The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-05

voorhees, asked the Kansas Senator
I whether he preferred not to go on to-day
| and as Mr. PETER prOfessed Indifference
on that point, Mr.. Voorhees, thought It
right 90 continue longer In session TODAY.
A motion 10 adjourn was thereupon
made by Mr.. Jones Rep., Nev) and the
yeas and nays on the motion were de-
manded by Mr. Hale The motion to adj
| journ was rejected-yeas. 20; nays. 81;
| as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate. Berry. Blackburn,
Butler Ban, Carey, Coke. Daniel. Du-
bois. Irby. Jones Nrk), Jones Nev).
Mitchell Ore). Pasco, Pugh. Roach,
ShOup, Teller and White CaL)-20
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Caffery. Cullum,
Davis. Dolph, Faulkner, Frye. Gallinger,
Gibson. German, Gray Hale, Hoar. Hun
ton, Lindsay, Mcpherson. Henderson
Mills Palmer, Pefer. Perkins, Proctor.
Smith. Stockbrdge Turple. Vest. Villas,
Voorhees,. Washburn. and White na.)-31.
Mr. PETER then took the floor and ex-
planned and advocated his amendment
He said that 1t was copied verbatim from
the sections Of the law Of July l3. 1897.
when the ratio between gold and silver
was changed. except that Il omitted the
provision as 90 five cent silver coins. He
said that the admi .straton had come to
Congress demanding a particular act
the repeal Of the sherman law. 1t had
suggested no policy which wo I'D admit OF
the usual compromise I'm legislative pro-
ceedings. The administration had de-
manded the pending bin or nothing and
the people whom he represented had ac-
coDted the challenge They proposed 10
dve no quarter, as the administration
proposed 10 give none. A very large ma
i0rity Of the farmers I'm the South were
members Of the Farmers Alliance: and
one OF the cardinal doctrines Of the Al
lance was the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver at the old ratio. The Alliance
had supported no candidate for any inn
portant Office who was not i'm sympathy
with their views and who did not 50
express himself. Among the public mon
who had done so was the Senator from
Georgia Gordon who had written a
letter to the Alliance expressing his sym
pathy with It and his approval Of its
doctrines.
Mr.. PETER read Mr.. Gordon's letter
stating that he endorsed without reserve
and with unabated emphasis. the policy
OF the Alliance FOR an increase Of the cir
cuating medium Of f1e country" and that
his sympathies were deeply enlisted i'm
ali the high purpos g sought TO hc ac-
complishcd by the Farmers Alliance"
Mr. PETER declared that repeal OF the
Sherman act. without a provision for
recoinage. would destroy the two old
political parties. ana that the idea OF
the abandonment Of silver money was
rejected by all the people.
Mr. Gordon said I'M relation 10 his
letter. Il endorse now all that I said
then; but / do not endorse the Farmers
Alliance since it fell from grace" THAT
relieves me-" said Senator PETER. "of
sCme embarrassment. IL is not the Farm
ers' Alliance that has fallen from grace |
it is the Democratic party" Tor the |
people whom he represented he 'spurned |
the imperial decree" and he gave warn |
ng that they were I'm open rebellion against |
H. He would bid God speed 10 the reso- |
luton which was coming and which would |
drive these people from power and re- |
store the government Of the United States |
TO the people TO whom II belongs" II |
was. he said. free coinage al the present |
ratio which the people were asking
What do you propose?" Mr.. Palmer |
asked
ITO restore the old law Of 16 TO L." was
he answer. There has been no difficulty |
in understanding whe-s our people stand |
where the farmers are. We have |
been there all the time"
"Wiu that produce the result you de
sireT Mr.. Palmer further queried.
yes" said Mr. Peffer-"as it did be-
tore"
"WHl it nowY
"It will not. Let us try it awhile and
iee'
Drifting into a discussion Of the New
York newspapers, he declared that the
nsolence of the Metropolitan press was
% him intolerable and that the people
II the West had no patience with it.
he recalled a prediction which he had
made two years ago TO the effect that
he two old parties would be brought to-
,ether under the leadership Of Grover
1leveand-and announced that the pre-
Iiction had already been fulfilled. They
ne there now" he said
At this point Of the speech there
we're not more than a dozen Senators
Oft IN the chamber, and among these
we're many indications OF weariness.
lr PETER showed no sign Of IT, how
yer. and might have gone on indefinite
" but after a whispered colloquy with
Ir Cockrell the Kansas Senator agreed |
D. let the Senate adjourn on condition
nat he should have half hour tomorrow
efore Mr. Stewart takes the floor. The
enate thereupon 545 adjourned un-
u tomorrow AT noon.
WASHINGTON, Sept THE House
'as not in session to-day.