The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-04
Especial TO The lIerald.l

Washington, Feb. 3.-Representative
King made a spirited speech in the
house this afternoon. He arraigned
the Republican party for its perfidious
conduct upon the silver question Dur
ing the last campaign the Republicans
in the west had claimed that their
party was the friend of bimetallism;
many of the present Republican con-
gressmen had obtained their seats by
pretending that their party would re-
monetize silver. But now all disguise
is thrown off, he said, land the party
stands convicted of treachery, deceit
and fraud. The brains of the Repub-
lican party-Speaker Reed and Hanna
the moving power in the party. has
decreed that there shall be no financial
legislation this congress-
Promises had been made by McKin-
ley and the Republican leaders that if
entrusted with power they would re-
form the vicious monetary system of
the government. Having obtained the
victory. they play the part of weak
hngs and decline to undertake the Ia
Dor. Not only that, but when a resO-
luton is presented which affords an
opportunity to show their fealty to
silver. they vote against it, and thus
declare that not only is the gold stand=
ard to be riveted upon US. but bonds
payable in silver or gold shall not be
paid in anything but gold.
The attitude of the president and
the Republicans in congress- continued
Mr.. King, ''manifests their implacable
hostility TO the cause of silver The
president cannot consistently advocate
international binetallism when he de-
clares that silver is. too denaSed 70 pay
coin obligations. When we discredit It.
We cannot invite other nations to aid
in upholding it.
a BUNCO GAME.
THE recent statements of Mckinley,
that he viii pay all bonds in gold. are
notice to the world that if McKin-
ley attempts an international monetary
conference. it is only to fool and bunco
supplemented Republicans. The bond
holders deliberately cOnspired to ac-
cOmplish the end now reached. and the
Republican party has been the instru-
mentality through which this infamy
has been brought about The bonds
were made payable in coin-gold and
silver; then silver was demOnetized.
and now Republicans declare that gold
alone shall pay them"
MKINLEYs COWARDICE.
Judge King then discussed McKin-
ley's silver record, and concluded that
II was one of cowardice and insincer-
ity. He showed that in 1877 Mckinley
voted for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and as late as 1890 de-
clared that he desired the double
standard.
AT the close of the special session
the president commended the Indian
apOlis convention plan to the consider
alton of congress. While the WOIcott
mi cCipf, in,
was recommending the gold standard
prepared by bankers and b0ndholders.
and asking congress to give him au-
thority to appoint a monetary commits
sion, pursuant to the suggestions of
this convention.
Not a single word has been said by
the president to this congress indfcat-
ing belief in bimetallism, either inter-
national or Independent. In the mes
sage delivered by him on the 6th day
of December. 1897, the only financial
measures recommended are such as
Secretary Gage evolved.
Not a single word has been uttered
by Republican members of this con-
gress in defense of silver. Whenever
we have mentioned it you have de-
rided it: when we have exalted it. you
have sought to debase it, when we have
lifted up our voices in behalf of the
debtor and have inveighed against a
crime which has brought servitude and
sorrow to millions, penury and want
TO the American people. low prices and
destruction of property values. you
have jeered and quickly raised your cry
for the creditor and bOndholder. the
gold standard and the approaching dol
lar.
WHIPPED INTO LINE.
You have now closed the chapter.
The speaker has whipped you into line
and upon Bonded knees your discordant
voices are heard singing praises to
the god of gold and the plutocratic
forces of which Hanna and Mckinley
are representatives.
Judge King argued that honest, sin
ceFe Silver Republicans could no longer
affiliate with a party guilty of such du-
plicity as was theirs. and that they
must strike hands with those who. I'M
der the leadership of Bryan, were bat
ting for financial independence and
emancipation from industrial bondage.
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