The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-01
TELLER RESOLUTION BURIED
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 MT. Bartlett of Pennsylvania declar- ed that the present attempt to vitiate the contract between the bondholders and the taxpayers was made in pursu- ance to the demand of the financial re- formers, one of whom at Indianapolis declared that the business men would force the gold standard on the country in spite of the law, if necessary.
 After brief remarks in support of the resolution by Messrs Brucker of Mich igan, Norton of Ohio and Cochran of Missouri, MT. Deliver of Iowa made stirring speech against it. He said he was ready to agree with MT. McEwan, who, in describing the demoralization of silver legislation, said the people were almost ready to endure all the horrors of the gold standard if by so doing they could get rid of the noise of the advocates of silver at 16 to 1.
 MT. Mcclure of California said that he agreed with MT. Dingley that there were but two sides to this question Justice and extortion, the creditor and the debtor, concentrated wealth and manhood, and the bondholder and the people. It was the old story of Shy lock and Antonio over again, with Shy lock demanding more than was nomi- mated in the bond.
 MT. Hepburn of Iowa. in opposing the resolution, which, he said, was equiva- lent to free coinage declaration, re- ferred to ex-Governor Boies' refusal to longer follow the standard of free sil- yer.
 MT. Rhea of Kentucky created some thing of sensation. In the course Of his speech, while he was referring to the crime of 1873, he declared that if there was any hole in hades hotter than any other it would be reserved especially for John Sherman. Many misses from the republican side greeted this statement Later, speaking of the republican cry of parity between gold and silver, MT. Rhea said a man who hugged his chambermaid or cook might as well talk of maintaining the honor of his household as those who, debas- ing silver in every way, prated of pre- serving the parity of the two metals.
 After some further brief remarks by Messrs. Lacy and Hepburn of Iowa against the resolution, the debate clos ed with two ringing speeches by Messrs. Bailey of Texas and Tender
  tive followers to high pitch of enthu- siasm.
 MT. Bailey owing to the great press ure of time had only four minutes in which to close the debate for his side. The resolution under consideration, he said, contained two propositions, one moral and the other legal.
 One. asserted as matter of law that do of TTnitnd States redeemabIe at the option of the gov ernment in silver and the other, as a matter of morals, that to restore to it's coinage such silver coins as legal ten der in payment of the bonds, principal and interest, was not in violation of the public faith, nor in derogation of the rights of public creditors. He woudl not dwell on the legal aspect of the question. There was not a lawyer anywhere who woudl venture on his professional reputation to deny that the bonds could be paid in silver. The republicans in this matter must justify themselves, if at all, upon the proposi- tion that in their conscienccs they be- lieved that gold was the money of the contract.
 Docs one of you believe" said he, addressing the republicans, that if the bondholder owed the government under similar contract, he would not exercise his option. As he would, we believe the government has the same right with their position reversed. We are ready to meet you on this issue the issue that the money which is good enough for the people who produce the wealth, is good enough for the idlers who spend 1t; that the money which is good enough for the poor is good enough for the rich; that the money the laborer receives for his toll and the merchant for his wares is good enough for the bondholders and by the eternal he shall be compelled to take it." At this point the hammer fell amid a burst of enthusiasm from the demo- cratic side.
 MT. Henderson of Iowa, the one-leg ged veteran and MT. Dalzell of Penn sylvania closed the debate with five minute speeches in opposition to the resolution. The former created intense enthusiasm as with the stump of his leg resting on bench at the right of the speakers chair and his crutches by his side he rallied his followers. This resolution, he said reminded him of one of the monograms he used to see on the Bryan banners.
 Mir Bailey-"You will see it again in 1900"
 Mr. Henderson-"Yes, and we will tear it down again.
 'It was the three Rs,' continued MT. Henderson, "Radicalism, Rascality and Repudiation. This scene reminds me of a popocratic convention. It is the old familiar howl against the bondhold- holders. But the gentlemen must re- member that they cannot cut down the money of the bondholder without cut ting in half the money that goes to the soldier or his widow or orphans; or the money of the men who toil."
 MT. Simpson of Kansas-"How about the taxpayer?'
 MT. Henderson waved MT. Simpson S interrogatory aside.
 "The resolution he resumed, twas in reality part of the programme that sought to commit the country to the single silver standard" He recalled the presidents declaration in his New New York speech God bless little Mac,'' he exclaimed fervently. His declaration means that the best money in the world shall be paid to the bond r,1n ,1erI- h ba