Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-26

He had done about 50 per cent. of his
business on credit, but he did not think
that was good plan, for his creditors
were now clamoring for him to do
something to restore confidence.
Naughter) The country was ill, but
the remedy proposed was not the prop
err one. 1t reminded him of the story
of the darkey who, being left in charge
of a farm, wrote his employer: 'De
cow has been sick. think she is we'll
of the disease now, but think she will
die of the remedy I done give her."
Laughter) He (N1r. Allen would
like to cure the country of the disease,
but he did not want to vote for RENE
dy that would be worse than the dis
ease. He did not propose to be driven
or bulied in doing that which in his
humble judgment would be bad thing
for the great masses of the people.
He had no quarrel to make with the
administration. Why, in fact, in
private conversation with Mr.. Patter-
sou, of Tenn, they had agreed unani-
mously that they had done more than
any other men to bring about the cleo
ton of Grover Cleveland. Cleveland
had been elected because he was known
to have backbone and the courage of
his convictions. He (Mr. Allen), would
like to know land this sentence Mr.. AL
len drawled ouD what the President
would think of some of the gentlemen
of this House. loud laughter and ap-
plause.) 1t had been said by gentle
man from New York (Mr. Cummings),
that the South had nominated Mr..
Cleveland and should now support
him. The South had elected Cleve-
land, but it had also elected its mem
bers to the House. 1t might not be a
bad idea to pass bill to restore the
parity between the executive and legis-
lative branches Of the government.
daughter and cheers) Knowing the
President as he did, (laughter) he could
pay that official no higher compliment
than to do in his individual capacity as
member of this House, just what the
dictates of his conscience directed him
to do. He was sure that in following
that course he would meet with the
Presidents approval. If not. he would
have to take back thousand good
things he had said about Grover Cleve-
land. daughter and applause.)
Mr.. Cochran was the next speaker.
He said in opening that, after listening
to the speech of the gentleman who
had just taken his seat, every one would
admit that the arguments in favor of
the free coinage of silver were pictur-
esque rather than convincing He
agreed with the gentleman from Michi-
gan that when Congress adjourned last
March the country was prosperous in
every respect, while now the gaunt
spectre of starvation was stalking
through the land The remedy for this
condition of things ought to be sought
for, free from any spirit of partisanship.
He could not agree with the gentleman
from Maine that these periods of de-
preston were inseparable from the adj
vancements of civilization but that
each was due to specific cause which
might be readily discovered. Mr.
Cochran said that the platform of the
democratic party did not declare
for free coinage Of silver: that an at
tempt was made in the convention by
a delegate from Colorado to commit the
party to the principle but failed to
secure ten votes on the floor
of the convention in support
of the proposition. We are told, said
Mr.. Cochran, by Colorado and Nevada
that we are in this matter departing
from the platform. If that is the case,
why did those States take to the woods
in the election of 1892? 1t was because
those States abandoned the declarations
of the democratic platform that the gen.
teman from Colorado (Mr. Pence, who
had so often entertained his associates on
the floor, was added to the membership
of the House. Mr.. Cochran said that
in regard to this question he stood upon
the democratic platform with both feet,
and it was those who differed from him
that were trying to push him off. 81
took part in the deliberations Of the
democratic convention" said Mr.. Cock
ran, whereupon good-natured laugh
went over the House. 'And the good
humor occasioned by that remark leads
me to observe that know with what
emphasis the democratic party sits upon
any person who attempts to interfere
with its operations" Mr.. Cochran de-
voted himself to historical resume of
financial legislation and asserted that
there was no instance in the history of
civilization where gold and silver ever
circulated side by side at any ratio. 1t
was impossible that they should do so,
and he defed the gentleman from Mis-