The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-12
Administration Pets Spout for
Patronage.
BLAND LEADS FOR THE SILVER MEN
Tie Presidents Go1dbug Liver Is Out of
Order and He Must Take Rest---He
Processes Himself AS Being Satisfied
That Congress Will Do His Bidding.


bling, Immediately after the reading
of the journal, Wilson (Dem.) intro
duced a repeal bill.
Bland offered the agreement made
this morning governing the debate.
1t limits the talk to a total OF fourteen
days, from ii A. NJ. to p. NJ, with
night sessions for debate only if de-
sired. Bland also presented the bill
of the free coinage caucus. Bland de-
manded the previous question on his
order, but it was antagonized by Re-
publicans, under the leadership OF
Cannon, who wanted to debate the
question. Finally a vote was taken,
resulting in yeas 217, nays 100, SO the
previous question was ordered. The
Republicans generally voted with the
Democrats in support of the motion.
The resolution was then adopted.
At p. NJ. Raynor, a Democratic
member, began the debate on the sup
port OF the Wilson bill for an uncon-
ditional repeal Of the silver purchase
clause Of the Sherman act. Raynor
said:
"The adoption of free silver coinage
would tie the United States to the
tail of every bankrupt nation OF the
world. The opening of the mints to
silver might, for time, maintain a
fictitious value To the coin, but the
value OF bullion would always be reg
ulated by the market price. As long
as the Sherman silver act remains on
the statute books so long will it be
impossible to effect international ar
rangements, and SO long will none
tary conferences result in failure"
Raynor said what kept silver and
gold at a parity was the misplaced
confidence of the people. Ii the real
condition of the treasury was known
there would be no necessity for re-
peal of the Sherman law; it would
repeal itself. The constitution no
where establishes gold and silver as
the money of the country; there is
no obligation to coin silver, nor pur-
chase and store it for the benefit of
the miner.
While referring to the Democratic
platform Raynor said, in closing:
81 know the declarations that the
document has been differently con-
strued, according to the views of the
gentleman expounding them. AS for
me, in this supreme hour OF my
country's needs, am not blinded nor
intimidated by the glittering words
of convention declaration.
Brown (Dem. of Indiana followed
Raynor. He favors the coinage of
but in view of the havoc
wrought by the Sherman law and the
demands of the Democratic platform
he would vote for repeal with or
without conditions.
"In addition to repeating the Sher-
man law, the Democratic platform
promises to coin both gold and silver
without discrimination against either.
That promise must be redeemed"
Brown said he would not attempt
to speak for the president, but if he
were to do SO he would say that
Cleveland favored the coming Of gold
and silver in accordance with the
terms of the Democratic platform.
Bland, rising to open the free coin
age, expressed his regret that num-
ber of gentlemen, of whom the
speaker who had just sat down was
one of the most capable, had seen fit
to change their position on the ques-
ton; to abandon large portion of
the voters who had given the seats
they occupy and to turn their faces
to the East and their backs to the