Evening journal., 1893-09-02
woLcoTT's THREAT.

The speech Of Senator Wolcott was
notable He is man Of ability, un-
usual ability. and integrity. We do not
deny that; nobody can. Sill his
speech is irreconcilable with honesty
and intelligence
There is no use in mincing words lnire-
gard to scme Of the speeches which have
been mace by the silver men. They are
shameless iu every respect. They are
the results Of impure. base motives. It
is folly TO pretend to excuse Senator
Wolcott for urging the retention Of the
Sherman Silver Purchase act from pure
motives. He knows that the Sherman
law is wrong In principle and worse in
practice. He stultifes himself in pre-
tending otherwise.
He did not make any argument In
justification of the Sherman law. he
simply found fault with other Senators
for deserting the cause Of silver, and
chided and threatened the Republicans
for not supporting the protection
principle in it. Referring to the
Voorhees, bill he said:
II this act should pass and silver be.
as It must. absolutely dethroned and
degraded, he knew of no reason why any
Senator who believed in fr coin age
should ever cast another vote in favor
Of protection in any form.
What insufferable nonsense it is tn
speak Of silver being "dethroned aud de
graded"
What do the people care for silver
more than for copper, lead or tin, except
for its uses. II II is not useful any more
1t is as worthless as so much dirt. IN
being useful it does not become en-
throned and e.evated so that it should
control or overtop US. If 1t is not suit
able or convenient we care no more for
it than for brass or bronze. There Is
nothing sacred about silver because we
have found it convenient for use as
currency. IL cannot be "dethroned and
degraded" because we have never
worshipped It nor paid it obeisance.
That part Of the Senator's proposition
Is insufferable foolishness. That is the
sentimental side SO far as the facts
are concerned, we have now, we shall
continue to use, more silver than ever
There Is $50, O0O,OUO in circulation and
more in the Treasur,, coined and not
coined, than we can use in five years.
Senator Wolcott kno gs that there is
neither any proposition to recall that
500, 900, 900 nor to sell S4O0, O00, OC0 that
we have in the Treasury.
What does he want us to dof Buy
more useless silver bullion and stack
away 10 the Treasury vSultsG That, We
say, Is a proposition which is irreconcil-
able with intelligence OF honesty.
In regard to the threat that no Sena
or should cast another vote in favor OF
protection, that is another thing. w,
have never held any other opinion thar
that the protection sentiment was lar. els
a dishonest and dishonorable sentiment
that the Mckinley bill was a humlliatine
and degrading bargain and sale
Senator Wolcott plainly intimates
even II he does not threaten, that he
will refuse to vote for the robbery Of tn,
people for the benefit Of iron, coal, salt
copper, steel, wool, glass and acorns il
the protection theory is not applied to
silver. II the agents or Representatives
Of those industries will not return the
same favor for his silver robbery; 4
maple sugar is bountied, why csnuor
silver bullion be boughtG
His propositions are: FIRST, thai
silver must be regarded as enthroned, a.
something sacred and worshipful, whiel
must not be degraded like copper Of
brass 60 its intrinsic worth; second
that falling in intrinsic value It must
have the wgis Of protection thrown about
Tits price must be maintained as tn,
prices OF iron, maple sugar and acorn
are maintained by the Mckinley method
Those propositions are dishonest. dis
honorable, vulgar.
Senator Wolcott cannot maintain then
without stultifying either his intelli-
gence or his honor.
IL Is no use to mince words In thi
matter The coin sge and the currenc,
do not cut any figure with him n,
urges, 6rst, a sentiment for silver wor
ship; then he threatens refuse 6,
protect other commodities n his metal f.
not protected
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