The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-09-24
THE SILVER SIDE
AS PRESENTED BY v. w. SLY
SATURDAY EVENING.
WAS A VERY WEAK EFFORT
And The Audience LOOK in vain For an
Argument and Grow Tired Waiting.

Jennings Bryan and his free silver
party, addressed the citizens of Keno
sha at the Rhode opera house Saturday
evening last. He was introduced by
Louis Bohmrich, who made brief ar
gument, his contention being that the
free silver party we're not anarchists.
Mr.. Bohmrich's language was well
chosen and he retired, receiving a
round of applause. As he took his
seat the speaker of the evening took
up the theme introduced by Mr.
Bohmrich and gave his opinion that
the g free silver" party was not anar-
chistic, and talked some time in pre-
senting his views. He then paid a
very pretty tribute to the American
flag, talked of what it represented,
spoke of the glories of this nation, the
suferings and bravery of our fore
fathers, the grandeur Of the heritage
left to us by them, and then demanded
if we proposed to give it all away to
England, and the rest of Europe. He
|dil not attempt to explain how we
re going to give away our power
i Il heritage by voting for Mckinley
/ nj sound money, but in presenting
rs climax he looked unutterable
ings, shook his fist against the I'M
resisting air, and stamped on the floor.
After taking a drink of water, and a
| long breath he ventured the assertion
that John Sherman was paid agent
of the Rothschilds, but offered no tes-
timony in support of his assertion.
He then. referred to the crime of
'73, " spoke of the dark stealthy man
ner in which the act was spassed, " at
midnight, like the stab of an assassin"
In painting the picture he grew dra-
matte, and from a theatrical stand
point did we'll. If what he had to say
at this point had only been true, it
would have been quite effective, but
unfortunately for the speaker and the
cause he represents, it is not. For the
benefit of our readers, below we give a
history OF the passage of this famous
bill through congress, from the day it
was first submitted by the secretary of
the treasury, April 25, 1870, till it was
finally passed by the senate, February
6, 1873, and by the house February Z,
1873.
The action of congress, and dates
shown above are from the Congression-
al Record. We will let the facts speak
for themselves.
Now this is what the Congressional
Record shows in regard to the intro
duction and passage of this act:
Senate. House.
Submitted by Secretary
| of the Treasury ......A Apr % 10
| Referred to Senate fl
| nance committee. Apr % 10
| Five hundred copies or
/ dered printed. May 2 10
| Submitted to house with
| supplementary report
| and correspondence. ........., Jun 20 ~
/ Reported, amended and
ordered printed Dec IS 70 .........
/ DEBATED. .............. ..Jan II ..:......
| Passed by senate by a vote
! of SO to A.. Jan III II
| Senate bill ordered print
ed ...... 49,. -. $3.50. - Jan 10 II
| Bill reported with substi-
tute and recommended. ......... Feb 25 II
/ Original bill reintroduced
| and printed - Mar II
| Reported and debated ............. Jan ~
Recommitted ................ -. Jan 10 ~
| Reported from coinage
committee. printed and
recommended ........ Feb 10 ~
| Reported back, amended
and printed . - Feb Is '72
Debated ... Apr ~
| Amended and passed by
vote of 40 to 18.......,.......... May 27 '7a
Printed in senate. -. May 20 ~ ........
Reported with amend -.
| ments and printed -. Dec 49, .........
Reported with additional .........
amendments and print ..........
| ed ...... :. ........ Jan 70 ..........
Passed senate ......... Jan II 70
Printed with amend
| mentS .......,.......... jana 20
| Conference committee ap
pointed -. ........ Jan27' Jan Is '73
| Report of conference
committee, presented
and concurred in. FEB g. 73 Feb7 73
Became a law February IL, 1878
Comment is needless.
He then spoke of the panic of 73,
argued that thg country was only
saved from a general collapse by the
passage of the Bland-Allison bill, and
again saved by the Sherman bill, only
to be sent /" to hades entirely" by the
repeal of the Sherman bill, brought
about by that other paid agent Of the
Rothschilds, Grover Cleveland: Mr..
Seeley next got onto thin ice by calling
attention to silver dollar, after de-
claring that it was good anywhere for
dollar 9 by virtue of the government
! stamp" and neglecting to say word
about its bullion value. He switched
off and pitched into the sound money
democrats, read from the records of
our state legislature (l877-'78) to prove
that certain democrats then supported
bi-metalism, and who are now found in
the ranks of the gold standard men,
and proceeded to show what bad lot
they we're then and that they are
worse now. He declared that gold
was good for nothing only for war
/ nurpOses ANYWAY, citing in support of