Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-04
SENATOR FRYE
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sources such as no country on the face of
the globe ever had, and yet looking up
they saw this threatening sword of the
Democratic party suspended in their con
vcntion by their own hand, and they dared
not touch that which might have made us
prosperous, but sank away into weak
ness and adversely. Time rolled around,
and the Democratic party assumed
the power which we had given
them Was the fact any better
than the fancy? Not at all In legislation
there was never such a stupendous failure
seen as the attmpt of the Democratic
party all through last year to legislate on
economic questions They spent IL
months on a protective tariff or on a re-
form tariff. What was the result? A bill
that every Democrat in the United States
denounced, Uaughter) that the Presi-
dent declared to be u shame and an out
rage, saying in a pathetic voice: "How
can we go to the people with such law
as this9" a bill that every Republican
denounced, and which did not receive the
support of a single Intelligent man in the
United States of America. A bill which
received the approval Of nobody except the
people who live in England, daughter
and applausc), and France, and Grmany
and Belgium Didn't that mountain
labor and bring forth the most despicable
mouse ever seen on earth? But the peO-
Pile of the republic were waiting for their
time, and when the Ides of November
| came, they swept this Democratic party
from power as the whirlwind sweeps the
dust in the streets. And every man to
day knows that in two years from now the
people of this republic will finish the work
and restore to full power once more the
Republican party with full, complete con
fdence and esteem. Now when that
comes, and we have have the Presidency
and both Houses, then is our hour of trial.
| Power always brings with it response
billy. We as a party cannot escape it.
The people of this republic is an intelli-
gent, honcst-minded people, and we rs Re
publicanS must see to it that we are wise,
! if possible, even beyond our generation. We
are to be confronted with queS tons of the
graveSt Importance Labor troubles, i'm
migration, currency, tariff We may be
confronted in the very next Congress with
this currency question, a question which
touches every man, woman ana child in
America 1t is the life blood of people
do not mean to say that we shall have
power in this next Congress. l know that
many people think that we are to have
control of the United States Senate. |
hope not. How can we get it? BY a
combination with the POpulists. Is there
a Republican within the sound of my voice
who advises me as senator to make any
combination with the Populistic party in
order to get power in the Scnates (Cries
OF - No! NorD | am glad of it, because
| should not obey the will of my consti-
tucnts. daughter and aplpause.) l de
sire no power won by such means. We
should simply have a seeming power, with
the responsibility, and no real power to
carry into the effect of law the policies of
/ the party, because every time the Popu-
I lists would vote against us.
/ prefer infinitely that the Democratic
party shall retain the organization and
the power in that Senate through the
next two years. / confess l am not, and
never was fond of the Democratic party,
but l admire it when contrasted with the
Populistic party. daughter and ap-
plause.) But nevertheless the currency
question may confront us at this very next
| Congress. ! have no idea that the Presi-
dent of the United States will be able to
IbFCc through tHt TWO AlUtisSS Ol congress
one of his currency bills One is liable
to come in any day, revision of the
other Mr.. Carlisle seems to be plenty
with currency bills: he does not retain
his fondness for one more than n couple
of days. He will not be able to force that
currency bill through the Senate; there is
not time for him to do it. He may force
it trough the House If he does not. then
it is our legacy whether or not we have
the power, because we have the power in
the House, and with honest Democrats
we shall have together the power in the
Senate. Now what is our duty: | do not
pretend TO have any special wisdom in
financial matters, and sometimes | think
that no one else has much daughter
Since | have beer in Congress l have seen
almost every financial prophecy come 70
grief The whole rcfunding process has
been gone through with, and every time
THE proposition was madc.to refund at u
lower rate Of interest the wise and en-
lightened financiers informed us that you
could not float your bonds ut rar-it
would bring disaster upon the country.
and yet we refunded over and over again.
and lower and lower, and our bonds never
went below par. We Heated bonds at a
lower rate Of interest thaa at that tiins
any country ever had loated them ut par.