Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-04
SETTLE ON apology
Senator Palmer as Mouthpiecs OF
Cleveland on S.ker.
PRESIDENTS POSITION sTAIsD


WasnEx070r. OcI LA tne -roatF.
sftss ths rootine morning business. an
ansndmsni u re silser paFchase 10
peal hill .ss offered By Mr.. Morgan. IL
rsvises ths eoinsge act q ls73. and pro
ss.ies TOR the rsai-sien q - per esnt az
import dues ca goods imported from
countries that ailoit standard silver
dollars n the pre-ent wesght aad hns-
nsss a. lesai tender foo al debts pubic
aud prisate.
The silver purchase repeal bal was
fakrn up az II o'clock. and Mr.. Dolph
eeafinusa his speech - yesterday after
noon. lie seat 10 the clerks desk and
had real extracts from President Ciese-
lanrfs messages daring has former ad-
ministration. giving his views upon the
subject q silver. he said that those
extracts justified the statement that the
success 4 the democrat party with such
= candidate eas the verdict II the
Ameucan people IN favor oi the d'scon.
rnaance q the purchase Of silver and
oi he ,oinage % silver dollars In the
extsscg he had read that The course bad
hsen usged by President Cleveland In
unmistakahic languages and the reason
for ~ presented.
NJ silver Legislation
Nr Teller asked him what be thought
the chances we're u any legislation
friendly u silver during the present al
minizffatlan- Did ne think there was
A. hope fnr such legislation. unless 70
was attached s0 the repeal blls
III cast ny vote Zoe the repeal u the
silver purchase act. a. l expect 10 do
Mr. Dslpa replied. Il viii not DO IL with
the exrsciation that during the present
Standardization there will be any other
I.,zisafioa eoucerning silver. do not
knoa a single utteraace of President
Clsvelands from the time q his nrsf
lstter 10 Mr. Warner % Ohio before his
first inauguration up % the presenttime
taat souid iead any one u suppose ne
Hal chasged his position IN relation 10
SILVER cosnare. or that he did not stand
today in fasor q the repeal ~ the Sher-
man laW and opposed % the further
rarcnase of silver bullion and 10 the
furthef coinage of silver dollars | do
r.ot expect that be wall recommend TO
congress any legislation looking 10 the
uze q silver by The United States with
out the co operation of other countries
Anl 10 n0t expect that congress could
pass any act Tor the use 81 silver by this
cosiniry alone that would receive his
Approval But I understand that he
would bs in favor II What he considers
practical uss u silver.
Monetary Conferences.
The Tee coinage n silver is only prac-
teaile Nith an international sgrce<nent.
by which the mints of all commercial
countries q The world shall be open 10
the free coinage IL silver "a an agreed
ratio. Mr. Teller ssked Mr. Dolph
whether there uas any reason 20 sup
pQse that the present executive would
take any steps g. secure an International
arrangement that would secure bi
mstallisn throughout the World
have no reason "a suppose. MIR.
floirh reoliet. That Mr.. Cleveland has
not al4ays been earnestly IN favor OF an
irteruationai arrangement l tio not
douot fhe srpai faith ~ Mr. Cleveland.
he - h.fsert shen he asserts that he -
In fsvor ~ b. aletalilsm by an inter
national agresnsen, whereby the parity
~ both mstais car be maintained
a know - nothing. Mf. Doiph re-
pied "Whith has fsen done under the
present asiniinisfrstion that would indi
ctfe fhst Mr Cleveland either inter IL
- rensR Efforts - secure an inter
rtRH<e,i h'z views IN regard "a an inter
national agreement
settle Osr Folicy Fsr~t-
Here Nf Palmer stepped into the
areas ~ The debate. saying: Il am not
sufaarixsd - -psak for the president
tat have no doubt that the president
regards ts - essential that ve settle our
osa policy before ee inyife other nations
4 A
the u-a<tieat understands that whi.e
we cautnae the purchase q silver. We
ase disabling ourselves hy putting our
seirea io isssdrsnta-r IN any atteupt
~ adjusting Ia mctaiii~m With foreign
cauntrir< am quite certain that the
lrezli ient believes that 81 long a. We
con.ioa~ ne purchsee - silver and an.
e~ri8ke tn support SILVER coinage Ne
voui3 sppeai On vain a. fvreign govern
scents 20 enter into any agreement % ee
fahii<t International - uletallism
hf folrh csufinoed his speech arnl
Roa1d ~ - .ieCiaring a. he had sail
~ tie areuIB4 that ttc aferation n the
~hera a. itE 1ts nnt responsible f0r the
tfisinr-s .lisasfefs ard financial tlis.urb
sneee llar thefc vas large number n
People IN she United Stairs who helieved
that IL SO. an3 therefore TIE safer
eoarse So q repeal IL
Pslsner'~ pcrfieent Inasiry
Nr Pallner sasd thar sfs@r SESSION q
riEht weeks the iaqairy srose whether
the eeaate would a sny tiuc di~poss -
tte quesf.na ief,rc it snd whether any
question ecuid te Disposed of hy the
srnate escept by unanimous cnnsent
Ne hsd sxsriaesi the rules carefully
sna he confessed that h~ bad nof dis
csrnrra ans means ~ 0hirh thu senate
r-.uid govern itsef ffe rcuretfed that
he c,ud ind nefbing IN the rules % IN
tl,e IL trFprefafroo 20 th~ constitution ~
~hesh ths senate csai,i act ehen the
spaate BAD even sietermtuetl - act AZ
., fhe f-st 20 physical ertiorsnre ~
esaIt 1ct ccntrmpiass n sifb great sat
l<feeticn if a Eefe tn - reeslrtel ~
~ arfet tbaf sneh -ancisrl- - him
seil scd tor zeusfar ffora Verment Mr.
Nsirrlh senei - s.isse.i champions a.
80 n thef rlafes srd ti sfarve IN their
stest hefrrfirr Wts fais ihfnx - erdf
II - eheu tl1 ha~f n fhe eenafa
sers ret ksea - ieeisie anFfAln9. 9hy
giisi u r,t fni~i'J silrufa and -, sf-s,ff
St. ha~ane~s ~eflas shiues IN their
pf-naf rtseliititn
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f..ss nolnazr - Ives se.si.f s..s.s,st ~.
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