The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-29
The First Alignment of Forces for the Next
National Campaign.
PaBTY LINES BaDLY SHELTERED.
On the Lodge Gold Amendment Nelson, of
Minnesota, Voted With the Majority=-
Intense interest,"

non, Of Utah, followed, both in favor of
! the resolution and then the first speech
| of the day in opposition to the Teller
resolution was delivered by Mr.. Bur
rows, Of Michigan. He said that the
| republican party was pledged to Sc
| cure, II possible, international bimetal-
| ltsm, and the president would do every
thing in his power to carry out that
pledge. Meantime, the existing gold
standard would be maintained. Until
| the international agreement was Sc
| cured, the purpose of the administra-
! ton was to continue the kind Of bimet-
allism we have now.
Mr.. Fairbanks Qnd) followed against
the resolution. He said the purpose
OF the resolution was not frankly ex-
pressed ON its face and 1t was only in
| the course of debate that 1t developed
| that the essential purpose was to give
| an expression of the United States SEN
ate favorable to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio of 16 to
| !. In the course of his remarks Mr..
Fairbanks read a telegram received by
| him from Secretary Gage, as to the
methods in paying bonds In this Mr..
Gage states that gold when demanded
is not refused, but as g matter of fact
gold Is seldom called for and few pay
ments are made in gold
Referring to Senator Teller's advo-
cacy of free silver, Mr.. Fairbanks said
that while he did not question the lofty
purposes inspiring the Colorado senator
yet they had carried him to the point
where all else was dependent on this
one question of silver. It was an advo-
cacy so ardent that the senator seemed
ready to follow his ignis fatuus, al
! though 1T plunged the country into the
morass Of dishonor. Commenting on
| Mr.. Teller's speech on Cuba, China and
| hAy Ne -.
| Fairbanks declared that he feared the
| Colorado senator would be willing to
see his country wrapped in the flames
| of war II his one aim Of free silver
! was accomplished; for, said the Indiana
senator, the first gun fired would bring
us to depreciated silver basis.
FIFTEEN MINUTE RULE.
Mr.. Wolcott (Col) was the first speak
er under the fifteen minute rule, which
went into effect at o'clock. He thought
that any senator, whatever his finan-
| clal views, could vote for the Teller
resolution, as ii involved nothing ex-
| cept the carrying into effect of the gov
ernment's plain obligations He thought
| that denunciation and abuse heaped
upon those who supported the resolu-
tlon were unWarranted, for he did not
think the man was yet born who would
betray his government by Offering u
pay It's obligation in spurious money.
He referred with scathing sarcasm to
the sale of bonds by the Cleveland ad-
ministration in 1894, denouncing it as
one of the darkest pages in American
financial history. He declared 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
intend to pay all our obligations In
good money and in nothing else
He felt that the resolution ought to
be passed without change, because it
meant just what it said and it's de-
cara tons were in no sense a violation
of the national honor, either direct or
implied
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) supported the reso-
luton In carefully prepared speech.
basing his support upon statistics and
deductions indicating the impossible