The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
TrIIFR RESOLUTION ON TOP.
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~ ipternatiOnal agreement was secur-
he nurpose of the government was TO
,1rtinue the kind OF blmetaiilsIn Wnicn
conn., - now whereby 500, 600 silver dol
r-era maintained at a parity with
laL7 Apv proposition which looks TO
eolU 5andonment of this proposition was
" IN create a disparity between the
mr. If the country and was in violation
~ rba DubIic faith and in derogatlon OF the
ptghts of the public creditor
conclusion, Mr.. Burrows said that
,,5ssage of this resolution, fortunately.
ia accomplish nothing. 1t might tend
aTaruo the business interests of the
a7,ntry and relard to some extent the adj
t,nce of prosperity, but by the statements
" rb4 President of the United States last
right the country was assured that the
bfgations of the United States would be
l,.abarged in the best money of the
Mr. White. DEM, of California. spoke
In s1nport of the resolution, and analysed
a. some length the position of the Repub-
loan party on finance. He spoke of the
- of deiniteness of the President s
massage on the question of finance. That
measure had referred to Secretary Cages
nan and had invited attention to it. There
mas no opposition expressed to that plan,
and doubtless. said Mr.. White, if the
president did not approve the Gage plan
he would have said so. The senator then
IRONICALLY
ouer last night, at which the President
smoke. He said the most of the men
Who had gathered at the feast to consider
means of improving the condition of the
moor workingmen and the farmer were
putocrats 1t had been referred to as a
"BelshaZzar" feast.
II is well established that the public ut
terances of Secretary Gage on the gold
standard give the real attitude of the ad-
ministration. In closing, Mr.. White de-
clared that behind this resolution was the
great issues between bimetallism and the
gold standard, which from this time on
will be kept clearly In view, so that at
tempts to deceive the people will fail.
Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana followed. In
the course of his remarks he read tele-
gram received by him from Secretary
Gage as to the methods of paying bonds.
In this Mr.. Gage stated that gold when
demanded was not refused, but as a matter
Of fact gold is seldom called for and few
payments are made in gold. Commenting
on Mr.. Teller's speech on Cuba, China, and
the need of a strong foreign policy, Mr..
Fairbanks declared he feared the Colorado
senator would be willing to see his coun-
try wrapped In the flames of war if his one
aim of free silver was accomplished. for
said the Indiana senator, the first gun fired
would bring us to a deprecated silver
basis.
Mr. Wolcott of Colorado was the first
speaker under the fifteen minutes rule
which went into effect at O'clock He
thought that any senator. whatever his
financial views, could vote for the Teller
resolution, as it involved nothing except
carrying into effect the government S
plain obligations. He referred with
scathing sarcasm to the sale of bonds by
the Cleveland administration in 1894, de-
nouncing it as one of the darkest pages
in American financial history. He de-
clared that the men of the West might be
entrusted with the national honor
We have" he said, never BETRAYED
our government and never will We in
tend to pay all our obligations in good
money and In nothing else"
The resolution ought to be passed with
out change, because it meant just what
1t said, and its declarations were In no
sense a violation Of the national honor
either indirect or implied.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama supported the
resolution In carefully prepared speech.
9dslng ms support upon statistics and de-
ductions indicating the "impossibiIitv 9of
striking silver from among the money
metals"
lie 1elt that amid the confusion exist
lag 1t was clear that the people demanded
me restoration of silver to coinage and
ne thouSht such restoration would be
lie uehVery OF mankind from war, pesti-
Ience and famine.
Mr.. Chiffon of Texas. In a 1eoaI oro.,,
rent held that the pretension of fhe
potIoIueIs that they were entitled to be
palL III better money thaR the pensioner
mechanic and laborer, was not warranted
by tacts or by law
et WI; Alilson spoke of the passage of the
9ldhiey Matthews resolution in 1Szo
10 him it had not meant ar that five o.
uec. trauon in favor of the free and mn
-iteu coinage of silver. Other coinage
n'aS.els We're pending at that time and
~" one OF these came over from the
iiouse' the senator from Colorado CMr. Tel
- 'oIed 10 strike out the provision for
lin,i+aS coinage of silver and voted for a.
hunted coinage agreement Mr. Alice, a.
cared that when he was hainer o,;ttota7 " ~.
gross roads of public opinion for al
M Inconsistency, he wanted it known
49, tne colorado senator and the Ohio
gnaaof VINO introduced the resolution If
n,,1 SeiIa lor Matthews, had voted to strike
T,,rra. Tree coinage provision. The clear
cor5r,5t "a me pending resolution was to
mint the country to the free and ,nIir,-
Iea coinage of Silver ar 1e - .,Iaii -
I almost automatic, the senator declar-
reno ra'ot such course without the concur
H. vi olner nations will lead ia inavita :
YER IN ~ lii9 siVer standard alone, and TO sill
sTl, recommendation. 1t is as certain az the
co,, ,,..ies az noon day, said he, that such
ard 80 iH carry US TO the silver stand
4rd a ,. mat our gold will be banished
thie ~ senator's were asked to sanction
the INDUSTRIOUS Observation-Disclosures in
cue change it proposed 10 IA
tbot Aliison reiterated his convictio,s
on'v an an International agreement is The
NJ " tp-3is Of rehabilitating silver
vss Ieller explained that his vote in 1878
1r,oti l,JI at that time because il was NOT
was wanted maturity Tor what
free lien 1iIeh OF Nebraska insisted that the
nsrit, U'lHage of silver would restore the
NJ between gold and silver
thu aeon Of Georgia took Issue with
sena,a ntdteInent and conclusions Of the
i1g 05 rom Iowa (Mr. Allison) discuss-
With V Pr present conditions as contrasted
origir ,iJse oil 1873 when the resolution was
ltioD passed. He held that the reso-
sioG, apples distinctly to the silver
WEEK. already coined, and to that
goy.,.. sldh be coined in the future The
yioIat11' e III Tor the past six years had
l,,ttg. me statutes and the stanley
5er-tonS resolution. He maintained
n7et ' 'll' mat the pending resolution was
lsati,,,,,' '2oIlant as a declaration Of the leg
4 e.lriye tolaheh as to the duty of the ex
Mr. ranch of the government
eqro, l.uTston said that the legal omit
re o.. me we government was set forth in