The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-05-20
READ THE RECORD AND SEE
THAT EX-SPEAKER CRISP HAS AL.
WAYS FAVORED FREE COINAGE
And State Bank Tax Repeal. Talk with
theJudge About Statements to the
Contrary. He Refers to the
Congressional Record,
Congressional Record.


today on the political situation in Geor-
gia. Judge Crisp was asked about his
health and as to when he would resume
speech-making in Georgia. He said:
Though very much better than l was
three weeks ago, I am not yet strong, |
and any great exertion brings on again
the pains in the chest from which have
suffered, more or less, for the past two
years. My trouble, am advised, is not
very serious, but If neglected may be-
come so, and am trying to avoid that.
am improving every day and hope ere
long to be entirely we'll again. | will be
able to make few, if any, speeches for
the present. ] regret this very much. as
had hoped and expected to make an
active canvass of the state. am some |
what consoled, however, by the reflec-
ton that the most important pending
issue is not new. 1t has been discussed
by the press and on the stump for years.
and the people OF Georgia understand
and, | believe, have fully made up their
AAAAASAo 0bJ0b ASs
ALWAYS sILvER's FRIEND,
will you say ANYTHING as to the charge
by your opponent that you were not al
ways friendly to silver?"
~ es, am glad of an opportunity to
meet any charge on this or any other sub
lect, the ingenuity OF my opponents may
br.ng against me. Since haYe been a
member OF congress, now neary four
teen years, have never missed an op-
| poftunityto vote for silver AS far back
as 1886, in the house, | spoke for it. |
see it charged that when l was sneaker
OF the house was unfriendly to silver.
| appea! to The Record. In the fiftv-
second congress l appointed a coinage
committee in favor of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver, with Bland at
its head. This committee, on February
! IL, 1892, reported favorably bill for the
free coinage ofsilver. Though the speak
er is not required to vote, on the oath
day OF March, 1892, | did vote. and nv
voting saved the bill from defeat on
the 9th day Of July, 1892, | referred to
the committee on coinage senate bill 81,
| which was bill for free coinage of sill
yer. On the 9th day of July. 1892.
Bland, from his committee, reported
back that free coinage bill with a favor
| able recommendation. On july IL.
1892, the committee on rules, OF which
| was chairman, reported a rule for the
immediate consideration of the bill. The
rule was defeated on yea and nav vote
in the house, and you will find nv vote
again recorded with the friends of silver
in favor of the immediate consideration
of the bill. So iAuch for the fifty-second
| congress. Now let us look t. the fiftv-
| third congress. Again | appointed
coinage committee ia favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, with
Bland at it's head. On the 28th dav Of
| August, 1898, the house voted sduarelv
on the question of the free and unlimIt.
ed coinage of silver at various ratios
varying from 10 to /, to 20 to |. On
| February Z, 1894, the Coinage committee
reported bill for the coinage of all sill
yer in the treasury. On the 1st day of
March, 1894, the bill passed the h use.
The president vetoed it.,
This statement shows that in both
| congresses over which / presided | an
pointed committees favorable to the free
coinage of silver, and it also shows that
in both congresses there was had a Oh
rect yea and nay vote on the question of
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the old ratio of 10 to l. These facts all
appear in The Congressional Record and
are open to the inspection Of every one.
and they show conclusively that or
ganized the house twice in favor of free
| coinage, and that any statement that /
did anything as speaker or otherwise. to
prevent the house from voting on the
question is without foundation .
ctr TIE ID i
"What about the repeal of the 10 per
cent tax on state bank circulatiou?"
II have heretofore explained that fully. |
| do now, and have always, favored the
repeal of the tax. In both the congress-
es over which presided there was had
direct yea and nay vote on unconditional
repeal. On the first occasion-,Jnne q
1S92-repeal was defeated by the votes
of the gold standard democrats. On the
second occasion-June 6, 1894-repeal
was again defeated, large majority Of
the silver democrats voting for the re-
peal, and a large majority of the cold
democrats voting against it. These facte
appear in The congressional Record ana
any statement that unconditional renaai
was prevented by any action of Minis =
without foundation. / have seen IN J
recent issue of Secretary Smiths nanar
The Atlanta Journal, an acconnt rs 81
rotary Smiths speech a, Washinoto,,
ga. quote thereform: The saoretor.
devoted some time to the RECON- r,a,,J.s
ton made by President CLEVELAND aaa
Secretary Carlisle as to remedviyo, 49,
financial system of the IJnite3 S3,tas
and boldly charged that the action 1 80 &c
speaker Crisp in the appointments ~ !.