The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-02-22

material and important Of them
Some were disagreed to, others were
concurred to, and some unimportan
amendments to the Senate ammend
ments were recommend. On tLt
18th, Mr.. Stevens. from the com
mite Of Ways and Means, reported
back the bill and ammendments to The
House and said:
| have no purpose Of considering
the bill at this time. | desire that il
shall be referred to the committee OF
the whole. and be made the special
order for tomorrow at ! o'clock
hope gentlemen Of the House vii!
read the ammendments. They are
very important, and, i'll my judgment
very pernicious, but hope the House
will examine them.
The nation was agreed to.
Ga "Wednesday, the 10Th instant.
the amendments, Of the Senate to
the bill being the special order Mr.
Spauldlng opened the debate in op-
position to some of them, as follows
am opposed to all those ammend-
ments of the Senate Which make un-
| just Determinations between the ed
itors of the government \ soldier
.: sailor who performs service in the
army or navy is Il creditor of the gov
ernment. The man who sell food.
clothing and the material OF war. for
the use Of the army and navy is Il
creditor Of the government. The
capitalists who holds your seven and
tlrcc-tcnth. Treasury notes, or your
& per cent cupon bonds is creditor
Of the government. All are creditors
of the government on an equal foot
ing, and all are equally entitled to
pay in gold and silver.
| | am opposed to all those amend
ments of the Senate which discri,ni-
nate III favor of the holders of bonds
and notes by compelling the Govern
| months to sell bonds ut the .'marl1et
price,. 10 purchase gold and silver
i'll order to pay the interest ''in com"
to the capitalists who now hold
United States stocks and Treasury
notes heretofore issued. or that may
hold bonds and notes hereafter to be
issued: while all other persons in the
United States, including the army
and navy and all who supply them
food and clotEiny, are compelled 10
receive legal tender Treasury notes
IN payment of demands due them
from the government.
Why make this discrimination?
Who asked to have one class of cred
itors placed on better footing than
another class? Do the people Of
New England, the middle states, or
the people of the west and northwest,
or anywhere else in the rural dis
trict, asked to have any such dis
crinina;ion made in their favor?
Does the soldier, the farmer the me-
chanlc or the merchant AJAX to have
any such discrimination made in his
favor! No, sir: no such unjust
preference is asked by that class of
men. They ask fer the legal tender
note pure and simple They ask for
national currency which shall be of
equal value in all parts of the country.
They want Il currency that shall pass
from hand to hand among all the
people IN every state. county city. |
town and village in the Cn,teG States.
They want currency secured by Il
adequate taxation upon the whole
property Of the country. which will
pay the soldier. the farmer, the me-
clanic and the banker alike for all |
debts due
Who, then. are they that ask to /
have a preference gwen them over
othe: creditors of the govern |
men'? Sir, it is very respectable
class OF gentlemen, bat 4 class of
men who are very sharp in all money
transactions. They are net general,
the producing class>s-not
among those who, by their labor and
skill. make the wealth of the country
but class of men who have accunu
lated Weaith-men who are willing
to lend money to the government if
;ou will make the security beyonI all
question, give them high rate of
interest, and make it payable in coin.
\ es, sir. the men who are asking
these extrava@ent terms, who want to
be preferred creditors. are perfectly
willing to lend money to the govern
10 n2nt III her present mbarrassment.
II YOU will only make them perfect,
secure. give them extra interest. and
put your bonds on the market ut the
market price, to purchase gold aud
silver to pay them interest every SIX
Yes. sir. interest every six /.