The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-27
Sores.

advantage of 1t because ne let Illeh' 'ii0
fastening of the gold standard upon the
country would simply make of the plain
people hewers of wood and drawers OF
wafer. In conclusion, after speaking about
two hours and a half, Mr.. Teller replied
to some statements made yesterday con-
corning savings banks.
IN TELLER'S OWN WORDS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Tener's speech,
Mr.. Lodge called attention to some state
ments in criticism of an amendment Of
fered by him dodge yesterday TO the
pending resolution. The amendment de-
cIared that the obligations of the United
States should be paid Gin the money that
is the highest money of the world, in gold
or its equivalent in gold, whether that
be silver or paper"
Mr.. Lodge inquired whether Mr.. Teller
was in favor of that amendment.
"Wen, I shall vote against it." replied
the Colorado senator.
Mr. Lodge insisted on knowing whether
Mr.. Teller did or did not think the amend
ment proper principle for congress to
lay down.
Mr.. Teller still held that the govern
ment and the governments creditors
ought to abide by contracts made.
II desired to know said Mr. Lodge,
what the senator from Colorado thought
Of my amendment. because I copied it
word for word from a speech made by the
senator in which he declared that every
dollar this government owes will be paid
in the money that is the highest money Of
the world, in gold or its equivalent in
gold, whether that he silver or paper
Mr.. Lodge thought that if the senator
from Colorado CTelIer) believed that his
statement was accurate when he made it
he ought not now to object to supporting
it with his voice and vote.
Mr.. Teller replied that he had never adj
vocated the payment of government ohli-
cations in deprecated currency, and did
not now.
NOT OF LAW But OF HONOR.
MrHoar of Massachusetts followed in a
speech in which he maintained the posi-
ton he took yesterday, that the question
under discussion was not one Of law, but
one of honor and integrity. lie said that
the advocates of the pending resolution
maintained that by a crime the price of
silver had been reduced until the silver in
a dollar was worth only Al cents, yet the
same senators who made the charge Of
that crime advocated the payment of
the governments obligations in this de-
nreciated money-money that had been
! deprecated, as they claimed, by crime.
Mr.. Hoar said that it had been made
! evident by the statementof the senator
! from Arkansas Derry, to whom he re-
! ferred as an honest, stalwart old Con-
| federate who was willing to walk up to
! the lannon's mouth of the pending cues
! ton, that it was the purpose Of the silver
men to go into the campaign OF 1900 and
! declare it to be right and honest 20 pay
obligations in Accent dollars and to stig-
Matte as "grabbers" and robbers" those
who differed from them upon the honesty
of such policy.
A CHRONIC RESENTER.
The Colorado senator when he rose to
/ begin his speech, Mr.. Hoar said. ex-
! pressed desire to resent something. In
! fact he was always resenting something.
| Mr.. Teller rose to call Mr.. Ho1rs at
| tention TO another statement, aud when
! he had done so, Mr.. oHar ridiculed him
/ by likening him to the small boy VINO was
/ asked what the cost of eleven pounds Of
beef would be at cents pound. and re-
piled: "You can't get no beef at no such
/ price"
NEW ENGLAND'S INNINGS.
/ In the course of his remarks MI. Hoar
referred incidentally to the present in
dustriaI situation in New England and its
relation to the Dingley tariff law. He
was glad. and the people of New England
were glad. Of the Industrial prosperity OF
/ South Carolina. Alabama and Georgia, but
he did hold that the people of New Eng
land did not want to he brought into
competition with communities where long
/ hours are the rule in industrial establish
ments and where child labor was employ
ed in the factories. He said that these
practices were not known in New Eng
land, where limited hours for workmer
and no child labor were provided for by
law. Competition upon basis of equal
ity Of laws would be welcomed by New
England.
"Our policy" said Mr.. Foar. "is no.
bounded by state lines. We are New
England men. but we are. above all
Americans"
Nd Hoar shortly afterwari concluded
He was followed ny Mr.. Platt Of Con
necticut in an address in opposition t.
the pending resolution.
Mr. Platt declared that It was the ppr
pose of the advocates of the resolution :,
.
gress that the parity of gold and silve
coins should he maintained.
The senator from Nevada (Stewart
talks about trouble and misery aInonl
the people" said Mr.. Plat but whel
this government has. according 70 tn
advocates Of the pending resolution. bee,
given two measures Of value-mea sure
that mean two thines-the misery an
trouble we have Will BE- rs nothing com
pared with what there WI he ;hep. Suc'
a condition would he worse ta.a pesJl
lence and famine combi3cd.'
Mr.. Platt said that f &c ,1uld bel'ey
that this country conlI coin silver fret
without DESTROYING the debt paving rowe
Of silver he wou,d be glad to enter u7o
that policy. He could not however, en-
terrain the possibility OF such a policy.
In the course Of a brief colloQuy be
tween Mr.. P,att on the one side and NJ
Allen and NJ. Tnlman. Mr. Platt state
this country had now bimetaliisn.
: To this AR Chandler took exception
saving that any definition of bimetallisI
, which omitted the free coinage Of DO,
metals at a ratio fixed by law was nc
only incorrect but obsolete