The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-16
FOX UNCONDITIONAL REPEAL
srEECH BIZ SECRETARY CARLIsLE's
SUCCESSOR IN THE SENATE

ne.stor I.ina-.y Critcisss tho silver Sen
ssor- who Opposed the Passage of the
eserr,an Act on tho Very Grounds on
which They Now Oppose Its Repeai-He
AIso Defends the President from the In
sinnntiou that uo IL Opposed TO Any
Lenisiauor in Favor OF Silver, and De-
eis-ss uis BELIEF Ho VIII s,En Asy Bill
that Conforms to tho Chicago Platform.
WASHINGTON. Sept 15.-There was such a
very slim attendance OF Senators In the cham
Der this morning that, after prayer and the
reading Of Yesterdays journal, MIR. Quay (Rep..
+ Pa "ventured to suggest" the absence OF
quorum. The Vice. President thereupon or
dered the roll to be called. and during the
progress OF the roll call sufficient number OF
Senators o<he into the hall to mako quorum.
/. In fact, forty-four Senators, being one more
than q quorum. answered to their names.
AtJ2:35 the Senate proceeded TO tho consid-
GRAFTON OF the Repeal bill. and was addressed
in defence OF the bill by Mr.. Lindsay Dem.
XVI Il being his first speech in tho Senate.
except some remarks Of an obituary character
Mr.. Lindsay argued that the Repeal bill left
unimpaired the bill OF 1880 80 far as 1t affected
the coinage OF silver in the future. 1t was
strange he said. to hear Senators assert that
tho repeal OF the Sherman act would no to de-
monetize silver and to strike down the last
hope Of those who held to the popular idea OF
bimetallism. Stranger still was the claim OF
Democratic Senators that the Repeal bill was
undemocratio and in opposition to the Chi
cago Democratic platform. The pertinent
question. If we are not to coin sill
yer. why purchase itT' had been asked
in July. 1890. when the report OF tho
conference committee on tho sherman bill
was under discussion. 1t had not been
answered then: 1t had not been answered
since. and 1t could not be answered in accord
ance with the Democratic theory OF the powers
and duties OF the Federal Government. 1t was
clear that the Sherman act was intended 10
stop the coinage Of silver and to purchase
4.5OO. 900 ounces OF silver per month for the
sole purpose OF giving a market to those on
gagged in the silver mining industry. Under it
silver was held as q commodity not to he coined
Mr. m LINDSAY au"tod Mr. s reference to
the Presidents views. and said that there was
jsstiiS The N Initiation tim U that woaG not in
good faith carry out tho Chicago platform.
The President had said n nothing and had done
ancc. This letter was acceptable to Mr.. Pugh. |
who said that there. was not u word OF It which
he did not heartily indOrSe And SO the dis |
position to hold the sherman act over the Ad
ministration in terrorem could mean but one
the repeal bill did not believe that the
President would in good faith carry out the
permit Congress- to, carry out that platform. II
by the exercise Of the veto power he could pre-
cere. in their opposition to the sherman law. it
would be difficult for them now to convince
the that eSsnS hs
for. opinions which he had not announced,
and to act on the ASSUMPTION that he did not
But the Democracy at home the plain people,
would not give up their conhdsnce In the man
without the assistance and against the efforts
Of politiciansl until he had broken faith with
would not be party to course OF conduct
the tendency Of which was to make breach
saspieion that he whom the people irusteH. as
they had trusted no other public man in
s to preM Tf sE fS
friends. and with the country. That was not
the way to sustain Democratic power: but it
confidence had been misplaced. and that the
Democracy was not equal to the lens;ponsibiIi;
repeal Bill With the fullest eondSnce that am.
Would Conform to Tho prlncip!e Of the Chicago
platform would receive Executive approval.
which occupied an hour and a half, Was neVdi de-.
voted to a. defence Of Secretary Carlisle from
o NeW f to- b the
about panic In order to compel ~ repeal OF
Mr. Morgan IDem.. Ala defended the con-
sistenoy Of his arguments r1 AGAINST the confer
Dosition now against tho repeal OF that law.
Mr.. Higgins Rep. Dell addressed the SEN
ate In favor OF the unconditional repeal OF the
Sherman law In his opinion the people had
fairly made up their m nds that the repeal bill
ought to be passed. and passed without delay.
The people believed that the question had
been discussed. and adequately discussed.
and II It was not for the grave crisis in which
The country found itself and for the magnitude
Of the interests concerned. it NIGH be thought
in the House and in the press.
The Sherman act he regarded not as the sole
cause OF the financial troubles. but as n very
potent cause of them.
t the close of Mr.. HiGgins's speech. Mr.
Allison REP. Ia took the floor. saying that
he desired to make IA few remarks on some
phases of the pending question. nc postponed
doing 3d. however. until tomorrow and the
Senate. after O short executive session. nd
journed.