The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-10
AGAINST COMPROMISE
Jersey City Business Men
Want the Voorhees,
Bill Passed.
TIE MASS MEETING LAST NIGHT
Speeches By Joseph Dear, Frank O..
Cole. and Joseph a. Walker
The Resolutions Adopted.
TIE MASS MEETING LAST MIGHT

passing the Silver Repeal bill.
The meeting was called by President
Joseph A. Dear of the Board OF Trade in
respouse so a petition signed BIZ the Lead
ing business firms of this city. These
were represented last night by the fol-
lowing: John A. Walker Of the Dixon
CruciDle Company. DR.. l.. J. Gordon of
Lorillard's Tobacco Factory. w. j. TAFT
of the Standard Wood Turning Com
pany, Jacob Ringle, Frank Stevens, F.
o. Cola. James 6. Hasking Of The S second
National Bank. VIM. Brown, Andrew J.
Corcoran, E. M. Doane. J McIlhinaey,
Theo. Guoelman, NJ. B. Holmes, H. G..
Beltair. James Anderson. I. y. Degnan
and j. Pilson.
Mr.. Dear was elected chairman and
Mr.. w. j. TAFT secretary. the chair
man read the petition Of the merchants
aud others eondemning the action of the
Senate anG urging al immediate repeal
Of the purchasing clause Of the Sher man
act.
mo matter,n said the chairman.
whether you are in favor of a single
standard or are a greenbacker, no patriot
can contemplate the present state of
affairs without grave alarm.
1.-The Senate" he continued, peculiarly
American In its character, and one of the
brightest achievements OF the founders
"a oAN AAS%S IA o0AAS LAVA
plicable way turned to reverse the very
| principles upon which it was founded.
AS Senator Palmer well said, Instead of
the majority ruling. nothing eau be done
without che consent of the minority"
Continuing he said that by the adop>
/ ton of this new maxim the Government
can no more give expression TO the peo-
ple's wishes.
REDUCTIo AID ABSURDUM.
L cannot understand how the practice
has grown uD to tolerate such y fe6uc-
ito dd dbSurdum. With the help of a
| presiding officer. why dues not the major
ity cut the Gordiau knot and refuse to be
hound by these letters of foolish logic.
EApplause. If they would call upon the
presiding officer that they intend to vote,
he daren't refuse Go bring the question to
an immediate conclusion"
MIR. Frank o. Cole did not agree. he
said, with The chairman's remarks about
! the Senate. II think the minority should
have some rights"
Neither party, he argued, has any reas-
on to be proud of its attitude.
The spe sker briefly reviewed the his
tory of the silver question. beginning
with the discoveries of the Western silver
mines and the Introduction Of the Baud.
| Allison bill. He then commented on The
veto of the bill by President Hayes, who.
Mr.. Cole said, used exactly The same
language as Cleveland did recently upon
| a like matter. Coming to 1890, when the
silver men renewed their agitation. the
speaker cited the passage OF the Sherman
act by which six hundred millions of
unces Of silver are lying uslesss at the
| Treasury.
"The only thing to do tonight he con-
tinued, SIS TO strengthen theh bands OF the
President in his letter to Congress. He
has placed himself square on tue princi-
Piles of honest finance. AS in the war
whsn honest democrats supported Lin-
coin SO now honest republicans should
support the Democratic president" Cap,
plausel. Mr.. Cole said in conclusion that
the whole opposition comes from a few
silver states represented by republicans,
aud the Southern Senator'S. He compli-
mented Senators McPherson and smith
upon their opposition to ffiibusteFing
methods, and moved that a com mittee OF
three be appoiated TO draft resolutions.
Chairman Dear named the eonmittse
as follows: DIR. L. j. Gordon, Johu A.
Walker aud f. o. Cole. They retired and
afterwards presented the following
THE RESOLUTIONS.
"Ae a mass meeting hell in Jersey City
on Monday evening, October 8. 1893. the
following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted
"Wnereas. In view of the Widespread
disaster and ruin which confronted the
country, the President OF the Uaitet
States, in Difference to the almost uni
versal desire of the people. called aa
extra session of Congress to assemble on
the 18th of August last urging the ua-
condltIonal repeal of the compulsory
purchasing clause OF the Sherman law.
said law being believed to be mainly
responsible for the existing depression
throughout the country, III
"Whersas the House OF Representatives.,
in response to the desire of the people.
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such a bill; aud whereas this action OF the
House Of Representatives iu q grea,
measure allayed the fears Of the people
and ~engendered hopes OF early relief to
the varied interests of the the country
pending final action by the Senate. and
"Whereas the Senate OF the United States
is delaying f1ual action upon this import
ant measure, thereby causing a con
t%ipuance of the general depression of
business interests throughout the entire
country. therefore be IL
Resolved That we do pstftfon and
request the Senate of tina Uaited States
to promptly pass the so-called VOORHEES,
bill Without further delay, anu we dc
uualterably declare that we are opposed
to anv compromise whatsoever upon thi:
vital question.
Resolved, That a copy Of this petition
and request duly signed be forwarded to
the Honorables John R. Mcpherson and
James Smith, .Tr., Senators representing
the State of New Jersey, tor presentation
10 the United States Senate"
While the committee was out prepar-
ing the resolutions Mr. Dear spoke again.
He told the meeting that among the
many speeches delivered In the Senate
that of Mr.. Bryan Of Nebraska was very
Interesting for its literary STYLE and the
skill with which the Speaker hinted at
the dreadful things that would happen
by driving out silver. These %prosnosti,
cations or the Nebraska, statesman, Mr.
Dear said. were founded or two suppress
SONS of the truth. Oae was that silver
is actually in use and the other that thers
is not enough gold in the world to do the
business of tue world. The chairman
ridiculed these q dement's and said thai
the business OF the world is carried on bl
cheeks, drafts and notes aud therefore
the amount of gold needed is simply
sufficient to supply pocket money for tbs
peopis and to steady the exchanges.
sit is not wanted in large trans actions
Let US hav q doesn't credit and stand
ard and va DON'T neeG gold, Still les
1 silver. We den's want to get bsck to TIKI
days OF Lycurtu who carried his money
about III an OK cart"
Mr.. Johu A. Walker crftieIzad tn,
silver men for their opposition TO ths
will of the majority. Il was. he sal
small States ruling the larger ones. HI
pictured the disastrous effects tnv
Sepate's hardness III the matter OF tn
Repeal bill had caussd. ana sal | Ghas the
opportunity presented to make Jerss,
CiIy's voice known should not be allowe,
no go by default. Mr.. Anarew j. Co,
corau moved the adoption OF the resolu
t;pns presented, aud this was agreed 10
i he rneetfuv immediately after ad