The herald., 1893-10-04

concerning q certain article IN tnat HAY
azine, was correct, and his quotation
from the publication erroneous.
White also read from the Congress
eional record to show that the statement,
as he had given it. was made as early as
1873.
Dolph took the floor and continued his
Fpeech begun yesterday in support OF
the repeal bill. He quoted from the
message of Cleveland OF 1855, urging
the discontinuance OF the purchase Oh
coinage silver under the Bland Allison
act. Dolph characterized this as
stronger argument against the use OF
silver than he was now able to offer,
and said he read it for the purpose OF
ahowipg that the Democrats who advo-
Gated the retention of the Sherman act
are not in accord with their party lead
ers. He declared that the success OF the
Democratic party, with such candidate
and such q platform, was abundant evl-
dence OF the fact that the American
people did not desire to continue the
coinage of silver under the existing con-
ditions.
Teller interrupted Dolph to ask him
what chance he Thought there was oil
securing any recognition OF silver under
the administration of president who
holds the views expressed by Cleveland
Dolph replied that he did not expect
there would be any legislation concern
ing silver under the present administra-
ton while the conditions remain as at
present, He did not know of 9 single
utterance of Cleveland that he had
changed his position in opposition to the
further purchase and coinage OF silver.
He did not expect to secure any legisla-
tion without an international agree
ment.
Dolph quoted the statement that
minoritiea were radical and majorities
conservative, which he used as illus
trating the naturalness of the change OF
the Democratic party. since it had
come into power. When the Demo-
cratic party was in the minority it could
afford to favor free coinage, but now
that it had majority it had necessarily
become conservative on this subject.
Teller asked Dolph if he had any
reason to suppose that the president had
taken any steps looking to secure the
cooperation of other nations in the In
terest of silver.
Dolph replied that he was not ac-
uuainted with the plans OF the admins
tration. but he had no reason to suppose
that the president was not now, as for
meriy, friendly to the project for en- in
ternational agreement. He could not
doubt Cleveland's good faith when he
stated that he desired such an arrange
ment. Many believed the repeal OF the
Sherman act would hasten an agree
ment with other nations, and it was
possible Cleveland might entertain this
idea.
The Brussels monetary conference was
brought into the discussion, and Allison
of Iowa, who was one OF the delegates
to the conference, said that, while near
1y all the delegates to the conference
favored the utilization of gold and silver,
they were not ready to adopt coinage OF
silver in their own countries. de de-
MED that the conference adjourned
without action. The European coun-
tries now expected that the conference
would re-convene. Instead OF the Eu-
Yopean governments not being interest
ed in the question, there is not an Eu-
ropean government which is not
watching daily every step and every
Power (Rep.) of Montana then ad.
dressed the senate in opposition to the
bill, The influence of aggregated capi-
tai, said Power, found no difficulty in
engaging the sympathy of the president,
and he had in turn with hisgreat power
commanded the subservience Of the leg
ielative branches. Ii the stubbornness
shown by the executive had been restrict
ed to himself, it would have been power
less for evil, but unfortunately the
presidents dictum carried weight with
it, and his commands were obeyed by a
considerable number of gentlemen who
were 30 situated as to be potential in the
crusade against silver. The advocates
of silver were not here, said Power, to
cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war,
but to protest against the grievous
wrong of demonetizing silver. Power
said the tenet of the silver faith. to
which it's advocates clung, was free coin
age at the ratio of 16 to l, or at least
such legislation on that basis as would
restore silver to its former place with
gold as the money of the constitution.
That was the Shibboleth of the frien ds
OF silver, and on that they put them
selves upon record before the country.
Palmer of Illinois then addressed the
senate. Congress had been in session
eight weeks, he said, and it became a
very interesting inquiry whether the
senate would at any time dispose of the
question before it. Palmer said he
could see the end of the discussion, and
knew of no method by which it could be
terminated. The senate ought to act
and it ought to vote, said Palmer, and
then he proceeded with an argument in
favor of repeal. The time will come, de-
clared Palmer in closing, when the
country will insist in some way or an
other that it will govern itself.
Teller of Colorado inquired whether
the senate had not been able to make
all the necessary laws up to the present
time.
Palmer thought perhaps it had, but he
confessed he was astonished to find 1t
impotent.
Dubois of Idaho thought whenever
there WAS strong sentiment in the
country in favor of any measure, the
senate would respond, but the senator
from Illinois knew as well as he did that
the senate did not want to pass an un-
conditional repeal bill.
"There is no sentiment in favor of it,"
said Dubois. 81 honestly believe there
are not 10 senators here who anxiously
desire passing an unconditional repeal
bill. Ii there were a strong sentiment
they would pass it. There is manufac-
tured sentiment on the outside, but it
does not exist here"
eff the senator from Idaho and those
representatives" said Voorhees, earn
estly, twill give US chance to vote we
will answer the question whether there