Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-05-14
TELLER READY TO BOLT.
The Foremost Republican Silver Senator
Predicts a Divided Party II "GOld"
Wins.
SCORES HIS PARTY AssoCI-
ATES.
Declares that McKinleyism Is De-
lusion and Will Not Not Bring
Prosperity.
Dingley Bill Not Framed to Pass
Treasury Could Be Relievedifa Non
Partisan, Patriotic Measure Were
offered.
Dingley Bill Not Framed to Pass

WAsHINToN, April 9.-Senator Tel
Ter, of Colorado, to-day arraigned his
party associates in the Senate and his
party as a whole in manner at once
direct, dramatic and startling. He
declared that Mckinley high protect
ion was delusion, and that1t would
not bring prosperity; that the rev.
enue tariff bill passed by the House
and shelved In the Senate was not
framed on non-partisan, patriotic,
grounds, and was not designed by its
authors to become law, as it might
shatter the prospects of some Presi-
Dental candidate. He declared more
over, that he was prepared to bolt
the Republican party, which he
helped to found, If at st. Louis 1t ig-
nored silver.
Senator Teller's speech, wholly un-
expected, caused a sensation not
only in the Republican circle in the
Senate, but among his party associ-
ates at the other end of the Capitol.
He spoke with deliberation and in
tense earnestness, leaving no room for
doubt that his convictions were not
hastily formed. The attack of Sena-
tor German on the Republican policy
respecting the tariff, and the reply Of
Senator Sherman. attempting to
place the responsibility on the silver
men for the failure to pass revenue
legislation, furnished the text for his
speech.
The Dingley bill, he said, was not
presented with any purpose OF passing
it. There was the certainty In ad-
vance that it could have no executive
approval il passed, and that no Dem
ocrat and no Popluist would vote for
it in the Senate. Those who framed
the bill knew it could not pass the
Senate. At least one Populist vote
could have been secured for 1t had
certain concessions been made. But
there were no concessions and no ef-
forts to secure action.
DIDN'T WANT A REVENUE BILL.
Nobody cared whether the bill pass
ed or not" declared Mr.. Teller, las
it was introduced merely to make a
tariff issue and to attract attention
away from the financial issue. If a
sincere effort had been made to raise
revenue it could have been made on
non-partisan and patriotic grounds,
which would have avoided the con-
hict created by the Dingley bill. A tax
on beer and various other methods Of
raising revenue would have accom-
plished the end without precipitating
the issue of protection, and thus
making success IN the Senate impos-
sible. But that was done because a
revenue bill that would pass was not
wanted. Certain people were afraid
it would pass. They feared it might
shatter the prospects OF some Presi-
Dental candidate" Referring to the
boarding of vast sums in the Treas
ury, Mr.. Teller said If there was a
county on the globe ruled by imbeciles
it was this. He did not propose, he
said, to let the Ohio Sen. (Sherman)
fool the people by telling them that
If the Mckinley bill was re-enacted 1t
would bring prosperity. The McKin-
lev bill would never be re-enacted
said Mr.. Teller, and II 1t were it
would not bring prosperity.
DECEIVED BY MCKINLEY.
s'Traversing the country and shout.
ing" proceeded Mr.. Teller, lisa band
of men who have labelled their candi
date the advance agent of prosperity.
The people who look to him as q
saviour will find they have been de.
ceived and deluded. The agent of
prosperity is not in sight, and will
not be in sight until this system oi
finance OF ours is changed
Mr.. Teller paid a glowing tribute
to the Republican party and its great
achievements, but, he added, 1t look
ed as though that great party had
reached the point where it would
drop the interests of the masses an6
become the dupe and agent Of those
who have no sympathy with the mas
ses, of those who represented only the
dollars. The Senator rejected the i'm
putation OF the Senator from Yer