New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27

peaIs the patriotism of another party whose
patriotism has never been appealed to In VAN
Never, l say, In vain The proudest part OF the
proud record OF the Republican party mas peen
its steadfast devotion to the cause OF souhu
finance When this country tempted to pay
its bonds in deprecated money. the Republican
party responded with loud acclaim to that hoo'c
! sentiment of General Hawley that every bond was
/ as sacred as soldiers grave. 1t cost us haiu
fighting and sore struggle. but the credit OF TINS
country has superior in the world. When 'ne
/ same arguments heard to-day heard hfteeh
/ years ago sounding the praises of a deprecia'eu
currency and procaiming the glories OF nat money
! the party OF Abraham Lincoln marched steadily
! toward specie payments and prosperity. What we
! were in days of victory in our days
| OF defeat. champions of true and solid finance, ana
when the day comes. 1t surely will come, TOT us
| to lead this land back to the paths of prosperity
and fame. which were trodden under Republican
rule for so many years. shall take back with
US our ancient glory undimmed by adversely, our
ancient honor unsued by defeat"
DEMOCRATS JOIN IN THE CHEERING.
At the closing sentence loud and ong-continued
applause burst out from the Republican side OF the
/ chamber and the galleries. and even the Democrats
an unwonted spectacle-contributed their snare Oh
| applause. Then Mr.. Reed took his seat, having oc-
| cuped his hour to the exact moment
Mr. Dearmond Dem. MOI the next speaker
having half an hour assigned to him. He was OPP
| posed to repeal and in favor Of free coinage ana
he INDUCED in criticisms upon the Secretary
! of the Treasury. AS a Democrat he saw with shame
and modification that the giant intellect OF sec
rotary Carlisle went no higher than to copy anu
follow the runous financial policy of his preue-
cessor Had the Sherman law been properly exc
| cuted parity would have been maintained. lie ulu
not believe the story that was published that the
venerable Solons at the other side OF the Capitoi
had agreed to surrender the tarn-reform PROPOSE
ton II they could pass the repeal bill But II might
/ be that some such arrangement had been maze De
tween Democrats and Republicans whereby uir''i
reform should be dropped: but, for one, az Dem
ocrat, he would protest and continue 10 protest
against that
Mr. Williams Dem. lid opposed repeal and con-
| tended that the Sherman law was not Responsible
for the present panic.
! MR. ALLEN THINKS THE REMEDY \ Bad oNf'
Mr. Allen dem, Miss) said that. unlike most
OF the gentlemen who had addressed the House Oh,
this imnortant question and who had disclaimed
being nnanciers partisans. he was both. u'aush-
teri He had made the question OF currency S'u''
for more than forty years G-aughterD But ne was
not one Of those nnanciers who were respohsple
for the present strngcncy. He had Kept MS money
in circulation. d.aughtcr) He had done about 70
per cent OF his business credit; but he did not
think that was n good plan. for his creditors were
| clamoring for him 10 do something 10 reS'o'e
| confidence G.aughter) The country was Ill., ou'
the remedy proposed was not the proper one II re-
| minded him OF the story OF the pdihS "'''' "'''S
| loft in charge OF a farm. wrote to his employers
| DE COW has been sick. / think she is well OF the
disease now. but think she viii die OF inc refne'y
done rive her" GaughterJ IIe CMr. Allen
would like to the country of the disease pul
| he did not want 10 vote for a remedy that would
be worse than the disease. lie did not propose 10
be driven bullied into doing that "hch III MS
humble Judgment would be bad thing Tor inc
great masses OF the people.
/ lie had quarrel to make with the Nnh''"'S-
tration cleveland had been elected because ne was
known 10 have backbone and the courage OF ms
| convictions He would like To- know what ui,c
President would think Of some OF ,h' gnnIas~ II
t t1I haou :aid by a Gentleman from Ncw-York
/ Mr. Cummings that The south hal ii9 } III
south had elected Ceveanl but IT had also elected
its members to this House. II might not pe a
| bad il.a 10 pass "A bill 10 restore the parity be
tween the Executivc and legislative branches OF
the Government daughter anH ch"etS' NhI" ing
that official higher compliment than to 40 80 In
! Just what The dictates Of his conscience directed
him To- DO ~ was surr tna, IA i1S" antroya wal
II not he would haye to tax 9ncN c ieS@T%h
| daughter aud appaus").
BOIRKE COCKRAN'S SPEECH
At r. m Mr Cochran Dem y. " took the
| noor and addressed the House Nobody
/ would deny. hc said after the speech just
1 hoarI that the arguments for free silver coin
/ age w'rc picturesque rather than convincing. lie
agreed with the gentleman from Maine Nlr RecD
/ that when the gave or the presiding officer DO
seconded on his desk the ith Of March last
/ members OF Congress returned 10 their homes IN
/ a country blessed with universal prosperity. And
/ yet in a period when everything that ought to
produce prosperity existed here the SKY overhead
ur. so''sbt nothing could be- found In the char
actcr OF "A prOvidcntal ntcrposition 10 prevent the
/ II was now the duty Of Congress. not to sock
partisan advantage in this condition OF Things, nnt
D ..fI. fl.. He
gentleman from Maine that such recurring pancs
were inseparlble from IN" progress oil the human
race lie did not join IN the tone o. lrNly IN
which ne potIcai platform OF IN b, cara
ton Of political fnith was binding on a party ana
he stood here to-day opposed TO the measure OF ifee
both his feet while he who proposed such an act
trying 10 push him on H. lie n"G nSssnien
drouical laughter from the Republlcan sidel' ana
it had put It's feet on any one who undertook 10
! interfere with the free course OF It's operations:
of the VI atform was read delegate from colorado
proposed. az an amendment. the insertion Of the the
supported 1t In speech But 1t did not poll ten
votes when the convention took acton upon It, IT,.
Democratic party having declared FOR free coinage!
Gsg t an cy f T%r %hy did Goordo "nd
Nevada take to the woods during the election 81
@ Sd Phc and %hy n G f S 'Gn
stand Cor the pemocrltc platform when declares
bimetall!sm in The tnited States and in Franc
there never mas been blinetdlllsn IN the SENS" ar
gucd for"
FINANCE on 4 GOLD BASIS.
Mr. Cochran quoted from Locke and MIL to
show that both gold and silver cannot be. at the
same time, the measure of value in the same coun-
try; because the measure of value must be per
pctual and Invarable. Finance was practically
gold basis. and the United states must do
what France has done close her minis to the
free coinage OF silver in order to maintain the
value and parity of silver Both gold AMI silver
nucuatcl In value The advocates Of the Wilson
7 bill wanted the metal which had the minimum OF
/ fluctuation: its opponents wanted the metal that
had the maximum nuctuation. applause. The
silver men wanted to give the farmers 51lt grains
of pure silver He wanted To give them 6olll grains
because he knew that 65ii grains would enable
them TO buy dollars worth Of anything In any
part Of the world He believed In international
himctallism. ON economic questions there should
be- party lines. When the economic laws were
laid down clearly as they had been laid down