The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-16
WHAT THEY THINK OF 1T.
ConGressmen Express Themselves Re-
garding the Message.


garding the Message.
The message of the president was re-
| ceived by congress with a degree of at
tention and earnestness that has sell
dom been accorded TO a state paper.
A notable fact was the general alb
sence of adverse criticism from a party
point OF view, and among those who
have reserved an expression of their
judgment the democrats were quite as
numerous as the republicans. For in
stance, Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman of the
finance committee, declined positively
to be interviewed on the message, and
Mr.. Hill of New York did the same.
Mr.. German said: 1.-The message is a
! clear-cut statement of the presidents
views. All Of the comment that have
heard in the senate is that it is as terse
and clear a statement as could have
been made"
Senator Cockrell, chairman of appro-
! priations committee, when pressed for
an opinion, said: ST am not sure that
understand fully the purport of the
message, and until have read it care
| fully / cannot express an opinion"
Senator Allison was very conserva-
| tive in his expression Of opinion. He
remarked: at is a very fair message.
/ He states truly that the Sherman act
was a compromise between the free sill
yer men and those who opposed their
! views" Senator Allison thought that
| the tariff references Of the president
were calculated to disturb business fur
Their at very critical time.
Senator Jones of Nevada-'T think
| H.
! not analyze the situation at all. The
/ Sherman law has nothing to do with the
/ present condition of affairs. The lines
! are drawn for the battle and 1 see no
reason for the friends of repeal to think
they can carry their measure through.
| The message is what was expected, and
will do little to help the cause which
/ the president champions"
Senators Quay, Hawley, Lodge and
Mcpherson were well pleased with the
recommendation regarding finances.
Senator Teller-"'The simple assertion
Of the president that the present f1nan-
cial condition is due to the Sherman
| law does not make it so. His premise
is wrong and his conclusions necessarily
fall to the ground"
| Senator Peffer-"The banker will re-
gard it as perfection, the farmer and
workman will see in it a further re-
! duction of the product of their farm and
| their labor. II is the first attack of the
! money kings in their final struggle for
! supremacy"
Mr.. Bourke Cochran Of New York,
| who is expected to lead the anti-silver
forces on the floor of the house, said
! Admirable most admirable. Even the
silver men must admit that ii is the
most perfect presentation OF the ques-
| tion that could be made"
| Representative Bland OF Missouri, the
Moses of the free coinage men, said:
| LAS nearly as / could make II out II
was a plea for a single gold standard
| because England maintains it. If Eng
land would coin silver probably this
country would do so. We seem 10 have
! lost the spirit of 1776"
| Representative Bynum and Harter
| commended the message in the highest
| terms, as did Messrs. Springer and Hol-
/ man. Representative McAIillin Of Ten
| nessee, heartily approved the message.
/ Representative Jerry Simpson said: 1T
| is the weakest message ever presented
! to the country. Weak as dishwater does
not express il. The presidents refer
ence to the labor question is the Veriest
| rot"
Representative Bell, a populist-demo-
[ crat of Colorado, said: "It is an unmis-
taxable gold standard paper 1t is in
| direct conflict with the platforms and
| doctrines of the party for the past twen
| ty years 1t is the argument made by
| Sherman and the money power. II
| makes the silver forces more determined.
| 1t did not seem TO impress any OF the
silver democrats. believe 1t will help
| the silver cause"
Mr.. Dockery in commenting upon the
| message said; THE presidents message
| is a very strong document and easily
| takes rank with the ablest Of state
| papers. His characterization Of the per-
nicious features of the Sherman law will
| pass unchallenged, but 1 regret the mes
sage fails to reaffirm the doctrine of the
last national democratic platform and
! Mr. Cleveland's own letter Of acceptance
in favor of the double standard. The
Sherman law should be repealed by an
7 act authorizing the free coinage of both
gold and silver upon the lines indicated
by the last national democratic plat
form. I am opposeA TO single gold
! standard"
! Mr. Burrows said: 1.-THE message is a
| very sensible one in many particulars.
but regret extremely that the president
is unable to discover the cause of the
! present depression OF business through
out the country. He is a little disin-
genuous, think, on this point"
! Senator Wolcott took issue with the
! president on the subject matter of his
message and said that he did not believe
the Sherman law had anything TO do
! with the panic as the president sets
I forth, nor did he believe the president
would have power enough to force the
repeal bill through the senate.