The age-herald., 1898-01-28
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 have accepted the issue rendered them by nhe resolution, not only with the conscious ness that they were wrong, but also with a certainty that they would be defeated. Congress has the right ito coin both gold and silver and in doing so violates no con- tract"
 MT. Aldrich asked whether the country could commence free coinage and go to silver basis without derogStion Of the rights of either the public or the private creditor.
 sTt might be unwise," replied MT. Lind say, ''but the question presented is one of policy. not of good faith. The law passed Is a constitutional way, and so maintained always determines the question of good or bad faith"
 "Would it be in good faith." persisted MT. Aldrdch, Ito pay the governments ob- hgations in appreciated currency?"
 MT. Lindsay thought the question had been answered. He held that the oppon- ents of the resolution had made false issue in endeavoring to make this resolu- tion an important matter.
 In the Best Money
 In a colloquy between MT. Lindsay and MT. Caffery the latter declared: "The gov ernment is morally bound to pay its obI- gaitions in the best money. If god should depreciate and silver should exceed 1t in value 1t would be a violation of public faith to pay our obligations in gold'
 In reply to MT. Lindsay's statement that the opponents of the resolution had forced the fight Mr. AIdrich said: 'The senator from Kentucky is under misapprehen- sion. We did not bring this resolution De- fore the senate. It was brought here by MT. Vest, one of your distinguished friends after it had been introduced by the senator from Colorado, Teller. Three years ago 1t was introduced in the house by the Hon. William J. Bryan, the great leader of the democratic party and the discipline Of your party is so strong and so excellent Hhat even the senator from Kentucky Is now found fighting under MT. Bryans peaaer- ship"
 "The senator from Rhode Island had bet ter look after his own leadership, replied MT. Lindsay. "and not trouble himself about mine."
 q do not expect" retorted MT. Aldrich, "that the senator from Kentucky will ever vote under my leadership Discipline on that side of the chamber is too strong for him even to sever himself from the demo- cratic party. 1 wish that party loyalty were as strong this side of the cham Der. And I wish the senators on this side of the chamber would not go off from the tenets and principles of the republican party at the behest of the Indianapolis con- vention, as some of them have done'
 A Question of Law
 Mir Lindsay concluded his speech by say ing that he would vote in accordance with his statements He maintained that the question presented was one simply of law and not in any sense of morals He held that If conditions should change as to work hardships to the government cred itors, that was a misfortune, but not a violation of the public faith.
 ~.1nr tA1 f1n cnI ftf fnn a did not think that there could be any ques- tion that the bonds of the United States should be paid in standard silver at the option of the government. That would be an honest an equitable payment which would satisfy the consciences of all the people and every moral law. The Teller resolution means that to restore the act of 1837-a free coinage act-would not be in derogation of the rights of the public creditor. He thought that as gold and standard silver dollars were standard money and not redeemable, there would be as much sense in talking of maintaining the parity of gold with silver as silver with gold.
 No nations of the world have yielded the option of paying its obligations in it's stand ard money, said Mr. Cockrell. The op- ponents of the resolution were working in the interests of the bankers of the world.
 A Wall for "Oid Hickory" Andrew Jackson" cried Mir. Cockrell. "that he might say to these bankers: By the eternal you shall take the standard silver dollar in payment for the obligations you hold That would settle this question very quickly"
 Mir Cockrell, in the course of his re- marks, produced a s2O gold piece and in quired whether any republican desired to give him for it forty standard silver dol lars.
 Mir Foraker asked if it were not true that with one of our silver dollars two Mexican dollars could be purchased in Mexico.
 MT Cockrell replied that that might be true but 1t was because the standard sil- yer dollar was equal to a gold dollar. Our silver dollar was not he said. legal tender in Mexico. Our silver dollar was exchangeable in Mexico for two dollars be- cause those in whose hands 1t went were in position to use it in the United States.
 The senate, at the conclusion of MT. Cockrell's speech. adjourned at $50 D. m. until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
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