The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-09

lake CITY, SUNDAY
Twice the house gave him an extension
of time, and his remarks aroused great
enthusiasm among the silver forces. His
charts showed the appreciation of gold
and the fall of prices. One chart, upon
which he laid especial stress, demon
strated, he said. that the fall in the
price of silver since 1873 was not due
to the reproduction of silver.
Mr.. ToWne closed with the declaration
that the Republican party must define
Its programme and do something for the
restoration of silver. The United states
could unite with France and Germany, II
England refused. Mr.. ToWne was gwen
tremendous ovation when he conclud-
ed. For several minutes the free silver
members crowded about ana rendered
MIN their congratulations:
Representative Hall of Missouri, the
author of the income tax Dill IN the last
congress, was followed with close atten-
lion in a speech in which BE-. announcer
his conversion to sound money"
IF J were called on today to define
what L regarded as the greatest crime
and curse threatening to sink American
in one sentence the cowardice of our
politicians, of the men who have not
the. courage, the manhood. the grit TO
go before the people and tell them when
nomic quesions
A PRETTY PASS.
1T am credibiy informed that there are
capital. who voted for this bill, who say
that they believe the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 TO l would mean
national bankruptcy and ruin, What
does it mean? 1t means that our politi-
clans have come to a pretty pass, when,
in order to feather their own nests, in
order to hold themselves in office. ma
tional. state or county, they are willing
to see great number of men who have
not the time to delve into these Ques-
tons turn their backs upon their well
fare-when they are willing to close
their hearts to all gratitude for past
favors and tell those men that what
really leads to their destruction, leads
but to prosperity and happiness.
II know it is regarded as political
to throw up his hat and applaud these
delusions, but if my people want a man
of that kind to represent them, they
can get rid of me and ] will willingly
and gladly retire from political life
a RENEGADE.
Mr.. Talbert-Did not the gentleman
vote for the free coinage bill in 1893? |
ask the question for information.
Mr.. Hall-The gentleman asks ii [ did
not vote for the free coinage bill in the
extra session in 1898. l answer yes.
But 1 will tell the gentlemen that [ have
progressed since that time, while he is
standing where l was three years ago.
Laughter).
Mr.. Layton-I wish to ask the gentle
man question. [ understood him to
make the extraordinary statement that
he has been Informed that eight sena-
tors who had voted for this bill had said
they actually believed that the free
coinage of silver, would lead TO the
bankruptcy and destruction of this
country. 1 ask the gentleman. do you
believe that any senator ever said
Mr.. HALL told you that was
credibly informed that they had said it,
and l believed it or 1 would not have
few words now on this question of con-
sistency. l find upon investigation in
the bureau of education. that the
Chinese. the inhabitants of the Indies
and the tribes of Africa are the only
human beings that are continually con-
sistent. NaughteD.,
The lower grades of animals are also
always consistent Naughter). | main
headed men. who pass through the
world with their minds to the investi-
cations of truth. are ever
LIABLE TO CHANGE.
Where is the intelligent man in the
United States who has not a high re-
gard for the fame of William e. Glad
stone, the great English statesman
regret that he should have made the
blunder that he did in 1852. Observe
the course of Bismarck, the greatest of
German statesmen. When he was adyo-
eating the sale of the silver of Germany
for whatever price could be obtained for
1T. and was approached by one of his
friends. who said:
Il am just where you were ten years
ago, the reply was: THAT was the
political blunder of my life. and [ have
had Intelligence enough to profit by 1t
and move forward.
Mr.. Notwithstanding to this doctrine
we can never tell where a man stands
Mr.. Han-You can always tell. Mr.
Chairman, how certain animals stand and
adopt the doctrine of Confucius, that
the greatest crime which a Chinaman can
commit is to attempt to do thing diff
ferently from the way his ancestors did
it a thousand years before.
ON RECORD.
II did not intend to make an address
further than to put myself on record as
to one Democrat from the rural district
west of the Mississippi in a purely agri-
cultural region, that dares to stand up
and say that sound money is the saliva
ton of the agricultural and laboring
classes of this government. under
stand full we'll that the action of the
National Bimetallic league has put my
district on the blacklist. [ understand
Mr. Chairman, situated as l am, both of
my senator's on the opposite side of the
question and all my speaking colleagues
on the Democratic side on the other
side Of the question, that it leaves me
standing alone practically and with a
hard row to hoe And if l shall go down
to defeat, 1 will go with my own self
respect and my friends will be able to ap-
preciate that 1 was not too cowardly to
tell my people what ] believed to be right
when their Judgment was entirely the
other way"
Mr.. Cox-Now in view of the fact that
we have acted together and worked for
free silver, 1 hope the gentleman from
Missouri does not mean to say that any
of his friends who happen to differ from
him on this question, or who have not
advanced so far as he has. are a set of
towards or have no respect for facts.
Mr. Hall do not believe the shoe
fits him and l do not want any may to
wear it unless it does fit him.
AT SIG D. m. the house took a recess
until O'Clock.
The consideration of the silver sub
stitute for the house bond bill was
continued at the night session and a
of representatives took part
in the discussion.