Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-15

agrees 10 pay, SILVER - N"ss'tsf ~, i.
johnny Moore. Good bic world. Howde
He'll daughter and applause,
The speaker then called upon me az
frmhtivc side 70 occupy some OF their
time. No ono arose and for nm instant
II looked as II the advocates OF inc
resolution were exhausted. But MI.
Cooper dem, Fla) took the Moor, ana
In fervid tones denounced those VINO
were trying TO scutte the ship OF
state"
Mr. Payne CRep.. New YorlO said Il
seemed that nothing had been lett out
OF the bond contract that was possible
TO put into II 10 Cypress the people.
Mr.. Stone OF Pennsylvania could not
see why Republicans should not vote
for the resolution, although they were
not 10 blame for the bad management
that had brought about the difficulty
10 refuse to make the bonds payable
In gold would be to spite the country.
The president had twice Appealed 10
the patriotism OF the Republicans ana
that appeal had not been made In VAN.
They had responded twice and should
do 30 again.
MIR. Hepburn Rep.. Iowa. said the
gentleman from PehhEylvanin proposed
to so back ON the whole policy OF his
party, that had always pledged Itself
10 maintain gold and silver AT parity.
The secretary Of the treasury was re-
ported to have said to the committee
ON ways and means that II the gold
proviso WAS put into this issue Of
issue
DO you propose to do that?" he
asked. and there were cries OF mo, no"
After reading the plank of the last
Democratic platform for bi-mcthllism,
he said; MT Speaker. 1 can imagine
that your heart has been warmed
many times by that ringing sentence"
Whereat there was great applause and
laughter
After reuding the plan OF the Repub-
lcan platform for bi-netalism he de-
clared that there was no difference be-
tween moral and legal obligations, that
there was not debt OF the government
that could not honestly be paid In
silver
Mr.. Bryan dem. Neb) made a half
hour speech against the resolution, the
passage OF which, he began by saying,
would withdraw SGb,0OO,OOO from circu-
lation.
THE president Of the United States"
he continued lis human being"
"oh, no." shouted Mr. Walker. Re
publican OF Massachusetts
THE president Is therefore liable to
err added MIR. Bryan, not needing the
interruption,
He has erred. The Democratic par
~ owes HIN nothing. Democratic APP
pluuse). II owes him only the graft
tudc II would owe the guardian who
has squnndered a rich estate, He seeks
10 iuocculate his party with Repubi-
can virus, that his party may die Of
blood poisoning, Applause on the
Democratic sidO.
But he has yet one attribute of
Sovereignty" continued Mr. Bryan.
ne chastcneth whom he loveth.'
uaughtoD
Turning to the question OF the issue,
Mr. Bryan INSERTED that II was
question Ia which was bound up the
welfare OF mankind Pass this reso-
luton, he said and sl6, OOO,O 900 would
be saved to the people In thirty years,
Pass It and they would be robbed OF
$lG,Sl6.00 In "A third OF that time by
the Gnen IN whose interest II was
passed.
The issue has come" said Mr.. Dry-
an, IN CONCLUSION, You have got To
meet this proposition, ON these fues-
lions we ind that the Democrats OF
the cast and the Republicans OF the
cast lock arms and proceed to carry
out their policy, without reference to
the rest of the country. But Mr.,
speaker, II they do that, they must ex-
pect that on the principle of self-pre-
serVutiou the rest OF the country will
drop party lines and unite to preserve
their homes and their welfare. TAP
pMuae). The demand Of our eastern
brethren, both Republicans and Demo
Gratis, NJ Tor steadily nppreCiHtng
standard Of value. They are the cred
ltora, they hold our bonds and our
mortgages, and as the dollar came up
and the dcbta Increased they gnthered
an uncarned Increment, And the time
VIII come In this country when the
I unjust actions and the oppressive de-
mauda Of our Eastern friends shalt
heal the divisions Ia the south and
West ana end In the restoration OF the
doctrine of Jefferson, that every man
Is the equal OF other men and has an
equal right to the consideration OF the
government. QProlonged APPLAUSE
Mr.. Reed arose, Instantly the mum OF
voices ceased ana hush fell on the
house,
mir. Speaker" he began. shat doc
trinc OF the unlon of the South and
West has been preached before. and by
prophets whose Inspiration lasted lon
ger than that of the gentleman from
Nebraska talr, Bryan) uaughter) but
II has been failure, II always Will
be failure, We not only send ON
property West, but we serd our chit
dren there, and no man who crosses
AAhlI AANnh " NfHN VAN AAAl " W
struck by the fact that there il, aftci
all, an unity Of sentiment between
two sections of the country that n,
Language viii ever blot out or destroy
Tho southern and Northern Demo
/ am glad they are not able to live to
gether,
But say to you that the Republican,
OF the East and OF the West, VI tn,
North and Of the South, have thus IA
found some method OF living together
and they viii I'm the future (Applaus,
ON the Republican sidel,
Now let me address myself 20 tn
comparatively small matter at hand
tLAughtcrl | have witnessed period
Of great emotion, and have noticed tha
u very often happens In the history o
the house OF this country that event
which seem 20 be stirring and striSin
aud portrnd n tremendous future
are not thought OF much n fortnlgh
after the occurrence admit, how
ever, the Importance In many ways 0
the proceedings OF this house at thi
time, ! wish the results were not
foreSone conclusion. wish that Their
WAS something moro than lanRuag
left TO us today, daughter but tina
being all that thern really Is at stalk,
as the matter viii turn out. as gen
tlemcn know II seems 10 the very In
portant that whatever we say here wi
have tendency to strengthen IN
credit OF the government. We IRE nc
. Al. "a a.