The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09
B!ands S Amenement.


action in the house of representatives,
the following were 4 part Of the pro
ceedlngs:
Mr.. Bland sent to the desk and
had read his amendment 1t revives
the free coinage act Of 1897. Mr.
Bland said vote must now De taken
upon the a!l-important question. The
recent panic was precipitated 10y the
moneyed interests Of the country for
the purpose Of etfecting legislation.
With the law to be wiped from the
statute books he had no sympathy
and he and those who believed with
him had only been battleins that it
might not be wiped out until after
the political party to which he and
they belonged had performed its
pledges hy restoring the free and
unlimited coinage of silver
He offered an amendment upon
which the Democratic party Of the
the south and west would do battle
in the future" 1t Was a repeal Of the
Sherman law in 1890. Mr.. Bland
said he would have despared of the
future of his party had he not sec.
IN the house and in the senate !:
small unteritied force which had
battled for the last three months
seeking to establish the principles
announced in the Democratic plat
| form. In these he SAW the nucleus
wherein and whereby, on the platform
announced, the Democratic party il
all sections west OF the Alle.htnle:
would stand
In his opinion if the great mass o
the eastern Democracy would tinall,
also stand together upon the platform
the Democracy would march t.
triumph
SILVER MEN NOT DISCOURAGED.
| The advocates OF silver were rO
discouraged. On the contrary whe,
the Sherman law was wiped out o
existance the sole issue would b.
made whether the country should 9
to the geld moncymctallism whic|
has practically bankrupted Europe 0
re~establish the monetary system 0
the Constitution There might be
spasmodic revival of business nov
said Mr.. Blunt. but it could not Das'
In this country stocks had Ilrcad
begun to fail, and if anyth:n. shoul
rise on the account of the repeal G
the Sherman law and the going to
gold standard it should he stock:
for the legislation has been in til
interest Of stock jobbng operation
[Applause.]
The old world was in distress. no,
ever. and American securities wei
sent back to this country notwi,
standing the repeal Of the Sherma
law. The law had been repealed
the interest Of the stock gamblin
and wheat, Gotten and other proauc
Of the farm had beed depressed by
ERYAN'S PROTEST.
When Mr.. Bland hat, finished |
yielded to Mr.. Bryan. lie sai'
I'VE have been told that the Dem
cratic platform demanded the u
conditional repeal Of the Sherma
law. No person has yet brought in
single word Of any platform tn
substancesire to mingle in the Iii
cussion SO far as it has proccede
nor 10 ! intend to make this the 9
/, cas:on for any suggestions as to 4
natural disappointment Of the orato
who have proceeded me. | told Il
gentleman from Nebraska some tin
ago that he would find out the uitft
- encc between promise and preft
nance when he bamc to actual bu
ness. That the country is undOu
tedly better Off when the Democrat
party dissspoints it | do not dou!
In some respects ml.h hope tn
the dis pointment might cont,nt
;. [ have gwen ut length my reasc
;, for the views which | have taken
!, the question which is before I