The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-26

gold, and firmly to fasten the gold stand
ard upon the country yet the President
had not the nerve to kick" him out CT
the court
In conclusion, Mr.. Berry made an APP
peal for the passage of the resolution on
the ground of public interest.
MIR. Teller of Colorado, followed in an ex-
tended speech in support of the resolu-
ton He declared that il was a question of
law which he would endeavor to explain.
well" inquired MIR. Foraker of Ohio,
docs this resolution mean now the same
as it meant twenty years ago?"
Being a question of law" replied Mr..
Teller, "it can mean nothing else"
but was not the resolution of twenty
years ago." Persisted Mr.. Foraker, pass
ed to meet state of affairs existing then
that does not now eXist?'
Not at ALL" replied the Colorado sena-
tor. mo man could then have known what
financial legislation Congress would enact.
The resolution then bound no man to vote
for free coinage, and 1t binds no man now
so to vote"
Mr.. Hoar dissented from MIR Tellers
proposition that this resolution involved
only a question of law, and urged that II
had come now to a question of honor.
This is not a question of law" said he
lit is a question of the violation of the
public faith"
Mr. Teller contended that he had quite
as much regard for the national honor as
had other members of the Senate. 81 am
getting tired" shouted MIR. Teller. "of the
position assumed by certain senators here
because they live in the eastern part OF
this country. They are no more honest,
they are no more strenuous in upholding
the public honor than / am. / want 10
say here and now, that l believe In paying
the debts of the government in silver, even
I,aF s.. H..
ment has a, right to the differ
ence according to it's con-
tract. The silver dollar which the
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Allison) says
is as good as the gold dollar is paid to
the artisan and labor in liquidation of OBJ
legations incurred with them, and l hold
that the bond purchaser Is no better than
the man with the blistered hand, and
ought TO be paid In the same money. The
Secretary of the Treasury Is now bound
by law to regard the interests of the peo-
pie, but that department has been making
law to suit itself for twenty years"
Mr.. Teller held that there could be no
degradation In paying The debts of the
government in silver. The Colorado SEN
ator declared, in conclusion, that he had
seen the national treasury robbed In a
transaction, the most disgraceful eyer ac-
complished by a national administration
In view of that fact he thought the AFRO
cation to themselves by the opponents OF
the resolution of all the honesty was not
warranted by the facts.
Mr. Hale, Rep. of Maine, declared that
the debate during the day had settled the
fact that 1t was the desire of the advocates
of the resolution to bring the country TO q
silver basis and to make the payment OF
all debts, public and private in silver
which was now worthless than half what
gold is worth. He was willing, he said, "a
have the people of the country pass upon
that proposition. 1T was voted down in
1896" declared Mr.. Hale, land / have nc
fear that the American people will now
take the back track upon it,
Mr. Vest of Missouri, insisted that the
Maine senator's remarks had placed the
advocates of the resolution in false light
I'VE are not monometallists, said he
but bimetallists. While l do not care
to discuss the question at this late hour, i
think I can demonstrate that the free
coinage of silver would raise the price to
its former value. / maintain that the open
ing of the minis to the free coinage of sill
yer would not be in violation OF the public
honor
The Senate then adjourned.