The Bessemer indicator., 1893-08-19
BLAND GIVES WARNING.
The Veteran silver Champion Reads the
Riot Act to the Democracy.


Riot Act to the Democracy.
Mr. Bla nd, in speaking on the free coinage
bill in the IIouss last Friday, spoke with
great frankness to those Democrats who are
seeking to demonerlze silver
lie said thnt the monometallists OF Europe
knew that II this country went into the free
coinage Of silver ut n fair ratio 1t would settle
the question for the world, and hence their
interests and determination to prevent II. 1t
was not only n serious question for the United
States but the oppressed people OF the Old
World appealed to this country to settle the
question for tb EN- and the whole world. 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 this
whole civilized world wodld have to look TO
this country for its future monetary supply.
"And yet" he said with vehemence, we
are asked here to-day to lay the bloody hand
Of confscation on the millions OF our popula-
ton In order to satisfy the greed OF England
VIII Congress do III VIII you trample down
| the interests OF your own people and destroy
the value OF one OF the precious metals, sim
ply to crafty the greed OF wall street, mere
ngent OF Lombard street! 1t cannot; 1t shall
not be done. Speaking for the mass OF the
people Of the Mississippi valley and Of the
| people west OF 1t, say you shall not do It,.
And anybody or any party that undertakes to
do II will, in Gods name, be trampled-as 1t
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now and in the future. Applause on the
floor and in the galleries. | speak as Dem
ocrat, but yet as an American above Democ-
racy. Cheers
| "We do not intend that any party shall sur
vlve, II we. gan help 1t, that will lay It's con-
liscating hand on America in the interests OF
England or of Europe. That may be strong
language: but in speaking TO you OF the
Eastern Democracy, we will bid you farewell
when you do 1t. IApplause.l Now yon can
take your choice OF sustaining America
against England, or sustaining American In
dustries and American laborers against Eng
lish Industries and English laborers, or OF our
going apart. We have come TO the parting
way. do not pretend to speak for anybody
but myself and my constituents, but believe
can speak for the masses OF the great Mlssis-
sippi valley when we say that we Will not sul,-
init to the domination of any political party
thowever much we may love Democracy II II
lays Its sacrificial hands upon silver and
wounds II iu this country.
For myself will not support such party
here or elsewhere; but will denouncc It anil
the Democrats engaged In 1t un-DemocralIc
and un- American, and will ask the people
OF the country tocondemn as the agents an
tools-no, i will withdraw that cplthet-as
the representatives OF the moneyed power
aud moneycd interests instead OF Ms reprcscn-
tatives OF the American people. You cannot
hold the Democratic party together on that
line Applause.
In closing his argument Mr.. Bland declared
that the time had come to decide whether or
not the country was To get to bimctallism.
He thought It the duty Of the House tespec-
ially of his Democratic assoclates) to settle
the money question and TO settle IL at once on
Democratic llnes. Itwould not do to demon
etize silver and then undertake to restore It
afterwards. There was time enough now to
arrange 1t according to the principles OF BIZ
metallism and In manner conformable to
the promises OF tho Democratic party. "If,n
he said In conclusion, addressing his words
particularly to Eastern Democrats, "you do
not do II, yours Is the responsibility, not
ours.n fApplause