The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-29

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OF both metals at the fiints. lie held
mat thh only other way 10 maintain
the parity was to pile up Interest bear
ing oollga lions upon The people. He
hrmlp, denied that the, advocates OF afree
coinage were In favor OF anything but q
one hundred cent dollar. 1--WE do not
believe, however," said Mr.. Cannon. In
the deihed dollar OF Grover Cleveland,
which Is worshlpped by the present ad-
mlnistration." lio criticised the presi-
dent for attending banquets OF million
aires In New York. there perusing his
menu bound In gold and then declaring
In favor of paying government obliga-
tions In gold In violation OF the nation's
rights 10 dictate what money. they
should be paid In" ts7b
Mr.. Cannon said that II there was 30
other reason for his support OF tho res
oiution he would vote for 1t to sorve no.
tce upon every creditor OF the United
States that he should live IN to tho
contract he had entered into with the
government. a,t
h Mr.. Jones. (Ark.), began his speech In
support OF the resolution by crlt!clzing
the position taken by Mr.. Allison, TO-
wa). lie thought the resolution would
squarely align those who held the war;
lous financial beliefs. He Raid the ad-
vocntes Of the resolution proposed 10
pay the full pound OF flesh due, but alb
solutely not bit more. He read cotn-
mualcation IN q financial newspaper to
the effect that there would not be much
serious opposition 10 tho legislation
proposed BY the monetary commission
from the "recalcitrant silver senator's"
! Mr.. Jones gave notice that the recall
citrant silver senators" would have 20
be reckoned with pretty seriously before
any such legislation as that proposed
got through the senate.
Mr.. Jones said he made the broad
statement that no Democrat, silver Re-
publican. or Populist had ever declared
in favor OF paying government oollgn-
lions In a deprecated currency.
why" In terrupted Mr.. Aldflch, "the
senator's own colleague (Mr. Berry,,
said II free coinage should not produce
rise In the price of silver. he would
be In favor OF paying our obligations In
that metal"
"But he did not say that free coinage
would not produce such rise" said Mr..
Jones.
"Oh! that Is n mere refinement OF Ian
guage," replied Mr.. Aldrlch.
MY colleague" aald Mr.. Jones, rs
able to take care OF himself and TO de-
fine his meaning"
"Wel ! shall take up that matter
when speak," said Mr.. Aldrich.
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Mr.. Jones continuing, said that the
newspapers -untriendly to the cause
were saying that blmetalllsm was dead
81 believe" said the Arkansas senator,
that the peoples conviction upon this
question is more firmly fixed than ever
before. They are determined to restore
silver to It's status before 1873 and We
shall do.all we can to accomplish that
result I'VE shall march in solid pha-
lanx, with shields locked. down 10 the
day, OF doom, In our efforts for the res
toratlon of silver and the Republican
cries .thatth Issue of silver Is dead Will
fall upon deaf ears"
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Jones speech
Mr.. Pettisrew introduced the following
resolution; -. ~ lg,,..5S..- : ~ "a
",That 1t is contrary to the interes:.,
policy and tradition OF the people OF the
United States to acquire any territory
so situated as TO require q navy to
protect It. $.y.' Z. ~.
The resolution went over.
The speech OF the day In opposition 10
the Teller resolution was delivered by
Mr.. Burrows, GIichigan). He said that
the Republican party was pledged to
secure II possible, International Dmet-
allism and the President would do cv-
erything In his power to carry out that
pledge. Meantime. the existing gold
standard would be maintained. Until
the international agreement was secur-
cd the purpose OF the administration
was to continue the kind OF bimetallism
we have now, whereby 6O0,O00,00o silver
dollars were maintained at a parity
with gold. Any proposition which looks
to the abandonment OF this position
which was likely to create 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 eaid that
the passage OF this resolution Fortunate
~ accomplished nothing. It 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 Uni
ted States last night the country was
assured that the governments obllgn-
tions would be discharged in the best
money of the world.