The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-26

senator from Vermont 1t was known
when this bill was introduced in the
house OF representatives that 1t could
not pass the the senate unless IL had
democratic or populist support. 1t was
said publicly that 1t was not expected
TO pass 1t; that II was for the purpose
of political gain and political advan-
tage. 1t is a play. Mr.. President,
which is degrading to the American
senate and degrading TO any members
of the party to which claim to belong
who shall take part in it,"
Morrill, have read no man out Of
the republican party. burt I allude to
the fact that there are senators In this
body of which republicans have only
A who claim to be republicans. OF
course we are in the minority.
Teller-Of course we knew that be-
fore. The suggestion is that we who
have not voted to take up this bill are
not republicans. For 30 days the great
republican metropolitan press has read
out of that party enough members TO
make it in the minority IL 1t had Mere
tofore a majority here. Every man Who
voted for the free coinage amendment
to the bond bill has been read out OF
the republican party by the republican
press. At the proper time I am pre-
pared to show the great metropolitan
republican press has declared that Is
members of this body are not wo4hy
to be called republicans, and we N We
been notified that unless we change Our
views upon financial questions and sub
init to Cleveland democracy and Nor
rill republicanism of this country on
financial questions we must go out of
the party. ftt4M
'Mr. President, we can get aloeg
without the party as well as the paity
can get along without us. But we deny
the right of either newspapers or mem
bers of the committee on finance TO
read us out of the party. We shall stsy
in the party until we get ready to 10
out, and we shall discuss these quts-
tions that are not so important, not
from a partisan standpoint, but from
the standpoint of American sena4rs
charged with great interests, charded
with doing that which the senate ms
shown itself incompetent to do, and no.
body more incompetent than the men
who voted for the gold proposition OF
this administration. charged to bring
to this country prosperity which
has been denied to il undtr
our legislation now for twenty years
charged to devise some system that
shall satisfy the people that we can en-
ter upon that degree of prosperity 10
which we are entitled by reason of ad-
vantages which exist in this country.
Il wish to enter my protest and say
am not to be frightened by the sneers
of the chairman of the committee nor
by the attacks of the press. 1 shall do
what 1 think is my duty to do heft,
regardless of consequences, and IL seems
TO me that it would be in better taste
and more in accordance with the dig
nifty of the senate IL we should hear less
here and elsewhere about our partisan
duty"
Sherman followed Teller and said:
Mr.. President, as a member of the
of finance, 1 discIaim all par
tisan feeling in respect to the bill
which the senator from Vermont moves
to bring before the senate. That bill
does not belong to any party; ii is not
the representative of any party. The
only merit to the bill is that II proposes
to furnish $4,000. 900 revenue for the
support of the government, enough to
meet current expenses. 1t is prepared
for an occasion, not a political one. 1 /
say now. Mr.. President, / shall vote for !
any tax whatever which may be pro-
posed by any body, whether democratic,
populist or republican, which shall sup
ply sufficient revenue for the support
Of the government.
1T Is a disgrace to our civilization; a
disgrace to the country, that we are
now expending $40, ,000, 900 a year more
than the receipts of the government.
and that congress, now in session, with
both houses fully armed with power to
furnish revenue, is idle and refuses to
act. 1 will vote for a tax on tea. on
coffee. on anything. in order to meet
this deficiency. Now and every day,
md every hour, since the passage of
The present law. and even before, In
view of it's passage. we have been run
ling In debt and increasing our debts.
There is no occasion for it, A tax on
ga and coffe would be paid cheerfully
by the people OF the United States.
Already s263. .0oo.0 900 of bonds have
oeen issued during the present admin
stration. The issue of the great body
If these bonds was made necessary by
he deficiency of revenue; for the re-
II was Odbbru ny lIe uOuDl
under this process of finan-
'iering. we should be able to maintain
he standard OF our money in this coun-
ry. ] have not one word to say about
he populists; / have not one word TO
ay to wound my friend, the senator
rom Colorado. or anyone else; / do not
wish to arraign any Individual; but
What do wish. is to appeal to the SEN
4te Of the United States. The other
louise having sent us over so faulty a
ill. let US take 1t up. and IL 1t is not
light. let us make IL right and send IL
'ack to the house and we will have
eady concurrence. But for US to ad-
ourn with these deficiencies accruing
5 not a manly action TO be taken by
ither OF the great parties or by any
arty. Every senator knows that the
opes and expectations of the president