The Meeker herald., 1893-09-02

dress with a good deal OF emphasis. He said
he favored the repeal Of the Sherman law but
he hoped later for free coinage OF silver
al am bmetalllst.n aid he. 81 do not
believe Ia q single gold standard or a single
silver standard. but do believe In the use of
both gold and silver as the standard money OF
the country and in their free coinage OF q pro
per ratio and without discrimination In favor
OF one or against the Dther."
Mr. Hill arraigDed the New York bankers
for the part they had taken In bringing on the
present crisis by attacking the credit oil the
country and necessarily Psoelaiming disaster
until they finally started panic wave that
now Threatened to enguf IL creators.
The chief surprise of the speech OF Mr. Hin
was the position he took IL minimizing the I'M
portance of the revision Of the coinage ratio,
and hi, suggestion that International bimet-
Rlli-m might be sought by holding out an In
dueement to the Latin Unlons
There was dead stiffness IN the Senate
when the speaker referrtd to the statement
that Mr Cleveland was trying to lead the
country to nonometallisul
II shall refuse said be ito follow in the
footsteps of any administration that seeks to
Mace the Democratic pary IN false position;
that seeks to lead It away from Democratic
principles and into the yeiy camp OF the enc
nv. The President must rely on Republican
votes to carry out any sncl policy
..But n. YOU well know. said he, II was
for The repeal Of this blu long before the
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| by nv voice, pen aud in1utncc contributed
NV humble share toward Tho creation of that
public sentiment in regard q I; which Is so
! we'll nigh unanimous In M state. Ny col
/ league and myself viii 'heeriuily vote iof
Wie,itrnl PATRONAGE
| This last allu-iou brought forth evidences
OF approval and merriuiegi, aud before the
| vice president could chick 1t the laughter
aud applause broke ont AMI 1t was not stopped
for some time,
Mr. Stewart followed and denounced the
repeal hill,
The House Joint resoluiiln extending to the
Cherokee outlet the proyiilous of the act OF
NAV -, 1880. In regard to township entries,
was taken up and passed just as II came from
the House.
HousE,-rhc silver debate was continued.
The advocates Of free coinage were Messrs.
Peudleton, Bowers, Noon, Marsh, Joseph,
Mooney, Taylor, Molsae Richardson Her
man, Branch, Wilson OF ohio, Mekeighan,
Doolittle and Hulck F1 unconditional re-
peal the speakers were l.e--rs. Pigatt, Du-
borrow, Bryant, Springer, ,iekles and Breck-
inridge Of Arkansas.
Mcssrs. Burrows and Dolliver made par
tisan speeches.
Mr. Byuum took the losr and replying To
Mr. Fences speech Of yesterday said that the
gentleman had turned MS back upon the
grand old Democratic patty, not for the sake
OF getting pie, but foF the purpose Of eating
crow He quoted -peesh by Me-. Pence,
going back, rs be charged, on Democratic
principles.
MIR Pence then put In lance, and It was a
sharp one lie said:
When made those remarks was sober
a. a judge. aud | want the record TO say 70. "
Illilarlou, applause
Then Mr.. Bynum rose to question OF per
.onal privilege aud with great dignity denied
the inputAtion that he had been intoxicated.
saturday. August a6th.
Hor-E.-Thc floor OF the House of Repre-
,rntailyes was the scene of tue battle OF giants
to-day II WAS The last twenty-four hours Of
the debate on the financial question and both
sides had reserved their Ahc.t speakers for
the closing act Ia the long-,lrawn battle. Tom
Reed, the eloquent leader Of the Republicans,
found au answer IN John Allen of Mississippi,
whose ready was one OF the most forcible ar
guments Of the frce-colnagc men. j, u, VII
llams. a Democratic member Of the last com
mltiec on coinage. tesought hls colleagues 10
remember their party platform, while Bourke
Cochran Of New York repeated the incidents
of the last Democratic national cenyeution,in
which he played such an important part, land
argued that the true Interpretation OF the
platform was not that sought to be given by
the gentleman from Illinois. William l.. VIII
son, the author Of the substitute measure, upon
which The iiFsi, satii " Alir n ttfclir
speeches.
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attention. lie claimed The principal reason
Of tue present depression was the uncertainty
OF tariff Legislation. In regard TO the question
OF repeal MIR. Reed said that while he was In
favor of 1.-THE did not think It would be an I'M
mediate cause Of revival of the prosperity OF
the country. Nevertheless he would vote for
repeal for Two reasons;
First-Beoause. whether Justly or not, the
Sherman law Is believed TO be the cause of the
unreasonable boarding of currency through.
out the country. In this connection Mr. Reed
paid compliment To the managers Of The
banks generally, saving that IN his judgment
they were doing an.honorsble patriotic work
and we're the main-ihy OF the country against
{ failure aud future disaster
The second reason was that only by repeal
could the nation hope to attract foreign capl-
/ tai, without which It were vain to hope for an
upward turn of the country's business. We
must put ourselves, he said, In position
] when the time for that upward turn comes to
/ be able to command the capital of the world.
which shall assist us on the path to the next
| period of prosperity and progress.
Mr.. Cochran said that the platform OF the
| Democratic party did not declare for free
/ coinage OF silver; that an attempt was made
/ In the convention By a delegate from Colo
RADIO to commit the party to that principle.
I but failed to secure len votes on the floor OF
| the convention in support OF the proposition.
I We are tod, said MIR. Cochran. 10y Colorado
aud Nevada, that We are Ia this matter de
I parting from the platform. II that Is the
ease, why did those states take TO the woods
l IN the election OF 1872, II was because those
states abandoned the declarations oil the
I Democratic platform that the gentleman
| from Colorado Mfr Pcnccl who had so often
entertained his associates on the noor, was
added to the membership OF the House Mr..
/ Cochran devoted himself TO an historical re-
{ sumo of financial legislation and asserted that
[ there was no instance In the history of civ
| llizntion where gold and silver ever circulated
I side BIS side Mt any ratio. II was simply i'm
| possible that they should do so and lie deed
I the gentleman from Missouri mir. Bland Ia
name AN exception. The fluctuations in the
/ value OF the two coin, were sufficient to con-
stantly drive out the dcarer metal, and this,
said Mr.. Cochran, was the inevitable result.
| France WIS compelled tu import 5000, 900 900
/ gold to maintain the parity of the silver
which she had coined. That was what the
/ United States would have 10 do 1t II desired
TO maintain the parity Of the silver we have
coined.
"Gcntlemcn have appealed to the sentiment
of the country members as though their In
tercsts were hostile to the interests of the
cities. ! speak upon this floor as member
/ from district in the greatest city on the con-
[ tincnt, and sag now TO this House that the
/ interests Of the city eau never be hostile 10
I the interests of the country; that the exist
cnce of the great municipal wealth is based
upon the productive powers of the laborers of
/ this land who dig in the bitches and work In
the fields. Show me legislation that will
benefit the farmer and even II 1t cuts down
| the profit of the banker or the capitalist 30
per cent. you will hnd me voting for 1t.
prize the citizenship of this country not be-
cause 1t embraces New York alone. but be-
cause II embraces Nebraska and Missouri and
every section and each OF the territories