St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-08
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ana navy must be used to support him
IN his rights, as must be the case II
the decision was to stand. He pre-
olcted that the time would come when
the truth Of Justice Browns opinion
would be everywhere recognized, that
s enat decision OF the supreme court had
nxed for all time the freedom from
FEDERAL taxation Of the "sordid wealth
OF the land" He reviewed the record
OF the last three administrations
Though he differed with the head of
his party in many things, he declared
that no administration in the history
OF the country had been more success
full than the Cleveland administration
from 1885 to 1885,
What Democratic law was in force
during those four years?" asked Mr..
Hoar
The Democratic party" replied Mr.
vest, was at the head of affairs
II success were to be measured by the
amount OF gold exported, he desired to
call the attention of the other side to the
1act that during Cleveland's first ad-
mlnlstration only about $4,000, 900 of gold
had been exported, against $2130 0O, 900
Tor Mr.. HarriSon's administration. So
Tar $1S1, OO0, 900 had been exported under
the present administration He went
extensively into the figures of revenues.
expenditures, etc, to show that the pres
ent condition of the treasury was large
~ heritage from the preceding admin
1stration. He charged the Harrison adj
mln1Stration with defaulting in the pay
ment of the obligations of the govern
ment, and of the misrepresentation of
trust funds amounting to $56,000,000.
REPUBLICAN FUNERAL.
When the Republicans returned to
power in all branches of the government
In 1890, he declared ironically. they
thought they owned the country. They
rested their fate on three measures
the force bill, which failed; the McKin-
ley law and the Sherman law. They
went to the people and came back a fu-
neral procession, stamped beneath the
feet of popular disapproval The Nc
Kinney law was afterwards denounced
by many Republicans; the Sherman law,
bastard that 1T was, was repudiated by
one of it's authors. Whatever the Dem
ocratic party had done, it had not placed
on the statute books law that it was
compelled to go before the country and
repudiate. He admitted that his side
was divided on the subject of silver:
the country was divided. There was.
ne said, an irrepressible conflict in the
land, as irrepreSSible as that which re-
suited in the clash of the armies of the
North and the South.
trust" said Mr.. Vest" that the is
sue Will NOT De submitted to the arbitra-
ment OF violence, but the conflict was
inevitable between those who believe in
the use OF silver as money of ultimate
redemption along with gold and those
who believe in the single gold stand
ara. 10 evade it was impossible. The
quicker 1t was decided the better it
would be for the public and private life
of the land"
In the course of a review of some of
the history Of the passage of the Nc
k1nley law, Mr.. Vest described nucb
TO the amusement of the galleries. the
manner in which, on the night the bill
was reported to the house, hides were
suddenly removed from the dutiable
list to the free list.
Mr. Aldrfch questioned the truth of
the statement, but Mr.. Vest insisted
ana SAID that distinguished member of
the house from New England. now q
member of the senate, had declared that
ne would not vote for it unless hides
went on the free list
Place a duty on hides" said Mr.
vest sarcastically, land New England
would be aroused as she has not been
aroused by the Venezuelan DISPUTE
She would flame. You would smell
powder and hear the whistling of bull
lets In this chamber The spirits of
the New England fathers would be in
sr1red and they would march to vic
tory or to DEATH Gaughter.)
RENEFJT OF EpEE wooI