver under the Bland Allison aot. DoIph
characterized this ~ . stronger argument
against the use Of silver than hs was now
able to Offer, and said he road il for the
purpose Of showing that the democrats.
who advocate the retention of the Sherman
act. were not In accord with the party
leaders.
He declared that tho success of tho dem
ooratic party, with such q candidate and
suoh platform, vas abundant evidence Of
The fact that the American people did not
desire to continue the coinage Of silver un-
der existing conditions. He did not ex.
pect there would be any legislation concern
ing silver under the present. administra-
tion while conditions remain as at present.
He did not know OF a single uttsrancs of
Cleveland showing that he had changed his
position in o. position TO the further pu--
chase and coinage OF the silver dollar. He
did not expect to secure any legislation
without International agreement.
The Brussels monetary conference was
brought into tho discussion and Allison. Of
Iowa, who was ono of the delegates to the
delegates to toe conference favored the
uti ization of gold and silver. they wee not
ready TO adopt the coinage Of silver in their
own countries" He denied that the con-
ference adjourned without action. Euro
pean countries now expected the cOnfe, enos
would reconvene. Instead OF European
governments not being interested in the
question. there was not European govern
mont which WAS not watching daily sve,y
step and every movement taken In this
country.
Power, republican. of Montana. then ad-
Fesseu tho senate In opposition to ths bill.
The influence of aggregated capital, said
M kv in nil ho
q mpathy of the resident, and he in tu,n
with hi, great power demanded the sub
servience OF the legislative branch. II the
stubbornness shown by the executive had
been estricted to himsslf, it would have been
poweress for evil. But unfortunately tho
presidents dictum carried weight with IL.
and his oommands We obeyed BY a con-
siderable number of gentlemen who were
SO situated as to be potential In tho crusade
against silver. The advocates of silver are
not here" said Power. ITO ory havoc and
let slip the dogs of wal; but to protest
against the erievous wrong Of dsmonssi.ing
silver" Power said the tenet OF the silver
faith to which its advooates clung wns "frse
coinage at tho ratio OF sixteen to one' or at
least such legislation on that basis as would
Isstore silver to its former place with gold
as tho money of the consultation. Tast
was the shibbo 9th OF the friends OF silver
and on that they put themselves n ON tho
county,"
Palmer. Of Illinois. then addressed the
senate. Conpress has been in session eight
weeks, he said. and il has become q very
inter sting inquiry whether tho senate
would. st any time, dispose Of the question
now beForeit. Palmer said he oould see
no end to the discussion and knew of no
method by which 1t could be terminated
"rhe senate ought 10 act and it ought to
vote" said Mr.. Palmer. and thsn he pro-
ceeded with an argument in fayor Of re-
peal.
"The time will oo,ne." declared Palmer
in co,ng. when tho country will insist
hat the senate shall declare in some way or
another that it will govern itself"
Teller. of Colorado. inquired whether the
senate had not boen nb 9 to make zil neoes-
sa ' laws mp to tho p,csen: time.
Paine thought perhaps II had. hut he
conftssed he WAS astonished to find it i'm
potent.
Dubois. Of Idaho. thought that whenever
thers was a strong sentiment In She country
in favor of any measure the senate would
resi- ond but the senator from Illinois H. ew
As we'll as he did that the senate did not
want TO pass the unconditional repeal bill.
There Is no sentiment IN tRvot of II, said
Dubois. Il honestly believe there are not
ten senators her who nre anxiouSlv de-
sirous OF passing the unconditional ret cal
bill. If the we.e a strong sentiment here
they would pnss IL; there is manufactured
sentiment on the outside but it does not
exist here"
If the senator from Idaho and those rep
rese Natives" said Voorhees,. earnestly.
will give us a chance to vote. We will
answer the question whrthsr there are ten
or four or five times ten senators who will
vote for the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman aot."
Il will say tp the s'uator from Indiana"
replied Dubois. defnntly, you have the
DO V or to reRort TO unusual methods. IL
will be demonstTat, d how futile is the
endeavor to paas the unconditional rslsal
LnL."
Pnlmer regarded the declaration Of
Dubois as All appeal TO the barbsrism OF
the senate. rs it true. AZ matter or oon-
stitutional law Palmer asked. ''or 10 IL oon-
sistent with the nature Of this body, that
the oui, ultimate means OF secu ing II vote
il that we shall uuiety an.nuncu that We
are engaged in the great business Of sitting
each other outF
"Se iouslv." continued Palmer. ~, is
very serious thing. and protest not that
senator's 4 all Weld any of thei rights. but
that the timu will come. and very nenr.
when the srnsihc men OF the country will
say the senate mnst adopt some law by
which IL can govern itaetf."
WILL BLOCK EVERYTHING.
sprinRer says the senate NJ ust Pass the
Repeat Hil.
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