Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-01
PopuIists Get Fourteen Minutes.

POpulists Get Fourteen Minutes.
Mr. Bailey yielded fourteen minutes to
Mr.. Bell, Populist, of Colorado, and THAI
gentleman parceled the time out TO the
Populist members, giving each OF them
4 couple of minutes.
After some brief remarks in support or
the resolution by Messrs. Buckner, Demo.
crat, of Michigan; Norton. Democrt OF
Ohio; Cochran. Democrat. OF Missouri, ana
others Mr. Dolliver. Republican. of Iowa,
made q stirring speech of ten minutes
against 1t. He said that he was ready to
agree with Mr.. MCEwan. who in descriD-
ing the decentralization OF the silver cam
paign, said the people were almost ready
20 endure all the horrors OF the gold stand
ard If. by doing SO, they could get rid or
the noise of the advocates of silver at
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Mr. Mcguire. Democrat. of California,
said that he agreed with Mr.. Dinsley that
there were but two sides to this question
justice and eXtortion, the creditor and the
debtor concentrated wealth and manhood
and the bondholder and the people. IL
was. he said. the old story of Shylock and
Antonio over again, with Shylock demand
ing more than was nominated in the bond
Mr. Cannon. Republican. of Illinois.
whose record had been attacked during the
debate, said. in speaking of his former
votes for free coinage and for the Mat
thews resolution. that the difference be
tween silver ard gold then was but few
cents; 1t was now 80 cents. The Repub-
llcan party had always been for honest.
sound money; the Democratic party. since
Mr.. Rhea, Democrat, of Kentucky, Great
ed something of a sensation In the course
of his speech. while he was referring to
the crime of 1873. he declared that, IL there
was any hole in hades hotter than any
other it would be reserved especially for
John Sherman.
greeted this statement. Later. speaking of
the Republican cry of parity between gold
and silver, Mr.. Rhea said man who
Rugged his chambermaid cook had
well talk of maintaining the honor of his
household as those who debased silver in
every way, to prate of preserving the
parity of the two metals.
Bailey Closes for Silverites.
After some further brief remarks by
Messrs. Lacey and Hepburn. of Iowa,
against the resolution, Mr.. Bailey closed
for the Democrats in speech which stirred
Mr.. Bailey, owing to the great pressure
for time had only four minutes in which
to close the debate for his side. The res
olution under consideration, he said. con-
tained two propositions, one moral and the
other legal. one asserts as a matter of
law. that the bonds of the United States
are redeemable at the option of the govern
ment in silver and the other matter
of morals, that TO restore to It's coinage
such silver coins as legal tender in pay
ment of the bonds, principal and interest,
is not in violation of the public faith. nor
in derogation of the rights of the public
creditors. He would not dwell, he said, on
the legal aspect OF the question. There was
not lawyer in the United States nor in
any other country, who would venture on
his professional reputation to deny that
the bonds could be paid in silver. That
went without saying. The Republicans in
this matter must justify themselves. if at
all. upon the proposition that, in their
consciences. they believe that gold was the
money of the contract.
Does one of you believe" said he. adj
dressing the Republicans, that if the bond
holder owed the government under a SIM
liar contract he would not exercise his op-
tion. If II IS right that he should exercise
his option, as he would. we believe the
government has the same right with their
positions reversed. Democratic applause.)
We are ready to meet you on this issue
the issue that the money which is good
enough for the people who produce the
wealth is good enough for the idlers who
spend 1t; that the money which is good
enough for the poor is good enough for the
rich; that the money the laborer receives
for his toll and the merchant for his wares
is good enough for the bondholders, and
by the eternal, he shall be compelled to
take it,
At this point the hammer fell, amid a
burst of enthusiasm from the Democratic
side.