The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-27
Mr.. Carter Tries To Explain and De-
fend His Efforts to Betray the
Interests OF HIS Party.
TELLER FLIES INTO A RAGE
AND HoTLY DENOUNCEs THE BIMET-
ALIIsM OF JOHN SHERMAN.
Latter Hits Back with vfgor, and
Hoar and Gear Point Out the Incon-
sistency Of the Silverftes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. $-The tariff
crisis in the Senate brought another day OF
intensely dramatic action, Of impetuous de-
bate and of stormy personal conoquy. The
speech OF Senator Carter, OF Montana. one
Of the five Republican Senators who voted
against proceeding with the tariff bin, was
the main formal event OF the day. There
was added interest in the speech. owing TO
Mr.. Carters position as chairman OF the
Republican national committee The Sena-
tor used very plain words In denouncing
what he termed the movement 10 drive him
and his silver associates out OF the Repub-
lican party. This, however. was but the
prelude TO more stirring events. Mr.. Hoar
questioned Mr. Garter as 10 whether he
intended to defeat any protective tariff bill
unless Senators surrendered their convic-
tions TO him and whether his construction
of the Minneapolis platform agreed with
the construction given TO 1t by President
Harrison. Mr.. Carter responded with great
vigor that Mr.. Harrison's course had not
been all that was desired. but It was at
least beacon of hope for the future. But
Ii was not the construction applicable TO
the situation i'm the Senate to-day. Mr..
Gear, Of Iowa, sharply questioned Mr. Car
ter the circumstances Of framing the
financial plank Of the Minneapolis platform.
bringing out that Senators Jones. of Ne
vada, and Teller. OF Colorado. had taken
part in shaping that document Mr.. Carter
asserted that while this was true the men
framed that plank never dreamed that the
English language would permit such mis-
construction OF its terms. Thereupon, Mr..
Gear. referring TO Mr.. carter's conduct OF
OF the National campaign in 1882. asked IL
this plank was not the one by which he
Carter and the Senator from Colorado.
CTeler) sought 10 carry the state OF Col
orado for the Republican party. Mr.. Carter
replied that the plank was so accepted be-
cause the Republican party had always
kept its promises and 1t was now incumbent
on that party TO again redeem its promises.
The references 10 Mr.. Tellers part in
framing the platform brought him 10 his
feet with an explanation OF what hid been
intended and q fiery denunciation OF the
bimetalism of Mr.. Sherman. The latter.
in turn, arraigned the dishonesty OF the
policy of free silver. which would pay the
laboring man in a 5o-cent dollar. Mr.. sher-
man prophesled that even Colorado would
reject the free silver idea and accept true
bimetallsm. To this Mr.. Teller rejoined
with intense feeling that Colorado would
never follow the course suggested by the
Ohio Senator and IL she did he CTeiler)
would cease to represent that State. He
predicted that free silver was not dead. as
Mr.. Sherman had asserted. but that IL was
a lively corpse which would rise In the
Senate to perplex Mr.. Sherman. Mr.. Teller
closed with the imprisoned utterance that
the glorious past OF the Republican party
would be oblterated If II committed the
infamy of following the financial leadership
OF Mr.. Sherman.
The latter part OF the day was given to
the Cuban resolutions. Mr.. White, of Cali
fornia, arguing that the executive was the
proper branch to grant recognition Of bellis-
erency.