The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11
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A Mr.. D. G.. Parker, Of Albert Lea.
has been having a discussion of the
currency question with that ancient
fraud, Joe Wheelock, an employe of
the Pioneer-Press, and he has had
clearly the 'best of it with that oracu-
lar humbug. Here is Mr.. Parker's
winding up OF the debate:
Albert Lea, Mimi, Aug 29.-To the Edi-
tor: l observe that darkness is still round
about the Pioneer Press, and gross dark
ness covers the sanctum. Perhaps you
are hopelessly joined to your idols, and if
so, l will herafter let you alone. But I
want to ask in all candor if there were no
computations of conscience in answering
one Paragraph of my letter, and only one.
the way you did. Wasn't it little cool
to quote from speech that was never de-
livered, but simply printed "by leave?"
You have never perused the Harvey Horn
debate. You will find it good reading.
unfortunately for your cause, your Go
llah was driven into corner and covered
with confusion at this very point; sad, for
you relied upon that speech as a part of
the record
Have you not learned that that record
as whole, was impeached by such states
men as Grant, Blaine, Conklin, Allison.
ingalls,, Holman and a score of others?
My last communication called these wit
nesses. You were ominously silent in re-
gard to their testimony. But you trium-
phantly quote from a speech that was
never spoken, and assume that it makes
good record. Senator Allison declares
that the record was "doctored." The
printing of this speech without it's having
Of
toring" What was the speech that
Hooper actually delivered? Mr.. Bland
says that it satisfied the house that COIN
age was not affected by the bill" You
think you can fall back upon the record,
do you? Judge Holman declares that it
proves that the bill and the methods of
it's passage was a colossal swindle" One
hundred and forty-fOur pages of debate,
most of which was never spoken, but
printed "by leave" This has been shown
times without number Who cares how
many times the bill was printed for con-
venience of some interested or designing
committeeman? The point is that the
knowledge Of it's mischievous design never
reached the people. No hint to or from
the newspapers. Members of congress
elected on other issues didn't want to be
bothered with a bill which they supposed
hence too Hooper's and Sherman's word
as to what it contained.
One satisfied" the house that the COIN
age was not affected, and the other lulled
the senate to sleep by the declaration that
the bill contained a dollar that would
float around the world on a par with
gold" This phase of the subject has been
given too much Importance, except to YER
ify the truth of history. People care far
less about what has been done than what
should be done. Now, have two propo-
sitions First-You could never have
succeeded in securing an era of mono
metallism except by resorting to a legis-
lative piracy. Second-The Republican
party declares for both gold and silver as
standard money, and you dare not change
this so as to go before the people on a
clear monometallic platform.
This is very we'll put, but the last
words give away the weak point in the
case Of men like Mr.. Parker. He says