The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
MORGAN HITS BACK MADLY.
CLEVELAND'S ALLEGED ATTACK ON
HIS VERACITY RESENTED.

ex-PreSidcnt Was at First in FaV-
of Annexation of Hawaii Accred-
iting of Commissioner BlOunt
characterized as n Piece of DupIi-
city without Parallel.
Washington, Jan. AIN the Senate to-
day Mr.. WaIthan of Mississippi present
ed the credentials of II. 5. d. Money as
senator from Mississippi to succeed the
late Senator George. and the oath of Of
fee was administered to Mr.. Money. who
has been sitting as a senator under APP
pointment from the Governor of Mississip-
pi.
Mr. Wathau presented joint resolution
adopted by the legislature of Mississippi
urging the United States government to
intervene in the Cuban war on behalf Of
the insurgents. ''peaceaby, If it can,
focibly, if it must"
The resolution was read and referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama gave notice that
he would, some time during the day, make
a statement concerning what he conceiv-
ed to be an attack upon his veracity by
an ex-President of the United States, Mr.
Cleveland
The Teller resolution was then laid be
fore the Senate, and in accordance with
indiana addressed the Senate in support
of the resolution.
ct shall vote for the resolution willing
ly." he began. Il think Its Introduction
timely and opportune, especially when
we are confronted by a measure which
contemplates an increase of the public
debt by $S0O,00O or 800 100000 1t is, In
deed, proper that we should make the
declaration that the American govern
ments obligations are payable in silver
as well as in gold.'
By the original resolution passed nearly
thirty years ago, Mr.. Turpie held coin
was made Synonymous with solvency and
the funded debt was thereby made payable
in both gold and silver, or In either of
those metals.
"If we abandon silver" said he. "and
agree to pay all of our obligations in gold.
we should simply clinch the hold of the
debt syndicate upon the country. How
ever, if we maintain a bimetallic stand
and enforce that decision, opening our
minis to free coinage of silver, the syndi-
cate of national debtors would become a
strong friend of the government. which.
the author of this resolution, has said,
would see to 1t that they would not lose
anything on the holdings of government
obligations"
He denounced as a meudacious false
hood of the gold standard men, the state
ment that the standard silver dollar was
worth only half of its face value, and that
sometime in the future 1t would be worth
still less.
Mr.. Turpie analysed the bill proposed by
the monetary commission and sharply at
tackled the proposition that ali debts should
be payable in gold, inasmuch, especially,
as that provision made the government
obligations payable i'm gold. He suggested
that this was an indirect method OF dis
crediting the standard silver dollar. which.
by the enactment of that proposition,
would be left high and dry without its
proper debt paying ability.
Mr.. Turpie did not believe any such
proposition would ever find public favor
in the United States. Indeed, he had, he
said. a profound conviction that silver
would finally be restored to its proper po-
sition. not by international agreement, but
by the honest individual action of the va
rious countries Of the world
Mr.. Turpie spoke for an hour and half,
concluding with the statement that he and
other silver advocates were willing to rest
their case with the people.
Morgan
ton of personal privilege, rose at the con-
clusion of Mr. Turpie's address to make a
statement, of which he had earlier given
notice Mr. Morgan referred to dispatch
from Princeton, NJ J., published yesterday,
quoting President Cleveland as denying
a statement said to have been made by
Mr.. Morgan in executive session of the
senate to the effect that Mr. Cleveland
was once in favor of the annexation OF
Hawaii Mr.. Morgan said he could not
discuss his own statements made in exec
utVe session.
mo statement for publication was made
by me-" said Mr.. Morgan, thence Mr..
Cleveland in accepting such statement
without first ascertainng from me what
the facts were, shows his willingness to
accept ex parte statements in the Hawa-
ian matter"
Mr.. Morgan said that 1t was well known
to some of Mr. Cleveiand's friends during
his first administration that he was IN
favor not only of the annexation of Ha-
wall but also of Cuba
II cannot" declared Mr.. Morgan. FAC
cept Mr. Cleveland's statement that he
was also opposed to Hawaiian annexation
| I can name at least one confidential friend
OF Mr.. Cleveland who will support me IN
the belief that the statement Is not true. -
Mr.. Morgan then presented an extended
review of Mr.. Cleveland's connection as
President with HAWAIIAN HlldiiHs III LHt
course of which he denounced the accred-
ting of Special Commissioner Blount "a
the government of Honolulu as "a piece
of duplicity without parallel"
Mr.. Morgan reiterated his belief thai
Mr.. Cleveland was in favor of annexation
but that Mr.. Dole's honesty forced the
President to abandon his policy OF over
throwing the provisional Hawaiian gov
eminent. The correspondence he read he
said laid the foundation for the broad as
sertiou that Mr.. Cleveland was capable OF
declaring one policy and preparing &c
carry out another.
Mr.. White, of California, referred tc
Mr. Morgans statement on the Ha-
waiian situation IN open session and
said that the senator's remarks showed
the utter futility and folly Of combining
snch matters to the executive session OF
the Senate.
The pension appropriation bill was then
| called up and Mr.. German of Maryland
briefly addressed the Senate on the meas
IRE. He said that the bill did not carry
| bv IS OOOe COO or 100000 the sum necessary
for 1898. He charged that the bin was
| framed to meet the deficit in revenues,
which, he said was anticipated by the ad-
ministration. II is simply one of several
| efforts, he declared, TO create fictitious
| balance in the treasury.
Mr. German concluded with the state
nent that it had been predetermined that
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