The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-28
SENATOR PLATT ON SILVER
NE GIyES mann THRUSTS no POPU-
LISTS AND DEMOCRATS.

lie Says That the Republican Party is
Going Into the Next Campaign on the
Platform of 1892 with Reference to Gold
and Silver aud Our Currency and the
People will Make Their Voices Heard
for Protection.
Mr.. Allen-Mr. President, the trouble
is that nothing practical will come out
of the discussion here. The honorable
senator from Vermont (Mr. MorrilD
and the honorable senator from Ohio
(NIr. Sherman) are permitted to run
away from the chamber without any
nraotlca! result coming from the propo-
sitions they make.
The senator from Vermont has UNDER
taken to cast upon the popullst party
the responsibility for failure to carry
his motion this morning. 1t is respon-
sible, Mr.. President, and it is perfectly
willing to assume the responsibility and
all the consequences that may now
from it. 7 see present my amiaple ana
distinguished friend the senator from
Rhode Island (Mr. Aldrich), VINO al
ways coaches the senator from YER
mont. the chairman of the committee
on finance, and / wish to ask the sena-
tor from Rhode Island, who has said ne
| is a bimetallist and that his party is a
bimetallist party, whether he Is Wiling
to take the tariff bill Just exactly as II
comes from the house of representa-
tives with free silver coinage amend
ment attached to it?
Mr. Aldrich--Does the senator from
Nebraska wish an answer from me?
Mr.. Allen-I desire to have an answer
from some responsible head OF the re-
publican party, if it has one.
Mr. Aldrich-I answer, then, frankly,
no, with as much emphasis as 1t is pos
sible for me to use.
Mr. Allen-I am glad to hear it. be-
cause it stamps the republican party as
the enemy of bimetallism. Your party
has been incorporating for three years
under false pretences in this chamber.
| Mr.. Morgan (to Mr.. Allen)-Ask him
| if he would take the Mckinley law
with free coinage.
| Mr. Allen-You would not even
Mr.. Aldrich--Will the senator from
Nebraska allow me to ask
| Mr. Allen-The senator from Alaba-
ma suggests that I ask you if you will
take the Mckinley bill with free coin
age. Will you do that?
Mr.. Platt-No.
Mr. Allen-The senator from Con
necticut says mo" Are there any cir
cumstances under which you will take
free coinage?
Mr. Aldrich-No, sir
Mr. Allen-No sir.
Mr.. Platt-Except by an information
al agreement.
Mr. Aldrich-Unless an internationa
agreement on the subject shall be frs
4 secured.
Mr.. Allen-Oh, yes. Now, that dis
closes exactly what we have Away
claimed. There are no circumstance
under which you are bimetallists..
Mr.. Platt-Oh, Mr.. President.
Mr.. Allen--You have lied upon TIL
question, if l may speak metaphorical
ly, for three years to my certain knowl
edge For three years you have stoo,
in this chamber and have undertaken
to make the people of this country be
lieve that you are bimetallists, an
now when you are put to the test yo'
will not take silver with this tariff bill
and you will not take it with the Nc
Kinley bill and you will not take it un
der any circumstances.
Mr.. Platt-Does the senator from Ne
braska intend to say that the republi
can party of this country has ever trie'
to make the people believe that it wa
in favor of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio Of is to r.
Mr.. Allen-That is it exactly.
Mr.. Platt--Wait a moment. By tn
United States alone? Does the senate
intend to say that the republican part
has ever taken that position?
Mr.. Aldrich--Anywhere?
Mr.. Platt--Anywhere
! Mr.. Allen-You took it in 1892.
have not got your platform here.
Mr.. Cockrell-I will turn to it.
Mr.. Platt-I will tell the senator wha
the platform is. 1t is that we are i
favor of the use Of both silver ard sol
as money -
Mr.. Teller-As standard money
Mr. Platt--As standard money, upo
such conditions as will keep both at
parity.