The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-17
STILL BEING DEBATED IN The
HOUSE AND SENATE.
MILLS OF TEXAS SPEAKS.
In Dignihcd Manner lie Critielses the
President aud secretary Carlisle on
Their Financial Policy Mr. Grew
Of pennsyIVhuia Makes an
Onslaught On the Adj
ministratton.

WAsHtNoroN. Jan. Ii. Senator
Mills speech on finance, with frequent
direct criticisms of the President snd
secretary Of the treasury. was the
main feature Of Yesterdays senate
session. There was added interest in
the speech from the fact that Mr..
Mills has been prominent In the sen.
ate a. "a champion Of the presidential
policy. His criticisms were temperate
and dignitied. the senator giving eN-
prcssiou to his high personal regard
for the eVecutive, although differing
with him radically on the question Of
financial policy.
Let any party said Mr.. Mills,
"dare to 60 before the country ia the
coming contest with a plain declara-
tion fayoring a bonded debt aud bank
circulation and when the campsign is
over that party will need the services
OF 4 hrSt-claSs undertaken
lie differed with the president on
the subject and he regretted Il. But
| this was country of free discussion,
and the difference with the president
ana the secretary OF the treasury eN.
! listed in spite OF high personal regard
! for them The president wanted more
bonds. adding To the people burden
aud imposing this burden ON our chill
dren and our childreu's children.
Why did not our distinguished Sec
retarv OF the Treasury, asked MIR
| Mills when this bank conspiracy be
gan. say to these gentlemen, now
show your cards and | will pay you in
silver II the Treasury had coined
the silver in the Treasury and paid it
/ for current expenses there would have
/ been NO deficit The Presidents bond
! issues were futile II was like pour.
my water through sieve. The hun
drcd million issue few days hence
/ would be followed 10y another hundred
millions in few months. The Presi-
dents language concerning finances
! sounded like the statements of Joe
/ Cooke. Wheu he advocated national
/ debts as national blessings.
During the day MIR. Pugh gave no.
/ tice that on Monday next he would
press L. a vote. without debate, res
/ olntiou that all government obliga'
/ tion> should he paid In either silver or
I gold.
Tn, silver bond bill was taken up at
/ 81 oclocE, and Mr PETER of kansa,
addressed the senate. lie said that
/ Justified the PopuliSt party.
We have the remarkable specta-
/ Gle said Mr. peher "of Democrat,
( senator. holding distinguished place
in hi> party, arraigniug and denounc
ing the policy of the,l're>idrnt whicl
/ this party brought into power.
Mr. Pener urged in particular the
repeal of all laws authorizing the issue
of bonds. and ~aid the Populist part,
would properly arrange the parity "a
thc two metals when 10 came int,
power.
THAT will be said Mr.. lioar, "wher
the millennium occurs
The millennium is near at hand an,
we viii not have long 10 wait. re
spouded Mr. rcfirr.
The senator said the bond policy q
the President was little else than
| great public crime.
Mr. rciirr viii continue his remark
to-day
uu motion OF Mr.. No,cott. the Sen
ate agreed that the adjournmeu
to-day would be until Monday.