The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-01-10

against the administration and not give
the names and places in order to permit
a defense?"
s'Every man is the guardian of his own
conscience" declared sibley, "already
padlocks have been on my lips too long,
and intend to throw them off"
"When were the padlocks put on your
lipsP'' interjected Outhwaite, DEM, of
Ohio. There was great confusion and
excitement foil owing the question.
''I have not thrown them off before"
continued Sibley, "because 1 hoped to
see the administration redeem its prom
ises, and I did not wish to utter rebuke
when there was hope of an honest per-
formance."
Cultivate had pushed forward and
again uttered the question: "Who put
padlocks on your lips?"
Sibley hesitated a moment, and with
increased earnestness said: "Let me
tell the gentleman, am not talking to-
day with men who believe in going to
hell in handcar instead of heaven sup
ported by the truth. Let me tell him
also that am not addressing men who
believe more in bob-tail flush than a
contrite heart.
A shout of applause and laughter
greeted this statement.
| Sibley proceeded to relate the expe-
rience of Dionysius, when he was again
interrupted by Cultivate.
"Was it Dionysfus who put a paddock
on your lips?"
Sibley made no reply and proceeded
to address himself to the details of the
pending bill.
Mr.. SiDley was frequently interrupted
by Kisses, and when he demurred from
answering he said his time would not be
extended, although 'fnot a man who
spoke in favor of the gold trust of. the
world but was not given unlimited
time" Pence of Colorado asked that
he be permitted to finish, but Outwsite
objected. Sibley continued:
"We saw your distinguished executive
after the election of 1892 HE himself
away for recreation. Where on earth
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island. The Bible says that, when they
are set at liberty, each man will GO tc
his own place. Where did he go? Tc
Buzzard's bay. And ever since, the old
ship of state has been humping her nose
into Hog island and laundering in the
waters of Buzzard's bay, with prosperity
but a cables length away
There was panic being precipitatec
by the vultures of the banks, Mr.. Sibley
lshouted, beside which the last panic wa.
gentle zephyr to shrieking cyclone
He had figures, which he had prepared
last June, and which, at the solicitation
of friends, he had refrained from using
showing the banks and trusts could mo-
pay so cents on the dollar. The admin
istration had so carried out the declara
tion that the parity of all kinds of mon
ey would be maintained, that all othel
kinds but gold had become promissory
notes for payment of the gold. Speak
ing of his democratic principles, Mr.. Sib
ley said that if he got into what he sup
posed was mahogany wagon and founc
it was veneered Eastwood being driven
over rocky road by an inexperienced
driver, he would jump out, and would
not care much were he landed. HI
drew picturesque sketch of democrat
sitting around banquet halls tonigh
worshipping at the shrine of Andrew
Jackson and talking theories as difepen
from his as the throne of hades is differ
ent from the fruit of the tree of life
And if Andrew Jackson's spirit were t,
appear, it would, he concluded, kIcl
over the table and Danish those apostle
in disgust.
The Canal Bill.