The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-27
SILVER I'm TaE SENATE

SILVER I'm THE SENATE
Yet holds the fort, as was demonstrated
on the Goth, when Senator Vest moved
to take up the Stanley Matthews resolu-
tion introduced by Senator Teller and |
recently reported favorably by the f.
nance committee. A motion for an ex.
ecutive session was voted down by 81 TO
80, and the silver resolution was taken
up by vote of Al to 25, which shows
silver is as strong in the senate as ever.
The Democrats, silver Republicans and
po1u'ists voted solidly in favor of con-
sldung the resolution, and Senator
Q,-y ,nted aj', them.
senator .anley Matthews introduced
aj4 resou,ion, December 6, 1873. John
SheImsu, llol secretary Of the treasury,
had bee. trying to have congress de-
clare the puoiic debt. principal and in
terest, was pAyabiejn gold coin, and this
called out the Matthews joint resolution
Secretary Ggge iq now trying more
openly and boldly 10 fdsten the gold
smndad upon the country, and hence
he cour,e Of Senator Teller, in offering
the Matthews preamble and resolution.
The preamble Is lengthy as it gives
history of ali the different classes of
bonds, but we here Give the resolution:
Resolved by the senate (the house of
representatives concurring therein), That
all bonds OF the United States issued or
authorized to be issued under the said
acts of congress hereinbefore recited are
payable, principal and interest, at the
option of the government of the United
States, in silver dollars of the coinage Of
the United States containing 4l2H
grains each of standard silver and that
to restore to its coinage such silver coins
as legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest. is not in
violation of the public faith nor in dero
cation Of the rights of the public credi.
| tor.
The resolution was debated in the sen.
ate for several weeks and passed that
body January %, 1879, by a vote of AZ
to 20.
1t went to the house and passed that
body on the 2Sth of January, 1879 by q
vote Of 1S9 yeas to 70 nays, thus getting
a two-thirds majority in both houses.
OF those in favor Of the resolution 11e
were Democrats and 73 Republicans,
WILLIAM M'KINLEY being one OF
those voting in favor, thus declaring
that to pay the United States bonds,
principal and interest, in silver coin
would be in accordance with the con,
tract with the government creditors, and
sis not in violation of the public faith
nor in derogation of the rights of the
public creditor"
The, resolution was voted for by two
men eminent as justices of the suprem,
court of the United States--David Davi
OF Illinois, and Stanley Matthews, o
Ohio.
Prominent among Republicans VIII
voted for the resolution in the hous
were Charles Foster, secretary of tn
treasury under Harrison; ]. Ware
Keifer, afterward speaker Of the house
and Hon. j. ID. Cox, secretary of the in
terror under General Grant.
Mr.. Herbert, secretary of the nav
under Cleveland and John G. Carlisl
we're members of the house and vote
. for the resolution. 1t will no dout
/ again pass the senate and Speake
Reeds house will then have chance
The fact is the Republican party
+ fully and wholly committed to the gol
standard, and President Mckinley is th
head thereof, and strict party maj
The head of the goldocracy is in En-,
land and the British government in III
der their control. John Sherman hs
been an adroit gold leader for years an
now Secretary Gage steps forward as Ii
gold standard champion of the admin
tration, backed by the President, She
man and the other members of the cab
net. There is no hope for bimetallis
from England, nor from the Republica
party of this country. Both are fette
ed and bound to this mammon car
juggernaut,. Never we're people mo-
basely betrayed and sold out than ha,
the American people. And still the
are persons so blind or willfull as
claim hope for bimetallism in the r
publican party There may be son
!. reason for this when the party in n
tional convention threw their go
: leaders overheard as did the Democrat
at Chicago.