St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-30

by requested TO interpose his friendly
offices with the Spanish government
for the recognition of the independ-
encc of Cuba.
Both resolutions were placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Calls resolution directing the
interstate commerce commission to in
VestlSate and report on q canal across
| the state of Florida was agreed to.
The resolution az to Eugene V
Debs was referred to the judiciary
committee OH the assurance Of Mr..
Hear, chairman of the committee, that
early action would be taken.
AT o'clock Mr.. Tillman took the
! floor on the pending silver bond bill
The galleries filled quickly. and the
senator was accorded close attention.
The senator said he would use plain
Anglo-Saxon, the language of the
common people, for he was one of
them He spoke bitterly of the essay
reading INDUCED in by senators. He
fercrred to the statement of the SEN
ator from Ohio Sherman that the
silver question had been threshed out.
Yes, il had been threshed out by the
| spectators, but not by the farmers"
AS farmer, he would thresh it again,
taking up the whole subject on a
pitchfork, ready, if need be, to uncover
the manure likely to be found.
Among the points made by Mr.. Gill
man in his lengthy speech, which was
supposed to be upon the financial Is
sue, was claim that under the Sher-
man law there was a diminution of
the amount of free gold in a gradually
decreasing scale, but not enough to
cause any alarm. During the entire
year of 1891 and the entire year of 1892
( there was approximately as much gold
as there was during 1854 and 1885. II
the secret history of the year 1892 shall
ever be written, it will disclose the
fact, which cannot be proved now, but
of which [ have not the slightest doubt
that the gold ring of New York, which
embraces nearly all the bankers in the
Eastern and Middle states and the
stock gamblers of Wall street, con-
trolled the presidential nominations Of
both the Democratic and Republican
parties.
Speaking OF the president, the sena-
tor said: I'm the history of this coun-
try, the high office OF president has
never been so prostituted, and never
has the appointing power been SO
abused. Claiming to be the apostle OF
civil service reform, he has debauched
the civil service by making appoint
ments only Of those whose sponsors
would surrender their manhood, and.
with bated breath, walk with submis-
sive head into his presence. With re-
lentless purpose, he has ignored his
oath Of office to uphold and obey the
law, and has paid out gold instead Of
coin, and issued bonds to buy more
gold. by both actions overriding the
law, and giving no heed to the inter-
ests Of any but mOneyed friends-I
might say, his owners and partners.
The repeal of the Sherman law, 1t
was asserted, which was the first point
Of attack of this
'UNHOLY ALLIANCE,'
was only accomplished through the aid
and in conjunction with a majority Of
the Republican senators.
This Democratic president accom-
plished which was not possible for any
Republican executive under the circum-
stances to have brought about. A
change of the party in power had left
a large number of offices in his gift
with which to buy votes"
In discussing the honest meaning"
Of parity of gold and silver In the
Sherman law, he said:
THE object was to have them assist
each other, to hold silver UP by holding
gold down, and an honest secretary of
| the treasury, who should have resigned
his office rather than submit to the
dictation of g besotted chief, would
have paid out silver to protect the
treasury from the gold gamblers and
bond gamblers, as the law and his oath
of office required"
Further in discussing the gold ques
ton, he said:
"Rothschild and his American agents
graciously condescend to come to the
! help of the United States treasury In
maintaining the gold standard, which
has wrought the ruin, and only charge
a small commission Of $10,000000 or so.
/ Great God! That this proud govern
ment, the richest, most powerful on
the globe. should have been brought
to so low a pass that q. London Jew
| should have been appointed its receiV-
! err, and presumes to patroniZe us.
THE responsibility Of providing rev.
| enue and looking after the solvency
/ of the treasury, which rests with con-
gress, has been usurped by the presi-
| dent Why is he not impeached?"
1t was easy to see, the senator said
/ in conclusion, that the struggle for
the new emancipation had begun.
| There were millions now on the march,
| and they tramp, tramp, tramp; tramp
| sidewalks hunting work and the high
ways begging bread, and unless relief
comes they will some day take a no.
ton to come to Washington with rifles
in their hands to regain the liberty
stolen from them or which their repre-
sentatives have sold.
During Mr.. Tillman's bitter criticisms
of the president he put down his notes
and put senators and galleries in roars
of laughter by telling how, as govern
or of South Carolina, he had come
here to inaugurate the president, had
stood four hours out in the sleet and
snow until he was nearly frozen to
death to do honor to this president.
And" concluded the senator, Il ask
| God to forgive me for doing it"
At one point. after bitterly arraign-
| ing the president. the senator addressed
himself tc the Republican side of the
senate and exclaimed: "Why have you
not impeached him? You have the
majority to do it." Mr.. Hawley in
terrupted the query: why did the
last congress not do this?" HE is not
impea ched,'' continued the senator,
because he carries out your Republi-
can policy The last congress was no
better than this"
The senator closed at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Jones Dem, Ark.) asked unan-
imous consent to fix o'clock tomor-
row as the time for voting on the sill
yer bond bill. Mr.. Hill objected.
"Will the senator name day for a
vote?" asked Mr.. Jones. The 9Th of
| February responded Mr.. HILL
Mr.. Jones declined to consider this
dav. and said he would make the test
tomorrow.
At 4:25 p. m. the senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
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