The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-25
SENATOR VEST ON SILVER
He Declares In Favor OF Bi-Metal-
ism.
Cseseisnd's Message Not Consistent with
~ Platform on which re Was
Elected Follow ting Jeffcr-
son's Footsteps.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Yes
OF Missouri. spoke for two hours in III
senate yesterday on the silver question
Among the points he made were:
AFR. President We are told that the repea, {
the so-ealled sherman act or the rarcha>in
clause OF II, - all that l. necessary at the pre-
ent eonJuncturc. and that the clouds will b
Immediately lifted from the business and nnar
eiai horizon sai the sun OF prosperity aSai
beam upon every portion o, our land
was never the friend OF the so-caiied Shei
man ACT voted against IT, spoke against II
denounced II rs u makeshift. and declared
70 be the worst measure for silver and for bi
metaliism that could he invented and place.
upon the statute book. l am in no sense ~
sponsible for its enactment. To-day IL
malignant and distorted features look out up
on land staggering and Keeling upon III.
verge OF bankruptcy. Its putafive fathers hav.
hsstardixed II. and are falling over each othel
now In vigorous ATTEMPT To prove that the,
never favored II. and are not respons. ble foi
its existence.
In the report or the Hcrschell committee
appointed by the British house OF commons
10 investigate the question OF minfage in
ihdia the principal reason given for stopping
the coinage OF silver nv private persons II,
India minis Is that the sherman art might al
any time precipitate upon the world q mass
OF silver that would probably fall 10 such an
extent rs 10 make free coinage In India Also
,utely ruinous- SO this measure. introduced
mere ostensibly In the interest OF silver has
come home like curse 10 roosf. as was said by
great author. like young chicken af the
nome OF those who brought IL here ostensibIy
70 help the free coinage OF silver in the United
STATES Thrt ~ To-Day is like house,ess and
homeless legislative dog. there Is no one TO
s KY ~ even bone and u can not nnd ken
nel IN which 10 hide its dishonored head
Mr.. President. IN the issue presented now 70
me tongre OF the United States and the
american people was simply the repeal OF the
sherman at. take ii there would he yerv lii
tie debate and singular utanimify in o,,r
action. hut the issue has gont teyond the re
peal OF the sherman act II is no longer a
question OF eliminating that statute but n has
grown INTO question so grave and momenioas
tnat the congressman Of the United States
must OF necessity earnestly consider III before
Rclne any further in the direction which has
ieen indicated TO U.s.
The question now before congress and the
American people is one OF bi-netailism Every
intelligent nan knows IT, There is no citizen
o. me United States today who has given any
attention Ia public Affairs who has read the
message OF the president OF the United States.
" no mas seen the utterances of his cabinet and
the men who enjoy his especial confidence
VINO does not know that we stand now face 10
race with the great question OF H.
metallism or single gold standard The
time Tor makcshiffs and eyasions and
suoterfuges has passed. No man in THIS
country Is so ignorant today that he does not
know that under the circumstances and win
lhe declarations made ly its advocates. the
unconditional repeal OF the Sherman act
stamps forever upon our financial policy the |
single gold standard. Not one single silver
iollar will ever he coined in this country /
Fan we permit the rshasing clause OF
ne sherman act 10 he repealed without q /
guarantee as solemn as the great necessities
u the people that silver shall continue to exist
n Inc United States as money metal
MI President. without making ANYTHING like
persona! statement. have heen known as
teadfast and unfinc hing friend Of the prs
enf ! defended him when assailed In the
anvass Tor nomination. defended him in the
ampaign. and In every speech made 70 the
eople 81 Missouri declared that Mr. Cleye-
md like myself. was a bi-me,aliis,. and tina,
re only differed in regard TO the ratio a, which |
ne coinage OF silver should Re had had the \
70 make that statement. because he had
ccepted the nomination upon a platform thar |
ledged the democratic party TO ti.metalli-r, |
was as well known that the democratic Marty |
TODD upon the doctrine Of hi-meiallisn a. that
met In Chicago and nominated Grover Cleve. |
ma forTpresident OF the United States
DO not undertake 20 say now that the presi
ent Is opposed TO hi-mefallism DO not under |
IKE 10 saw that he would not give his erart- |
We sanction to a measure that coined silver Al !
le commercial ratio with gold hut do under
IKE 10 say that his message is most significan,
pw with the greatest respect for him and with |
y the slightest doubt as to the honesty o. his
tentions. when he fails in this great state ma
y. =, suen contingency. 70 say one word in :
gard 10 hi-mefalli~m. IL certainly means that 1 .
considers the free coinage OF silver AZ any
tito so imprat ticable that IL does no, need
e executive notice II bimetailiss nj all.
would he an insult To the intelligence ~ the | s
'cs dent 10 believe that. under the circum- {
anccs. he would have deliberately sent fhsx I
per 70 ~ and 10 the world without having c
,ateu IN some way that he was willing 10 | I
ing about and maintain hi -metallism on eor.e | 2
rms In the United States.
When during the last congress IL was pro l
'sed TO pass free coinage bill AZ the ratio os !
TO ]. although had repeatedly voted for
ch . bill. although i had introduced a hill
1ich passed the senate and went to the house 4
representatives Identical in its provisions y
tn that which was offered here moved 10 | b
stpone the consideration OF that measure nm 2
after the November election. tecanse our 2
rfy had met and declared its platform Z
d nominated its candidate. and ~. !,
we'd that In simple justice and in !
c spirit OF fair play. Mr.. Cleveland should he n
rmitted 10 30 before the American pcople v
on our platform. and that the silver oues u
a. as II rad teen disposed Of In that plat =
m should become IN issue and Re submit. :,
! 70 inc american people, but did not mean
indicate for an instant that anyone uron
ID side OF the chamber who voted for ~. | 4,
stponemcnt OF that question as that time -
We up the great doctrine OF bi mefaliism a = -
abolished by the traditions and policies n, !,
! people and az enshrined in their hearts To- ! =
:. In that session OF congress I took occsr n
n In dis .ussing the financial question 10 II
Ike this declaration. nv which I stand now: -
have supported the free coinage OF silver ~
ncipally upon the ground that 1 oppose All -
80 legislation have never been tperhans 20
las teen my obtuseness, able to see the ins- "
OF permitting man who owns a gold mine
70 70 the mints, the common property OF the o,
'ple. and coin his gold without EXPENSE ana "a
y the same privilege 10 the owner of a all y.
mine. who Is IN equal owner In the mines q,
his country and who possesses a product 80 ~
n. under the constitution. Ia money metal ~
! - proposed now. and We rapidly near ~
that issue. To strike down silver as "A money N
tai In this country. distinctly state that I fe
u te found In favor Of bi-metallism a. cs to
iished by the constitution OF the United In
tes and by the traditions OF the American 81
ple."s VI
Il. President. I am anxious 10 avois me hi
htest misstatemcnt or to make any unius, III
icism upon the present administration Of
own party. do not feel myself at liberty
n any other feeling than that OF a sincere Ia
Ire TO meet the Responsibilities imposed an
y me a. an American citizen. TO refrain from co
Ing cmphatically my ~ solufe consfction Oh
We must determine now the question ~ IA
netalllsm ~ The rold standard as presented dis
= w the president. n.
addition to what have said in regard 70 tr,