The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-19


THE WORKING MEN THE MEN WHO TURNED
THE FURRow
were thinking over this financial ques-
tion. The mechanic, as he stood at his
lathe while the shaft revolyed, revolved
in his mind this problem; and he (Sibleyl
did not understand why that man could
not attain as perfect an apprehension of
it as the man who walked to the stock
exchange at 10 o'clock in the morn
in the afternoon, went to his
office and balanced up his accounts,
sauntered up town for dinner at Delmon-
ico's, went to the theatre, took box for
the evening, and then sat down with the
boys and played draw poker until four
O'Clock the next morning. Laughter and
applausel. The demonetization act of
1873 was traitorous act, and along with
the names of Judas Iscariot and Benedict
Arnold would be placed the names of
those who were guilty of the crime of
1873. [Applausel.
PARAPHRAsING THAD STEVENS.
Now congress was asked to say that the
democrats of the past who had drawn up
the platforms of the party had been un-
wise and unpatriotic. Congress was asked
to say that there was a man of such
transcendent genius that he could look
into the future twenty years ahead ofany-
body else, and it was asked to go down
on its knees before this man and offer
an apotheoSis to man who sat In the
other end of the capitol. For one, he
never would [Applausel. At one time he
had been gold monometallist. But he
studied the question and he was no longer
one, because he would rather be honest
than be monometallist [Cheers, laughter
and applausel 1t was said that the re-
publicans were going to Join with the
democrats in repeating the Sherman
law. What republicans and what demo-
Gratis? The republicans of the east and
democrats of the east. But in his opinion
the salvation of the country depended
upon the people who were living west of
the Alleghenies and south of Mason and
Dixon's line. [Applausel.
SHADE OF PATRICK HENRY.
Charles the first had attempted to coerce
parliament, and he had lost his head.
When the people of France had asked for
bread, flippant queen had inquired why
they asked not for cake; and one day,
when some knights of the bedchamber
had entered these halls and intimated
the lCingly pleasure and the members
duty, there might arise modern Mira
beau who would drive him hence and tell
him I'VE are here by the will of God and
the vote of the sovereign people, whose
udnhdlt dlOuG We ICCOSlAlLD duu NLOSC
behests we alone obey" Cheers and con-
tinued loud applausel.
Sibley spoke more than two hours, and
not for moment did he lack the atten-
tion of his colleagues After this maiden
speech he took front rank with the ora
tors and humorists Of the House.
The debate was then suspended for the
time being in order to allow Mr.. Catch
ings to report, from the committee on
tho alyn,a
to appoint the various committees of the
House
No additional committees are provided
for, but an increase in membership is
made in some of the more important COM
mittees.
The resolution was adopted, and the
silver debate was resumed, Mr.. Haines,
dem, N. Y, taking the floor.
WARM DEFENSE OF WALL STREET
He was amazed at the attacks made
upon Wall street. They were pure dem
agogism; attacks on the financial system
of the country. Wall street was the
savings bank of the nation; it was to
Wall street that the various sections of
the country sent their loanable surplus,
and from there that surplus was
distributed throughout the coun-
try wherever capital was needed
for the development for every
industry. 1t was from Wall street that
the silver men of the west procured the
capital with which to open their mines,
and it was there they procured many
millions of dollars to open up mines
which they afterwards forgot to open up.
sponsible for the present panic, that
panic should begin in the west.
MR.. CLEVELAND CHAMPIoNED.
Mr. English, dem. took to same
ground. He had the greatest respect for
the opinion of the President of the United
States. He had read his message between
the lines, and he was satisfied that the
President was actually bi-mealist. He
thought that the Presidents sagacity
was sufficient to know that the mere re-
peal of this measure would not relieve the
people; he had confidence in the Presi-
dents honor, that at the proper time he
would redeem every promise of the
Chicago platform.
an old fashioned and courteous Puritan
manner raised his voice in favor of the re-
peal of the Sherman law. Nothing in
his diction or his gestures showed that
he was entering upon his maiden speech.
His voice was clear, his attitude was
graceful and his diction perfect.
Not only was this the first
time Gnab ne naQ addressed
the House of Representatives it was the
first time that he had spoken to any
legislative assembly whatever. He was
not the master of eloquence or legal force.
Everything that he could say had been
more ably said before. His speech had
already been made-better than he could
make ft-by several gentlemen, notably by
the gentleman from Florida (Cooper).
He was delighted that the
state of Florida and the old Bay State of
Massachusetts came together on this
question, because it showed that Boston
and St. Augustine were suffering in the
same way and saw the same method of
relief.
MR.. CLEVELAND A GREAT LEADER.
The Democratic party was called upon
to meet a great crisis. Mr.. Cleveland
was a great leader and he was ready to
support that leader. Applause. He did
not care who was responsible for the
present difficulty. When a create city was
on fire. no one cared what old womans
cow had kicked over the lamp. Every
one wanted to put out the fire. The re-
sponsibility to extinguish the fire rested
with the democrats. If the Republican
party chose 10 help them-if it was will
ling to come forward on the lines which
Mr.. Cleveland had ndicated-they would
accept its help and would be grateful for
its support. If it shared the risk it
would also share in the glory.
MIR Simpson, pop, of Kansas, spoke in
favor Of free coinage. He severely criti-