New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-12
NOT LABOR'S FRIENDS THEM
HOW THE SILVER MEN VOTED ON THE
CAR COUPLER BILL.
WHEN THEY HAD CHANCE TO DO REAL DEN
VICE ~ CONGRESS- FOR woRKINGMEN MOST
OF THEM FAVORED RAILROAD
CORPORATIONS

OF THEM FAVORED RAILROAD
CORPORATIONS.
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Washington Oct 1.-THE constant appears VIM"
Mr. Bryan is making to the passions anu p'eI" =.
of the laborng men. In whicn ne uies " '"
appear that the Republican party Is the ene"', u
labor has caused Chairman Babcock or the Coh-
gressional Committee. to look up the recoiu vi ~
two nar,ies on the most important piece OF iesis'a
tion affecting the interests of labor which mas
been considered In the House and senate i" '"e '1'
five years namely, the Safety Gar ooupc' '""
which was approved on March 2 1s?3' ms ac'
was the only act that involved the interests OF Tue
worlingmen directly as against corporations anu
captaL The record of the prominent silver men
on 1t forms remarkable showing In the Neh' u
the remarks made by Mr.. Bryan In MS receh'
speech at Nashville, Tenn, when he SAID:
You show which side the symp " Si,i 81 be
show me "A who sympathiZes with corpo a, ,S
and syndcates and the captns.ic c.a aids ndard
will show you man who VIII be so'o Iovss his
advocate and say it Is because ne io,es bo ms
svmpaihies are with the toiling and struggling OF
mankind and will show you man who, w''f favor
understands the money question VIII DE IN !aHo
of the gold and silver coinage of the CONSTITUTION
When the Car Coupler bill WAS before the House
the appeals in behalf of its passage Tell upon d
number of deaf and IL is interesting 70 "o'e
who were the men that advocated ana 'o'eo i'
the measure and who the men that opposed
:, ,rbo latter were largely those who to-day are
apparently so anxious TO promote the interests OF
The workingmen. Seven Republicans and seventy
seven Democrats voted against the BILL ana OF THESE
over sixty are to-day loudly procaiming free silver
as the panacea for the ills of the laboring man.
Among the "gold-bug' Democrats who voted LOT
the bill was Representative Josiah Patterson. OF
Tennessee while Benton MclIillin. the author OF
the Democratic Campaign Handbook ana 1ai ,he
D. Richardson one of the guiding spirits AZ IN, me
Bryan headquarters. both in washington anu IN
go and their associates from Tennessee. VINO ~
now so earnestly advocating the interests OF the
workingmen. voted against the bill. ,.
In the Senate there were only ten VoIts asa,s'
the bill Eight Of these east by Democrats
one of whom was Senator German, and two oy te-
publicans One Of these Democrats Is now suppo',n,
ing the gold standard. but the rest are ac,iNe III
the interest of Mr. Bryan and free silver: while one
of the two Republicans opposing the Dill was oe'i-
ator Stewart Of Nevada. a.. LIN
had 10 be expended by the Government, II mignt
ha been urged that those voting against III nio
81 bccause of their desire to guard the people
funds i'm the Treas OF the United states but not
i'm this instance. for II was Il question: as was
said of ST 900 600 be paid out by corporations
on the one hand against the lives ana Iimps OF ther
Such men as Senators Cullom. Chandler iioar
and Lodge were advocating the measure IN ana OUT
of Congress. Even Senator Palmer, VINO, ii uhe
words of I5ryan are be believed. Is anotner tooi
of the capitalistc classes, gave his voice ana MS
vote in behalf OF the bill. Ex-Iresident Harrison,
who approved the measure and made II law, three
cress the bill and to-day he is talking TO the work
ingmen OF the country. advising them 10 vo in
against the free coinage OF silver because IL VIII
be disastrous to their interests.