The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-28

az tie resolution was useless waste OF
tine. He thguSAt there was no more rec
son for its adouttoFs q. thsS tine thar fer
tha rszTEr1aEioza OF tbs Declaration OF
Undergraduates. The D@ciarati1a Of INDIE
p=endence had lost ncne ef is force and e.
fest during me past - years. and be
thought mons Of the force ard effect OF this
resolution had been lost during the past
twenty years he said however he want
&c - profess against the statement tHat
had beer made 70 the effect that AL those
wac would vote fer this resolution would
BIZ sse!r Votes .ndorse the view Of IA who
supported H. lie held that II was not bad
faIth on the par. or the government 70 pay
out obligations n any money authorized
Is law
Aldrsch asked whether the country could
commence free coinage and go 20 3 silver
basis without dercgatioa OF the rights o.
either the public or private creditor.
1T might be uaw1se." replied Lindsay
INF 4hs. question presented Is one OF pol
Icy, not Of good faith. A law passed in the
constitutional way and so maintained. al
ways determines the question Of coed or
bad faith
Would II be in good faith" persisted
AIfr*ca ~, pay the governments obalga-
lions III 2 deprecated currency
Lindsay thought the question had been
answered. He held that the opp0nsnfs Of
the resolution mad made a false issue IN
eadeavoring 10 make this resolution an in
poFtant matter.
In a co2ioguy between Lindsay and CAT
ferry the latter made this declaration:
The government IL morally bound to
pay igs obligations IN the best money II
gold should dspEecAate Or silver should sx-
coed IL IN value /. would oe a violation Of
public faith 10 pay cur obligations in gold"
In reply TO LinGsay's statement that the
opponents Of the resolution had forced the
fight Aldrich said:
The senator from Kentucky - under 4
apprehension. We did not bring thls
brought here by Vest. one OF your disiin-
gulshsd friends. after IL had been intro
dueed by the senator from Colorado ,lel-
lerl. Three years ago i was introduced in
the house By the Hon. William j. Bryan
the great leader OF the Democratic party
and the discipline OF your party Is so strong
and excellent that even the senator from
Kentucky is now found lighting under Bry-
ans leadership.
The senator from Rhode Island had bet
ter look after his own leadership" replied
Lindsay. and not trouble himself Abour
mine"
II don't expect" retorted Aldrich. that
the senator from Kentucky will ever vote
under nay leadership. Discipline on tnst
side OF the chamber is too strong for him
ever To sever himself from the Democratic
party. / wish that party loyalty were as
Wolcost was or his feet in an Instant
THE senator from Rhode Island" said
he tartly, expresses the wish that party
discipline were stronger on this side OF the
chamber. | wish 50. too And | wish that
senators on this side OF The chamber would
nor 10 of from the tenets and principles II
tn. Republican party at the behes: Of an
Indianapolis convention, a. some of tnesn
have done.
Lindsay concluded his speech by saving
that he would vote in accordance with his
statements. He maintained that the ode s.
ton presented WAS one simply Of law AMI
not in any sense Of morals. lie heid that
II conditions should 80 change "a 10 work
q hardship TO the government creditors tAat
was : misfortune tut not u violation Of the
public fai1h.
Gallery delivered an extended speech in
opposition to the resolution. If this reso-
ution means what is attributed 10 H. he
said. II is clearly 4 violation OF public mo-
rality, IL he had any proper conception Of
what public morality is.
The men behind this resolution" de-
clared Caffery. Vehemently. ARE not ex-
pending all this wind for nothing be-
lieve they hope 10 bring about free coin
age through executive action knowing
that Il is impossible cor congressional ac-
ton
Smith of New Jersey followed Caflery.
lie said the adoption OF the resolution Was
either misunderstood or the debate had
taken such i wide range as TO suomerge
the question. He saw no necessity for the
resolution. lie announced his intention OF
voting for the resolution on the ground
that 1t vas not a new declaration. In do
Ing this he would not however. surrender
his individual views on the free coinage of
silver On this latter subject he had his
views. which Were that Il would be- diff
cult FOR this country alone 10 maintain free
coinage at the present ratio. Tie expressed
the opinion that the free silver advocates
Were honest citizens. and that the govern
ment would be safe In their hands, II plac-
ed there By the vote OF the country.
C0ckreli supported the resolution. He
discussed the question at some length. taxi
ing up and defending various financial en-
actments since 1879 10 show that United
States bonds were practically declared 10
be- payable In silver. He did not think
there could be any question that the bonds
OF the United States should be paid in
standard silver dollars. at the option Of the
government. He thought that as gold and
standard silver dollars were standard
money. and not redeemable. there would
be a. much sense I'm talking of maintain
ing the parity OF gold with silver as of sill
yer with gold No nation Of the world has
ever yielded the option Of paying its obn
cations IN is standard money. The oppo-
Nenfs OF the resolution were working in the
Interests Of the bankers Of the world.
"Oh. that we had Andrew Jackson in the
White House." cried Cockreu. that We
might say 10 these bankers. BY the eter-
mai you shall take the standard silver dol
lars in payment fer the Oil cations YOU
hold That would settle this question very
quickly"
The senate. at the conclusion OF Cock
relrs speech. adjourned at $50 ?. m. on