Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-08
MAI. MCKINLEY RECORD ON MONEY.
First for FrGeCOiNage, ThentOr theAmeIiGan Product,
Now for a Gold Standard.

the position taken by Maj. Mckinley.
We find in the Toledo Blade, of Oct.
/, 1896, the following in answer to
questions asked by correspondents:
Odd VIM. Mckinley over vote for
free silverp-W. G.. NJ, Hannibal,
Missouri.
"The free and unlimited coinage
advocates here claim that Maj. Nc.
Klnley is q traitor to his former views
and expressions on the silver ques-
ton. Please explsln."-R. s. O.
Lovelsnd, Colorado.
Mckinley voted in the Forty.
Congress, November s, 1877, IN favor
Of the Bland bill, for the free coinage
of silver at 16 to l.
This bill went to the senate, where
it was amended into the form in
which it subsequently became law
When the bill came back to the house
Mckinley voted in favor of agreeing
to the senate amendments.
President Hayes vetoed this bill on
February %, 1878, and the bill was
passed over his veto, Mckinley voting
"yea" on the question; "Shall the
bill pass, Notwithstanding the Presi-
dents veto?"
In the Fofty-ninth Congress, bill
was introduced to amend the Bland
bill by suspending the purchase of
silver until an international agree
ment should be made Mckinley
voted against this bill"
We presume that no one will ques-
ton the republicanism of the Blade.
In June, 1890, during the first ses-
sion of tho Flfty.frst congress, the
Plumb free and unlimited coinage of
silver amendment to the Sherman
bill was under discussion, and in the
proceedings that led up to the defeat
Of that amendment Mr.. Mckinley
took very prominent part. The fol-
lowing are extracts from his speeches
MIR. MCKINLEY. Mr.. Speaker, it
is necessary after the storm Of denun-
citation that we have heard from the
other side of the house to return for a
moment to the proposition that is
really before us, and the meaning, and
purpose, and effect of that PROPOSE
ton, if it shall be adopted by q ma
iority of this house. 1t is a resolu-
ton, Mr., Speaker, to give to the house
of representatives an opportunity to
pass some silver legislation, and to
give to the country silver bill which
the majority of this house believe will
be fully responsive to the general SEN
tlment Of the country. Applause on
republican side 1t is, Mr., Speaker,
to give to the house Of representatives
an opportunity to pass bill which
shall take all of the silver bullion of
the United States-all Of the silver
product of the United States-and
utilize that silver bullion for none
tary purposes and put 1t in Circula-
tion for the movement of the business
of the country. It is to give to the
people of the country, not $2,0O0,00C
monthly, but to give them four and
one-half millions monthly, or two and
one-half millions more than what is
now provided by the existing law
Congressional Record page 5647 June
5, 1890.
Mr.. MCKINLEY Two things, Mr..
Speaker, have been made clear by the
discussion during the last two days
The first one is that it IS desirable and
necessary that the country should
have an increase of its circulating
medium and the second that in pro-
viding for this circulating medium
the silver product Of the United States
should be used and employed. Ihave
listened attentively now for the third
day and I have heard gentlemen on
both sides of the house, without OK.
ception, repeatedly declare in favor Of
these two propositions: First, that
we needed more money and, second
that that money should be obtained
by the use Of the silver product OF the
United States. 1t is true that differ
emit methods have been suggested tc
reach these ends. It is true that on
the one hand there are those who
would have unlimited coinage of sill.
YER from every quarter OF the globe