The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-28

that the senator from Kentucky will
! ever vote under my leadership Discip-
/ line on that side of the chamber is toe
strong for him ever to sever himself
/ from the Democratic party. wish that
! party loyalty were as strong on this
side of the chamber"
Mr.. Wolcott (Rep., Colo.l was on his
/ feet in an instant. The Senator from
/ Rhode Island" said he. tartly, ''ex-
presses the wish that party discipline
were stronger on this side of the cham
Der / wish so, TOO. And I wish that
senators on this side of the chamber
would not go off from the tenets and
principles of the Republican party at
the behest of an indianapolis conven-
ton, as some of them have done"
Nh. Lindsay concluded his speech by
saying that he would vote in accord
ance with his statements. He main
tanned that the question presented was
one simply Of law, and not in any
sense of morals. He held that if condi-
tons should so change as to work hard
ships to the government creditors, that
was misfortune, but not a violation of
the public faith.
PUBLIC MORALS.
Mr.. Caffery Oa.) delivered an ex-
tended speech in opposition to the reso-
luton. IF this resolution means what
is attributed to it." said he, lit is clear
iy a violation of public morality, if 1
have any conception of what public
morality is.
THE men behind this resolution -
declared Mr.. Caffery, vehemently, are
not playing-not expending all this
wind for nothing. 1 believe they hope
to bring about free coinage through
executive action, knowing that that is
impossible by congressional action
Mr. Smith On. j. followed Mr.. CAT
fiery. He said the adoption of the reso
luton was either misunderstood, or the
debate had taken such a wide range as
to submerge the question. He saw no
necessity for the resolution. Mr.. Smith
announced his intention of voting for
the resolution on the ground that it was
not new declaration.
In doing this he would not, however,
surrender his individual views on the
free coinage Of silver. On this latter
subject he had his views which We're
that it would be difficult for this coun-
try alone to maintain free coinage at
the present ratio. He expressed the
opinion that the free silver advocates
were honest citizens, and that the gov
eminent would be safe in their hands,
if placed there by the vote of the coun-
try.
PAYABLE IN SILVER.
Mr. Cockren supported the resolu-
ton. He discussed the question at some
length, taking up and defining various
financial enactments since 1870. to show
that United States bonds were Dracti-
caIly declared to 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
at the option of the government. He
thought that as gold and standard sill
Yer dollars were standard money, and
not redeemable, there would be as much
sense in talking of maintaining the
parity Of gold with silver, as of silver
with gold. No nation of the world has
ever yielded the option of paying its
obligations in its standard money! said
Mr.. COckrell. The opponents of the
resolution were working in the interests
of the bankers of the world.
'Oh, that we had in the White House
Jackson" cried Mr.. Cockreil
That we might say to these bankers.
BY the eternal. you shall take the
standard silver dollars in payment of
the obligations you hold That would
settle this question very quickly
The senate, at the conclusion of Mr.
Cockreil's speech, adjourned. at $50
p. m, on motion of Mr. Vest, until 10
a. m. tomorrow.