The herald., 1898-02-01
Gratis in a speech which stirred his fol-
lowers to high pitch of enthusiasm.
THE CLOSING SPEECHES


lowers to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
THE CLOSING SPEECHES
Bailey, owing to the great pressure
for 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 asserts as a
matter of law that the bonds of the
United States are redeemable at the op-
ton of the government in silver and the
other as a matter of morals, that to re-
store to its coinage such silver coins as
legal tender in payment of bonds,
principal and interest, is 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 in the United States or in any
other country who would venture on his
professional reputation to deny that the
bonds could be paid in silver. That went
without saying. The Republicans in this
matter must justify themselves if at all
upon the proposition that in their con-
science they believe that gold was the
only money of the contract.
Henderson, Republican, of Iowa, the
one-legged veteran and Dalzell, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania, closed the de-
! bate with five minute speeches in oppo-
sition to the resolution. The former Gre
| ated intense enthusiasm as with the
stump of his leg resting on a bench at
| the right of the speakers chair, and his
crutches by his side, he rallied his fol-
lowers. This resolution, he said, re-
minded him of one of the monograms
he used to see on the Bryan ban
ners.
Bailey-"You will see it again in 1900. "
| democratic applause)
Henderson-"Yes and we will tear it
down again" Republican applauseo
1T was the three Rs" continued Hen
derson: "Radicalism, Rascality and Re-
pudiation, This scene reminds me OF
popocratic convention. 1t is the old, IA
miliar howl against the bondholders.
But gentlemen must remember that
they cannot cut down the money OF the
bondhoders without cutting in half the
money that goes to the old soldier or his
widow or orphan, or the money OF the
| man of toll
Simpson of Kansas. Populst-How
| about the taxpayers?
Henderson waved Simpsons inter-
rogatory aside.
| The resolution he resumed, was in
reality part of the program that sought
to commit the country to the single sill
yer standard. He recalled the presi-
| dents declaration in his 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 bondholder, the plough
holder. the hodholder, the penholder, the
pension holder. and all who toll and who
sweat Republican applauseo Put that
in your pipe and smoke it. on that issue
We will meet you next fall and thrash
you as we thrashed you in 1896" PRO
longed Republican cheers)
| Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Republican,
declared that the resolution was mean
| ingless unless its purpose was to open
the mints to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
THE VOTE TAKEN
Then at 5 o'clock came the vote. which
was followed with interest notwith-
standing the defeat of the resolution was
foregone conclusion. The speaker an
| nounced that the vote would be di-
rectly on the resolution and not on the
| adverse report. 1t was soon evident that
party ranks were being held intact.
There were only three breaks-Elliott
of South Carolina, Democrat. and Nc
Aleer of Pennsylvania, Democrat. voted
against the resolution, and Linney of
North Carolina, Republican, voted for it.
White of North Carolina, Republican,
/ Ia
the speaker asked that his name be
called and on the call he responded with
| vigorous mo" He then announced
the result: Yeas, 1872; nays, 1S2.
| The Republicans cheered long and
| loud over their victory, and then at
:: 50 p. m. the house adjourned.