The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
SILVER MEN ARE HEARD IN THE SENATE The Talk Drifts From Civil Service to
 Currency. Allen Offers a Plan for Coinage at a Ratio
 of IS to 1. Teller's Speech a Feature of the Session of One
 Day. THAT CONSPIRACY STORY. The Colorado Statesman Arrs siqns the Republican Party for Its Gold
 Standard.
Teller'S Speech Feature of the Session of One
 Day.
THAT CONSPIRACY STORY.
The Colorado Statesman Arr signs the Republican Party for Its Gold
 Standard.
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 The feature of the Senate session was a speech delivered by Teller of Colorado regarding the press reports that the recent efforts to make it appear that Secretary Gage had rendered his resig- nation as a member of the Cabinet to President Mckinley were part of a con- spiracy of the silver men to disrupt the Cabinet and create dissension between the President and his advisers. Teller branded the publication as an insult to the advocates of the free coinage of silver. He was satisfied that the Presi- dent and Secretary Gage were in full accord upon the financial question. He attacked the Republican party because it was a party advocating the gold standard and expressed his intention of doing all in his power to defeat the party in 1900 and to drag the present administration from power because the policy of the party was, in his opinion, inimical to the best and highest inter ests of the people of the United States.
 At the opening of the Senate to-day the reply of the Attorney General to the Senate resolution calling upon members of the Cabinet to inform the Senate what, if any, changes should be made in the administration of the civil service law was read.
 The Attorney General recommended that attorneys employed by the De partment of Justice and Deputy United States MarShalS should be excepted from the operation of the law.
 Co'ckrell said that these recommenda- tions ought to be made to the Presi- dent of the United States, as he had full power to act regarding them.
 Cockren gave notice that. he would move to refer all the replies of Cabi- net officers to the Senate resolution to the President himself.
 Hoar of Massachusetts said that the trouble with all these communications arose from the ill-advised action of the Senate itself. Tt seems to me-" said he "a most extraordinary proceeding for the Senate to direct the heads of departments to give their opinions as to the wisdom of the Presidents order. That is what we have done, inadvert- ently. no doubt Had my attention been drawn to it I should have moved to rescind the order"
 Allen of Nebraska offered a reSolu- ton declaring that the United States should, independently, and without de- lay, begin and continue the free coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. That such coinage should be supple mented by a safe and sound national paper money, to be issued by the Gov ernment without intervention of banks, the notes to be full legal tender and to be issued in an amount sufficient to meet the business demands of the coun- try; that any increase of the interest bearing debt should be prohibited, and that no Government bonds should be issued or sold except by specific act of Congress, and then only in cases of pressing necessity; that the Govern ment, in the discharge of it's obliga- tions, should use it's option as to the kind of lawful money in which they should be paid; and that such options should never be surrendered.
 Allen spoke briefly in favor of the adoption of the proposition set forth in his resolution, concluding with the statement that he would at some sub- sequent time go more fully into the details of his resolutions and the reso- lutions of the Populist party in favor of the plan he had set forth.
 At the conclusion of Aliens remarks Teller of Colorado said that he did not often give heed to publications con- corning himself or the convictions of those who believed as he believed upon the financial or other questions, but he felt that statement recently pub
 
 the rounds of the press-was a gra- tuitous insult to those who believed upon the financial question as he be- lieved. 'This statement shows" said he, that many of those who attempt to deal with this question have no nearer comprehension of it. They re- gard it as merely a local matter to be considered and discussed from the standpoint of their selfish or local in terests."
 Teller then read from a newspaper the article of which he complained In brief it charged that the recent re- ports to the effect that the Secretary of the Treasury had rendered his res ignaton were the result of a conspira cy to create trouble between the Presi- dent and his Secretary of the Treas ury, and perhaps to disrupt the Cabi- net.
 'I resent this charge" said Teller. with great emphasis. "I do not be- lieve that it comes from the Secretary of the Treasury, or that he believe any such thing, We-those who believe on the financial questions as I do-differ from the Secretary of the Treasury and the great Republican organization which Is now in power in this country. The rfghtful or wrongful solution of this great question will not only af feet the people of the United States put the people or the whole world. I resent most emphatically the imputa- ton mat any other but the broadest consideration and reasons have in fiuenced me or nodded my sentiments l ought not to be charged with such . dirty insinuation as is contained in this article. It is perfectly plain that to-day the Republican party is tbe
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