The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
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of rehabilitating silver. and said the fail
ures of the Wolcott commission did not
bring despair to those who saw IN this
method ultimSte relief for silver.
TELLER RISES TO EXPLAIN.
Mr.. Teller rse to explain that his vote
in 1878. referred to by Mr.. Allison, was
given not because of opposition to free
coinage, but because it was not practic-
able at that time TO secure a majority
and get what was wanted.
Mr.. Gray Of elaware urged that the res
oIution could accomplish nothing and was
a hollow expression so far as affecting the
character of money in which our bonds
were TO be met.
Mr.. Gray did not regard that subject as
in any way involved in the resolution, so
that he would vote on the question wholly
without reference to the silver issue
brought into the debate
Mr.. Allen.of Nebraska insisted that the
free coinage of silver would restore the
parity between gold and silver.
TO TEACH THE EXECUTIVE.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia took issue with
the statements and conclusions of the
senator from Ohio CForakerl and the
Senator from Iowa (AIlison), discussing
the present conditions, as contrasted with
those of 1878, when the resolution was
originally passed. He held that the reso-
luton applies distinctly TO the silver
$500 900 000-already coined, and TO that
which shall lbe coined in the future. The
government for the past six years had
violated the statutes and the Stanley Mat
thews' resolution.
He maintained, therefore. that the pend
ing resolution was most important as a
declaration of the legislative branch as
to the duty of the executive branch of the
government.
THURSTON OF NEBRASKA.
Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska said that the
legal obligation of the government was
set forth in it's contract, and there was
no need now to re-state the terms of those
contracts. He would he said so far as
his vote was concerned, follow his party
in its declaration to maintain the parity
of all the dollars of the government. He
pointed out that since the Republican
party came into power every dollar paid
to labor-whether it was silver or paper
or gold-was as good as the best dollar
ever coined He thought the question in
.tolved in the discussion was not one of
legal right, but rather one of government
ethics He concluded with an appeal to
the silver men to permit the business men
of the country for little while to attend
to their affairs. in order that they might
ascertain where they stand.
PRELIMINARY TO 1900.
Mr.. TflIman of South Carolina thought
this discussion was simply the maneou-
vering of the great political parties for
position in the great contest that was to
be fought in 1900. The people, he said,
would win in that contest, as they had
won in every fight they had ever made for
freedom. He made an attack upon former
Comptroller Eckels for his action regard
ing the Chestnut Street National bank
of Philadelphia, and declared the fact
that six of the last ten comptrolers of
the currency had graduated from the
treasury pest house to be presidents of
national banks or trust companies, proved
that those men were owned by the banks
or had been bribed.
NEW ENGLANDERS.
Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut said that the
last original Stanley Matthews act had
no force, as it was a mere campaign
threat and did not have about it enough of
chemical qualities to make a stencil. The
American people would never consent to
the payment of their debts in anything
but the best money.
Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire be-
lieved in the payment of the nations debts
in the best money of fixed national as
action upon the part of the government
would be national disgrace.
ALL RIGHT LEGALLY.
Mr.. EIkins of West Virginia thought
that as legal proposition the resolution
could not be successfully assailed, but he
could see no reason for its passage now.
He said there were times when the bond
holders could be treatedwith indifference,
but. h asked Mr.. Teller, whether. If war
duce such a resolution as this. 1t would
he perfectly evident that we could raise
no money on bonds in the markets of the
world il the declarations of the resolu-
ton were enforced, because their enforce
ment would mean the free coinage of
silver.
Mr.. Warren of Wyoming announced his
purpose to vote for the resolutioru. He
gave his vote for the resolution as it stood
and Mt for any Interior purposes the reso-
lotion might have. The resolution mean;
no surrender of the honor. credit and
dignity of the nation. but it affirmed a
principle of existing laws and retained
for the government every option and res
ervation as to the payment OF bonds tina,
} an individual would retain
Mr.. CulIom of Illinois announced briefly
! that he would vote against the resolution
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