The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-03-01

a. Norton, or Ohio, on the Tel
Ter resolution
"Mr. Speaker Treason anc
rebellion no longer live, thanks
to Almighty God, and the NORTH
and the South are a united broth
erhood living under and loving
the same flag, ready to do, tc
dare, and to die in defense of oul
nations emblem and our nations
honor. But the trail of the ser.
pent of gold monometallism is
still over all portions of our fai1
land; its fangs are still sunken
deep in the body polite of our
nation; it's virus still courses
through the veins and arteries OF
national trade, commerce, and
industry. The heartbeat of the
nation grows weaker by the i'm
poverishing and poisoning of the
circulation that sustains life,
while the traitor to the interests
of our common country wraps
our nations banner about him,
and, crying out for national
honor and national credit, stabs
from beneath its folds the coun-
try he should love, honor and
protect. Applause.
"Mr. Speaker, the roseate dawn
succeeds the darkest night; the
hour approaches when in the
bright sunlight of patriotism,
under the sway of reason, Justice
will arise in its might and hurl
from power and high places in
our land those unworthy the
name of Americans, and then.
oh, glorious day, in spite of all
our enemies without and the
traitors within, America will be
disenthralled, the CALLING chains
OF @ moneyed aristocracy that
now bends her down will be sew
cred forever, and our starry flag
shall float over a happy and
prosperous land. [Applause.
Gentleman upon that side of
the House who at this moment
are being rounded up land I
call the attention of the House to
the fact that the master is ap-
plying the lash at this time upon
the backs of some of the memb-
ers upon that side who would
like to vote for their country and
their people by voting for the
Teller resolution) cry like par
rots from within their golden
cages, Parity, parity, you can't
maintain parity Give them an
other cracker, Mr., Speaker;they
are good little parrakeets and
will perch upon your finger and
respond Aye ? Aye 2 when the
roll is called. Hold fast the chain
that binds them, Mr.. Speaker; it
is a chain of gold, each link of
which is forged and welded in
the workshop of English arts
tocracy and American disgrace.
Parity, indeed ! What parity
are you talking about, and parity
between what The gold and
silver dollar or the money metal.
gold, and the commodity metal,
silver. You know, the world
knows, that when gold and silver
bullion stood equal before the
law in the ratio of 16 to 1, with
equal chances in the mints of the
United States. the coins of each |
metal went forth to do the bust
ness of the world, each dollar
was of equal value, and no law.
beyond the law of free coinage
and legal tender, was necessary
to maintain the parity of the two.
You, with loud voice and seem
ing Indignation, declaim against
free coinage of silver now be-
cause of the divergence in the
ratio of value of silver and gold
aud cite the bullion value as AZ
to 1.
How cowardly and unfair it
is to measure the value of
money metal against metal of
commodity only. Remove the
debasing power of ignominious
law from silver, give il the rights
OF gold, and then, if the bullion
value shall remain at the level
now occupied, all will join you
and all agree that we are wrong.
We contend that the fall in price
OF silver bullion came and con
tinues by and through the force
and effect of law debarring it ,
the minis. You claim it fell be-
cause of the enormous sudden
supply and the cheapening of !
the process of removing it from
the mines. Your contention is
wrong; in fact, proven fallacious
by every process of reasoning |
applied to it," {