The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-04-08

---,. or, fhe true friends OF silver. is
nu' aon who own silver mines or are
nv hr silver mine-owners and
sIi'' nina bv their advocacy OF an I'M
u0'' ...iI. system manage to keep their
r@ ros before the public and themselves III
aa-' A. or IS it the men and the party
ID In nave to the country its great vol
WIN - liver money. which originated all
'-s W -, International bimetallism. called
'r0. .bo International conferences which
sa-s bsep called by the United States, APP
Mod III delegates TO International con-
'--.' and declared in their national
l' "5 STATE platforms time after time IN
a-or If the only practical system of utll-
.-a, silver international bimetalllsm
IT'LL n oro oupstions which the people
> tho United States can afford to con-
.aar carefully. at the present moment,
~bon the people have, by an overwhelm-
r,to declared against independent
h'o coinage by the United States and in
hror Of International action, and in re-
,Donsa ia this a Republican Congress has
,.sspd an act authorizing the calling OF
srcb . conference and the appointment of
i.sgotes TO it. and a Republican Presi-
jsnf William Mckinley, has said in his
Inaugural address that the question of in
,.-national bimetallism will have early
,rd earnest attentian. 1T will be my con-
slant endeayor." said he, Ito secure 1t
By cooperation with the other great COM
uercial powers of the world"
tbas been charged over and over again
that the men who make the loudest clamor
for the free coinage of silver upon the
basis which the people of the United
States have declared mpracticable, do so
md have done so for the purpose of re-
aiming their hold upon public Office and
their control of q certain class of voters
Of their States or sections. 1t has been
charged that many of these men were
moved by mercenary motives of a more
direct character in the ownership of sill
yer mines, or by being directly in the
employ of silver mine owners. Whether
| IBIS is true or not. every man who studies
| he attitude of the alleged friends of sill
yer in both houses of Congress during
the recent discussions upon the interna-
tOla bimetallic conference bill, must be
N1vinced that they are not the true
friends of silver, and that it is difficult
70 explain their attitude by other than
pIhsh motives Add to this the further
fact that the Republican party is the one
| political organization which has from the
ift urged and taken practical steps in
favor of the system which the people of
The United States have just declared the
only feasible one with reference to silver
International bimetallism-and there can
Do longer remain a doubt in the mind of
ue honest student of this subject. As
70 the party and the men who are the
Tue friends of that system which the
people have overwhelmingly declared the
WHY practicable one for the restoration of
lVer-nternational bimetallism-the dis
'aSsonS in the Fifty-fourth Congress will
hOw concuSively.
When Senator Chandler Republican).
VI January -, 1896, asked unanimous
"asent to take up in the Senate the bill
'11Vrlzlhg the appointment of delegates
an International conference on bimet-
a4Sn' and the calling of this conference
necessary, Senator Pettigrew (Silver-
aFguOAcanl. refused unanimous consent,
~'1s' | cannot yield, Mr.. President:
r ra4 10 dispose of the appropriation and
o-uA We can better do it now"
VI January 9th Senator Chandler
sal attempted to call up the bill, and
~ld,or Daniels (Silver-Democrat, OBJ
' ,"tu' saying; Il hope the Senator will
,. Interrupt me at this moment" and in
su upon retaining the floor and dis
,sslHs The Nicaragua Canal Bill. thus
'-I preventing the discussion of the BIZ
@llc conference bill.
VI January 18th, when Senator Chand-
!. Succeeded in getting the bill before
T,a SeHaie' Senator Stewart (Silver-Pop-
H." although protesting that he had no
mi '''ou 10 embarrass and hinder the
Nv u the bill, proceeded to embar-
81. and hinder it as far as possible by
s,.sss' nFSt that it placed the United
s la = III humiliating position; second,
p,io ,a1te are grave objections" to inter-
hS;.. -' money. which ought to make us
nr ,'% II, before we enter into any COM
sbs,S WIN the world; third, that the es-
n, 1.4lleht Of such money would "cause
n convenience to those involved in
il anu pn.catlon, and ended by declaring
!soo ppOsluon to international money and
F oId It s the proposition as "a fake,
,pn oanIuaTy 10Th, when the bill was
S,,+ '"lled up. Senator Villas Gold Dem
tnnlr spoke against it. saying: II desire
@"F, ~ express my opposition to this
IN, - SNu proceeded to do so to the ex-
i. " " remarks covering several pages of
On congressional Record.
efo January i 18th. during the discussion
nbr h. OIL Senator Pettigrew (Silver-Re-
b aH'' SAID: Il wish to record my pro-
poose sans the passage of this BILL" and
d. ossued to detail his reasons for oppo-
n al a considerable length.
In :. January 10Th, during the discus
III. " NE bill. Senator Allen (Silver-Pop-.
b, ~ >, presented long argument to show
MI =. .ae effort would be unsuccessful, and
i, VI lae bill: 1T is a useless thing. 1t
On WI" T or supererogation."
9Th. t:niuary 18th. during the discussion
Hl Senator Cannon Silver Repub-