The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-04

Il would have been powerless for evil.
But unfortunately the presidents dictum
carried weight with Il and his commands
were obeyed by considerable number OF
gsntlemen, who arc 90 situated as to be
potential In the crusade against silver.
Tho advocates OF silver are not here, said
Power, to cry "havoc and let slip the dogs
OF war;" but to protest against the
arsvious wrong Of demonetisin9 silver.
Power said tho tenets Of the silver faith to
which its advocates clung. were "free
coinage at Q ratio Of l6 to l." or at least
such legislation on that basis - would
restore silver to lie former plaoe With gold
as the money of tho constitution. That
Was the shibboleth Of the friends Of silver
and on that they ''put themselves before
the country"
Palmer Of Illinois then addressed the
senate. Congress- had been In session
eight weeks, he said, and IL had become .
very interesting inquiry whether the sen.
ate would ut any time dispose of tho ques.
ton now before II. Palmer said he could
SEQ no end to the discussion, and he knew
Of no method by which IT could be ter.
minated. "The senate ought to act and
Il ought to VOTE" said Mr.. Palmer, and
then he proceeded with an argument in
favor OF repeal. THE time will come"
declared Palmer in closing, "when the
country will insist that the senate shall
declare In some way or other that It will
govern itself"
Teller of Colorado inquired whether the
senate had not been able to make all the
necessary laws up to tho present time.
Palmer thought perhaps II had, but he
confessed he was astonished to flnd 1t inn
potent. Dubois OF Idaho thought when-
ever there was q strong sentiment in the
country In favor OF any measure the sen.
ate would respond. but the senator from
Illinois knew as well as no did that the
senate did not want to pass an uncondi.
tional repeal bill.
"There IL no sentiment in its favor"
said Dubois. ~ honestly believe there
arc not 10 senator's here who arc anxiously
desirous Of passing the unconditional 70.
peal bill. II there was . strong sentiment
here they would pass it. There 10 . manu-.
factured sentiment ON the outside, but IL
does not exist here"
"lf the senator from Idaho and those
representatives of free silver" said voor.
hees earnestly, ''will give US q chance to
vote we will answer the question whether
here are 10. or four or FIVE times 10 sena.
tors who will vote for the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman act"
~ will say to tho senator from Indiana"
replied Dubois deflantly, ''you have the
power to resort to unusu vi methods, but
unless you use IL, II will be demonstrated
how futile II is to endeavor to pass the un.
conditional repeal bill"
Palmer regarded the declaration Of Du-
bois as an appeal to barbarism In the SEN
ate. ''Is it true. a. . matter OF constitu-
tional law" Palmer asked, ''or 10 1t con.
sistent with the nature OF this body tn at
the only ultimate means Of securing vote
Is that we shall quietly announce that We
are engaged in the great business Of sit
ting each other out?"
Seriously" continued Palmer, ait is q
very serious thing and / prot est, not that
the senators shall yield any Of their rights
but that the time will come, and II 10 very
near, when the sensible men Of the coun'
try will say that the senate must adopt
some law by which Il can govern itself" !"
After q short executive session the senate
adjourned.