The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-15
were trying to gcuttle the ship of

although they were not to blame, for the
had management that had brought about
the difficulty. To refuse to make the
bonds payable in gold would be TO spite
the country The president had twice ap-
pealed to the patriotism of the Republi-
can party, and that appeal had never
again.
Going Rack on His Party.
Mr.. Hepburn RepubHcan), of Iowa
said the. gentleman from Pennsylvania
proposed to go back on the whole policy
or his party that had always pledged to
maintain gold and silver at parity. The
secretary of the treasury was reported To
nave said to the Committee on Ways and
Means that if the gold provi5o was put
into this issue of bonds it must go in
every future issue.
DO you propose TO do tnat? he asked,
and there were cries of mo, no."
After reading the plank of the last ma
ITonal Democratic platform for bimetal-
uSIn. he said:
"Mr. Speaker can imagine that your
heart has been warmed many times by
was great applause and laughter.
Alter reading the plank of the Repub-
lican platform for bimetaIhsm, he de-
clared that there Was no difference be
tween moral and legal obligations: that
there was not a debt of the government
That could not honestly be paid in silver.
'L1ablc to Err
Mr.. Bryan Democrat. of Nebraska,
then made a half-hour speech against
the resolution, the passage of which, ne
began by saying, would withdraw So, 00O,-
COG from circulation.
The president Of the United States
he said. is a human being"
>. "oh, no." shouted Mr.. Walker (Repub-
hean)J Of Massachusetts.
The president ts, therefore, liable to
err added Mr.. Bryan, not needing the
interruption. He has erred. The Demo
cratic party owes him nothing. Demo
cratic applause.) 1t owes him only the
gratitude it would owe the guardian who
mas squandered a rich estate. He seeks
to lnoeulate his party with Republican
poisoning. Democratic applause,) But
ne mas tny5y yet one on attribute Of sovereignty
c 9bo16 LED NJ Mr. Bryan, he chasteneth
Bryan asserted II was a question
in which was bound up the welfare OF
mankind.
Pass this resolution" he said, "ane
81, 100000 would be saved to the people il
nifty years. Pass 1t, and they would be
robbed of $500 100000 in third of thai
passed.
The Issue Has Come.
The issue has GOMEZ said Mr.. Rryar
in conclusion, "You have got to meet
this proposition. On these questions, W.
ma the Democrats Of the east anc
the Republicans of the east lock arms
d f refe 20 cary to out the their reg PocS
the country. But. Mr.. Speaker. il
they do that they must expect that or
the principle of self-preseryation the res
OF the country will drop party lines ant
unite to preserve their homes and vel
fare. (Applause.)
The demand of our eastern brethren
both Republicans and Democrats, is fol
! a steadily approaching standard of value
They are. the creditors: they hold oul
bonds and our mortgages, and as the dol
1afs come up here and the debts increase
Ihey gather an unearned increment.
when the unjust eXactiOns and the op
pressive demands of our eastern friend:
shall! heal the DIVISIONS in the west ant
SCUM and in the end restore the doctrine
or Jeferson-that every man Is the eeua
of other men, and has an equal right tt
the consideration of the government ,
(Prolonged applause.}
Theg, Reed Arose
Mr. Reed arose. Instantly, the hum o
voices ceased, and a hush fell on thu
"Mr. Speaker" he began, chat doc
trine. Of the union OF the south and ives
has been preached before and by proph
cts whose inspiration lasted longer thai
I I4 o. Inc gentleman from Nebraska
Mr. Bryan. Qaughter.)
'But 1t has been a failure 1t alWaV,
! VIII be failure. We not only send ouI
property west, but we send our children
mere, ana no man who crosses from cas-
20 west can fail to be struck by the fac
that there IS, after all, an unity Of senti
ment between the two sections of tht
country that no language viii ever bio
out or destroy. The southern ant
i've together. am glad they are no
able 10 live together. But I say to you
the Republicans OF the east and of tn,
vest and of the north and south haV,
oF
together and they Will in the future
! Nov. let me address myself to th'
comparatively small matter at hant
great conmotion and I had noticed that i
Very often happens in the history OF thf.
House and OF this country, that ever
things which seem to be very stirring ant
future are not thought much OF a fort
night after their occurrence. I admit
however, the Importance in many ways
OF the proceedings of this House at thi,
gone conclusion [ wish there was some
thing more than language left to us to
DAY. But that being all there really is a
stake, as the matter Will turn out, a:
important that whatever we say herr
will have a tendency to strengthen tn,
credit OF the government. We are no
through our difficulty We have Ions
OF regeneration sets in. We ought not t
say anything or do anything which will
make that period Of revival longer il
coming than it ought to be- I, therefore
the remarks so ably made by my friend
the gentleman from Illinois (Cannon), al
to what the government has done in thu
past With its bonds; the bonds which to
day ought to stand in the front rank O
national bonds If honesty of effort il
payment of the same could count Go,
anything in the history of the country
..Gold: Gold! GOldY'
Gentlemen say we are at liberty Il
pay these bonds in something else be
sides the equivalent of gold. Whether w,
are or not. the fact remains that urget
on by an ineXorable law, we have thu.
far Paid in gold or its equivalent ant
every man in this House believes ",
shall do SO in the future. applause.
This does not in any way mnitat,
Hsn-whether international or national
for men who are in favor of the FREE
coinage Of silver, are SO because they be
lieye free coinage Of silver would brinI
silver to q parity with gold. Therefore,
all sides of this House-in parties which
are recognized in the government OF tn,
country Qaughter)-are agreed as TO tn,
result. And it is a great pity we should
be in q condition SO anybody could maxi
any other charge. But disease turks t,
attack a system which has been WASTED
by other diseases. or by cold or exposure
Now the trouble of our situation is tina
our body polite, our government .ha
been so reduced by two years of party
rule Of such character that our e6
penses are not paid by our income, tina
The government of the United States i
for the time being running behind.
''WhateVer severity or criticism is be
slowed upon the present situation,
greater severity of criticism is to be be
slowed upon the past and this agreement
presented for the inspection of the House
is in accord, it seems to me, with tn
government of this country for the las
two years. 1t may be that 1 judge harsh
ly; it may be that this government is tn
result of the unfortunate condition il
which the government was found; it ma.
be, no guilt attaches to this except $