The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-08

The Latter Is Consistent-Futility
of International BimetaIIism-
Aliens Resolution.
Washington, Jan. I'm the senate
today, Mr.. Allen CNeb) offered a. reso-
luton declaring that the United States
should independently and without de-
lay begin and continue the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
That such coinage should be supple
mented By q. safe and sound national
paper money, to be issued by the gov
eminent without Intervention of the
banks, the notes to be full legal tender
and to be issued in an amount Suf-
ficient to meet the business demands of
the country; that any increase of the
interest bearing debt should be pro-
hibited and that no government bonds
should be issued or sold except by
specific act of congress, and then only
in case OF pressing necessity; that the
government in the discharge of its OBJ
legations should use its option as to
the kind of lawful money in which they
should be paid, and that such options
should be surrendered.
Mr. Allen spoke briefly in favor of the
adoption of the propositions set forth
in his resolutions, concluding with the
statement that he would at some sub
sequent time go more fully into the
details of his reasons and the reasons
of the PODuliSt party in favor Of the
plan he had set forth
GRATUITOUS INSULT.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens re-
ar-lr MF- Of roll 10, Il
said that he did not often give heed
to publications concerning himself or
the convictions of those who believed
as he believed upon the financial or
other questions, but he felt that a
statement recently published-which is,
in fact, now going the rounds of the
presS-was a gratuitous insult to those
who believed upon the financial .queS-
ton as he believed
This statement shows said he,
/ that many of those who attempt to
deal with this question have no proper
comprehension of it. They regard it as
merelysa local matter. to be considered
and discussed from the standpoint of
their selfish or local interests
Mr. Teller then read from a news
paper the article of which he COM
planned. In brief, it charged that the
recent reports to the effect that the
secretary of the treasury had rendered
his resignation were the result of a
conspiracy to create trouble between
the president and his secretary of the
treasury, and perhaps to disrupt the
cabinet.
RESENTED THE CHARGE.
IT resent this charge" said Mr.. Tel
Ter, with great emphasis. 4 do not be-
lieve that it comes from the secretary
of the treasury or that he believes any
IeIS ~,
the financial questions as 1 dO-differ
from the secretary of the treasury and
the great Republican organization
which is now in power in this cOun-
try.
The rightful or wrongful solution OF
this great question will not only affect
the people of the United States, but
the people of the whole world.
I resent most emphatically the i'm
putation that any other but the broad
est considerations and reasons have
me or moulded my Senti-
ments.- / ought not to be charged with,
such a dirty insinuation as lis con,
tanned in this article-
PARTY OF GOLD STANDARD.
TT is perfectly plain that today the
party is the party of the
gold standard and it is equally plain
hat there is no distinction between
he sentiments of the president and
he secretary of the treasury upon this
question:
Mr.. Teller then discussed at length
he efforts that have been made to
'btain an international agreement upon
he silver question. He declared that
very intelligent person knew when the
Message of the president was laid be-
ore congress, on the Path. day of last
July, asking for monetary commits
ion, there was-.no possibility of an
agreement
GAGE CONSISTENT.
Mr. Teller quoted from Secretary
Sage'S statement before the house
'anlking and currency. committee as in
icating that it was the desire of the
to commit the country
TO the gold standard He
eferred in terms of high respect to
he secretary personally, and ex-
ressed his qualification that Mr. Gage
ad the courage of his convictions and
vas willing to stand squarely on his
pinions. The secretary was, in the
piniOn of Mr.. Teller, an exception in
his respect to many other prominent
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire said
e desired to call. the. attention of the
enator from Colorado to matter
Ihich he was evidently overlooking.
~ CHANDELIERS POINT.
1.-The point make,s said Mr..
handler, lis that the president. of the
'nited States speaks for himself, either
trough state papers or intsuch other
lanner as he may deem WISE and he
not to be judged by what his sec
stary of the treasury may say upon
ny question. Neither is he to be
ldged by the utterances of the SEN
tor from Indiana made in. the full
ush of enthusiasm of his entrance into
ne senate of the United States before
n audience Of his constituents in
The president, as L
aid, must Of course speak for himself,
nd we cannot fairly judge him or his
pinions by the utterances- of any body
se -
Mr.. Chandler maintained that the
snator from Colorado (TelIer) was do
Is much to prevent the successful
.uitition of the efforts to bring about
,ternational bimetallism- He thought
lat such efforts as the Colorado SEN
tors was making were not only unfair
ut unwise in view Of his (Tellers)
,,-1t f,frre cxr,racca1 1ocf,,e.