The herald., 1896-02-26

see WtsneS 10 avert me 10 tue question OF
| free coinage of silver. That has been tried
| its final solution it was in the house OF
| representatives freshly elected by the peo-
| pie. where, by almost two to one, the judy
| ment of the house of representatives, the
| representatives. of equal and exact dis ricts
| throughout the country, pronounced their
| denunciation of the most foolish and dan
gerous policy of departing from the now
lawful standard of money in the country
| Sir, it is not enoulh for the senator to say
to me that the senate should provide a
remedy by providing for the free coinage
of silver, where the fact is that ten states
whose twenty senators voted for the free
coinage of silver, contains a less population
than two-thirds of the state of Ohio. The
! senate does not represent the psople. II
! represents the states, and rightfully so
and do not complain about it. But in
! he house of representatives the people
/ are represented according to their mum
bers in every portion of the United States
Let me prophesy to my honorable friend
! that his remedy will never be so strong il
the future as it has been in the past. In
my judgment the sober conviction Of the
people of the United States will settle
down in favor of having the best standard
that can be found or that Is yet known az
! the stardard of value, with ample paper
money, always maintained at par with
! gold, 10 circulate in all parts of the couu
try, freely and without danger Cf its break
| ing up.
"Mr. President, have said great deal
| more than intended to say. | will merely
add that | shall not consider my duty In
the senate discharged during the present
session until some action is taken accord
ing to the request of the president and the
secretary of the treasury; not their form
| of action, but until we give them, as the
| executive department of the government
1 cclI fad tba lie
of the United States to carry on the ex.
penses of the government. If we go home
| to our constituents without performing
that duty, every man who can bs held re.
| sponsible for that condition will be &c.
verely dealt with. as believe by the peo'
| pie of the United States.'
Mr.. Allen asked Mr.. Aldrich if the Re.
publican party would accept the tariff bill
with free coinage attachment.
| Mr.. Aldrich replied that he would not,
and added that he desired to have it under
stood that he made the statement with as
much emphasis as he was capable of.
| "Are there" asked Allen, ''any circum.
stances under which the Republican party
| would accept free coinage?"
| To this Aldrich replied that there we're
none except under an international agree
| ment.
Then" responded Allen, "the Republii::
| cans have lied. l speak metaphorically.'
He quoted the Republican platform of
| S92 to show that the party then pro.
nounced for bimetallism.
Senator Aldrich interrupted to say that
| it was more becoming to allow Republicans
to interpret the platform for themselves.
Mr.. Palmer asked Mr.. Allen il his party
would accept change in the tariff with
free coinage, but without waiting for re-
| ply went on tc say that there was danger
| OF a combination between the tariff and
| free coinage advocates.
| "Don't be alarmed over that prospect
shouted Mr.. Aldrich, to which Mr.. Platt
added, "There is no danger of that" Mr..
Platt continued by saying that Mr.. Allen 3
| only definition of bimetallism was found
in the demand that America proceed alone
in the free coinage of silver, without the
cooperation of European countries, and
asserted that the declaration. as made in
the Republican platform of 1892 was the
| only honest pronouncement which has
been made on that question. The bimetal-
| lism of those who stand with the senator
| from Nebraska, he continued, is silver
monometallism. The Republican party is
| going into the next campaign on the same
| declaration that it made in the last, on
| gold, silver and currency generally. ] can,
OF course, only speak for myself, but be-
| lieve voice the sentiments of the Repub-
| lican party when l say that when the silver
monometallists undertake to antagonize
the tariff with silver. according to their
their delusion or craze.
! "Quoting the Republican platform of
1892 he said, "taat is where we stand to-
day, and we won't take any system Of
finance which will make one dollar more
valuable than any other dollar"
He predicted that the silver Republicans
would find the tide running SO strong for
protection in their localities that they
would not be able te stem it.
| MIR. Frye spoke briefly, saying that 1t
must be seen by all that the tariff bill was
was as dead as Julius Caesar and that there
was no resurrection for it. The business
men of the country ought to know this.
LET US accept the verdict" said he; "let
| us consider the bill as dead and let the re.
| sponsibility for its fate rest where it be.
| longs"
1t was ten minutes past 2, the hour for
taking up the Cuban resolution, when Mr.
Morgan was recognized to proceed with his
| speech on this question, He began by lay
| ing before the senate the facts in regard to
the Cuban governmental organization,
which was. he said. complete.
| Mr.. Morgan admitted that if the passage
of the resolution should result in causing a
| disagreement between congress and the
| president it would be- unfortunate. He
| could not believe, in the face of the presi.
| dents message referring to the war. that
! he would not concur in the expression as
put forth in the resolution. AT any rate
! the president would be i'll position to act
| as he might consider proper.
Mr.. Morgan argued at length In support
OF the exclusive jurisdiction of congress
over the war.makiiig powers.
| The senator closed at 3 80 D. M, and
was followed by Mr.. Gray, Democrat, of
| Delaware.
Mr.. Gray spoke of the forbearance the
| United States had long shown toward Span
| Ish rule cv'r Cuba, which was a constant
! source of irritation. He could not stifle
| the feelings aroused by the cad condiicu
and the suffering of the Cuban people. The
senator said the resolution of belligerency
| did not involve any atfront to Spain. The
latter country had recognized tile southern
confederacy, yet that had not Interrupted
the amicable relations between the United
! States and Spain. How long was the
United States to close its eyes and its heart
| 20 the oppression Of Spain in Cuba. How
could we refrain from giving some express
sion of American feeling of sympathy with
| Cuba The present unnatural condition
| could not last long. Spain could continue
| her control of Cuba only by respecting the
rights and liberties of Cuban people,
that peace ahd prosperity shall prevail, or
| else she mus cease 10 govern them. Our
pulses will quicken when we hear of the
men shot to death for upholding the ban.
ner that we uphel1. But it ia not becom.
ing that the United States offer threat to
any foreign country. 1t is, however. ask
ing too much that we should steel our
hearts against those for whom we have un-
| deniable sympathy.
! Mr.. Gray proceeded 10 urge that the re.
| cognition of belligerency was not within
the powers of congress. The president