The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-08

as from our position" and making
more than ever dependent on a syndicate OF
bankers He wanted 10 know If editor
Pulitzer's action did not come within the
pale Of the statute he had cited.
1t did.
art: Us Joseph Pulitzer citizen?"
He was born In Hungary" replied Mr..
Chandler. '.Sut L understand he has been
naturalzed."
HE is certainly a citizen of the United
States" interjected Mr.. Lodge.
Sr. Gray asked for a reading Of the
statute. IL happened that Mr.. Hill just at
that time himself reading the statute.
1T is now being read by the defender
or the administration" said Mr.. Chandler,
-''Whatever else may be-" said Mr. Hill.
looking up. Il am not the defender Of Jo-
After the statute had been again read
Mr. Gray took the floor and bitterly de-
nounced the suggestion OF Mr.. Lodge. He
declared that he had heard IL advanced
with surprise and approved with amaze
ment- Now, in the evening OF the nine
teenth century, you cannot bark back on
the track Of the dead centuries and attempt
10 stifie expression" said he. in this coun-
try or abroad. In this country and in all
civilized countries just public opinion Is
the final arbiter OF all questions. II is not
necessary for one TO say If this suggestion
Is seriously made. that Ii Is impossible in
this day and hour to attempt an inquisitor-
ial Interpretation of a statute for the pur-
pose of sitting expression OF public opin-
1on." Concluding. Mr.. Gray said he was
10th TO believe that Senator Lodge was quite
serious in his suggestion that We have on
the statute books of the United States
law so inquisitorial and so unworthy or
civilization quite foreign to our day and
Mr. Chandler said: eve were not discuss
Ing the wisdom OF the law. but the ques-
ton OF what is a. violation of the law as
st stands" He asked: Now, suppose that
war would become fragrant between the
United States and Great Britain. does the
IL QFof fnlr rrOfI he a
violation of the law which has been quoted
Tor Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer to telegraph the
war ought not to be stopped? That is the
concrete form of the proposition
TO this Mr. Gray replied. When war has
enough TO answer that question. Thank
God, IL is neither one nor the other
REPUBLICANS ASSAILED.
THE Democratic party" replied Mr.. Vest,
was at the head of affairs. If success
were TO be measured by the amount of gold
exported. he desired to call the attention
Of the other side TO the fact that during
Dir. Cleveland's first administration only
about 100000 of gold had been exported,
against 21s.000OO0 for Mr.. Harrison's admin
istration. So far. Sls1.OcOOOO had been ex-
ported under the present administration.
He went extensively into the figures of rev.
enues. expenditures. etc., to show that the
present condition of the treasury was large
~ heritage from the preceding administra-
ton. He charged the Harrison administra-
ton with defaulting in the payment OF the
obligations of the government and or the
transportation or trust funds amounting
20 S56,000O0. When the Republicans
turned to power in all branches of the gov
eminent in 1890. he declared, ironically, that
they thought they owned the country. They
rested their fate on three measures-the
force bill, which failed; the Mckinley law
and the Sherman law. They went to the
people and came back funeral procession
stamped beneath the feet of popular disap-
proval. The Mckinley law was afterwards
denounced by many Republicans, and the
Sherman law. bastard that 1t was" was
repuoiated by one of its authors. Whatever
the Democratic party had done, 1t had not
placed on the statute books a law that IL
was compelled to go before the country and
Mr. Vest admitted that his side was d.
vided on the subject of silver. The country
was divided. There was, he said, an ire
pressible conflict in the land, as irrepreSSi-
BILE as that which resulted in the clash of
the armies of the North and South. 81
trust Mr.. Vest said, that the issue will
lence, but the conflict was inevitable be-
tween those who believe in the use of silver
as a money of ultimate redemption along
with gold and those who believe la the sim
gle gold standard. To evade it was impos-
sible. The quicker Ii was decided the better
it would be for the public and private life
of the land"
In the course sf a review of some of the
history of the passage of the Mckinley law.
galleries, the manner In which, on
the night, the bill was reported to the
House. hides were suddenly re, removed from
the dutiable list TO the free list.
Mr.. Aldrich questionee the truth or the
statement but Mr.. Vest insisted, and said
that distinguished member of the House
from New England, now member OF the
Senate. had declared that he would not
vote for 1t unless hides went on the free
list Plase DUTY and ew T England
would be aroused as she has not beer
aroused by. this Venezuelan dispute She
hear the whistling of bullets in this cham
Der. The spirits of the New England fathers
would be inspired and they y Would maren
"sHEPHERD KINGS SCORED"
Further contrasting the Mckinley law and
the Wilson law, he praised the latter, es-
pecially free wool and the reductions or
woolens In that respect, although he
frankly admitted that the Wilson bill did
not meet his entire approval, 1T was salts
factory Wool. he contended, furnished the
element of vitality to the protective sys-
tenn. Yet he maintained, despite Mr.. Aid
rich's denial that under the free wool clause
OF the Wilson law the price of wool had
increased and the WOODEN mills had been
PROSPEROUS. He confessed that 1t was true
That sheep had been slaughtered since the
passage OF the Wilson bill. but this was
the result of the advice or Mr.. Lawrence
who had sought to show the lncompetency
or Democratic legislatures. This had been
hone In his State. but those VINO nad 1oi-
flowed this advice were already sorry Tor
wat they had done. The sheep had gone
40 that land from which sheep no more
than man hasten and they would not be
brought back Mr.. Vest also contended that
there had been an Improvement IN building
by wool manufacturers. Furthermore. WOOL
en- clothing had been cheapened. In fact
there never had been a more complete VIM
dication OF the position OF the Democratic
party than had been shown In TINS wool
schedule and he was glad the Wilson bill
had been enacted on this account IL on no
other.
Mr. Vest described the alleged alliance be-
tween the producers of wool and the manu-
facturers of woolens. He described how the
ways and means committee had closed the
door In the face OF William Lawrence and
the Ohio shepherds and how the latter,
with blood In their eyes, and, as they
claimed. a million votes In their pockets,
proposed 10 come here and force the hand
OF the Republican Congress-.
Recurring TO the financial question. Mr..
Vest admitted that the financial influence
OF the world was against silver. Europe
basis. When the President had sent his
Venezuelan message TO Congress Ii had been
received with reclamation by the people,
and he heard the hostile guns booming in
this chamber. How had England responded?
Not with shot and shell and saber stroke
and battle ships. but by throwing our securi-
ties on the market. The power OF money
was 10 be used TO crush us. On Monday.
when the Secretary of the Treasury had is
that II was not issued sooner) notifying
enc co,rptrv that the bonds ShOufd go Ia