The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
BURROWS IN OPPOSITION.


| The resolution went over.
BURROWS IN OPPOSITION.
The first speech of the day in OPP
position to the Teller resolution was
delivered by Mr.. Burrows, of Michi-
gan. He said that the Republican
party was pledged to secure if pos
sible international bimetallism and the
president would do everything in his
power to carry out that pledge. Mean
time, the existing gold standard would
he maintained. Until the International
agreement was secured, the purpose of
the administration was to continue the
kind of bimetallism we have now,
Whereby 500.00O,O 600 silver dollars were
maintained at a parity with gold. Any
proposition which looks to the aban-
donment of this position, which was
likely to create a disparity between the
coins of the country, was in violation
of the public faith, and in derogation
of the rights of the public creditor.
In conclusion, Mr.. Burrows said that
the passage of this resolution would
accomplish nothing. 1t. might tend to
alarm the business interests of the
country and retard to some extent the
advance of prosperity, but by the
statements of the president of the
United States last night, the country
was assured that the governments OBJ
legations would be discharged in the
best money of the world.
WHITE IN SUPPORT.
Mr.. White of California, spoke in
support of the resolution and analysed
at some length the position of the Re
publican party upon free coinage of
silver. He spoke of the lack of def
niteness of the presidents message on
the larger questions. The message re-
tn % nd
invited inspection. There was no OPP
position expressed to that plan and
doubtless. said Mr.. White, if the presi
dent did not approve the Gage plan he
would have said so. The senator then
referred ironically to the New York
banquet last night at which the presi-
dent spoke He spoke of the men who
had gathered at the feast to consider
means of improving the conditions of
the poor workingman and the farmer.
1t had been referred to as a BelshaZ-
Ears feast. Mr.. White read in sarcas-
tic tones the press reports of enthu-
siaSm at references to the gold stand
ard and the cold chilli which over
spread the banqueters at the mention
of International bimetallism.
1t was well established, declared the
senator, that the public utterances of
Secretary Gage on the gold standard
gave the real attitude of the admins
tration. There was in reality no diff
ference between the president and the
secretary of the treasury, and the lat
ter had given out to the Associated
Press not long ago that their views /
were in substantial accord.
In closing, Mr.. White declared that /
behind this resolution was the great /
issue between bimetallism and the gold (
which, from this time on, !
would be kept clearly in view. so that I
attempts to deceive the people would .
fail.
FAIRBANKS OF INDIANA.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana followed /
against the resolution. He said the !
purpose of the resolution was not |
frankly expressed on it's face, and it /
vas only in the course of the debate 4
hat it developed that the essential pur-
pose was to give an expression of the
United States senate favorable to the
rec and unlimited coinage of silver at
he ratio of is to l. In the course of
lis remarks. Mr.. Fairbanks read a tele-
ram received by him from Secretary
iage as to the methods of paying
,onds. In this Mr.. Gage stated that
odd when demanded, is not refused
Tut as a matter of fact, gold is seldom
allied for. and few payments are made
n gold. Referring to Senator Teller's
dvocacy of free silver, Mr.. Fairbanks
aid that while he did not question the
pity purposes inspiring the Colorado
enator yet they had carried him to
he point where all else was dependent
n this one question of silver. 1t was
n advocacy so ardent that the senator
eemed ever ready to follow his ignis
atuus, although it plunged the coun-
ry into the mOrass of government dis
onor. Commenting on Mr.. Teller's
peech on Cuba, China and the need of
strong foreign policy. Mr.. Fairbanks
eclared that he feared the Colorado
anator would be willing to see his ,
ountry wrapped in the flames of war
his one aim of free silver was ac-
ompIished. for, said the Indiana sena- ,
u. the first gun fired would bring US
} a deprecated silver basis.
SENATOR WOLCOTT.
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado was the first /
oeaker under the 15-minute rule which {
ent into effect at o'clock. He {
fought that any senator, whatever his I
nancial views, could vote for the Tel {
r resolution, and it involved nothing
kept the carrying into effect of the !
)vernment's present obligations. He I
fought the denunciation and abuse /
capped upon those who support the l
solution were unwarranted for he did
Dt think that man was born WHO
ould betray his government by offer
e to pay its obligations in spurious
oney a
He referred with scathing sarcasm to r
lie sale of bonds by the Cleveland ad- c
Illustration in 1894. denouncing it as +
lie of the darkest pages in American t
lancial history. He declared that the il
en- of the west might be entrusted Y
it'll the national honor. We have" +
. said, never betrayed our govern i
ent and never will. We intend to e
iy all our obligations in good money o
Id in nothing else Il
He felt that the resolution ought to Y
passed without change, because it n
cant just what it said. and it's declar- S
ions were in no sense a violation of
e national honor, either direct or i'm
led
MORGAN OF ALABAMA. !,
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama supported s
e resolution in a carefully prepared p
eech, basing his support upon statis- r
IS and deductions and Indicating "the h
of striking silver from b
nong the money metals" IL
He felt that amid the confusion exist e
e it was clear that the people de- p
anded the restoration of silver to "
image. and he thought that such res
ration would be as the delivery of q
ankind from war, pestilence and fam u
FORAKER OF OHIO. :.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio thought the res II
ltion's meaning ought to be made il