St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-30
NOT BOUND BY HIS ALLEGIANCE
TO THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY
WILL VOTE AS HE TALKS.
IS READY TO DESERT If A GOLD
STANDARD IS ADOPT
ED.
REPLY MADE BY mir. SHERMAN.
Naval Bill Dropped While the SEN
ate Devoted Itself to a Bitter
Political Debate.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Two notable
speeches by Senators Teller and Sherman,
representing opposing elements on the fnan-
clai question, were heard in the senate today
MI. Teller addressed himself particularly to
the Ohio senator. controverting the views
held by him and maintaining that no honest
effort had been made in the present congress
to pass tariff bill. The senator referred In
passing to the Mckinley candidacy saving
that the motto, advance agent of prosper
ity," was delusive. as no prosperity could
come until financial conditions were re-
formed. The climax of Mr.. Teller's speech
was reached when he announced that he
would vote as he spoke, and that he would
not hesitate to separate himself from the
great party to which he had been allied for
forty years. If 1t announced for the gold
standard.
Mr. Sherman answered Mr.. Teller, arguing
against 5O-cent silver dollar and ANNOUNCE
ing that the time had come for decisive
opinion from the people. He appealed the
case, he said to the tribunal of the American
people at the coming election.
The early part of the day was given to
speeches by Senators Villas and Mitchell, Of
Wisconsin, Palmer and Kyle, eulogizing Pere
Marquette, after which the resolution was
adopted accepting the statue of Marquette,
presented by Wisconsin. The naval ap-
preparation bill is nominaIly before the SEN
ate, but is being thrust aside for the incl
dental tariff and financial debate Mr. Hale.
In charge of the bill, protested vigorously
against the distracting debate, declaring that
If IT continued
Washington until next fall.
When the consideration of the naval
bill was resumed Mr.. Teller Rep..
COLI was recognized for some gen.
erai remarks the financial views
involved, devoting himself particularly to
answering Mr.. Sherman's remarks yesterday
lie did not propose, he said, to let the Ohio
senator (Sherman) fool the people by telling
| them that if the Mckinley bill were re-enact-
ca 1t would bring prosperity. The Mckinley
Dill would never be re-enacted, said Mr..
| Teller, and if 1t was it would not bring pros
| perity.
Irayersing the country and shouting
| proceeded Mr.. Teller, sis band of men who
have labeled their candidate the advance
| agent of prosperity. The people who look to
h1Ta as their savior will find they have been
! deluded and deceived. The agent of pros
per1ty is not in sight, and will not be in
! sight, until this system of finance of ours is
| changed
! Mr.. Teller paid a glowing tribute to the
! Republican party and its great achievements.
i am Republican," exclaimed Mr. Teller.
with great feeling, "and / helped to create
| the Republican party before the Senator from
Vermont QMorrilD was, and 1 came into it
voluntarily. The senator from Vermont
must allow me to go out of IL in the same
way. He cannot fix my line of conduct any
| more than Democratic corporation can
command my confidence and my Judgment"
The senator said when the great parties
| formed In battle array next summer, one of
| them might be the champion Of the white
metal. He confessed that he looked with
/ fear and trembling on the course of the
great party, with which he had been allied
! for years. Would it. yield to the false
! seductive, shibboleth of sound money!" If
it became the party of the gold standard then
! it's disintegration had begun. what will 1
| do If the party to which I have been at
| tached advocates gold Standard" proceed
| ed Mr.. Teller 81 have no hesitancy In say
| ing here, 1 have said before, and will say
! again, when O political organization ceases
! to represent the views hold, then I cease
| to act with 1t. When the Democratic party
| became the party Of oppression and wicked
ness, got out of it. should despise myself
| II lifted my hand to put into power man,
who from executive chambers would continue
| the gold standard. Holding these views, If
| lift my voice and do not vote in the same
way I would despise myself for hypocrisy
! and deceit, and as I speak so I will vote"
| There was a noticeable stir in the CALLER
| les as Mr.. Teller closed. Mr.. Sherman fol-
| lowed. answering Ma Teller. He said he
| respected the intense earnestness of the Col
| orado senator. but what had been said was
| not new. The time had come for final
| settlement of the silver question by the peo-
| pie. Each party should state it's position
| honestly and manfully, and then let the peo-
| pie decide whether the country was to have
a f1fty-cent dollar or one equal to any in
| the world. He believed in that money which
gave the fairest measure for the products of
this country; He believed that the United
| States would go down among nations if it
| established system with fifty-cent dollar.
| "But," said Mr.. Sherman, closing, "that
cannot be settled here. 1t be settled
| only by the American people. l appeal the
case to them. Let it be tried by the trib-
unal of the people of the United States in the
coming election