The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-24

ulCdtlOu dl MS nanuS, but the southern
democracy needed vindication before the
people when it arraigned the New York
democracy. He represented district in
which there were very few banks,
fewer, perhaps, than in any other
congressional district of the United
States He represented the teeming and
tollng millions of New York. He repre-
sented a district where there were more
than 5000 workers living in one block
He represented district where to-day
the black flag (but not the red flag had
been waving, bearing the inscription
bread" He represented that cry of
bread" Work-the only work the
toiIers could get-was from the manufac-
tuners in New York city, and the manu-
tacturers told them that they could not
get work until the purchasing clause of
the sherman law was repealed.
CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO.
No man, friend or foe, had ever accused
Grover Cleveland of going back upon, or
abating one iot or little from his convic-
tions. At the Chicago convention Mis-
souri, voted solidly for him, Mississippi
did the same. The time to enter q pro-
test against him was then not now.
Applause The New York democracy
had bowed to the will of the convention.
New York had accepted the platform.
The New York democracy had gone to the
front of the line of battle. 1t had pierced
the center of the enemy while the west
and south were attacking the wings,
The New York democracy to-day stood
by its pledges. 1t had accepted the plat
form.
MIR Cummings time expired, and Mr.
Fitch asked that it be extended for one
minute.
Mr. Kyle, dem, Miss, objected.
4, =,
from Mr.. Cummings that Mississip-
plan had attacked New York, and a Mis-
sissippian had prevented reply
But Mr., Turner, dem, Ga, who was
next entitled TO the floor yielded to Mr.
Cummings, who, continuing, said that New
York, had accepted the platform, and
New York and the nominee stood by the
platform to-day.
TOO MANY STATESMEN.
Gentlemen from the south were respon-
sible for the President of the United
States; they ought to have the manliness
to stand by him. The trouble was, that
there was q great surplus of statesmen
and a great dearth of politicians. Ap-
plause.
Mr. Turner, dem, Ga, would vote for
the repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law but he would also vote for
ratio proposed. But he did not believe
that either the repeal of the purchasing
clause or the free coinage Of silver would
restore confidence. 1t was also necessary
for the people and the for bankers of New
York to show q great deal of patriotism.
He believed that the genius of the country
was equal to every emergency.
Mr. Coffin, dem, Wyo., said that the
present conflict was between the people
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other. He spoke in favor ofgfree coinage.
Mr.. Taylor, rep, Tenn, announced
himself in favor of free coinage.
Mr.. Cannon, rep, spoke against the re-
peal of the Sherman law.
Mr. Walker, rep, Mass. addressed the
House in favor of the Wilson bill and in
advocacy of the unconditional repeal
of the purchasing clause.
Mr. Mcclure, dem. Cal, spoke in oppo-
sition to the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman law and protested against hasty
action,
Mr. Bell, dem, Tex, spoke in favor of
bi-metallism and in favor OF the free coin
age of silver.
Mr. Hicks, rep, Pa, while advocating
the Wilson bill, attributed the present
depression to the fear of democratic
tinkering with the tariff
The House then, at 5 $50 30o'clock, took a
recess until 8.
THE HoUsE-EvENING SESSION.
After the recess, Mr.. Hunter, dem, of
Illinois, took the floor. He said that he
would vote for the Wilson bill as an al
tentative, although he greatly preferred
the Bland substitute.
MIR. Dunn, dem, of New Jersey, advo-
Gated the repeal of the purchasing clause.
Mr.. Hall, dem, of Minnesota, advocated
repeal. The Sherman law was shutting
the door in the face of every individual.
1t left the great borrowing west and the
great borrowing south at the mercyof the
shylocks of Wall street
Mr.. Ikert, dem, Ohio, held that criti-
cism of President Cleveland, based on the
assumption that he was opposed to the
use of silver as money on a proper ratio
was premature at this time, for nowhere
had the President SO deelared-either in
his letter of acceptance nor in his message
to congress. He had left to congress to
find q proper ratio for silver and gold,
meanwhile only voicing the popular de-
mand that the Sherman act should be at
once repealed. He (lkert) did not believe
that silver would sensibly increase in
value on a l6 to 1 ratio and the change in
ratio should be carefully considered, and
in his judgment ratio Of 1879 to / or 10
to / would be proper.
Mr. McDermOnd, dem, Tenn, paid a
high tribute to the patriotism and integ-
rity Of the President, but regretted that
in this instance he was unable to follow
his lead and should be obliged to vote
against the Wilson bill. The refusal of
the opposition to accept any amendment
showed that they were aiming at mono
metallism. The bullion lin the treasury
should be coined, the seignorage covered
into the treasury, and the currency be
thus increased by $40 600 Then the
Sherman act would not appear SO black
as it was painted.
Mr.. Harris pop. Kas., did not know
that all knowledge of monetary science
was confined to the shylocks and Captain
Kids, and that the agriculturists of the
west were ignorant. Even should the
country come to a silver basis he would
not regard that as an irretrievable mis-
fortune. Prices would not longer fall,
and we should command the trade of
Mexico and Central and South America,
to the exclusion OF European
nations Had the Sherman law
been administered by its although
not a proper money measure-itRw
have aided powerfully in the remonetiza- 1
tion Of silver. Kansas was unit for free
coinage at 16 to l.
Mr. Bell, pop, Colo, expounded at
length the circumstances attending the
decentralization of silver in 1873, which he
undertook to show was done in the inter-
est of the classes who received fixed in
comes.
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