The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02

| restore silver to its status before 1873 and
we shall do all we can to accomplish that
| result"
"Wc shall march in solid phalanx, with
| shields locked. down to the day Of doom
| In our efforts for the restoration Of silver
| and the Republican cries that issues Of
silver is dead will fall upon deaf ears"
PETTIGREW'S RESOLUTION
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Jones' speech
| Mr.. Petrigrew introduced the following
| resolutions:
That it is contrary to the interest policy
| and tradition of the people Of the United
! States to acquire any territory SO situated
| as to require navy to protect it.
| The resolution went over.
! The first speech of the day in opposition
| to the Teller resolution was delivered by
Mr.. Burrows (Mich). He said that the Re-
| publican party was pledged to secure If
| possible, international bimetallism and the
! president would do everything in his power
| to carry out that pledge. Meantime the
| existing gold standard would be maintained
| Until the international agreement was Sc
cured the purpose of the ad-
! ministration was to continue the kind Of
bimetallism we have now whereby 500 OOO, 600
| silver dollars were maintained al a parity
with gold. Any proposition which looks to
the abandonment of this position which was
| likely to create disparity between the
coins OF the country was in violation Of the
public faith and in derogatio Of the rights
| of the public credit
| In conclusion Mr.. Burrows said that the
! passage Of this resolution fortunately
| would accomplish nothing 1t might tend
| 10 alarm the business interests of the cOun-
i try and retard 10 some extent the advance
OF prosperity but by the statements of the
! president of the United States last night
the country was assured that the govern
! ments Obligations would be DISCHARGED In
| the best money of the world
Mr.. White tCal) spoke in support Of the
resolution and analysed at some length the
| position of the Republican party upon
! hnance. He spoke of the lack of definite
ness Oh the presidents message on the larg
| er questions of finance. The message had
! referred to Secretary Cages plan and had
| invited attention to it. There was no OPP
| position expressed to that plan and doubt
| less, SAID Mr. White # the president did
not approve the Gage plan he would have
| SAID So The senator then referred ironical-
| ly TO the New York banquet last night at
! which the president spoke. He spoke of
| the men who had gathered at the feast to
| consider means Of improving the conditions
| OF the poor workingman and the farmer
| 1t had been referred to as a Belshazzars'
feast. White read in sarcastic tones the
| press report of enthusiasm at reference to
| the gold standard and the cold chilli
| winch oVerspread the banqueters at the
| mention Of international bimetalsm.
| 1t was well established declared the
| senator, that the public uttera noes of Sec
| rotary Gage on the gold standard gave the
| real attitude OF the admins ton. There
was in reality no difference between the
president and the secretary OF the treasury,
! and the latter had given out to the Asso-
| GATED Hress not long ago that their views
were in substantial accord In closing Mr.
White declared that behind this lesolu-
| ton was the great issue between bimetal-
lsm and the go stan iald, which from his
time on would be kept clearly in view so
that attempts to deceive the people would
fail
Mr. Fairbanks, of Indiana followed
against the resolution. He said the pur-
pose of the resolution was not frankly ex-
pressed on its face and it was only in
the course of the debate that it developed
that the essential purpose was to give an
expression of the United States senate ia
Vorabie to the free ANA unlimited coinage
OF silver at the ratio, of 16 TO /. In the
course of his remarks Mr.. Fairbanks read
a telegram received by him from Secretary
Gage as to the methods in paying bonds
In this Mr.. Gage states that gold, when de-
manded Is not refused, but as a matter Of
fact gold is seldom called for and few
payments are made IN gold. Referring to
Senator Teller'S advocacy or free silver
Mr.. Fairbanks said that while he did not
question the lofty purpose inspiring the
ConOradO senator, yet they had carried him
to the point where all else was dependent
on this one question of silver 1t was an
advocacy SO ardent that the senator seemed
ready to follow his igilus fatuus although
II plunged the country into the morass of
government dishonOr.
WOLCOTT TAKES A TURN
Mr.. Wolcott, of Colorado was the first
Leaker under the I5-minute rule which
went into effect at o'clock. He thought
that any senator, whatever his financial
Views could vote for the Teller resolution
as it involved nothing except the carrvino
INTO erect or the governments plain obi-
cations. He thought that denunciation
and abuse heaped upon those who sun
port the resolution We're llnwarranted for
he did not think the man was vet born
who would betray his government bv offer
ms TO pay its obligations in spurious
money. He referred with hing sarcasm
10 the issue OF bonds by the Cleveland adj
ministration in 1884, declaring that the mon
OIL the West might be entrusted with the
national honor.
I'VE have" he said never betraved o,r
government, and never Will. We intend to
pay all our obligations in coed money and
in nothing else
lie felt that the resolution ought to be
passed without change because it meant
Just what 1t said, and its obligations were
IN no sense viola ton of the national
honor either direct or implied
MY. Morgan, of Alabama. supported the |
resolution IN carefully prepared speech. |
baslng hi: statements upon deductions in
dlcatng the "mpOssibilty of striking sill |
Yer from among the money metals
He felt that amid the confusion exist |
ing II was clear that the people demanded
the restoration of silver to coinage and |
he thought that such restoration would |
be as the delivery of mankind from war
peSt1lence and famine
Mr.. Foraker Of Ohio thought the resolu- |
ton meaning ought to be made clear if
being evident there was great diversity |
OF Opln1Cf. on that point. He did not think
the resolution was any more than de-
c!aratorv of the law and that was as far
as the declaration that such coinage as
contemplated by it was not in derogatiOn
of the rights Of creditors could only mean
the free. and unlimited coinage Of silver
He was therefore opposed to the resofu- |
ton.
Mr.. Foraker declared himself in favor of
international bimetallism or as an alterna-
tive to maintain the present financial
status. The enforcement of the terms of
the resolution. in Mr.. Forakers opinion
would not bring about bimetalliSm but
would force the government to a silver
basis.
Mr.. Chiffon, of Texas, III a legal argu- !
ment advocated the restoration of the |
standard silver dollar to coinage and their
use in tho payment of the governments
obligations. He held that the pretension of
the bondhoders that they We're entitled
to be paid in better money than the pen
sioner, the mechanic and the laborer was |
not warranted by facts or by law.
NELSON'S OBJECTIONS.