The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24

LURES OF the government. Mr.. Teller de-
| clared that the tariff bill would not pro-
uuce sufficient revenue and that it would
TAIL in Its purpose of being revenue
measure,
Mr.. Teller spoke sarcastically of the
reports that the President would recon-
mend the creation of currency cOlnmjs-
sion.
1t was stated too, he said, that the secre-
tary of the treasure had called to his aid
that remarkable agency the Indianapolis
montory convention, combination OF
self constituted economists who got to-
gether in behalf Of the gold standard.
The senator in indignant tones said that
he resented the suggestion that the Pre-
sident would say to Congress:
"Authorize me to pick out commits
sion of 10 men to tell you what to do on
the financial question:"
The American people were not yet
ready to turn over the great monetary
question to a commission or to the In
dianapolis convention. He believed the
people themselves would settle the ques-
tion and settle it rightly In 1900.
The House and Senate We're commits
stoned by the people to legislate and he
| teous to Congress to ask that it be taken
out of their hands. Mr.. Teller next re-
ferred to the enforced resignation of Pre-
sldent Andrews because of his advocacy
| OF the Tree coinage OF silver, which he de-
| nounced as one of the most shameful acts
of abasement the world has ever seen.
"Thank God," said he in impassioned
tones, "that President Andrews was big
enough to be requiredlto be silencad."
The trustees of that Institution declared
| that President Andrews was not in accord
with the views of the great patrons of
that institution. This demonstrated, sa i'd
Mr.. Teller, the methods which those mil
linjrlpQ ri
and jobbery pursued. Their influence
compelled the trustees of a great educa-
| tional Institution to force from the head
of the Institution an eminent educator
because his conAnuance might ALLEVIATE
some of the patrons of the college.
In no other country of enlightenment
and dccency save this could such n thing
have occurred, said Mr.. Teller. He charac-
terized 1t as one of the most infam Gus
chapters in 100 years of our history.
In conclusion Mr.. Teller announced
that he had no desire to return to the
folds of the Republican party. The gal
leries broke into applause as the Colorado
senator took his seat.
Mr.. White of California read carefully
prepared speech dealing with the general
| question involved in the bill.
| Mr.. Mantle, Silver, of Montana, briefly
| expressed his regret that the Senate con
ferees had not been able to retain in the
| bill cotton ties and cotton bagging and
mating and those other things which the
Senate by yea and nay vote had trans
ferred to the free list.
| Mr.. Pettus of Alabama followed an
tagonizing the action of the conferees on
cotton ties, cotton bagging, etc. In ask
ing that they be placed on the free list
he said that he was pleading for the
American farmer.
The profession that this bill was to be
enacted in the interests Of American labor
he denounced as damnable pretence.
Mr.. Pettus closed with an arraignment
of trusts.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska reviewed what
he called the remarkable things of this
remarkable extra session He referred to
the inaction of the House of Representa-
tives, it's meetings only twice week,
due, he declared, to the course of the
| Speaker of the House in managing affairs
as sssuckers" were strung on string. =
| Speaker Reed was on the floor when
Mr.. Allen began and for time listened
interest. Mr.. Allen spoke of the large
campaign funds raised last fall and the
| influence it had in corrupting the vote
of Ohio, Illinois and other states.
| Mr.. Foraker of Ohio arose and said !:
'tThe vote of Ohio was an honest one and
never until this moment heard it insin-
uated that 1t was not an honest vote.'
/
ed Mr.. Allen.
| "On what ground does the senator
make such an assertion?" asked Mr.. For
aker.
| "On the ground,' Mr.. Allen replied,
''that if the vote of Ohio ina 1896 was a
| fair and honest one there is one voter
! for every two and a half or three of the
population and in the city of Cleveland,
almost the whole population were voters.
The honest people of the United States
| believe it was fraud and I believe it
was produced by money and other corrupt
| influences"
| Mr.. Allen said the same was true of
Illinois where the vote of Chicago was
| swollen over 200, 900 votes.
| Mr.. Foraker came forward with census
| figures for the purpose of disproving Mr..
| Aliens charges as to the swollen vote in
Ohio. He said Mr.. Allen must have spok-
en- in ignorance of the facts.
Hurriedly reading from statistics Mr..
Foraker said the vote of Ohio in 1900 was
| l ,002, 726, while the population was
about 100000, or about one for every
! four persons.
"Did not Mr.. Bryan have a larger vote
| in 1896 than Mr.. Harrison in 1892" asked
Mr.. Allen.
eyes, answered Mr. Foraker, ''because
neither of the candidates in 1899 were
calculated to bring out the full party
strength and in my Judgment there was
not full vote for either Mr.. Harrison or
| Mr.. Cleveland. On the other hand the
campaign of 1896 was unusually energetic
and an exceptionally full vote was polled.
"Not since 1885 has q question of fraud
arisen in Ohio and then Gov. Hadley,
a Democrat, exposed and denounced the
| frauds that had been practiced. 1 ask the
senator to confess he was in ignorance
and withdraw his charge"
| But MI. ALLEN made no withdrawal and
Mr.. Teller caused a temporary diversion
/, by the fact that the Ohio vote in 1892 was
only $4,000 and in 1896 had increased: to
| LOLA, 1897.
| Again Mr. Foraker insisted that the vote
in 1899 was exceptionally small.
| ~ do not Doubt said he THAT 200, 900
votes did not go to the polls to votesfor
either Grover Cleveland or Benjamin
Harrison.
Having explained his own party vote
Mr.. Foraker turned to Mr. Allen and said,
land how do you explain the increase of
your vote in Ohio by 1000"
Because a good many of the people of
Ohio had come to their senses, answered
Mr.. Allen.
q No." proceeded Mr. Foraker, "you