The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-04
Unconditional Repeal"

The Voorhees, bill passed the
Senate at 7:30 on the evening Of
Oct. Both, by a vote of 43 to 80, 6
peculiar feature of the vote being
that the Democrats were equally
divided, 20 for and 20 against the
bill, the two Louisiana Senators
voting for it. The House concur
ed in the bill at 3 p. m. Nov. 1st
by vote of 191 to 81. The House
accepts the bill as an amendment
to its Wilson bill. The clause adj
ded by Mr.. Voorhees,, which pro-
vides for the ''use of both gold and
silver as standard money" and the
coming of both into money of
equal intrinsic value" made it
more acceptable to the House than
in its first shape.
The term unconditional repeal
has been SO freely and enormously
used in the discussion of this mat
ter, that many have become confus-
ed and mislead as to the real i'm
port of this important measure.
Hence we give the full text of the
bill, in order that our readers may
calmly and dispassionately consid-
er it, and see for themselves that
it not only guarantees the use of
both gold and silver, but assures
the maintenance of silver on a
parity with gold:
"Be it enacted, That so much of the
act approved July IA, 1890, entitled, IAN
act directing the purchase of silver bull
hon and issue OF treasury notes thereon,
and for other purposes as directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase.
from time to time, silver bullion to the ag-
gregate amount OF 100000 ounces, or SO
much thereof as may be offered IN each
month. at the market price thereof, not
exceeding 81 for SIN grains of pure sill
yer, and to issue in payment for such
purchases treasury notes of the United
States, be, and the same is, hereby re-
pealed. And it is hereby declared to be
The policy of the United States to con-
inue the use of both gold and silver as
money, and to coin both gold
and silver into money of equal intrinsic
and exchangeable value, such equality
20 be secured through international
agreement, or by such safeguards of
legislation as will insure the maintenance
IT the parity in value of the coins of the
;wO metals, and the equal power of every
iollar at all times in the markets and in
he payment of debts And it is hereby
urther declared that the efforts of the
Government should be steadily directed
o the establishment of such a safe sys-
en- OF bimetallism as will maintain at all |
lines the equal power of every dollar |
;oined or issued by the United States in
he markets and in payment of debts"
Instead of being recommendation"
his is "bimetalism" in it's purest |
md simplest form. The fight has
'een long and bitter, and the Sill
'er Kings, Gold Bugs and cratic
oopulites died hard, but they have
'een fairly beaten in a square fight
or "the people," and Democracy
nd Cleveland's backbone" is more
irmly established and esteemed in
America to-day than when the con-
est began. Let the bats and owls
rho have SO stupidity carped at
nd ignorantly criticised the honest
nd patriotic endeavors of Demo-
ratio Administration, now begin to
edge and get on the side of hon.
sty and patriotism, or stink into
heir holes and chew the cud of re-
horse and disappointment.
The question is now referred to
he people, and when their decis-
IN is rendered the action of Con-
ress will be found approved.
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