New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12
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Mr.. Brown Dem. Ind.) who followed Nr. hay
ner expressed himself I'm favor Of the free coinage
Of silver: but I'm view OF the havoc TO pus'he''
| brought about by the Sherman law, and IN we"
| OF the declarations OF the Democratic piallor"
| at Chicago, he would vote for the repeal oil the
sherman law I'm any event conditions or no con-
ditlons lie would not assume that the President
| was opposed TO the coinage Of silver money. lie
knew no one but the President himself who was
| ready TO express the opinion OF the President on
| this subject II he ventured opinion Mt all Us
| TO what the Presidents Views were, II WOULD
| be- that the President in favor OF the coinage
OF both gold and silver without discriminating against
either metal ond that the President would reherm
| every pledge and promise which he had made by
accepting the Democratic nomination for the Presi
dcncy. The Democratic party pledged to re-
| peal the Sherman act the President had done his
| duty: 1t now remained for the two houses OF
Congress to do theirs
MR. BLAND GETS THE FLOOR.
| Mr.. Bland. the great silver advocate was then
recognized by the Speaker lie expressed his regret
that number OF gentlemen had changed their opinion
this silver question. The gentleman who had just
taken his seat Mr Brown had been regarded as one
Of the ardent and able advocates OF blmetallsm
lie had read part OF the Chicago platform and he had
reiterated from n part-from that part OF all Others
that had contributed to give him seat IN the House.
lie had turned his face toward the East and his back
| toward the West
The Sherman law the only law on the statute
books that looked to the Of silver IA money OF
tho country. lie knew at the time OF Its passage
| that the element that striving to secure It's
| passage was the element opposed to free coinage
| lie knew at the time that that element wonld de-
| mand Its repeal at the first moment 1t saw Its OPP
| porunity. The repeal of the sherman act had been
| part OF the Chicago platform. Another part had
lecn declaration for the OF both gold and silver
hs thp mo NJ he
people he represented he understood That the free
| coinage OF silver In accordance with the platform
necessarily repealed the sherman law. The two laws
| could not exist together. They were inconsistent.
Mr.. Bland reviewed recent silver and financial
legislation and contcndcd that 1t apprehension
that the United states would repeal the Sherman law
that induced the British Government to recomrer
TO the Government Of India the suspension OF silver
| coinage Why there being rushed In now, he
| asked. n proposition TO repeal the only law which
sustained for the moment at least, the value OF
| silvcri
Gold Mr.. Gland said. coming to this country
to-dny. II coming all the time, and II was
the people the water who sustaining the
panic. Gold could not be obtained from the Bank
OF England or the Bank OF France without premium
! being paid for It Int the American Treasury paid
cut gold 10 every SPECTATOR because the Admins
traton hostile to silver D,solatlor would sweep
over the states Of the Union, and the effect would
react over the whole world. IT WAS the fight on
! silver which had procipitated he panic. 1t had
been brought about dcsignedly and for purpose.
The pnnic had begun. and alarming the country.
But he declared with much emphasis. that II the
| demands OF tie blmctalst. not complied with
the panic would become one In earnest.
An APPEAL FOR BIMETALrIsM.
lie appealed TO members 10 stand by blmetalsm
| and obey the commands Of the shylooks
France had aft red medium Of exchange for all the
a IL
I Of silver gpid thnt Frunr- had
been able TO maintain the parity or the two metals
all over the world. That prOof that the Gov
ernmont OF the United states could at tn, ratio
| Of IL TO Il.
He declared that the money requirements OF the
| United states. with the vast wealth, industry and
energy Of It's people, were equal to those OF England
France and Germany combined, and that the whole
civilized world would have to look 10 this country
for lis future monetary supply. And yet said he
| with vchcmcncc we asked here to-day 10 lay
! the bloody hand OF conlscation on millions OF
population In order TO satisfy the greed OF England
VIII Congress do IT. viii you trlmple the interests
Of your own people aud destroy the value OF one OF
| the precious metals simply to crafty the greed Of
| Wall street. n agent Of Lombard street! II
cannot, Il shall moi be done (AppauscJ speaking
for the great Of the people of the Mississippi
| Valley and Of the people west Of II. | say YOU shall
not do II. lIencwcd applanse.) And anybody or
any party that undertakes 10 do II MIL, IN Gods
name BE- tr.lnpicd-as IL Ought to L.in the dust Of
| condemnation now and IN the future Continued ap
plansc on the floor and In the gallcres) speak rs
"A Democrat but yet rs an American above Democracy
| CCh,-rs.)
1--WE do not n.rrh that any party shall survive, II
We can help 1t. that will lny It's c0ntstating hand
on America In the inieres, Of England or Europe
That may be- strong language. but. speaking TO YOU OF
the Eastern Democracy. will bl you farewell when
you do II. (Alpause) Now you can take your choice
md ~
American industries and American laboreIs against
English Industries aud English aborcrs of our
| going apart. We have to the parting way.
do not pretend speak for anybody but myself and
The masses of the great Mississippi Valley WHEN
that We will not submit to the domination of an.
| political party (hOwrvcr much we lON" Dcm0crncy)
| II 1t lays It's sacrihcia hand upon silver
and wounds II In ms county For myself
| | viii not support such party here or els"w srr,
Int Will dcnouncc It ~ I'M Democratic and tn,Amer-
lean. And the Democrats engaged IN 1t ! VIII ask
and rools-no, | will withdraw that cpiille-aS tn"
representatives Of III" money power ana OF the m II
| II the MASSES Of the American people You cannot
hold the Democratic party together on that line
NOW Is THE TIME To DECIDE
In closing hi, argument. which, he saId was en-
iircy without preparation, Mr. Bland declared That
the time had come to decide whether not the coun
| try was to 90 TO bimctalsm. lie thought 1t the
duty Of the House, especially OF his Democratic ASSOC
clates to settle the money question and to settle 1t
OH correct lines would not do TO dcmonrtize silver
and then To undertake To restore II aftcrward There
WAS time enough TO arrange II according To the
principles OF lamctallsm. and In manner con0rlna
| bic 10 the promises Of the Democratic party.
| Mr. Pence, Pop., COLI the next speaker, and
| with his opening sentences he attracted ana re-
| tanned the closest attention OF the House. lie was
sorry he said to note by the tone and words or
| The gentleman from Maryland lMr. Rayner). who
| opened the discussion. that he was Influenced by
| the columns OF the metropolitan press. ana was
disposcd to trent representatives Of Western districts
and particularly of those states whore silver Is mined
| fnreln nor
| prchrnd the reason why that gentleman should
| speak OF the Treasury Department ~ acting the
| rnrt of n piwnbr0kcr for the silver miners OF
| Colorado and Nevada II might BE- that the gen
tleman knew more OF the pawnbroking business than
! he Nfr Pcncc) did: II might be- on account
| Of the practice OF the Treasury Department to jew
| down the men who brought silver there to sell .
| because 1t was now beyond question that such was
| The policy OF the Department II true that
| The people OF Colorado did mine silver. and that
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