The times., 1898-04-28

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bonds would be a serious national evil.
and urged strong opposition to such a
course. He said:
NO man on this floor is more ready
TO support any measure necessary to the
success and vigorous prosecution of the
war but, taking the last year of the civil
war for Il baSis-a year that cost but 81
leo, 600. 900, when there were nearly 100000
men in the field, and when our currency
was deprecated to 10 and 80 cents on the
dollar-I say, taking that year for basis
of figuring it would seem that this bond
issue of $500, GOO, coo is much too large. In
my opinion the President, and likewise his
Cabinet. will not be able to resist the in
fluenCes certain to be exercised in an eff
fort to secure the expenditure of the eE-
tire $500, 900, 900 whether it is really need
ed or not. In our sudden access of pa
triotic zeal we ought not to forget postc-j-
ty. Why should not the wealth of the
country be taxed to support the Govern
ment's burdens? Why should the people
who toll and labor be compelled to bear
the entire burden? Look at the rail
roads. with their immense wealth. fur
ther augmented by enormous sums paid
them for the transportation of troops.
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Representative Ridgley of Kansas
was the next speaker in opposition to the
bond issue He said in part: ut is very
evident that the common people are to
be made to bear the greater part of the
expenses of this war. The common peo-
pie will sustain their Government while
the accumulative wealth hides its head.
In view of these facts we had better be-
gin right.
Let us issue legal tender notes, green
backs if YOU will, that will benefit the
people and not the bond syndicates. The
services of soldiers and the services of
the people carry on war We do not
fight with money. And those who think
such money will not command the ser
vices of soldiers and people, buy guns.
ammunition and clothing, have only to
turn back into history to be convinced.
If the war continues long your metal
money will hide away, but your legal
tender notes will not. They Will be in
circulation among the people. And in
making this issue of legal tender let us
not make the mistake of putting restric-
ton of any kind upon it. On such a pro-
position the war might last twenty years
and we would need no bond issue.
The Evening Session.
The evening session was rather dali
not to say monotonous, with the excep-
ton of a scathing speech delivered BY
Representative John j. Lentz of Ohio.
He launched himself upon a strong de-
nunciation of past Republican policy in
general and Republican hypocrisy in par
ticular Mr.. LentZ said:
we have passed upon the question of
rescuing the Cubans from their Spanish
bondage. We have settled the question
of aVengiEg the murder of our seamt II
and the destruction of our battleship.
! But we have no conception of national
| honor when we waddle along and waddle
| along day after day with peace block
| ade. such as now surrounds the coast OF
Cuba Now in the face of this unsatisfac
| tory state of affairs we are called upon
| to railroad legislation on the floor of this
| House, authorizing bond issue of $780,
! 600 900.
I'VE were compelled to declare war
| in twenty minutes on side-leSs time
! than is given the trial of an assault and
battery case at the bar of justice. There
| is something loose. something to be con-
| cealed when such strenuous efforts are
made to railroad legislation involving
many millions of dollars in this sort of
fashion"
Your side of the House was a party
| to the agreement to declare war as you
| call It, with twenty minutes on a side.
| interrupted Mr. Moody Of Massachusetts.
we, in the minority over here, beg for
and are glad to get anything the MAORI
| ty is kind enough to give US" retorted
| Mr.. Lentz with great sarcasm.
"One objection from your side Of the
| House would have defeated the twenty
| minute rule" shouted Mr.. Moody who
prided himself that he now had the gen.
tleman from Ohio cornered.
DO you remember what happened
once when we objected to your railroad
legislation propositions" inquired Mr.
| Lentz IF you don't, l do. Your com
mittee on rules adjourned to the lobby
! and then adjourned back again. with tht
| result that the twenty minute rule oh
tanned i'm spite of the minority objection
Afer delaying action for weeks the Re
publican side of the House comes in Will
legislation, conceived and doctOred L
order, which must be rushed through il
a minute. Why are you so afraid TO sub
nit yourselves to open debate. When tn
minority demands time for debate it i
accused of fathering scheme for delay
Why then, tell me, We're we kept her
from noon until o'clock in the morninj
quibbling over the word are in the join
resolution? THE people OF Cuba are, anC
of a right ought to be. free For eight
cen hours we Were kept here by tha
little word are which was a minorit!
proposition from the beginning, bu
which the majority, now so anxious 70
haste, refused so long to accept Goo
God, any american would agree that tn
Chinese, the Armenians, or any othe
| people ought TO be free.
But let me give you some more trutl
about the other side of the House. tn
| ma jority. This bill we are now requeste
10 railroad was prepared in secret ses
sion by the Ways and Means Committee
| and the Democratic minority had moth
ing 10 do with it. After the document wa
complete the minority was led to the ia
| bic TO hear it read, while the majorit
stood around with the thumbs of their i'm
| pudeuce in the armpits of their insolence
Il would ask question of the other sid
Of the House, of the ajority responsible
for this bill. Why did you take the in
tended Accent tax off Of coffee. and thu
save ArbuCkle s., 800, 900 on his 100 900 sacks
Why was it that after a visit from a rep
resentative Of Arbuckle three million an
a half dollars which would have been i
the Treasury in thirty days was lost t
this Government? Why did you not put
tax on champagne, silks and diamonds ir
stead of on the beer the poor workingma
drinks and the ounces of tobacco h
smokes?'
Debate in the evening session was cor
fined TO the five-minute rule, and anon
| oJhef Speakers Representa- aliNeS Lew!
| Greene, Knowles, Wheeler and Kleber
added their objections to the propose
| bond issue. Debate on the revenue hi
will be resumed today, and the final vot
= will be taken at o'clock tomorrow.
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