Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-14
ELABORATE
Discussion Of The Silver
Amendment
SENATOR cocKRELL DELIVERS A
LONG AND FoRcIBiE SPEECH
In ITS SUPPORT.
IN SILVER OR GOLD
THE BONDS OF THE GOVERNMENT
CAN DE PAID.
The Senator Declared the Intcrnn-
tionaI Monetary Conference a
Degrading Proposition.
IN SILVER OR GOLD
THE bonds OF THE GovEnSsIENT
CAN DE PAID.

Washington, March 13.-There was
bnef Hurry over Cuba as soon as the
journal had been read in the senate to-
day.
MIR. Lodge Of Massachusetts stated
that Mr. sherman had made an mad
Nertent error IN saying yesterday that
lie lLOdEe) mad seen Secretary Onley
and had secured from him private pa
pers and Information us TO Cuba.
These papers came to the committee on
foreign relations from the state de-
partment and Included full statement
from the Spanish minister, Dupuy De
LONE. This and other papers were OF
such confidential character that they
could not be quoted or made public.
Mr.. sherman asscnted TO Mr.. L0dse'S
statement, saying he recalled that the
[ papers came from the state department
at the request OF the committee ana the
| statement of the Spanish minister had
| been read aloud to the committee by
| Senator Frye. This brought MT Hoar
/ TO his feet with a surprised inquiry as
to whittier the senate SHOULD not have
the benefit OF this statement of the
| Spanish case.
1T would be proper to lay 1t before
! the senate In executive session." re-
I sponded Mr. Sherman.
! Mr.. Hoar suggested such a session
| ana Mr.. Woleott added in decisive
tones that the explanations just given
| placed the senate in . most unusual
dilemma.
Mr.. CoclSrell was then recognized for
n speech In support OF the silver
amendment 10 the tariff bill, which
measure had been In allegiance since
I the refusal of the senate To adopt Mr.
iorrlll's motion TO consider H.
Mr., Cockrell called attention TO the
balance IN the treasury. including over
Sl25,0O0,00O gold coin and bullion. over
Q Hoe lie. 4
100000 OF silver bullion coinage valuel
on which tho profit OF seiRniorage had
been $500. 600. &i4.000,O0 subsidiary sill
yer coin, I0GO0o00 OF grccnhacls and
S2O0O0,000 OF treasury Totes OF 1890.
"Our bonds" tho senator maintained.
team be paid as wen IN silver as in
gold,' and he called attention to the
fact that Secretary Carlisle and Sec
rotary Hebert had voted while in the
house OF representatives for the stan
ley Matthews resolution declaring
bonds payable In either coin.
The senator referred also to Senator
Sherman as the distinguished gold
allist-bimetnllist," and read
from Mr. Sherman's utternnoes In 1873
when he was secretary OF the treasury
that the government reserved the legal
right to redeem government obligations
In silver. If this policy had been car
rled out there would have been no raids
On the treasury, Exclusive gold pay
ments We're voluntary assumption on
the part of the secretary of the treas
ury. There has no gold raids prior to
1891 because the silver dollar up to that
time was the watch dog OF the treas
ury.'
II 2 o'clock the regular order was laid
aside in order 10 permit Mr.. Cockrell
to proceed. The galleries had wearied
waiting for the Cuban debate and the
fntpnpn
Mr.. Cockrell spoke of the timldity of
gold as money and referred TO agitation
caused by President Clevelnnd's Nene-
zuelan message with a string tied to II.
That message made the whole country
tremble like Jelly and the press OF New
York declared that sl00,OO0.OOO had been
lost in consequence, Tho senator de-
clared that the Democratic party could
moi be divided by the silver question
ii was the pillar OF cloud by day and
The plllar of fire by night, the great
constitutional beacon Of the Democratic
marty; the one on which all Its victories
mad been won and those who opposed II
would slough on from the party pu'
would not divide 1t.
referring to an International none
.arv conference Mr.. Cockrpll said II was
a degrading and humiliating PROPOSE
iou. We threw our Monroe DOCTRINE
in the face Of England and yet we bend
the knee 70 actept the rus ,.'H So
standard and TO ask their AID In an IN
ternatlonal conference. ,,,
sir Julian Pauncefote. the British am
bnssador, entered the diplomats gal
ic,y while Mr.. Coelsrell was depreeatlnf
INC subservieney Of this country 70 ths
roid standard influence OF England
~ snnator declared that We should
continue our time honored adherence I,
,,ta,etallism. Then without apparent
,n,entlon MIR. cockrelI faced about &c
nc diplomatic gallery and conoln1ed.
"or else let US haui aoWn p and cry
art Long live the queen OF England
orS the empress Of India.
ut IT was l:9o O'Clock when Mr.. coekrei
c,ased' and as II was apparent that u
was too late to 80 on Win ,ne mupSi
; question the senate went nv
tive session. = ,our,ed I'm.
al Monday.