Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-30
PLEAS FOE SILVER.

AsHINGToN, ID C.,Alarch ~ The
friends of silver made IL grand rally
ar the White House to day, to urge
The President TO sign tho Bland
Feienioragc bill. Some came as pri
vate citizens, others came iii State
delegations.
representatives. Williams, Forman
r"d Mcdonald, of Illinois, came viii.
Representatives. Martin. Brco,;sliirc
;nd McNagney, of Illinois. Accom-
panyinS the Iudianinns was son Of
eH'Sccretary of the Treasury McCul
iucs' VINO came "a Western banker.
ga urgo the signing of the bill. Rep
rasoHta'ilo Bryan, Of Nebraska, was
thera ia urAe tho desires OF the IA,
Northwest Au. the bill be signed
representative McMilliu, Of The
Ways und Aitans COMMITTEES, was
Just hack irom visit to lis Slate,
whicn satisfied hiin, lie said. tm, II
silver veto inc;,i political disaster.
Representatives. Tucker and Wise. of
Grgi'ia. were there will The junior
Fireinia Senator, Mr. Huutuii, on The
same mission. Representative Pat
teison, of Tennessee; Wheeler, OF
Alabama; Cerruth, Of Kentucky:
Black, oi illinois. ard Shelby, OF
Pennsylvania, added 10 the formnu
h!e gathering of Congressional lead
ors. Every one of the callers was an
ardent silver man, except possibly
Representative Black, and he too
was there to argue that the people of
Illinois wanted the Bland bill signed
III" President had cordiil greet,
'ug Tor thc various silver men, aud
showed much interest in The various
i?''rs presented. 1t WAS e,idcut,
However, TINT he was much worried
and that the strain was telling upon
linn. One Congressman after uuoth-
en- waa beard. They spoke with great
carncstness. No effort was made to
conceal the feeling that the existence
o! die crescent majority in Congress
depended on the signing of the bill
N'pr' 'entative McM.llin, of Tennes
ec". sud that no Democrat could lie
elected 70 Congress in his State who
would endorse Il silver veto. He was
luat back from Tennessee, where, he
aiid, the lnOat Intense feeling existed
ia opposition to veto.
Representative Brymn,of Nebraska,
ook for bis text the significant fact
ihat the cedter of population in the
united states was 500 miles west Of
New York. He said that tie North
Western people, whether right or
wrong, feared the President close
!iia eyes 10 them and thought only of
si'c east. Mr.. Cleveland interrupted
TO say tlat he knew 80 section and
hat To had the deepest desire to act
or the welfare of the whole people,
asst ard West alike. Representa-
ives Brookshire and Mcdonald vote
cd the views Of Indiana and Illinois
respectively.
Then occurred striking scene,
which will be long remembered by
tho Representatives present.
Ar. NtCulloch, son of the exSoc.
:'etar.y. and now an Indiana banker,
And urged that the Western banks
Heic OF afraid of an over supply of
silver. tie instauced his own bank.
r,,n Tn s;, Iu S'''o mere was constant
'.- to' E'.et' ne metal was never
49,. a"' ~ 4u ir, greater than
- ,-' ,,' ,n,3 ~ =. Ane people appeared
1os. ,-" at ,'. !. 40 inuch us any other
q, ~ ,i,; monty H.
,,. ~ ~. Is 'o'n' resident Cleveland
s'i,i' '-'i i,o oa' 'sfi} 10 The many pleas
.n., ,.t',I, ro,n;ne ~ upon nm,
LII -, ,,,. nti ~ .",s point he mad
,,an, +, sal "i ~ uo "nswei or parry OK
,a.;a< T ,. ' t',, re stood
rSsl; ; ' ~ l.. .'esh' WIN one hand
"a ea,n,s. " ''.a sp"he 10 !he ID or
,snr3g ..,. '. HILL. 'e'oiG nm his
,rnna,,os, IL. ""'. WIN aeep
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