The state herald., 1893-08-18
PENCE WINS DISTINCTION.
He Makes His Maiden Speech on the
Silver Question and Brings
Down the House.

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On the opening day Of the great silver de-
bate in the House Of Representatives Late
Pence OF Colorado distinguished himself.
10 Mr.. Pence the speaker gave tho honor
Of following Mr. Bland, and when the Colo
RADIO member arose there WA hush Of ex-
pectancy, the house not knowing Just what to
expect. Mr.. Pence acquitted himself with
honor to himself and credit to the people he
represented His delivery was good, his
voice clear and penetrating, his gestures
graceful and his speech, although entirely
cxtemporaneous, full Of hard, solid facts that
carried weight with them as they fell upon
the House. Mr.. Pence achieved something
that seldom comes even to citizen Of this
great country whcrc the Possibilities arc
boundless. A new member, unknown In the
East and among statesmen, within less than
week Of the beginning Of his career as =
congressman, he plunged Into the leadership
Of the sllvcrites and delivered speech that
won for him the plaudlts Of those who be-
lieved as he did, and the admiration and re-
spect Of those who differed with him. A he
arose TO speak, the speaker recognized him
as ''the gentleman from Colorado" and q
number Of members started 10 leave the hall.
The first words that fell from his lips, how
ever, arrested them, aud moment later
statesmen began TO all the aisles and form
that familiar attitude invariably seen when q
popular speaker has the floor. Tom Reed,
cbmlng In from the corridors, heard the voice
and stopped In the middle Of tho main AISLE
where he listened attentively for q few
moments, and then walked slowly to seat
near by and remained one Of Mr.. Pcnce's
most attentive listeners until he had finished.
Mr.. Pence began with beautiful word
picture, In which he presented the present
condition Of affairs In Colorado aud tho West,
and told how anxiously the people Of the
West were waiting the action Of Congress,
hoping almost against hope for that verdict
which would start up their mines again, open
the smelling furnaces and bring prosperity
where now was desolatlon and ruin. lie then
entered into the merits OF the question before
the House, rcpudiating the theory that the
present hard times were In any way the re-
suit Of the bill now sought TO be repealed
His reference TO the gentlemen on the two
sides Of the chamber were marked by an alb
scnce Of malice, but HIS shots invariably pro:
voked laughter and applause.
It was almost beyond belief he said during
the course OF his speech, that Mr. Rayner Of
Maryland, who spoke for the gold bugs, and
Mr.. Bland Of Missouri, had been elected on
the same ticket and standing idcntically on
the same platform.
Elected last fall by people brave, buorant
aud hopeful, he knew that their Industries
had been prostrated by the course Of the past
two Enthusiastically the base surrender
OF those who had been elected on a silver
platform and on silver pledges. In Nils con-
nection he quoted from speech made by Mr..
Carlisle In the House In 1878 to the effect that
the striking down Of from thrcc-sevcnths to
one-hAlf Of the metallic money Of the country
WINS the most gigantic crime Of this or any
other generation, aud lie contrastcd that
declaration with the present position Of the
secretary on the silver question. The speech
was made, he said, when the gentleman was 4
leader, not a follower; when he was q sender
Of messages, not 4 bearer OF them. APP
plausc.
Mr.. Pence then called upon the Democrats
to know whether they believed Mr.. Carlisle at
the time uttered the truth or, were they pre-
pared, under the influence Of the power Of the
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how they could go back TO their constituents
aud answer TO the charge OF falling Into line
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Mr.. Pence alluded To the census statistics
OF wealth, which showed that the wealth Of
Massachusetts had increased $50 100000 dur
Ing the past decade, when the states OF III
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and the states
Of the Mississippi valley, NIL empires with su.
pcrior resources and population, had only In
creased $3.50 900, 900, sl0,O00OOO less during
the same period. ''Of course" said Mr..
Pence, 'Massaehusetts, the only state where
tue PLATFORM OF the democratic party de-
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OF the West ana sou'h' rs 'he mas gotten II
before
Mr.. Pence made pertinent alluslon to the
fact that Democratic majority In the House,
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