The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-19
NEW SILVER ORATOR.

Mr.. Elbley, of Pennsylvanis, Fires the Hearts
of the Free-Coinage Men.
WASHINGTON. Aug 1s.-The voice of the
East was heard for the first time in the
House to-day in favor of the free coinage
of silver. The speaker was Joseph G. Sib-
ley. new Democratic member from the
State OF Pennsylvania. and the speech Of
the man from the Keystone State was the
sensation of the day. Mr.. Sibley is the
only member of the Keystone State who Is
opposed to placing the United States upon
single gold standard, and who Is firm
advocate of bimetallism. He is about
fifty-three years of age. gifted with p fine
voice and q vast fund of wit and a great
flow of language. He Immediately
took his place among the orators.
the logicians and the humorists of the
House. On the other side of the question
there appeared another new champion, Mr..
Everett, of Massachusetts, who succeeded
Mr. Lodge. He is q fine speaker and at
tracted the attention of his oolleages. He,
besides having good delivery, has deep
appreciation OF humor and commanded an
interested audience. Mr.. Haines of New
York. and Mr.. English of New Jersey. both
Democrats. spoke in favor of repeating che
silver purchasing clause. and jerry Simp-
son OF Kansas, spoke against it.
Mr.. Sibley spoke in support of the prop
0eiti0n suggested by Mr. johnson. of Ohio,
providing that the holders of United States
bonds might deposit those securities with
the government receiving therefor treas.
ury notes. The time had come when the
clearing houses of the great cities
should no longer dominate ard con.
troll the policy of the 67.OOO.OO0 workers
of this land. The bimetalllsts were as
side to put q speedy end TO the present de-
preston. and this end could be attained
here and now by enacting into law the
Johnson proposition. There were various
causes for the present panic. One OF these
causes was that the gentleman from Ohio
MIR. Harterl. the ex-COngressman from
Massachusetts, George WilIiams and
Others hOwled in speeches and through the
magazines had howled lnoessantly for q
disaster. Mr.. Sibley then caused some
laughter by the manner in which he paid
his respects 60 the New York Reform Club,
the bankers and the gold bugs"
WHY HE Is A sILvERITE.
Since he [Mr. Sibleyl had been in Wash
ington he had been asked why he. comfort
ably Oft In this worlds goods and comin q
from Pennsylvania. should take the posi-
tion that he now did. His reply was that
the people of Pennsylvania could still read.
write and think. They read their Bibles,
and they knew that the command was Just
as true to-day as it had been when il was
thundered from Sinai, Thou shalt not
steal" lApplause.l Gentlemen In favor of
the single gold standard said that England
was against bimetallism. that France was
against it. that Germany was against it.
and even that the administration was
against it. Laughter But no such oppo-
sition could put out the spark of liberty
%a. on this .,a continent .has III, App,sus' esS.
against the bimetallsts. Granted. What
thenf Should they ask for quarter and
say their work was donef Say rather that
the glory would be theirs if the field was
asked to say that the Democrats of the
past who had drawn up the platforms of
the party had been unwlee and unpatrI-
otto. Congress vas asked to say that there
was man of such transcendental genius
that Ee could look into the future twenty
years ahead of Dybody else: and it was
asked to 90 down on its knees before this
man and offer an apotheosis to the man
who sat in !the capital. For one he never
would. Applsuse. AT one time he had
been q gold monometallist But he bad
studied the question and be was no longer
than monometallist. Cheers. laughter
and applause.
He then referred to the speech made by
Mr.. Grosv enor. ofOhio few days ago. If
ever q man had ripped the Democratic
party mp the back. Knocked it down and
lad trampled upon il, that gentle man had
done go. Bnt in winding mp his speech the
gentle man had demanded the uncondi-
tional repeal of the Sherman law. and he
Mr.. Sibiey had seen Democrat from New
York clap his hands long after every one
else had ceased the applause. and he Mr.
sibley did not know whether this Demo.
crst was applauding the tirst part Of the