Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-25
SlLvEU'S FRIENDS AND FOES
nEsIEeE enovER oN All. SIDES
AnoUT the sEiGNioRACE unL.
Re Makes stnsemrnt--Thc chinese
Trcaty-rostai Appropriation
mn Passed-reNn- Mat
tiers NJ the Capital.


NAHhlnNtnn. Mufch KY ceiucnt
Clovelands private once at the cNecu-
tive mansion was center VI unuauai
activity today, the leading silver men
OF congress appearing before him to
urge thar he sign the bland silver
aeignlorage bill At one time there
were hftcon OF thcm arrangcd about
the president earnestly pleading With
him Representative Mcmillan OF tho
ways and means committee was lust
back from a visit to his state, which
satisfied him, he said. that allver
veto meant political disaster
Representatives Tucker and Wise OF
Virginia were there with the junior
Virginia senator. Mr. IJunton, ON the
Same mission, Representatives ra,ter-
son of Tenneusec, Wheeler OF Alabama,
Carruth Of Kentucky. Black OF Illinois
and siblcy OF pcnnnylvanla added to
the formidable gathering Of copgres-
siouni leaders.
Everyone OF the callers was an ar
dent silver man except posnlbly Repre-
sentative BLACK, and he, too. was there
TO urge that the people of Illinois want
ed the Bland hill slgned
representative Mcmillan of Tcanes-
see said that no Democrat would be
elected to congress Ia his state who
would indorse q silver veto, lie was
just hacl, from Tennessee. where, he
said, the most Intense feeling existed
In opposition 10 a veto.
Representative Bryan OF Nebraska
tool, Tor his text the significant fact
that the center OF population In the
United States was 500 miios wcst OF
New York He snid that the North
western people, whether right az
wreng, feared tho president closed his
eyes TO them, and thought only OF the
iaast
MIR. Cleveland interrupted TO say that
he knew no section, and that he had
the deepest desire TO act for the well
fare OF the whole people, East and
West. alike.
Representatives Brookahirc and Me-
| Donald voiced the ytcwn OF Indiana
| and Illinois, respectively.
Then occurred striking scene, which
VIII DO long remembered by the repro
srntutivoB nrrreni.
AR McCunuch, son OF tho ex-rrcro-
tnry, aud now an Indiana banker, had
urged that the Wcaiern hunks were
not afraid OF an over supply Of silver.
He instnnced his own bank, Ia which
he said there was q constant call for
silver. The metal was never on hnnd
IA quantities greater than thu demand.
The people appeared "a hoard " as
much az any other GLASS Of money.
~ this point pronidcnt Cleveland
framed tho reply 20 the many pleaa
| Whlch ma been pouring IN upun nm,
ana which. up TO thln point, he had
MOI attempted 10 answer or parry o..
cept py casual REMARKS lie STOOD
beside his large desk, with one hand
resting on H. ana spoke 10 The htieen
o., twenty rhrnesi men beiple MN.
hlA words came Slowly ana WIN deep
..NiysuIthh ne spohe OF nln anAlrty
70 ",lp we cong esaInen hnu thsW Pc.
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LOT IN, Whole c9ultiy, ~ WIZ pu'h-
l"h nposs lle ,. ~ vD,'hlsHs ~
~ "a, wy 9'h'r peiA"HN' VI A'''''n '""-
s'q m, ,oi1 uon no, NOV hoa ~.
sympathy ana uni se earnestly
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wuulu p!ons. Hii' I'LL ~ v. raN
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no, sNhu', ny ~ ~ y, AZ ~,
| Iun GUY onht." ~ ~ ,tn, d,, IN
ths in,fre 1870, ~ ~ ,,,e v,hais neenie
but thf "sliAly - Nh ,,,S ,a,',',. y,
| ana Nnnt uuP W KY a,.,,us,
discharge 70 me psHt 81 lh S sa'.,,'
| To that emo ne nau "vukn' in,,, 20,
| tinn from ~ souInen lnu ny",u
interests ne lhlenusa 70 lhN ~ ~
the facts INTO cpnelu'ie'l"n ~ ~, w
base MS depitioh upon Nl'
he should feach AZ !" 'he 'n''i'A" Va
the whole people .,,a,.. ~, a.,
| The president ppohe dennnt,g w ~
| gravity Of the rehponMpl ", 'lun ~,
| posed upon mn ny wy pll', tl,, i ~,
various localities. ~ pVln,.n NV
some Of the features urkNu nhllll4, -. ",
| BIZ. lie dla nor W ~ ~ hts .,sts,
defects, yet thp ,HhushNs ~ - ~,
| ments was 20 SHOW fnai ~ egulu ~
yet reconcile nlintelt 70 pn' F''"' Wv
| silver men had cXprehaan'
Mr. Cleveland rpoke Tor iully hNs
| minutes.
when the main body or congress.
| men had retired, others nfrlF"i ara
then a stream Of silver pleas contn-
ued throughout tho public hours OF
| ina uresident To one Of the couRrQsr-
| men. MI. Cleveland pointed our that
| Ills main fear was against the second
| se,tlon ~ the bland bill. which may
| cause a run on the treasury for the
nedernntion OF treasury notes ~ gold.
| Another Important oriiieiam advanced
By Mr.. ciegesRnd was that me