The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
Unanimous Consent Given for
Roll Call at 2 P. NJ.
He is Glad That Silver Strangled
the House Bond Bill.
The silver King of the Rockies More
Powerful Than the Great Mogul,
He says. and Points 10 the Bones of
Dolph and Carey-Iouse Fill busters
Block Pension Bill.

Washington City. Jan. 3f.-when the
senate convened today the silver bond bill
had the immediate right-of-Hay. Allen.
Pop. Neb., called attention 10 the absence
OF a quorum. This neeessitated a roll call,
which brought senators from the commit
tee and cloak rooms and disclosed forty
six senator's present one more than a
quorum. Villas then addressed the senate
in opposition 10 the biz. 1T viii" said
Villas. doubtless never be necessary 10
discuss this bin as il came from the house.
But IL may be said that ii deserves its
fate, strang.ed bys silver" II was but the
frsuGuleHt prstext Of response 10 the exi-
geney whica il professed to meet. and 10
the reasonable suggestions Of the presi-
dent. which 1t denied. while it avowed
their wisdom. With the exception Of the
provision for emergency certificates--
which ought 10 stand in the permanent
statutes-the house bin contained nothing
commendabie. Everything else was but
mcckery OF the legislation demanded by
our fiscal conditions. And so again. as
year ago. partisanship or imbeciAty, or
beta. have stricken congress with paraly-
Sis, and the rescue of prosperity from its
recurring peril has been thrown upon the
executive Il is, almost as fortunate as
f0rtuItous that an Old statute has re-
masned untouched during our financial
madness which can again serve the turn.
aud although in a clumsy way when con-
sidered with reference TO existing condi-
ticns as suitable measure of relief. yet
II showed that Gods pity and mercy are
not wholly Withdrawn from us. If" he
continued, ''any trusted agent in private
affairs should so deny his duty and abuse
MS trust as congress did year ago, and
now repeats. no judgment in his condem-
nation would be too severe. over si6,oo0,-
co in the public debt was then thrown
away in the reckless rage of partisanship,
and the injury that must now be sus-
tanned by the people for the same reason
is probably no less, although the exact
measure of 1t IS not quite so clear. Then
the Republican management was able TO
show the pretense that except for the
Populists and free siIyerites there might
have been relief. 1t is true, then, that
this bill has now unmasked the fact, by
denying under Republican dictation the
only remedy available for the increase Of
mischief"
Declaring the bin as ii came from the
house was mere sham and fraud. Villas
proceeded TO show that the senate amend
ment made IL worse than the original meas
ure. 1T was a bad stock" he asserted,
though il has been budded with a worse
scion. The best hope Is that both will
shriyel and die in the desert air of the SEN
ate In the senate Midas is the horror of
ADAA1AFr tNNAS ttfiifE tAiitAS ~ EiiFt fit
said he had hitherto concluded that Il was
the wisest policy 10 sit and allow the sill
yer advocates to do the talking, as they
We're in the habit OF doing at the ratio OF
about is to l. But he had heard ii asked
Why the opponents of free coinage did not
Justify their faith in debate. He then pro-
ceeded at considerable length 10 discuss
the free coinage provision OF the pending
hill declaring that the financial distress
a nd nffalfN FgafC4PX- no Sf tnraa "a
were the direct products OF the efforts 10
force silver upon the country. And he
said. ''our course of relief is to return TO
sound principles" He believed especially
that every step of the fatal progress in err
TOR had been opposed To the cardinal doc
trines on which the Democratic party is
based, and by which IL must abide or sink
in recreancy. while the spirit flies from our
institutions or liberty.
He divided the silver advocates into three
classes. First. those who were Interested
in silver mining. second, heavy debtors,
and third. those who believed in the prln-
ciple Of bi-metallism. OF the first class, he
said that they were few in number bat
wonderfully potential. OF the second. they
'might deserve sympathy if they did not
shock IL The third class he described as
honestly mistaken. and TO them he ad-
dressed his argument. He contended that
the silver mine owners were largely re-
sponsible for the agitation for free coinage,
and. after asserting that silver mining was
confined 10 the Western states. he stated
that the mines were owned by compara-
lively few people and largely by corpora
tiOns, who. by the employment OF labor.
often make large profits on compara-
lively small outlay. The kcenest ana best
trained iutellects he said. were enlisted by
this solid interest. which was possessed of
"great strength OF numbers and riches.
powerful In Intelligence. learning and skill.
only perceptive of its special interest,
hardy aud resolute 10 seek H. That inter
est was TO win. 10 secure the best price for
silver"
he declared the people Of the Rocky
mountains 10 be sabservienl 20 the mine
holders "'The verest dsspot of story the
grand khan OF Tartary. the gveat moggl
never had more submissive subjects than
the silver king OF the Rockies nor was
ever tyraat more p.tlessly exacting- No
independence OF thought or speech is tol-
Grated there. No party. no creed, re- bus
mess can thrive which dares 20 doubt IN the
realms of that monarch. the law of finance
as IL IS iu silver. The business men ind *
prudent 10 say uoih-nE. and as for the poll
ffte.an who dares 10 ti0ut , IS independence
woe he unto him Where" he exclaimed
".s The sturdy senator. che brave. unheud-
trr Earey@ Where II Dolph. the brave
strong and indefatlgaHle2 Look on the
b}oe.fv Naloch of silver "a learn thei-
fate TTe traced the past legislation or
tha Interest az silver 20 the theory 0f pro-
ta,fton which he Characterized as vicious
ana vi.kea The senator then proceeded
-, a esv}e vvof silver leg.Rlstlon and OF SILVER
.p~aesttcftou and silver coin2ce Ia the United
states showing that the production was
email before the silver var. "H.-merl-
tss-,, fz 60 hs said "a hsgh-suN1diug. splen-
"a vrors = op9v hs-mesallisru. bgt. alas
v,hat x n and where Is ite
Like dreams THAI Wane befofe The half
shus eve.
or aav castles ln che clouds thar pass.
Forevsr tisttlng sn the SUMMER SKY
ssAlwavs dancing before the vision. some
thing TO - gained. haf never realized. The
glitse~sny bauble has fiEted oa aiav before
- fat,fol1x. pursuit on which the nuA.-
So =, long been conaucied. yet a}wevs
>, s.~annear. save ia the pleasing speech -
-. sslx.@r advocates. whsle the reslts,as rs
,-.it, ee,l}a tss matched BY IRE other ana
s,,,s.s~srr xarupsr" Vie declared MAJ
-, ths hssl-u,ag practical b.-rnegaTizsrn
tS lever hfen PROPOSED fQ ~aEsrresS rga
s.fav.s that ssn7tors TeHeT ana Wa.
-..t "a charnn'ofss - silver. ha7 asses
- ~onsensfons upon The protective e1r,1-
ss.sor referring 20 ths clafns ~ ,hs
s-,.s.r class saying that az oes. tf-, 50
"a ta have something taken ey iaN from
ore class Tor another class oe ~ia mas that
:. -. s,.,s,ave law wnuhd ae eS7e, allv surs
us,su the peas5cs'fFs~ sa atePtiea s ana
-, I,..lsss outrage. in3e~t. such q -.ia.e
- ,s- eia,ioa would ~. 70 SUN up. . reru-
s-,4s~ s-Rsss@s WITH virIf eo~5 picture ~
y-,..,.,.,-ra-v. tsssna.na Oh the ona baa8 t,.
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