Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-29
TIE TELLER Resolution.
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and made the issue directly with the
people.
Mr.. Cannon (Utah) followed in sup
port of the resolution. Hes believed
that the only way in which the parity
of silver and gold as money could be
maintained was to accord equal privi-
leges to both metals at the minis. He
held that the only other way to main
tain the parity was to pile up interest
bearing obligations upon the people.
He firmly denied that the advocates
of free coinage were in favor OF any
thing but a 100-cent dollar. 1--WE do
not believe. however" said Mr.. Can
non, Sin the defled dollar of Grover
Cleveland, which is worshipped by the
present administration. He criticised
the President for attending banquets
of millionaires in New York, there
perusing his menu bound in gold, and
then declaring in favor of paying gov
eminent obligations in gold, in viola
ton of the nations rights to dictate
what money they should be paid in.
Mr.. Cannon said that if there was no
other reason for his support Of the
resolution, he would vote for it to
serve notice upon every creditor Of the
United States that he should live up to
the contract he had entered into with
the government.
MIR. Jones (Ark.) began his speech in
support of the resolution by criticising
the position taken by Mr. Allison Qa).
He thought the resolution would
sQuarely align those who held the
various financial beliefs. He said the
advocates of the resolution proposed
to pay the full pound of flesh due, but
absolutely not a bit more. He read a
communication in a financial newspa-
per to the effect that there would not
be much serious opposition to the leg
islation proposed by the monetary
commission from the "recalcitrant sill
yer Senator'S" Mr.. Jones gave notice
that the ''recalcitrant silver Senators"
would have to be reckoned with pretty
seriously before any such legislation as
that proposed got through the Senate.
Mr. Jones said he made the broad
statement that no Democrat, silver Re-
in favor of paying government obliga-
tons in deprecated currency
Why" interrupted Mr.. Aldrich, ''the
Senator's own colleague (Mr. Berry,,
said if free coinage should not produce
a rise in the price of silver, he would
be in favor Of paying our obligations
in that metal"
But he did not say that free coin
age would not produce such rise"
said MIR. Jones
''Oh, that is a mere refinement Of
language" replied Mr.. Aldrich.'
My colleague said Mr.. Jones, lis
able to take care of himself and to
define his meaning"
well, | shall take up that matter
when | speak" said Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr.. Jones, continuing, said that the
newspapers unfriendly to the cause
were saying that bimetallism was
dead. 81 believe" said the Arkansas
Senator, that the peoples conviction
upon this question is more fixed than
ever before. They are determined to
restore silver to its status before 1878,
plish that result"
We shall march in solid phalanX.
with shields locked, down to the day
Of doom in our efforts for the restora-
ton of silver and the Republican cries
fall upon deaf ears
At the conclusion of Mr. Jones's
speech, Mr. Pettigrew introduced the
following resolution: Resolved, That
it is contrary to the interest, policy
and tradition of the people Of the Uni
ted States to acquire any territory
so situated as to require a navy to
protect it." The resolution went over.
fire of hn dow in
sition to the Teller resolution was de-
livered by Mr.. Burrows (Michigan)
He said that the Republican party was
pledged to secure if possible interna-
tional bimetallism and the President
would do everything in his power to
carry out that pledge. Meantime the
existing gold standard would be main
tanned. Until the international agree
ment was secured the purpose of the
administration was TO continue the
kind Of bimetallism we have now.
whereby 3O0.0C0000 silver dollars were
maintained at a parity with gold.
Any proposition which locks to the
abandonment Of this position which
was likely to create a disparity be-
tween the coins of the country, was in
violation Of the public faith and in
derogation of the rights of the public
creditors. In conclusion, Mr.. Burrows
said that the passage of the resolu-
tion fortunately accomplished moth
ing. 1t might tend to alarm the bust
ness interests Of the country and re
tard to 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 governments obligations would be
discharged in the best money Of the
world.
MIR. White California; spoke in
support Of the resolution and analyzed
at some length the position of the
Republican party upon finance He
spoke of the lack of definiteness of the
Presidents message on the larger
questions of finance. The message had
referred to Secretary Cages plan and
had invited attention to it. There was
no opposition expressed to that plan,
and doubtless, said Mr.. White, ii the
President did not approve the Gage
plan he would have said so. The SEN
ator then referred ironically 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
condition of the poor workingman
and the farmer. 1t had been referred
10 as a Belshazzar's feast. Mr.. White
read in sarcastic tones the press re-
ports of the enthusiasm at references
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