The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-20

A makeshift for what? For a single
gold standard2 No. A makeshIft for
the free coinage OF silver. The bill for
the repeal Of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act did not place the Demo-
cratic party where the Chicago platform
proposed 20 leave 81. He denied that
the purchasing clause was responsible
for the present financial and business
trouble. A few years ago the farmers
had come 10 Congress asking for relief,
and they had been greeted as calamity
howlers." He had zhen predicted 10
the present Governor OF New York that
within two years the calamity howlers"
would come from another quarter. Who
was now bowling for relief The farmer7
They had ceased TO be calamity howl
ers." They had been squeezed until there
was nothing more TO squeeze from them.
The howl now came from the banks and
the bankers. 1t was now proposed by
placing the United States on single
gold standard to put this country into
the hands Of receiver and turn 1t over
to England. The money men and the
business men OF England were getting
shaky, and they said now that, this
gold craze had taken deeper root than
they had expected He made the pre-
diction that II the purchasing clause
Of the Sherman act were repealed the
price OF products in this country would
not be increased. The gentleman from
Kentucky (McCreary) had spoken In
favor Of an international monetary con-
ference. Why not have an Interstate
monetary conference? He tnat pro-
videth not for his own household hatn
denied the faith, and is worse than an
infdel"
He would hail with delight proposi-
tion that the Governor. the secretary and
the treasurer Of every State would be
called together in Washington city. there
TO discuss what was good for the United
States Congress was now endeaVorlng
10 hitch the horse at the wrong END OF
the cart.
Mr.. Richards Dem. o. believed that
President Grover Cleveland was right
I'm attributing to the purchasing clause
Of the Sherman bill the present business
depression.
The House then. at o'clock, took a
recess until o'clock.
At the evening session OF the House
there was a very small attendance on
the floor. Mr.. Curtis Rep.. Kas) spoke
I'm support OF the Wilson bill, but In a
conservative manner. lie did not agree
with the statement so frequently made
that the act OF 1873 was passed under
misapprehension or by trick. lie be-
neved that every man who voted Tor or
against that bill knew what he was DO
ing The people would never be salts
fed with free silver at ratio or TO TO i,
or with a single gold standard. He was
in favor Of n ratio Of 20 TO I, snd he would
then establish commission with author
ity 10 change the ratio at any time IL
was found TO be too large OF two small
Mr. Broderick Rep., Kans) spoke In
favor OF bimetallism and prosperity
which terms he regarded as almost sy-
nonymous.
Mr.. Clark Dem, MOI addressed the
House I'm favor OF the free coinage or
silver. To demonetize or not TO demone-
tize silver was the question that con-
fronted Congress. There was no sense
in whipping the devil around the stump.
To demonetize silver was to confiscate
one-half Of the property of the United
States. Quoting the language or Lincoln,
he declared that ''You can fool part OF
the people all the time; you can fool all
OF the people part of the time but you
cannot fool all the people all the time,
and the Democratic party could not 90
so in its party platform. He then turned
his attention TO the speech Of Mr.. Rayner,
of MARYLAND and suggested that II that |
gentleman would take a trip through |
the Mississippi Valley TO Colorado or |
Irtah. ne would have an opportunity 10 |
change his opinions on the financial ques- |
tion. while he was wearing on his char
acter as a tenderfoot applause and laugh |
ter).
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Clark's speech |
the House at 1890 adjourned.