Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-08
55th CONGRESS-.
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Sttuents in Indianapolis. The President.
as said must of course speak for him
self. and we cannot fairly judge him or
his opinions by the utterances of any
body else.
Chandler maintained that the senator
from Colorado was doing much to pre-
vent the successful fruition Of the efforts
to bring about international bimetallism.
lie thought that such effort as the Colo
RADIO senator WAS making were not only
unfair but unwise. in view of Teller
heretofore expressed desire to bring about
international bimetallsm. he hoped,
therefore. that he would do nothing to
paraIyze the efforts now making in favor
AZ an international agreement upon the
silver question.
II should like to bring about interna-
tional bimetallism, said Teller. ''and |
think have done as much to bring IL
about as any man in this chamber if /
except Senator Allison. When he returned
from Europe, however. without success,
J felt that ! was practically useless to
proceed further in that direction
incidentally Teller driftcd into a dis
cussion of the foreign relations of the
United States. He maintained that the
money power held the country SO firmly
within its grasp that the government
was unable to take such action upon for
eien questions as the people desired
should be taken. He hoped that the time
would soon come when he could say TO q
hfth-rate power like Spain: Take your
hands off that bountiful iSland--an island
which you have nearly dcpopulated, and
say It. too. without fear of the opinion
of the money power. II do not believe.
said Teller that war would result if we
should put out our hands 10 support
Cuba. 1t would be q humane thing for us
to do
Rcvcrting to the financial question. Tel
Ter said. 81 attack the Republican party
because it is the party Of III" gold stan
dard. | hope to see ii go down in lHr,
and pledge you that will do everything
in my power To drag it down. It's policy
* not such as IL demanded by n great
and free people" | have no quarrel with
the President, but he stands for the gold
standard. Il policy which in my Judgment.
will impnvish and wreck our people.
In conclusion Teller again adV"rtcd to
foreign questions speaking particularly
10 what he said appeared 10 be "a pro-
posed di4mc mbcrmcut "f China by The
European powers. n" declared that he
would see tn 1t. if h" w"r' The President.
that the poworS of Europe should NOT
partition that great empire without
strong protest from this countrg. Tie he
lievcd that Il word from the United
States government Ia Russia. France and
Germany that they must keep hands of
or representatives ANA privileges IN China
ana that tn. autonomy of the empire
should remain as it had been for Ira
years. would bc sufficient to cause those
great powers 10 stop in their "ours" OF
rapacity.
st the conclusion of Tollrr's spec Il.
Turner Wash. called mp the immigration
hill. he strongly opposed thc hill II"
was not in favor of AN educational quail
dc1tiGn aud insisted that tn" enactment
of that f"atirc Of tho hin into law would
fnisify the entire record ot thc country
Cutler \. g. presented Joint re~u-
luton proposing au amendment 10 the
constitution providing for the election OF
the federal judiciary. The resolution
went to tho jabI" t. permit Butter 20
make speech on 81,
: message from The President Informed
tho Senate THAT the sale Of me Kansas
Pacific Railroad had been postponed -
Feb. Isis. and also submitted the acri-
cultural department reports on expert
meut stations.
Al IL p NJ the senate went into
executive session and at q p. NJ. adj
journed until Monday.