The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-27

crisis in the senate brought another
day of dramatic action, of impetuous
debate and Of stormy colloquy.
The speech Of Senator Carter Of Mon
tana, one of the FIVE Republican SEN
ators Who voted against proceeding
with the tariff bill, was the main
formal event of the day. There was
added interest in the speech, owing to
Mr.. Carriers position as chairman of
the Republican national committee,
The senator used very plain words
IN denouncing what he termed the
movement to drive him and his silver
associates out of the Republican party.
This, however, was but the prelude
TO more stirring events.
Mr.. Hoar questioned Mr.. Carter as
to whether he intended to defeat any
protective tariff bill unless senators
surrendered their convictions to him.
and whether his construction of the
Minneapolis platform agreed with the
construction given to it by President
Harrison.
WITH GREAT vIGoR.
Mr.. Carter responded, with great
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not been all that was desired, but it
was at least a beacon of hope for the
future. But it was not the construc-
ton applicable to The situation in the
senate today.
Mr. Gear of Iowa sharply questioned
Mr. Carter upon the circumstances of
framing the financial plank OF the
Minneapolis platform, bringing out
that Senators Jones of Nevada and
,F Col1 lA no 42lr ~,
shaping the document.
Mr. Carter asserted that while this
was true. the men who framed that
plank never dreamed that the English
language would permit such miscon-
struction Of its terms.
Thereupon Mr. Gear, referring TO Mr.
Carriers conduct of the national cam
paign in 1892, asked il this plank was
not the one by which he Carter and
the senator from Colorado CTeller)
sought to carry the state of Colorado
for the Republican party.
Mr.. Carter replied that the plank
was so accepted because the Republi-
can party had always kept its prom
Uses, and it was now incumbent on
that party to again redeem its prom
Uses.
INTENSE FEELING.
The reference to Mr.. Teller's part in
framing the platform brought him to
his feet with an explanation of what
had been intended and fiery denun-
citation of the bimetallism of Mr.. Sher-
man.
The latter. in turn, arraigned the
dishonesty Of the policy Of free silver
which would pay the laboring man in
50-cent dollar.
Mr.. Sherman prophesied that even
Colorado would reject the free silver
idea and accept true bimetallism
To this Mr.. Teller reioined, with in
tense feeling. that Colorado would
never follow the course suggested by
the Ohio senator, and If she did he
CTeller) would cease to represent lat
state He predicted that free silver
was not dead, as Mr.. Sherman had as
serted, but that it was a lively corpse
which would rise in the senate to per-
pick Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Teller closed with the impas-
stoned utterance that the glorious past
of the Republican party would be OBJ
liberated if it committed the infany of
following the financial leadership Of
Mr.. Sherman.
The latter part of the day was given
TO the Cuban resolutions. Mr.. White
Of California arguing that the execu-
tive was the proper branch to grant
recognition Of belligerency.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Quay reported the army appro-
priation bill to the senate and gave
notice that he would call it up tomor-
row.
Mr.. Allen (Iebraska) returned to the
tariff question by referring to the state
ments of Morrill,, Sherman and Plat
during the exciting debates yesterday.
Mr.. Allen said he had believed it was
the honest purpose of the Republican
party to enact q law placing gold and
silver on equal terms. But the debate
yesterday developed that the RepubIi-
cam leaders. under no circumstances.
would enact a free coinage act. IN
der the circumstances he would sub
NIT distinct proposition to the chair
man of the finance committee, namely.
he (Allen) would assure sufficient Pop
ulist votes to give a majority of the
ssnate, if the passage of the tariff bill
was accompanied by the adoption of a
gree silver amendment.
Mr.. Hoar made the point that the
discussion was out of order.
Unanimous consent was given, how
ever. TO Allen to continue. He criti-
cized the financial record of Sherman
The Republican party could not escape
from the attitude of declining to re-
monetize silver
THE Populist senator's are ready to
swallow your nauseating and unjust
tariff measure" said Mr.. Allen, III