The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-24
SILVER" DEMOCRACY
RECORD OF THE PARTY WHEN 1T
HAD THE POWER TO ACT.
no Confidence Can BE RepOsed in 1t
in the Face of Facts.
From MOrgan's BuzZ-Saw:

From Morgans Buzz-Saw:
l. Every nominee of the party both
for president and vice president, ex-
cept VIM. ]. Bryan, who had voted for
Weaver, a Populst, against Cleveland,
and who was nominated to secure the
Populist vote, since 1873 have been
avowed opponents of the free coinage
of silver.
2. In 1876, with a majority in con-
gress, the Democratic party demone-
tized the trade dollar.
3. On November 5, 1877, the Bland
bill, providing for free coinage, passed
the house, went to the Democratic sem
ate when Beck, of Kentucky, a Demo-
crat, offered an amendment to the bill
which made it limited coinage of $3,-
100000 a month.
4. On the first passage of the Bland
Allison act 68 Democrats voted against
it, "a voting for it while 129 Republi-
cans voted for it and only voted
against it. But for Republican votes it
would have been defeated.
5. On May "a, 1879, Warmers bill H.
B. 564 passed the house, went to a
Democratic senate and was killed.
6. Senator Vest of Missouri, June
q, 1879, offered a resolution providing
for free coinage. 1t was referred to a
Democratic finance committee by a
vote Of % to % and died. Democrats
had clear majority of 9.
z. On April 5, 1880, Weaver offered
a resolution in the lower house provid-
Ing for free coinage, and the house,
with a clear anti-Republican majority
of 33 and Democratic majority of 1S,
defeated it by vote of 1T to IS, ma
jority of 80 votes.
8. On the 8th day of April, 1886, II.
B. $500, providing for free coinage was
reported adversely by Democratic
committee on coinage and rejected by
,. q vote Of 1853 to 126. Democrats had a
clear majority Of As.
9. On March 26, Senator Beck offered
an amendment to the bond purchasing
bill that provided for an increased coin
age of silver. 1t passed Republican SEN
ate and was killed by Democratic COM
mittee in the house. Democratic ma
jority II.
10. On June II, 1890, Republican
senate passed Plumb's free silver bill
which was killed in the house by DEM
ccratic votes.
II. On March "a, 1892, H. B. 1926,
providing for free coinage, was tili-
bustered to death. Democratic major
.ity 149.
II. On July 1, 1892, senate bill, No.
81, providing for free coinage, passed
the senate, went into the house and on
July 13, was killed by vote of 1876 to
154, Democratic majority 148; only 118
Democrats voted for this measure
Sority.
13. At the extra session of congress
Yl 1893, Bland, on August %, intro
duced bill for free coinage at 16 to l.
1t was defeated by a majority of 102
votes, although Democrats had ma
jority of SO. Only 100 Democrats vot-
ed in favor of the bill while lis voted
against it.
IA. On the same day vote was taken
on free coinage at the ratio of II to /.
1t was defeated by 140 majority, only
"a Democrats voting in favor of it while
12S voted against It,
15. The same day a vote was taken
on the ratio of 1S to /, and defeated by
1877 majority.
16 The vote on the ratio of 10 to /
was defeated by 1872 majority.
IT, Ratio 20 to l was defeated by a
majority of 1O3.
1S. On the same day Mr.. Bland in
troduced a resolution to substitute the
Bland-Allison act, and 1t was defeated
by vote of 1876 to 213. A majority of
n.
19. Upon the unconditional repeal
of the Sherman law 1873 Democrats
voted for the repeal, while but II voted
against it.
20. On November 1, 1893, Bland in
troduced a resolution in the house pro-
, viding for the restoration of the old
Democratic coinage law of 1887. 1t
was defeated. Democratic majority
80.
To sum this up we find that since sill
yer was demonetized in 1873 the Demo-
cratic party has had control of the lower
branch of congress sixteen years; dur
Ing that time they have defeated twenty
bills providing for silver coinage.
Now let us look at their record In
the senate: .st~e -s,s,~ --V=----
]. H. B. 564, Warmers bill reported
adversely by Senator Bayard, Demo
crat, chairman finance committee, on
February 8, 1880, and defeated. Demo-
cratic majority 9.
2. June 20, 1890, Senator Vests reso.
luton for free coinage was referred
to Bayard's committee and died. Demo
cratic majority 9.
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