The morning times., 1896-08-16
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aconttausa lson,s1 1lEe. Psssss ssss
the United s&st.G nese6 as tte sefzes,
practicdbir ntOment iu cUin
In order " carry tits 0pt, IL revised
coinage Jaws by blii, when omitted
fN'4s tlses tUes OF tDe uuttesk IStases. tiss
silver dollar, as WAS .d0s.e ~ Hood. fms
biu was pendiug in Congress Tor three
years, was carefully ConaideEed tn 10th
houses. and especial attention was Called
10 theo,ilissioM A, tDe 4Ix t-S-grains silver
dohar. Whicp was never 10 the -ptii q : aay
stsse and fhe reasons tor tnis omission
given.
The bta pasted both houses, by
,prdedcufy "a auaaiin,ous Vote of both
parties. and was Supported by the Seuators
iAiAu Hembess from the silver States. This
has been called the crime OF 1879 1t
was. in fact, D wise measure OF pubiic
pnley, caFxtuiIy discussed and Considered
during these Years. 1t was strange -tlsat
the very Men who supported aud urged
this coinage law OF 1873, and den,ansied
the exclusive coinage OF gold. are the
men twhO uOw demand free coinage of
silver. Senators Joues and Stewart ana
al the Representatives and Senators e,f
the silver States We're urgent and honest
IN saying that gold was the best and onty
standard OF value. =
But they changed their minds when
She larEely s. increased ard tncfea sing IrO-
dnction OF silver In Nevada and in other
States reduced the market value OF silver
below that OF gold at the established ratio
OF l6 to l." tla-
senator Sherman then reviewed the pas
sage of the act Sof July. 1880. and its
repeai IN November, 1898. He concluded
by sa ayinE:
when ttaeir honor is Involved, the peo-
pie never tail to respond. They have paid
cOur-fifths OF the debts contracted during
tue civil war, and the prospect washopefui
that all OF IL would be paid before the close
OF this century, but this reversing our.
standards OF value has like the fire bell
at night, startled and alarmed our people.
Let US settle 1t BY folio " ing tie
action Of Washington. Hamilton, Jeffef-
son, Benton, Hunter, Lincoln, and Grant;
let us maintain silver and gold at par
with each other at the legal ratio OF Is
to until conference among the nations
can prescribe common standa rds OF vaiDe."
When Senator Sherman finixhed, Gov
BUSHNELL introduced senator-elect j. B.
Foraker. The cheering which greeted him
lasted two or three minutes. When he
mentioned Mckinley's name in his open
ing remarks the scene which followed was
IN short time like the memorable one In
the St Louis convent lon, when he men
toned Ackiniey's name In his Nominating
speech. Senator Foraker said:
Nr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
For three years in succession Republican
matorities in this State and throughout
tile country have been over wheiming: ls93.
1894 and 1 S95 show Il increasing strength
for Repuhaicanism and corresponding losses
Tor Democracy.
These election y'ertiicts have been the
peoples condemnation OF Democratic
maiadm inistratfOn in ma tio nal affairs.
What has happened since the election of
last year to change the verdict of the
people as tten recorded! In administra
ton, nothing. In legislation, nothing. No
body pretends that Mr.. Cleveland or any:
body else has done anything In the name
OF democracy to redeem II from the faults
on account OF which It was condemned last
yenr. Why then, should there be any
contest Tor suppremacy this year?
Why should it be necessary TO hold this
meeting or any other meeting for the pur-
pose OF deba,iDgi whether we shall vote
the Republican OF Democratic ticket: Why
should there be any effort to secure the
election OF Republican President? Why
does not the verdict VI last year stand gD0d
for this: The answer is, there is rev
issue ,.g-s-, ..s.
When our fathers authorized the free
coinage OF both gold and silver al the ratio
OF 16 to 1 they We're in that ratio of equal
commercial value. 80 harm could come.
therefore. from tree, coinage or Gom CIV
iDgtobot the quail OF redemption, money
Neither could drive out the other. One
had as much iDtrinsic-xalue as the other,
but now all that is changed. The COM
,nercial v:,iIc OF gold and silveris Eulonser
16 to but almost 80 to l.
1t is self-cvideDt that a silver dollar
worth only flfty-tliree cents could not lie
maintained at par with gold. unless made
redcemable in gold. but cardinal point
IN the doctrine OF free coinage is tbatreither
gold Nor silver shall be redeesnaiAe, the
one in the other, but each shall sta nd upon
its own merit as a money OF ultimate Ie-
demption 1t is one thing to declare that
you will redeem in gold and another thing
to make and keep yourself able So TO re-
deem And as il is with an individual, SO,
too. is it with the government.
The assault upoa the Supreme Court
is on account of its decision that the in
come tax Is unconstitutional. But, no
matter what the excuse. the fact remains
that the highest tribunal In America has
been openly and deliberately assaiied by
a political arty in its political platform,
and the declaration and pledge have been
given that il that pa rty shall succeed at
the coming election the Supreme Court
shall be so reorganized as to make 1t sub
seryieat to the whtms and notious of
political organization. And all this simply
because the Supreme Court has discharged
its Constitutional duty"
Senator Foraker concluded as follows:
LET US try no more experiments with
NJ. Ensre ARA, mn, fINsay- mt fad
glowing pictures of what they woJld do
for this country II returned to power. They
were returned to power They undertook
to apply their notions in the atlmiAtstra.
ton of our couDtry's affairs, and behold
the resuiti
.'Do not be deceived again. What tisey
four years ago their whole
party approved. What In recommended
now ope-half Of their own party repcdi-
ates and rejects. 1t is q fitting time
for patriotism to supplant partfsanism."
The meeting closed tonight with an ad
dress in the great tent by Gen. Stewart
L. Woodfosd OF New York.
The audience was even larger than that
" hiet listened to the speeches OF Senator
Sherman and Sepater-eieet Foraker this
afternoon, consisting matnl yof wofkingmen.
Gen. WootIfosd's HUMOROUS treatment Of
some features OF the coinage question.
wtict, was the only question he discussed.
was evidently thoroughly enjoyed.
A gIee club of hundred male voices
,cconpanied d by great organ oD the stage.
sa ng patriotic and cempaig songs at the
evenings meeting.
NEARLY MURDERED HIS WIFE.
william Lewis Slashed Her with an
Ugly Clasp knife.