The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-01
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said. No one denied II. silver was a Iuil
legal tender. But every Republican vote
against the resolution would declare that
silver was not ft 10 pay the public debt
with. Silver would then in truth become
subsidiary coin. Mr.. Bland created great
applause on the Democratic side by read
ing from the record the votes Of Messrs.
Hopkins. Grosvenor and other prominent
Republicans against the bill to pay the
bonds of the United States in gold, which
was voted upon in the last congress at
the time the last administration negotia-
ted the $3.50, 900 loan.
Mr.. Grosvenor. on that occasion. he said.
had stated on the floor that he was glad
to pay $4,000, 600 for the privilege of pay
ing silver in redemption of the bonds.
SENATE NOT REPRESENTATIVE.
Mr. Hopkins CRep.. I'D said this reso-
luton had clearly shown that the senate
was not a Republican body, but was
controlled by the free silver element. By
decisive vote in the last election the
people had spoken against free and I'M
limited coinage of silver. And yet the
senate, no longer representing the people,
passed this resolution in defiance and mis-
representation of the public will. He
| commented on the unequal influence ex-
| erted by the scantily populated state OF
Nevada and the great state Of Illinois in
shaping results in the senate.
A BALE AND A MULE TEAM.
Mr. Clayton dem, Ala.) asserted that
| the defeat of this resolution was dictated
/ by the masters of the Republican party.
who gathered at a New York banquet
| table the other night at 800 plate, which
meant in Alabama standards. that every
man ate a bale of cotton and couple
! of mules.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., OhioO in opposi-
! ton to the resolution. said that through
out all the changes and mutations of the
money question in this country the Re-
publican party had maintained its un-
varying devotion TO what was denomina-
ted honest money" He reviewed the
record and position Of the party from the
time of the passage of the resumption act
in proof of this proposition.
Mr.. Wheeler Dem., Ky) followed with
a review of the same history that Mr.
| Grosvenor had invoked to prove that thy
| Republican party on the money question
| had 'somersaulted like a circus tumbler
Mr.. Pearce (Dem.. Miss declared thai
the mist had at last been cleared away
The Republican party was firmly commit
ted to the gold standard. Nothing could
disguise the fact.
Mr.. Grow (Rep., Pa contended that tht
| creditor had the right 10 demand the pay
ment of his debt in whatever legal tender
he elected. For the government to exer'
| else the option would be dishonest and
in bad faith otherwise the government
could set it's printing presses at work and
soon turn out enough legal tenders" L
discharge the government debt
Mr.. Brumm (Rep., Pa said he would
have voted for the resolution had II no
contained the latter clause. declaring tina
the free coinage of silver was not incon
sistent with the public faith.
Mr.. Baird dem, La.) asserted that fl
voting against the pending resolution tn
Republicans would simply obey the com
nands of their masters in Wall Street.
POP MEMBERS GET TIME.
Mr. Bailey yielded fourteen minutes q
Mr.. Bell pop. COLI and that gentlemal
parceled the time out 10 the Populis
members. giving each Of them coupl
! OF minutes.
Mr.. johnson CRep.. Ind-) got ten min
utes from Mr. Steele CRep.. Ind wit
which oppose the resolution He sal
the resolution was adroitiy worded.
! was, in his opinion. nothing more or les
than re-afirmation Of the Chicago plat
, form. While the advocates Of free silve
contended that under free coinage Eilve
would be az a parity with gold he de
cIared that they knew ctherfise an
charged that the purpose Of this resolu
ton was 10 enable the government 70 pa
in deprecated dollar after gold Ia
been driven out OF circulation
Mr.. Evans CRep.. Ky) caid ne construe
the resolution as declaration FOR FIRE
silver. and as such he opposed IT,
= Mr.. Walker CRep., Mass) chairman Z
the banking and currency committee.
opposing the resolution. asked II member
= had ever stopped 10 calculate the cor
rnerclal value Of undoubted homo
whether among nations or individuals.
Mr. Bartlett Dem. Ca declared th7
, tie present attempt 20 vitiate the cor
? tract between he bondholders and u
e Payers was made IN pursuance q the D.
rnand OF the financial reformers, one {
! whom AZ Indianapolis declared that =
business men would force the gold stan'
: ard OF the country, IN spite OF the ia7
= II necessary
: After some brief remarks IN favor
: the resolution ~ Messrs Brucksr fDern
Mich). Norton Dem. Oh!ol. and COcl
ran Dem. MOI. Mr. Doliver rep. Ia
, made a stirring speech q ten minus
: against s. He said he was ready
c agree with Mr.. NcEEan. who IN descril
ing the Generalization Of the silver car
uaigu. said the people were Amos; READ
70 endure al the horrors O the 20
: standard y b. 50 doing they could get r
: of tire noise Of the advocates Of silver I
: Is 70 L
: NJ. Mcguire Dem. CALI said that
: agreed with Nr. Dtagley that ihere ws
9 b., two SIDES q this 4uestson-5usties a.
. extort.oa. the creditor and debtor. CT
= centrated wealth and manhood ard =
: bou6hoIder and the people. Il was. J
: said. TIRE old story q ShYiock and A.
: tonic over again. With ssyioek ds=azn
ing more thaa was nominated 81 =
!; bond
THE DIFFERENCE STATED.
Mr.. Cannon Rep. M. WHOSE rscot
Rad beea attacked during the 6ebz;
j. sid. IN KpeAklng % his former votes 2
|. free coinage and for the Matthews res