The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-06
WAS 1T DEMOCRATIC 2

charged with want OF democracy
because it criticised the Wilson bill
and the VOORHEES, bill, and Mr..
Clevela and as the father of each.
( TIE News has denounced the VIII.
son bill as undemocrstic, and to
show it was and is a Republican
measure, we pint below the bill
introduced by Nj Sherman July
IA, 1872, which reads as follows
Fifty.second congress, first session.
s. 3423, introduced in the senate
July u, 1892, by Mr.. Sherman
a bill for the repeal of certain
parts of the act directing the pur'
chase of silver bullion and the
issue of Treasury notes thereon,
and for other purposes, approved
July IA, 1890.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America, in con-
gress assembled, That 50 much of
the act entitled can act directing
the purchase of silver bullion and
the issue of Treasury notes thereon,
and for other purposes, approved
July IA, 1890, az directs the sec
rotary Of the treasury to purchase,
from time to time, silver bullion
to the aggregate amount 1900
600 ounces, or so much thereof as
may be offered in each month, at
the market price thereof, and to
issue in payment for such purchases
Of silver bullion treasury notes Of
the L nited States, is hereby re-
pealed, to take effect on the first
day of January, 1898: Provided,
that this act shall not affect or i'm
pair or change the legol qualities,
redemption, or use Of the treasury
notes issued under said act.
The Wilson bill reads as follows:
Flfty.third congress, first session,
H. r. /, introduced in the house
August 1898, by Mr.. Wilson.
A bill to repeal part of an act, APP
proved July IA, 1890, entitled
AN act directing the purchase
of silver bullion and the issue Of
Treasury notes thereon, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United S ates of America in Con.
gress assembled, that so much of tn e
act approved July II, 1890, entitled
IAN act directing the purchase of
silver bllllon and issue of Treasury
notes thereon, and for other pur
poses" as directs the secretary of
the treasury to purchase, from time
to time, silver bullion to the aggre-
gate amount of $4,000 ounces,
or so much thereof, as may be
offered in each month, at the
market price thereof, not exceeding
81 for 37l.25 grains of pure silver,
and to issue in payment for such
purchase treasury notes of the
United States, be, and the same is
hereby, repealed; but this repeal
shall not impair or in any manner
affect the legal.tender quality of the
standard silver dollars heretofore
coined; and the faith and credit of
the United States are hereby
pledged to maintain the parity of
the standard gold and silver coins
of the United States at the present
legal ratio, or such other ratio as
may be established by law.
After reading the two the ques-
tion naturally arises if the Wilson
bill is Democratic? Then when did
John Sherman go to getting up
ID amocratic bills. If further proof
was wanted to show the passage
of the bill was Republican rather
than a emocratic measure see who
voted for the bill in the two
houses; ia Republicans voted for
it in the house while less than
corporaps guard of Republicans
voted against it; in the senate &c
Republicans voted for it, Il opposed
it. In the house, composed largely
of 4mocrats, the bill secured
more Republican than Democratic