The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08
SPEECH IN THE 3sENATE.
M'KINLEY AND HIS P4RTY COM
MITTED FINALLY TO THE
GOLD Standard.
NEW FREE COINAGE Resolution
Allen, of Nebraska Embodies the
Ideas of the PophIists on the
Subject of Currency.

1Vered by Mr.. Teller (COl) regarding
press reports that the recent efforts to
make it appear that Secretary Gage
had rendered his resignation as a mem
Der of the cabinet to President McKin-
ley were a part of a conspiracy of the
silver men to disrupt the cabinet and
create dissension between the presi-
dent and his advisers. Mr.. Teller
branded the publication as an insult
to the advocates Of the free coinage OF
silver. He was satisfied that the presi-
dent and secretary were in full accord
upon the financial question. He at
tackled the Republican party because 1t
was party advocating the gold stand
ard, and expressed his intention of do
ing all in his power to defeat the party
in 1900 and to drag the present admin
tStration from power, because the pol
Icy of the party was, In his opinion,
inimical to the best and highest inter-
ests Of the people Of the United States.
Another feature was free coinage res
olution offered by Allen, of Nebraska
AT the opening of the session, the re-
ply of the attorney general to the SEN
ate resolution calling upon mem berS of
the cabinet to inform tie senate what,
if any, change should be made in the
was read. Mr. Corkrell, (Mo) said
that these recommendations ought to
be made to the president of the United
States, as he had full power to act re-
garding them. He gave notice that he
would move to refer all the replies of
cabinet officers to the senate resolution,
to the president himself
Mr.. Allen, (Neb) then offered his
resolution declaring that the United
States should independently and with
out delay begin and continue the free
coinage of silver ar he ratio of 16 to /;
that such coinage should be supple
mented by a safe and sound national
paper money, to be issued by the gov
eminent without the Intervention of
banks, the notes to be full legal tender
and to be issued in an amount suffi-
Gent to meet the business demands of
the country; that an increase of the
interest bearing debt should be prohib-
tied and that no government bonds
should be issued or sold except by
specific act Of congress and then only
In cases of pressing necessity; that the
government in the discharge of its OBJ
legations should use it's option as to the
Kind of lawful money in which they
should be paid; and that such option
should never be surrendered.
Mr. Allen spoke briefly in favor of
the adoption of the propositions set
forth In his resolution, concluding with
the statement that he would at some
subsequent time go more fully into the
details Of his reasons and the reasons
OF the Populist party in favor of the
plan he had set forth
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens re-
marks, Mr.. Teller (Col) rose. He said
Lhat he did not often give heed to pub
LEGATIONS concerning himself or the con-
v1ct1ons of those who believed as he
believed upon the financial questions
but he felt that a statement recently
RECONSIDERATION is, In fact, now going
the rounds of the press-was a gratu-
ltous insult to those who believed upon
the financial question as he believed.
Mr. Teller then read from a newspan1r
the article of which he complained. In
brief, 1T charged that the recent re-
ports that the secretary of the treas
ury had rendered his resignation were
the result of conspiracy to create
trouble between the president and his
secretary of the treasury, and perhaps
to disrupt the cabinet.
Il resent this charge" said Mr.. Tel
Ter with great emphasis 81 do not be-
Heve that it comes from the secretary
or the treasury, or that he believes
any such thing. We, those who believe
ON the financial question, as I do, dir
fer from the secretary Of the treasury
and the great Republican organization
which is now in power in, this country
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 re-
sent most emphaticaIly the imputation
that any but the broadcast considera-
lions and reasons have Influenced me
or moulded my sentiments. 1t is per-
1ectly plain today that the Republican
party is the party Of the gold stand
dard, and 1t is equally plain there is
no distinction between the sentiments
of the president and of the secretary
of the treasury upon the question"
Mr.. Chandler On. H.) said he desired
to call the attention of the senator
from Colorado to a matter which he
was evidently overlooking "The point
I make" said Mr. Chandler. "is that
the president of the United States
speaks for himself either through state
papers, or in such a manner as he may
deem wise, and he is not to be judged
by what his secretary OF the treasury
may say upon any questions Neither
is he to be judged by the utterances
of the senator from Indiana, made in
the full flush of enthusiasm over his
entrance into the senate of the United
States before an audience of his con-
stituents in Indianapolis. The presi-
Qent, as SAID, must, OF course, speak
for himself, and we cannot fairly Judge
him or his opinions by the utterances
Of anybody else
Mr.. Chandler maintained that the
senator from Colorado (Teller) was do
ing much to prevent the successful
fruition of the efforts to bring about
international bimetallism. He thought
that such efforts as the Colorado SEN
ator was making were not only unfair
but unwise, In view of his
(Teller's) heretofore expressed desire to
bring about international bimetallism.
He hoped. therefore, that he would do
nothing to paralyze the efforts now
making in favor of an international
agreement upon the silver question.
Il should like to bring about interna-
tional bimetaIlism, 70 saidh Mr.. Teller,
land 1 think I have done as much to
bring 1t about as any man in this
chamber, If 1 except the senator who
sits in front of me fAllisen). When he
returned from Europe, however, with
out success, 1 felt hat it was useless
to proceed further in that direction
Incidentally, Mr.. Teller drifted into
a discussion of the foreign relations
of the United States He maintained
that money power held the country 50
firmly within its grasp that the gov
eminent was unable to take such ac-
ton upon foreign questions as the peo-
ya1r n oh lob Ii Nd