The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-17

An their prsce. He hst been assured fnas
IN sew York a3one &c IL bad besn tsss-
cersd for yis,ass.ase worth Of honda Ard
sasd q. kaas the safhorsty Of ens sf TIE
f~as.sr bankers % Ne~ York for tas
statement shas within sixty Oars the
rtoss issue wcaa6 BE worth 10 III" ne
sad. speaking dssecssy 70 ne resosaaaon
ard the desire expresset ~ u TO upacsd
our nsfso1ai credit. 'th<re we're ever any
men who we're not entitled 20 eonsizsera-
ton. {; r. sae Rosh>ehsafs ard the crsss-
6ent. becaas@ they have cough; 70 black
On our credit"
Re asserted thar shs resogsss.sn And ths
speech Of Hfn were 10 sse same direction
4. ali other efforts made 70 discredt sai-
yer. ard then launched oct TITO q defense
az ste silver advocates. declarsnx that
stey ora rot advoczte this coarse becasss
they were uapesrfosic. or because OF self
tsh purposes. but because they wousd re-
sI>vs the suffering In sfas country. and
sssy nia not believe this was possible OF
ecrsmpx z,sreat unssi the government
standard should Be re-ex,a5iissed There
could b no prosperous times with wheat
~ ca cents . faxhsl He referred 70 the
proceedings IN rfe German reschstag OF
yesterday concerning silver - an tad'ea-
stau NAT there was 20 Be change IN rhs
interest OF silver I'VE are working to-
vs~a e." he concluded. but & any act
eeua serve 70 paraiyze progress Ia that
etsecttsn II n the disgracefri ard fsshon-
orable sicxersng Of TIE pressdent with the
Roshechs3ds-
Ledge said the substantial ard import
ant part Of the resolution was the last
f.aif. declaring TIE right OF the holder 70
receive his pay IN the best FnoneY. lie
would r..=h all the other declarations OF
the resolution aside as iulrnaierials ana
LET this starsl He did not regard it as
necessary To define fhe QUESTION as 70
who uas d bimstaIliSt. or to profaource
for the parity OF all kinds OF money. as
the latter declaration was already 70 be
found embodied In our statutes. The
point vas in neither OF these directions,
but I'm the sustenancs OF the credit OF
shA country. He believed that the holder
OF = gevernnsn. bond slsould be able 20
ask for payment In tho best money. and
In gold n that were the best. lie agreed
with wolnost that thu president had as
sailed the credit Of be country, but ss-
serted that be had nlade the attack By
hts assault upon our coin bonds. For
that reason because OF this attack. he
thought that congress should declare tt-
self without eqnivocation or reservation.
Rsyerting 10 the contract. he said tina.
the profits allowed the European bank
ers were enormous. gigantic" ard char
aster.xesf the contract as the blacklist
ever made by an Administrations In deal
1ng with American securities But this
fact. Lodge added. only rerxte-s IL more
important that the country should make
good iis promises. II was not a ques-
ton OF bsmetaliism or rnorometailisEn, bat
OF the good name OF the country. That
credit had been .mpeached and attacked
by those VITO should have defended II.
and IL therefore belsooSSd congress 10
come to the rescue. He hoped a vote
sas,ld be reached not only ON this resolu-
ton. but on the entirc financial question.
believing the country had right to
know whether the senate WAS a free
coinage body or . body opposed TO that
policy.
Stewart opposed the Hill resolution as
surrender Of SILVER and AZ bsndinx the
gcsd fettsrz on the people
HzA was again On his feet rs soon as
Stewart closed. "Af least fhs debate has
CLEARED the atnosphere' sa4<s HiA. ..rhe
true purposes OF these protested frlensis
Of silver h&s been laid bare. II was that
they intended 10 pay cur government obi
CATIONS In sEyer coin, ro matter how de-
graded how deprecated r,su. metal might
be- II was for tho purpose OF securing
shia disclosure that tho resolution was
presented II WAS brought forward 20
have senators disclose their policy and TO
presenk different policy" TO the fling
of che senator from Colorado that am
. oAnsetAli.st On gold tasss, answer
tina: he 10 q hlmesalslst on a silver basis.
IL was mere play OF words" said Hal.
such men were not fcr b4notalllssn at
all. shay were fer silver and SILVER only"
alil turned so the attacks besnx made
on the president. IL was not for hsrn
uitlo 10 express approval OF the contract
WITH torcsssis bankers. bat the president
Had saoi been FREQ 10 act as hse desired.
lie had been bosind hand and foot BY
&iis present law. The Democratic CON
EFess had refused 20 help him
Gfay~-Io yea mean 70 say this senate
Is az present pesnoeFaslcg
Ne. said Ill., I'VE no longer have TIA
majority. but While We had Il We put OF
action and procrasiinated until she POW
or lassSsNf cut oE cur hands. Tho senator
from Colorado cannot arralSn this assrns,s.
assTa1son because Il hiss contracted With
sas Roshschiias. In this emergency where
Vii yea lock Tor vast sums es usss,s.y ,
Wsa yoa set y ffon tie miners OF col
uFasaog''
Aeieoit responded: 'sSe. ne, from the
miners o. Colorado, as they have been
saaned BY the legislation OF the senator
ssasa New York lat there were pfenty
q ss5s=ssssaas ready TO take sAe bonds Aaa
ihey had tae chance"
Hsli declared the enly way to secure
sueh vast sum as sssss e0a. coo was In going
to the money kings Of the world. Rspue.
scan Administrations had appealed TO the
koiaseats3s. and il was useless 10 raise a
party cry against the administration
course in going 20 foreign bankers.
~ thss polaS iItn took = si.a 81 rarvr
from his table. 81 have here an announce
men; saat 1 hear With Joy" xals he. III,
- az Associated Press cah1e fruen Re-,tr.
ANNOUNCING that the selcastAx has al.
Feesed the renewal OF Efforts "a seears an.
sernalional sseheSary conferences" ugl
read 'he Associated Press cable ia sfetau
and added; II re3oiee AZ this nswx.a Ia
proceeded. AS nFueh "a the senator fran
Colorado. perhaps mere 40 I siacere!y
believe an International agreement IA res
siete fer eiae,ailism Tags resolution an.
neaneisK tae policy Q. inss country fer
biEnstAllisn woal3 Be TIE anxNev ~ ne
Jaitsa States % the action % Germany. 81.
Hill hoped IRE response might 50 to r-s--
lin today. aHa that tia wer1st MICA, knox
shas the credit az The United States was
20 be at al times maintained