Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-17

renew and credit OF the country IN his
bargain 10 sell our bonds abroad On
such terms es no had made win the
European bankers, This action ne vi,
nounced the most disastrous assault
upon TIM country's financial systrh
which had ever been made. and N.
worat feature OF the whole wretchea
business, he said. with growing ear
nestncss, is that the attack y maze
by the man who. because OF bis post
ton, should have stood the foremost
IN our defense. our most has neen pc.
foulcd by the man who should nave
stood for our credit
m" he said. speaking directly TO inc
resolution and the desire Expressed uy
II to uphold our national credit, there
were ever any men who were not enN-
tied to consideration it IS tho Rotha-
childs and the president. because they
have sought to blacken our credit
Mr. Lodge (Rcp., Mass.) said the SUP
stantial and important part OF the reso'
iutlons waa the last half Of them de-
ciarlng the right OF the holder 10 receive
hla nay In the hest money. He would
push all the other declarations OF the
icy solution aside rs immaterihh anu ltt
this stand. lie did not regard II "a
necessary TO define the question as 10
who was q bl.mctalllst or to pronounce
fcr the parity OF all kinds Of money as
the latter declaration was already 10
be found embodied IN our statutes. The
point was In neither OF these directions,
but IN the sustonance of the credit or
the country, He believed that the hold
cr VI government bond should he
able to ask Cor payment in the best
money. ana In gold u that were the
beat, and he believed that TO be the
position OF the Republican party. lie
agreed with MIR. Wolcott that the pres
idcnt had asHailcd the credit Of the
country, but asserted that he had made
~ D. I'D mi
bonds
For that reason, because OF this at
tack. he thought that congress- should
dcolare itself without equivocauon or
reservation.
Revcrting TO the contract, lie said
/ that the profits allowed the European
bankers were enormous, gigantic, ana
/ characterized the contract as the black
ost ever made By an administration
IN dealing with American securities.
But this fact, MIR. Lodge added, only
lcndera II more important that the
! country should make good hs promises,
I 1t was not question OF bi-metallism
! on mono.mctplllHm. but NJ he good
/ name OF the country, The credit had
I boon impaired and attacked by those
I who should have defended It, and It
/ therefore behooved congress 10 come 20
] she rescue that q vote would be reach
rd not only ON this resolution, but on
,,,o c v bsd r,c,,t ~ ln,,y ybeth
Az ,itc ae,,1tc t,o. free cninnge boa,,
/ ar n bodv oppnse,i 10 thnt noiicv
Mir Stcwart lpnp Nevj opposed
. the Inn resolution as "a surrender Of
| silver. and as binding the gold letters
ON the people
s,0, ,a IN tfr VIZ" sto,Y sr,' , 0n ''' ''e'
{ IA l,ngt ma dnbat, me cleared thc
niuosphcre." said Alr lllll THE true
] aii.rr b,d brrp tntd hsr. a. NINA tt,t
thoy intended to nav our government
obliraIionq In SILVER coin mo- matter
how denlqitlod now deprrcipfed thpt
/ metal miph, he. Ii was Tor thc purpose
] OF occurring mis- Blsriosurr uinf tbc
/ rrgnlution WA introduced "A vNs
brought forward 10 have senators dis
! rloHe their poiiey. and ia nrcsent "a dir
fcrrnt uoilrT'" SUI W '04'''' ~ '''
10 tho tiIng of The senator from Col-
nrndo that ann "A hl.motallist ON IA
| uold rnIIoy anayrer thht 10 ia "A nj
inctnllIet on a silver basis
II was "A mere play OF words said
Mr. nm such mon were not ar hi,
Inrtnlilgn AT an. tbc,, ysrre for suvo,,
ana silver only.
Mr. nm turned to attacks being
made on the president II was not Tor
him ann 10 express approyal OF tho
contract with fareiHn bankerr fnit
the presdpnt had no, been free 20 uct
as he desired. He had beeu hound
hand and foot by The present law. TINS
Democratic congress had refused Ia
help him
Mr. Gray tpqnl. ucID-'Isl y1u mean
90 say this senate Is al present Dem
OcrHtic"'
go" said MIR I'M. 1--WE 40 longer
have The majority, but while we had &,
we put on action aud procrasuna
until power paaned out OF our hands"
,ctuluing TO tuc course OF me presl-
dent Mr. Hlll said the aCnatpr from
Colorado denounced the pYeslient IN un.
uuJSurrd terms for rUinluE our credit
and In the same breath. the senator
declared that our hondf were bringing
marr than al any time IN wears. II WAS
MOI necessary to defcnd sir. t'ieyo-
iauda course
40 was sudiclout THAT the prcsident
and Mis- secretary OF the treasury had
statci Glai they had secured the best
rms possibe
'"rhc senator from Colorado cannot
amqugn this administration because h
had contracted with the Rothgrhiids. e
Mid Mr. Hll. 81 am no defender az
the Rothschiida but In this emergency
where viii YOU look Tor vast sums OF
money? WIN YOU get II from the min
ere OF ColorAdoY'
MIR Wolcott rcsponded. mo" said
he mot from me mlners OF colorado
"a ehey have been drained by nc
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