The Portland daily press., 1898-01-27

vice Oh Jurl6S In the Unlbed otates oouioo
of duly qualified citizens on account OF
color
Upon motion of Mr.. Vest the Senate
took up the Teller resolution.
The debate was opened by Mr.. Teller,
the author of the resolution.
He said he would permit no man to ex-
eel him in honor or in good faith. Il
would do nothing" he said, s'that would
bring about such condition of affairs as
would be disgraceful, whatever the
opinion of the Senator from Massaohu-
sstts (Hoar) may be of my opinion, OF
convictions. The Massachusetts Senator
tries to make it appear that my position
was on a parallel with the making of a
ten dollar piece out of a copper cent.
Such proposition do not advance, and
do not think 1t would find much sup
port in this or any other legislative body.
Mr.. Teller said he would be willing to
retire from public life if by doing SO he
could bring about national bi-metallic
agreement. He maintained that the ex-
listing contract concerning the money in
which bonds of the United States are pay
a Bile could not be- changed without action
ofICongIess-one OF the parties to thescon-
tract--and that the government had
right to all the advantages the contract
afforded it. 9# q
MIR. Fairbanks asked Mr.. Teller whether
the Secretary of the Treasury was now
paving out only gold in liquidation OF the
bonded obligations of the government
II do not know" replied Mr. Teller.
"what the Secretary of the Treasury Is
doing. My relations with the present ad-
ministration are not such as to enable me
to obtain information of it's acts.
Being further pressed by Mr.. Fair
hanks. Mr.. Teller said his belief was that
the administration was paying, the IN
terest on coin obligations themselves
having matured in gold.
II have absolute information, Ietorted
Mr.. Fairbanks, ''that the administration
| il uayirg the obligations l refer to in
| legal tender notes. On January |, $50, :
| 600 900 of bonds and matured and 1 am
| informed by the Secretary of the Treasury
| that these bonds were paid not in gold,
not in silver, but in legal tender notes.
| eff that be SO, said Mr.. Teller, I'VE
might IS well discontinue this debate ana
! take vote upon the pending resolution
now" -, rs,
The point had been reached, said Mr..
Teller. when the effort was being made
by the national administration to put the
country on q gold basis. The time had
arrived for all parties to walk brayely up
| to the cannon's mouth OF finance ana deal
fairly and honestly with themselves and
/ M Teller said that sg62, 0Oo, 900 of bonds
/ were sold for the purpose of maintaining
the GOLD standard and maintained that
there was no necessity for the sale OF
bonds to meet current expenses when
there was plenty of silver to meet press
] ing obligations.
| Referring to the PRESIDENTIAL contesb OF
| ,e6. Mr.. Teller said that no political cam
paign in this country had ever been char
acterized by 70 much bitterness acrimony
and vindietiveness. /.
He said that the liberty of the people of
the whole world depended upon the right
full solution of the financial question.
The fastening of the gold standard upon
the country would simply mage the pam
people hewers of wood and drawers or
water.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Teller S speech,
Mr.. Lodge called attention to some state
ments in crltic1sm of an amendment offer
ed by him (Lodge) yesterday to the pend
ing resolution.
locations of the United States should be
paid in the money that is the highest
money Of the world lin gold or it's equiva-
lent In gold, whether that be gold, silver
/ Mr.. Lodge inquired whether Mr.. Teller
was in favor of that amendment.
aWell shall vote against it, replied
the Colorado Senator
Mr.. Lodge insisted upon knowing
whether Mr.. Teller did or did not think
the amendment a proper principal for
| Congress to lay down.
Mr., Teller still held that the govern
ment and the governments creditors
| ought to abide by contracts made.
ssI desired to ascertain replied Mr..
Lodge, "what the Senator from Colorado,
thought of my amendment because l
copied it word for word from a speech
made by the Senator in which he declared
that every dollar this government owes
will be paid in the money that is the
highest money of the world, in gold or its
j equivalent in gold, whether that be silver
or paper.
i Mr.. Lodge thought that if Mr.. Teller
| believed that his statement was accurate
/ when he made it ne ought not to object
| to supporting it with voice.
4 Mr. Teller replied that he had never
advocated the payment OF the govern
ment's obligations in deprecated cur
rency, and did not now.
4 Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts followed in
4 a speech in which he maintained the
| position he took yesterday that the CUES
F., tion under discussion was not one of law
but one of honor and integrity.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Hoar
referred incidentally TO the present in
| QuSUflal SITUATION III Now hnSldHu anu
its relation to the Dingley tariff law.
Further along he reverted to the situation
and briefly. discussed it. He was satisfied
| that the industrial troubles in New Eng
and was not due to the operations of the
tariff law. but to quite different causes.
He was glad and the people of New Eng
land were glad of the industrial prosperi-
| ty Of South Carolina, Alabama and
Georgia, but he did hold that the people
of New England did not want to be
brought into competition with communi-
ties where long hours were the rule in in
dustrial establishments, and where child
labor was employed in the factories. He
said that these practices were not known
in England where limited hours for work
men, and no child labor were provided
for by law. Competition on basis Of
equality of laws would be welcomed by
New England. sour policy said Mr..
Hoar, is not bounded by state lines. We
are New England men, but we are above
all, Americans. ''8g
Mr.. Hoar was followed by MIR. Platt of
Connecticut in opposition to the pending
motion. Mr.. Platt said that he had been
unable to ascertain what the purpose OF
the advocates of the pending resolution
was in pressing it. "Unless it means
something more now," said he. ethan 1t
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