The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-17
Mckinley the great high priest of extreme
protection.

| sive proof that these promises by which Mary
| land Democrats were deceived into voting
| for a Republican President were deliberately
repudiated as soon as the Republicans were
! in power. Instead of holding the tariff .ques-
! ton in abeyance as had heen promised, and
adopting measures looking to the permanent
establishment of the gold standard, the two
distinctive measures of the Republican Con-
gress, which assembled one month after the
election, were in precisely the oppotite diree-
| ton.
| l. The tariff bill upon which they immedi-
dately set to work, and which after eight
months OF contention among themselves over
the division of the spoils of protection it car
ries, has finally been enacted into law, is gen
orally conceded to be. as measure of ex-
| treme projection, in advance even of the ia
nous law of 1890, which bore the name of
Mckinley.
2. The international monetary conference
| bill, prepared by Senator Wolcott, The great
friend of free silver (who claimed TO have
stood between his party and deleaI by preach
ing in the West financial doctrine exactly
the converse of that promised in Maryland)
which was introduced in Congress in the first
days of the December session, and which, by
the solid support OF the Republicans of both
branches was promptly passed, was an open,
unequiYocal endorsement of the doctrine of
the free coinage of both silver and gold and
essentially based upon that idea.
This monetary conference bill was openly
denounced on the floor of the Senate by Sen
ator Villas, the confidential friend of Mr..
Cleveland, speaking for the gold Democrats.
as breach of faith with the ''sound money
sentiment of the Democratic party and
practical concession of ''the fundamental as
sumption of the Bryan campaign.
Mr.. Villas STRONG PROTEST.
The following is an extract from Mr.. Villas
speech in the Senate:
"Mr. President desire simply to express my
opposition to this BILL not to engage in frutleSs
debate. shall mention but two or three points of
objection, and them briefly.
I'm what it says, still more in its implications,
the bill is worse than useess-it is highly vicious.
IL is another of the ambiguous and tmid utterances
OF the projects, ilusoryperhaps it is not too much
to say deceitful-by which those of our country
men who put faith in the declarations of Congress-
as guided by wisdom, are peryersely taught mis-
conception of the true principles of Government of
finance and commerce.
with sincerity, nor that in fact no conference is
purposed to be held or if held, practical result
is antcipated-though for this there might be
grounds of suspicion the Senator from California
(Mr White) intimated yesterday | take it rather
as being what its words indicate and there find il
worse in effect than if merely insineere.
ut proffers again 10 the public as sound and wise
theory that bmetaliism, in the that stable,
compounded of the two metals, gold and silver
both enjoying free and unlimited coinage at an
arbitrary ratio, II only many nations Will try 1t
together instead of ours alone. In that it defes
the teaching of history the advice of experience
and experienced men, and the deductions OF sound
reason.
In either aspect the pursuit of bimetallic stand
ard of such character isas idle as would be human
effort to divert the Gulf Stream or warm the climate
of the poles.
But stili more, this bill implies to the public
mind, and the inference is certain that such
al alrnaf haiti gfr..1.l
than the present. II is complete acknowledgment
of the fundamental assumption of the Bryan cam
paign that gold standard of monetary measure
ment, however freely silver may be used within
the sphere of its practical usefulness is wrong not
right, false, not true, standard, the product of
evil law not OF Just and natural law, an injury
done society by human error which can be in some
way redressed and therefore ought to be. And it
fairly leads to the recent issue that but for the
wicked resistance of other countries the grievous
wrong might be righted and the woes of mankind,
here and elsewhere, vastly allevated. Sir, no Won
der men listened to the siren tones that uFed them
toward this fancied blessing and said Let us try
it alone let us be free and independent let have
the boon of prosperity without the consent of any
other nation on EARTH
"Ifthey had been right in their basis, which this
vicious and misleading bill now implies, they
right in this nsistence, for ii is assuredly truth,
sir, in my poor opinion, that any people under the
sun may pursue alone the sound principles of fin
ance, commerce, business and good government,
without any exception whatever of single princi-
pie among all that rule those subjects, independ-
emily of other nations, and be gainers not losers,
TO the full extent that cooperation with others
would insure but always to advantage and benefit
far beyond any attainable by not pursuing them"
REPUBLICANS RIDIcULE MR.. Villas.
