Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-26
derogation of the rights of Antonio,

derogation of the rights of Antonio,
could take the pound of flesh"
Teller contended that he had quite as
much regard for the national honor as
had other members of the senate. Tam
getting tired" shouted he, of the posi-
tion assumed by certain senators here
because they live in the eastern part of
the country. They are no more honest;
they are no more strenuous in uphold
ing the public honor than l am.
II want to say here ard now that
believe in paying the debts of the gov
ernment in silver even if that is the
cheaper metal. The government has
the rght to- the difference. according to
its contract. The silver dollar which the
gentleman from Iowa says is as good as
the gold dollar is paid to the mechanic,
the artisan and tke laborer in liquida-
tion uf obligations Incurred with them,
and ! hold that the bond purchaser is
no better than the man with the his
tered htiG. and ought to be paid in The
same money The secretary Of the
treasury is now hound by law to regard
the interests IF the people, but that de-
partment Sas been making ianv to suit
itself fer twenty years
Fairbanks arose and endeavored to
PROFOUND a question to Teller. sit
down" -rir6 ;ise Colorado senator. I've
been haagsrei enough"
Hoar replied to Teller in 4 speech in
which he Iaplored the remarkable ef-
fort" If tiie Colorado senator. He con-
tended that the question was net one
Of legal power. but Of hoIor and good
faith. He would not say that the sena-
tor from Colorado had 'squirmed" out
of he question, nor would he order him
TO sit dow" as he had ordered the
senator IRON Indiana.
Teller-''i will strike that out of my
speech"
IF | were the senator" sGid Hear, Il
would have the entire speech stricken
from the record"
Hale declared that TIVE debate during
the day had settled the fact that it was
the desire Of tie advocates Of the reso-
luton to bEng the country - a silver
basis. and 10 make the rcyment of all
debts. public and private, in silver,
which was row worth less than half
what gold is worth. He was willing. he
said. to have the people OF the country
pass upon that Proposition.
Vest insisted that the Maine senator's 6
remarks had placed tire advocates of
the resolution in a false liSht. we are
not morometallists," said he, but BIZ
metallists."
Allison asked Vest whether he thought
the Bland-Allison act In substantial
compliance with he concurrent resolu-
tion of twenty years age.
This is no financial kindergarten, -
said Vest. The senator from Iowa
ought to know what the Allison Bland
act meant, because he framed it him
self"
Il want IL understood" declared Ali
son. tina: the resolution Of 1873 did not
mean free coinageof silver. as the sena-
tors from Colorado and Missouri have
both said that this resolution means ]
want an answer To- my question, and if
1t requires a financial Kindergarten t.
obtain an answer l would ike 10. have
the senator from Missouri open such 4
rchool now"
Vest did not deem it necessary. he
said. TO extend the colloquy further at
so late an hour.
Under the parliamentary fiction ot
discussing the Indian appropriation bill
the house devoted almost the entire dav
TO political debate in which the main
question was whether prosperity had
come to the country as a result Of the
acvent OF the present administration.
As the speeches We're limited 10 five
minutes each many members partici-
pated and partisan spirit kept the in
terest keyed up TO high pitch. The
acrimony which usually characterizes
such debates was almost entirely alb
cent. but although Eood-ratured some
hard knocks were given and received.