The Portland daily press., 1898-02-01
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he elected. For the government to e1er-
else the option would be dishonest ana IN
bad faith.
Mr.. Brumm, Republican of Pennsyl-
yania said he would have voted for the
resolution had it not contained the latter
clause. declaring that the free coinage OF
silver was not inconsistent with the pub
lilo faith.
Mr. Baird, Democrat of Louisiana, as
serted that in voting against the pending
resolution, the Republicans would simply
obey the commands of their masters in
Wall street.
Mr.. McClelland, Democrat of New
York, advocated the adoption OF the reso-
luton in vigorous speech.
Mr.. Sulzer, Democrat OF New YORK, as
serted that President Mckinley WIS 1he
I'VE of the money power.
Mr.. Bailey yielded fourteen minutes to
MIR Bell. Populist of Colorado. and that
gentleman parcelled the time out to the
Popu|ist members. giving each OF them
couple of minutes. All advocated tne
adoption of the resolution.
NJ. Fitz0erald. Democrat of Massachu-
setts. advocated the adoption of the reso-
Mr.. Johnson Republican of Indiana, ,got
ton minutss from Mr.. Steele, Republican
of Indiana with which to oppose the reso-
luton.
opposed the resolution as ueoiafaOioh
Tor free silver.
Mr.. Walker, Republican of Masschu-
setts. chairman of the barking and cur
rency committee, opposed the fesoiut1on
and asked if the members ever stopped TO
calculated the commercial value OF IN
DOUBTED honor whether among nations or
discharge its obligations in good faith.
whether the requirements of good faith
were nominated in the bond or not. In
explaining his vote against the insertion
Of fgold'' in the bonds issued under the
last administration. he said he was
vote to put gold in the bond
L Indirect admission that
Is were payable in silver.
carson, Republican of North
,Ilpa. said he would vot9 for the reso-
luton if the latter clause was omitted.
Mr. Bartlett, Democrat of Georgia, de-
clared that the present attempt to yitiate
the contract between the bondholders and
the tag PAYERS was made in pureuanoe to
the demand of the financial reformers,
one of whom Mt indianapolis declared
that the business men would ro1ce the
gold standard on the country IN spite OF
the law if necessary.
After brief remarks in support of the
resolution by Messrs. Brucker, Democrat
of Michigan, Norton, Democrat of Ohio
and Cochran, Democrat OF Missouri, Mr.
Dolliyer, Republican OF Iowa, made a
stirring speech against it.
Mr.. Mcguire Democrat OF California,
said he agreed with Mr.. Dingley that
there were but two sides to this question,
Justice and extortion, the creditor and
the debtor, concentrated wealth and man
hood and the bond holder and the people.
Mr.. Cannon, Republican of Illinois,
whose record had been attacked, said, in
speaking of his former votes for free coin
age and of the Matthews resolution that
the difference between silver ana gold
then was but few cents; it was now fifty
cents.
Mr.. Hepburn, Republican of Iowa, op-
posed the resolution.
Mr.. Rhea, Democrat of Kentucky, cre-
ated something of a sensation. In the
course of his speech, while he was re
ferring to the crime of 1873, he decla ed
that IL there was any hole in Hades hot
ter than any other, it would be reserved
especially for John Sherman. Many misses
from the Republican side greeted this
statement. Later, speaking of the the ne, ne,
publican cry of parity between gold and
silver, Mr.. Rhea said a man who hugged
his cham bermaid or cook might as well
talk of maintaining the honor of his
household as those who, debaslng silver
in every way, prattled of preserving
the parity of two metals.
After some further brief remarks by
Messrs. Lacy and Hepburn of Iowa,
against the resolution, the debate closed
with two rousing speeches by Messrs.
Bailey, Democrat of Texas, and HeDder-
son. Republican of Iowa.
Mr.. Bailey had only four minutes in
which to close the debate for his side.
u11 n Ror he
said, contained two propositions, one
moral and the other legal.
Ono asserted as matter OF law, that
the bonds of the United States were re-
deemable at the option OF the government
in silver and the other, as matter OF
morals, that to restore to its coinage such
silver coins as a legal tender in payment
of the bonds, principal and interest, was
not in violation of the public faith nor
in derogation of the rights of the public
creditors He would not dwell he said,
on the legal aspect of the question. There
was not a lawyer anywhere who would
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 proposition that in their consciences
they believed that gold was the money OF
the contract.
t'Does one of you believe" said he,
addressing the Republicans, that if the
bondholders 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 positions reversed" democratic
applause.)
At this point the hammer fell amid 9
burst of enthusiasm from the Democratic
side.
Mr. Henderson, Republican of Iowa,
the one-leeged veteran, and Mr.. Dalzell,
Republican of Pennsylvania, closed the
debate with five-minute speeches in op
position to the resolution. The former
created intense enthusiasm as with the
stump of his leg resting on q bench a,
the right of the Speakers chair, and his
rutohessby his side, he'ralhed bis follow