The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
He Wastes n Good Deal OF His Speech In
Ridiculous Charges-short Session
OF the House.

Mr.. Teller, IN a speech most Of which
was devoted TO q denunciatlOn % the
newspaper press Of the country especial
" the Metropolitan part OF it-for IT'S Inn
pudence and its mendacity. lie treated
President Clevelands telegram 20 Mr.
Wilson, OF West Virginia, congratulate
ting him and his associates on the pas
sage Of the repeal bin by the House, 0s
an instance OF newspaper fa1sehood and
exclaimed with pretended lndlgnatiOn)
that the President Of the United States
could never be guilty OF such q gross
breach Of propnety. He had not con-
cluded his speech when the senate Cat
4.50) adjourned. Very fow members were
in their seats when the days business be-
gan and when Mr.. Teller took the floor,
but before no began his speech. Mr..
Stewart called attention 10 the absence
Of quorum. The roll was called and
43 Senator's Exactly a quorum) answered.
Mr.. Teller commenced his speech by
referring 10 the 'lecturing" which the
Senate was receiving from the news
paper press or the country. Senators. he
said, were ordered as II they had masters
to proceed, without deiiberatiOn, contrary
10 the traditions OF tho Senate contrary
20 the principles aid down In the consti-
tuition, 90 do, with not haste, that which
In the judgment of. AZ not majority, at
least very respectable minority Of sena-
tors, would be very disastrous thing
TO do. Not only had senators been told
that they must vote at once but It had
been asserted over and over again that
senators who represented States fortunate
enough TO be filed with mlns wealth
We're representing their indivitud in
ests and had not even the right 20 vote
on the question. In the many years he
had served Ia the Senate ne recoilected
no Instance where q senator representing
manufacturing State had declined 20
vote on the tariff question because his peu-
pie were directly interested IN manufac-
lures. He CTelleD had no more interest
Individually In silver mining than any
member Of the body He had no proper
ties in silver. and had meyer mined an
ounce OF silver in hts lie. But he had
come % represent a people which had
produced a large amount OF metallic
money. and he had come 20 protest against
any legislation that would seriously em-
barrass tho people. not Of his state alone,
but OF that portion Of tho country which
WAS in area at least One-thlrd Of the
whole United tSates.
He should not be deferred from doing
his duty, as he saw Il By any newspaper
attack or by any chamber Of commerce
appeals. and Il there shold appear CAS-
Il was published there would on the
9th Of this month. three or four or five
or six hundred Representatives Of cham
bers Of commerce or boards Of trade.
they would be powerless 10 affect his
vote or 20 charge his course on the
pending measures.
Mr. Teller went on 10 read from an
article in to-day's Washington Post
to the effect that President Cleveland
had come TO the conclusion 10 grant
no concessions and would not agree
90 any proposition for silver legislation
after the passage OF the repeal bill; and
that this stand Of the President renewed
the confidence Of Inc friends " uuc0n-
dlti0nal repeal and gave them uuWavcr-
ing faith In the final passage Of the
measure.
81 do not" Mr.. Teller continued
mean 10 say that these newspaper state
meuts correctly represent the President
mind on this subject / leave that out OF
consideration. except % say that they
profess 20 speak for the people IAey
say that the people without regard 90
party, arc demanding from us certain
action. They tell us-what the Senator
from Missouri WesD says IS untrue
that the President Of the United states
is interfering 81 this matter. The oen-
ator from Missouri cannot change my
0uluion as TO the mendacity or the pun
lie press Of the country. 1 know tntt
the day Of great newspapers, edlled Dy
oroqt editors is past; and that the pub
tication of "a newspaper IS Ike the fnn-
ming Of q mandatory IL is Tor money
I DO not mean 10 say that they are aI-
yvavs false. or even sometimes Itl7e,
but / mean 90 say that they no longer
represent the public. IL is question OK
influence upon them. Il may depend en-
+ir.Iv uno1 who OWLS the stock of the
,arer. or II may depend entirely upon the
private views of somebody who writes
he editorials They are no longer head
ed bv men llkeH0rnce Grely and Henry
T. RAYMOND whom we all remember
There is not such q paper I'm the country
Rut 7 saw the other day an equally un-
rali,bIe statement. which shows how mem
dacious the newspapers are IL purport-
ed 10 be a telegram from the President
~ the United States 20 member or
Congress. cOngratulating him ana ms
associates on the passage OF the repeI
bin by the House OF Representative
VIII anybody tell me- MI Teller eA-
cla,red I'm well-feigned astOnishment and
indlgnation. " that the President OF the
Trnifed states was guilty OF that gross
tro,cb ~ n,tblfc deconcy2 Why. Of course
n was n newspaper yarn and a news
naner faisehood. The President or the
Irnlfed States attempting 20 procure le-
otelation having carried Il from hls SUM
NOR home al Buzzards Bay sent MS
tborta-yre are tOid-to Mr. wilson ana
III, associates. TncOmprehensble, I'M
,,I-.r,,Is what further need do you re-
miro ~ the mendacity Of the press?
II any Senator thinks he ought 70 de-
cand the press on that particular point,
viii Give way for him 10 make the
defence" 0.aughter on both sides OF the
chamoer) .,,, o..
nTr Teller then addressed himself 70
the Sherman act. TO snow that unirf H
for over two yedrs me country '"i 'oei,
nrr,r erous and that its only influence hal
zen beneficial. II that were 50, be said.
II was pusillanimOus. In the Amerc1n
Ccngress, knowing that the outcry against
the Sherman act was false cry and that
the Indictment against IL was untrue-tO
Weld 10 public clamor. got W by interested
rarties. and repeal that act.
After further remarks on that point
Mr.. Pugh--although a Quorum Of senator's
was present and was listening to Mt.
Teller with great Zest and attention.
made a question as to there being
auorum present. He remarked In an IN
dertone that he did so to give the senator
a rest -
The presence Of quorum having neen
ascertained, through "a call II the SENATE
Mr. Teller resumed the floor and con-
tinved his remarks on silver. AT $50 Mt
Teller was still on the floor, but his voice
WAS getting husky; and when Mr.. y"or-
hees interrupted him he gladly yielded.
liz. yoorhses said that the senator