The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-24

instead or acting In q weak. vacillating
manner, sternly and unfiinohlngly an-
nounced its intention to keep every dollar
equal in value to every other dollar. the
apprehension and feeling of danger through
out the co@2try would have been greatly
elleviated. He would vote for repeal be.
cause IL might In some degree relieve the
distress. but be did not attribute to the
Sherman law the existing condition OF at
fairs. Together with q number of his col
leagues. he believed that the underlying
cause was the threatening attitude of the
Democratic party towards the protected IN
dustries.
Mr.. Fitch said he believed In party plat
forms, bnt between the demands of politi-
cal platforms made before the present
emergency arose and the demands OF the
workingmen and the starving people if he
had to take his choice ne would let the
platform drop. [Applausel. The real plat
form upon which the Democratic party
carried every doubtful State. including the
decisive State of New York. was not con-
tanned in written words. The platform was
the record and character of Grover Cleve-
land. lApplause.
Mr.. DalzeIl spoke in favor of the repeal
of the bill, but he did not hold the Sher-
man law responsible for the present busi-
ness depression. That was due primarily
20 the declared hostility of the party now
In power to the great economic system
under which the country had marched to
unexampled prosperity. The men who by
their arguments sought TO array the poor
man against the wealthy man was nothing
more or less than an Anarchist BY the
free coinage OF silver debtors would be
able to scale their debts from 40 to so per
cent, and would defraud their creditors to
that extent, but this result could be ac-
complished only to the eternal Disgrace OF
the American nation. Applause.
MIR. Hatch was satisfied that the pros
perity of the country and the welfare of all
the people depended on the decision of
Asnl
was said that what the people needed was
confidence. Il would be the most hercu-
lean task ever attempted by Legislative
body from the time of Adam down to the
New York bankers. They knew each other
too well. [Applause and LAUGHTER. He
criticised the action of the New York
banks and declared that every one of them
had openly and outrageously violated the
was to coin the silver bullion of the treas
ury. He then spoke IN the most eulogistic
terms of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, and quoted q newspaper report
of one of their meetings when one of the
engineers was called upon to offer prayer.
His prayer was an eloquent one. He said
that the locomotive was on the track; the
fires were lighted. the boiler was full. the
men were in their places, the track was
help Us go up an incline or come down o
hill safety" And oh, Lord. continued
Mr.. Hatch, what the Democratic party
wants 10 more sand. Applause and laugh
ter.
Mr.. Cummings recognized the fact that
the people Of the country demanded action
and not talk. He represented the teeming
and toiling millions of New York. He rep
resented DISTRICT where there were more
than six thousand workers living in one
block; he represented q district where to-
day the black flag. but not the red flag.
had been raised bearing the inscrip-
ton bread" He represented that cry
of "bread, ""work." The only work these
toilers could get was from the manu-
faoturers of New York city. and the manu-
facturers told them that they could not get
work until the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law was repealed. No man,
friend or foe. had ever accused Grover
Cleveland Of going back upon or abating
one jot or little from his convictions. New
York, In accepting the nominee, had &C.
ceptcd the platforms; and New York and the
nominee stood by the platform to-day.
Gentlemen from the South were responsible
for the President of the United States.
They ought to have tho manliness to stand
by him. The trouble was that there was
great surplus of statesmen and great
desfth of politicians Applause and
leufhter.l
After speeches by Messrs. Bell. Turner,
Coffin, Tsylorlof Tennessee, Walker. Ball
and Hicks the House took q recess till
p. NJ.
At the evening session speeches were
made by Messrs. Hunter. Dunn, Hall,
liert McDearmon. Harris and Bell. At IL
pollock the House adjourned.