The leading Republicans of both branches
of Con ress. not only by the open support of
this free silver measure, repudiated the prom
ises by which Maryland Democrats were de-
ceived, but they subjected Mr.. Villas and the
gold Democrats whom he represented to un-
friendly criticism amounting almost TO ridi-
cule. Let the following extracts from speeches
of leading Republicans bear witness:
SENATOR HoAR IN BEHALF OF SILVER.
The following is az extract from the speech
of Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, in support
of the bill and in criticism of Mr. Villas
''Mr President should like to say one or two
words upon this matter, not TO delay the vote. 4
good many Senators have spoken as If they think
the possibility of an international arrangement for
bimetallism is mere chimera or dream, and have
almost implied that those persons who propose to
make the attemptare endeavoring TO mislead some
body or cajole somebody or turn the attention of
somebody away from what is practical III this
into consideration one or two facts. There is no
doubt whatever that very large majority of the
people of the civilized world are in favor OF having
what is known as the double standard-god and
siyer-preyail. Look at the condition of public
sentiment in the United States. There are few
worthy gentlemen who agree with what under
stand is tine opinion of my very able and industrious
friend from Wisconsin Mr.. Vias) which he has
lust announced. But the Democratic party ana the
PopuliSt party, the supporters of Mr.. Bryan. who
counted by millions in this country believe
that doctrine The Repu5edR party, 50 Jar as II can
be- iged b as platform has dcidred its belief in that
doctrine and has pledged tsef To promote Hs result
There is the exception represented by my honorable
friend the Senator from Wisconsin. Then there is
my honorable friend the Senator from Nevada (Nr.
Stewart who says if understand him correctly,
that he does not want foreign nations to agree TO
use silver as a money with us, ana have II estab-
lished for their benefit.
.Nlr President, how is it in foreign nations? l
had some exceptional and unusual means of learn
ing Something about the matter this last summer
when was abroad.
II do not wish to be understood in saying this as
expressing confidence that this consummation is at
hand at all, but / wish to state that the time has
come for another effort. / wish to state that this
opinion in these four great nations, France, Ger
many the United States and England, saying moth
ing of Russia and of the smaller Latin nations or OF
the smaller nations on the north-solne OF Whom,
though not all, are eager to follow II France ana
Germany will take the lead-is growing. II viii
be stronger twelve months hence than it is now.
II is stronger now than it twelve months ago.
And il is the opinion of a vast majority of the
thinking men, of the men engaged IN agriculture,
of the men engaged in manufacture ana also OF the
scholars of the universities of mankind. whether
this thing will be accomplished in three months or
three years, it is coming, and coming to stay
SENATOR ALLISON FOR BlMETAIIIsM.
Senator Allison. of Iowa, he leading Re
publican ofthe Senate. He also criticised Mr.
Villas gold standard views and advocated BIZ
metalIism. The following is an extract from
his speech:
ssNIr President this chamber seems to be divided
very much as the country is divided, into those
who believe in the single gold standard, because
they believe it is not possible to have double
standard and equivalence of value between the two
metals in circulation and those who believe II IS
wiser and better for to have single standard OF
silver So find the Senator from Nevada tMr.
Stewart.l and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr.
Vilas) in loving accord opposing this measure
There are others who believe that the metallic
money of the world consists of both gold and silver
that IL has always consisted of these two metals and
Is likely to continue to consist of them The Sena-
Tor from Wisconsin says the two metals have never
circulated side by side. shall not take the time TO
argue now that he is mistaken but II is an historical
faet they practically circulated side by side for
hundreds of years when the ratio of given num-
her of commercial nations was the same.
'slIr President. do not advocate TINS pollcY be-
cause il is found in the platform adopted at st.
ous ! advocate il because believe it is in the
Interest of the concurrent circulation of these two
metals in the world and because 1t promotes the
commercial interest of the world to minimize the
difference in the power of exchange between great
connecting trading countries. one or the other of
those metals so long these conditions prevail
will be the paramount metal, and so long as II Is
the paramount metal the other Will huctuate up
and down in the markets of the world That is the
situation today
SENATOR CHANDLER FOR FREE SILVER,
The following is an extract from the speech
of Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, in
support of the bill
.sWheIi they (the gold Demoeatsl declared thus
In fine we reafirm the historic Democratic doc
trine of tariff for revenue only, II became no |