The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
JOHN LIMBS CONSISTENCY.

ing his campaign on several points
chief among which has been his un
qualified endorsement of the Chicago
platform, with it's free coinage, FREE
trade, it's attack upon the supreme
court, and opposition to the presiden1
enforcing the federal laws without
the consent of the states. Another
important point he makes is that OF
free silver, and equally with it has
been that of stirring up class hatred
In connection with his silver talk is a
statement he has made in number
of speeches during the last two weeks
regarding Major. Mckinley, which is
as follows:
six years ago in the house of rep
resentatives, 1 stood within twenty
feet of Mr.. Mckinley, and both of US
voted for the free coinage of silver at
16 to IL
This is an important statement if
true, and it ought not to be very
hard matter to verify it. Inasmuch
as Mr.. Lind will address the people of
this city tomorrow evening, and. will
doubtless allude to this matter, in an
attempt to show that he is consistent
and Major Mckinley is not, we re-
produce below few extracts from the
Congressional Record showing the mat
ter up in its true light, revealing the
fact that Major Mckinley is the man
who is consistent, and that Mr.. Lind
in uttering the above has told only
a half truth. Mr.. Lind made the
above statement at Rochester among
other places, and Mr. III. A. EckholdG,
of that city, was led to look up his Of
fetal record in this respect, and found
a very different state of things from
what Mr.. Lind attempted to lead the
people to believe. Mr.. Eckholdt says:
On June 5, 1890, Mr.. Mckinley,
speaking for the committee on rules,
submitted resolution that the house
proceed to consider House Bill 1881,
and that said consideration continue
until June 6. (Con. Record, p. $685.
This bill, 1881, is found in full on page
57S5, Con. Record, June I, 1890.
Section of this act provides "that
when the market price Of silver, as
determined in accordance with section
l of this act, is 81 for 81. 25 grains of
pure silver it shall be lawful for the
owner of any silver bullion, the de-
poSit of which for notes is herein pro-
vided for, to deposit the same at any
coinage mint of the United States to
be formed into standard silver dollars
for his benefit, as provided in the act
of Jan. Is, 1887"
Section g.: "That any gain or seig-
niOrage arising from the coinage
which may be executed under the pro-
visions of this act shall be accounted
for and paid into the treasury, as pro-
vided by existing law"
This act provided that the owner of
silver bullion, the product of the
United States, could deposit the same
in the United States mint and receive
silver certificates for the same at
net market value of silver, said
silver certificates redeemable in silver
bullion at the market value when
presented for redemption.
The Sherman act, III. r. 9678 (Con.
Record) was finally substituted for
this act.
The resolution, as presented by Mr..
Mckinley on June 5, was a very i'm
portant one for the free silver advo-
Gates. If bill 1881 was carried it would
be fatal to all free silver legislation in
the House, and it was of the utmost
Importance for all free silver men to
unite in defeating the resolution. Mr..
Bland, in speaking on this resolution,
said:
"Now 60 on record if you dare to do
= ~. lICl . 10 oil VI OCl UnhU OOUo Oll oil
amendments of that sort; that gags
this house; and every gentleman rep
resenting free coinage constituency
who votes for this order votes to gag
himself; votes against free coinage,
and he ought to stand condemned as
utterly unfit to representa- people who
favor that measure. Gentlemen, you
cannot escape vote for or against
free coinage by this gag order, because
4 vote for it is a vote against free coin
age" Con. Record, p. 5646, June 5,
1900
To vote for this resolution would be
a vote againsts free coinage. Both
Mckinley and Lind voted for the reso-
luton. (See Con. Record, p 564S, June
5, 1900 A clean vote against free
silver. The bill then to be considered
My allowed the free mining of silver