Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-16

IT, I1eT SpleuulQ record was her own de-
tense. Whoever saw a more magnificent
spectacle than was now presented by the
banks and merchants of that great city.
With the storm beating on their heads
from all sides, calmly. quietly and consist
the hand Of help to every portion Of the
country. whenever disaSter and misfor-
tune swooped down upon any section Of the
iyn were the first to respond. He could not
self.
He highly commended the Presidents
message, which In his opinion had never
been surpassed by any state paper. But
the President might have said in conclu-
sion that 1t Is a condition and not
theory that confronts us The President
had done his duty. and responsibility for
action rested with Congress. He had Weld
ed, much against his will and against his
Judgment to the agreement made as to
the method of procedure on this bill. Dur
Ing those fourteen days Of debate disaster
would be spreading through the land and
the cancer would be eating INTO the vitals
OF the people. This body did not need any
further discussion of the sill. or question
for the ground had been over So often that
nothing was left to be said. Events were
speaking to Congress in louder tones than
e!Sod Iie ,a or oratory Gould do The rur;
be repealed. Even its former friends, even
us reputed author, turned from it in dis
gust and the demand FOR its repeal came
from every section Of the country.
Mr. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan CNeb) said that he would fully
accomplish his purpose If he were able to
impress upon the members Of this House
the Importance Of the question which was
now under consideration, and to quicken
their appreciation of the grave responsible
lty winch pressed upon them. Upon the
action Of this Congress might depend not
only the welfare of the south and west.
not only the welfare of the United States.
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to come.
=, Some outside Of this hall had assumed
tnat the recommendation of the President
members to do as he desired, and some had
even been hardy enough to suggest that a
iallure to fan in with the recommendations
hefe MADE would subject the dissenter to
administrative displeasure But these per-
sons did the President great Injustice The
the %Sn,d not for for forget
congress. Let the Presidents own language
reouke those who would, from false feaity,
change their convictions upon the subject.
In order to conform to his suggestions
In the message of 1855 to this Congress.
at the beginning Of the first session, there
watchfulness of our constituents great and
small. supplement their SURFACES, and be-
fore the tribunals they establish every pub
many grand truths felicitously expressed
by our President none disclosed truer sense
ana clearer conception Of official RESPONSE
u
to our constituents. In 1885 the same forces
were at work as were at work now. The
same pressure was brought to bear then as
now.
But he called attention to the fact that
the democratic party, at that time In
power, recognized its duty to its constit-
party, that in this House only 80 demo-
Gratis voted to sustain the recommended
ton and 13O stood by the interests OF their
constituents. 1t proved that the democrat
ic party at that time recognized that the
suggestion of the President came for con-
sideration and not for control And tipe
had demonstrated that these Representa-
ttves. following the wishes of their people,
rejecting the sentiments Of their constit-
uency. were wiser than the President who
recommended Suspension.
The Meaning of the Message.
II he could understand the language of
the message it meant but one thing. 1t
meant the burial of silver, with no prom
Use Of resurrection. 1t was the argument
of the gold standard. 1t led to universal
gold mono-metallism, to the realm over
whose door was written Abandon hope all
called cranks and lunatics and idiots he
cause they saw danger ahead If them; be-
cause In the adoption Of a universal stand
ard they saw not only disaster, not only to
our people, but TO all the world.
The men from the west were roundly de-
nounced in the east as anarchists and de-
StroyerS OF the government The man who
said that the people should destroy the gov
eminent was called an anarchist; but the
man who said that the government should
destroy the people was called a patriot.
(Applause) There was but one way Of
bringing gold from abroad Except the is
suing of gold bonds). and that was to sell
our products and secure the yellow metal
But II We established a single gold stand
ard. gold would be put upon the auction
block Every time gold went abroad the
farmers of the United States must lower
the prices OF their products. Then the
farmers of England would lower their
prices in order to get the gold back Then
we must again lower ours; and no one could
tell the price at which at last our products
would settle down to-
He was opposed to a single standard of
value, be II gold or silver. and was In favor
Of double standard. The question now
presented was whether the tnite1 States
was going to say that II was IN English
colony or an Independent nation fApplauser.
If there be some persons living ON the
eastern shore who were better acquainted
with the beauty of the Alps than with the
grandeur Of the Rockies: hetter acquainted
with the sunny skies Of Italy than with the
invigorating breezes of the Mississippi val
ley. let them know that there are People
who were willing to call their fate with
this republic and rise or fall with II. TAP
plause).