Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-08

great Republican organization which IL
now In power In this country. I resent
most emphaticaily the !mputation that
any other but tho broadcast considera-
lions and reasons have influenced me or
moulded my sentiments. ] ought not TO
BIO charged with such a dirty insinuation
as Is contained In this article.
ut is perfectly plain that TO-DAY the
Republican party is the party OF the gold
standard. and II is equally plain that
there Is no distinction between the senti-
ments OF the President and the Secretary
OF the Treasury upon the question"
Mr.. Teller then discussed at length the
efforts that have been made TO obtain an
international agreement upon the silver
question. He declared that every intelli-
gent person knew. when the message OF
the President was laid before Congress
on the 9th OF last July, asking Cor a
monetary commission. that there was no
possibility Of an international agreement
Mr.. Chandler. OF New Hampshire. de-
clared that the Senator from Colorado
tMr. Teller was doing much TO prevent
the success Of the fruition OF the efforts
TO bring about international bimetsllism
Il should like to bring about interna-
tional bimetallism," said Mr.. Teller. land
/ think / have done as much TO bring II
about as any man in this chamber IL
except the senator who sits in front OF
me CMr. Ailison). When he returned
from Europe. however. without success,
/ felt that 1t was practically useless to
proceed further I'm that direction"
CUBAN QUESTION.
incidentally. Mr.. Teller drifted into
discussion Of the foreign relations Of the
United States. He maintained that the
money power held the country so firmly
- -
unable 10 take such action upon foreign
questions as the people desired should be
taken. He hoped that the time would
soon come when we could say TO fifth
rate Power like Spain: "Take your hands
off that bountlful islSnd-an island which
you have nearly depopulated"-and say 1t.
too. without fear of the opinion of the
money power.
II do not believe said Mr.. Teller,
that war would result II we should put
out our hands to support Cuba 1t would
be a humane thing for rs TO do-a rea-
sonable and just act. The French came
to us at time when we were struggling
as are the Cubans and It is doubtful
whether we could have achieved our inde-
pendence without their aid"
Reverting TO the financial question, Mr..
Teller said: II attack the Republican
party because 1t is the party Of the gold
standard. 1 hope to see 1t go down in
1900, and pledge you that 1 will do every
thing in my power TO drag IT down"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Teller's speech
Mr.. Turner called up the immigration
bill, saying that as he was about to leave
the city he desired to submit some re-
marks upon the pending measure. He
strongly opposed the measure.
Mr.. Butler of North Carolina, present
ed a joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution. providing for
the election OF the Federal judiciary.
The resolution went TO the table. to per-
nit Mr.. Butler to make a speech on IT.
A message from the President informed
the Senate that the sale OF the Kagsas
Pacific railroad had been postponed to
February 16th-1Sth, and also submitted
the Agricultural Department reports on
experiment stations.
At 2:45 the Senate went into executive
session, and at $40 adjourned until Mon
day.