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nave 50 majority. He says eight DEM
ocrats will vote for 1t and seven will
not vote either way. So
The debate was enlivened by bout
between Mr.. Brown (Rep., Ohio) and
Mr.. Clark Dem., MOI over the lat
ters references to the late President
Hayes. Mr.. Brown paid glowing trib-.
ute to the memory OF Mr. Hayes.
In reply Mr.. Clark declared that Mr.
Hayes was ''counterfeIt President,'s
LOT whom he had a supreme contempt:
even though he was dead. S"He stole
the Presidency" said he, savageIy,s
Inc greatest crime in the tide OF times
wish he could have lived forever and
borne the scorn of decent men to the
enc Oh the world. His sepulcher should
pear the words: This man was guilty
OF the monumental crime against hui
man liberty Now" concluded Mr..
Clark, as he retired to his seat. ..if
they can make anything out Of that let
them make it, Mr.. Clark's words
were received in silence on both sides
of the house
POWER OF NATIONAL BANKS.
Ar. Lentz (Ohio) charged that the
peHiing bill had been prepared by the
5,N0 national banks, Il secret combina-
ton that welded more influence than
the Masonic fraternity, the Odd Eel
lows and the Red Men combined. The
p!ii was intended to increase the power
OIL me national banks. All the rest that
was IN 1t was already in the law.
WHAT DEMOCRATS FAVOR.
We are in favor OF renominatinr
William Jennings Bryan" said he.
ana we Will nut in plank against
trusts. We VIII put in n plank against
imperialism, and we will put in n
i,i,,n against the British alliance, an
alliance that is now open and apparent.
oSppause on the Democratic side).
Ihey are shooting down liberty in
south Africa. while you are shooting II
down IN the Philippine Islands. (Ap-
plause on the Democratic side). Thai
Is evidence sufficient that both govern
men's are operating upon parallel
lines.
THE CRIME OF GRIMES.
Ihe first blossom of liberty in the
Orient to be cut off by the Repub-
mean party of the United States. the
nrst substantial struggle for liberty
in AFRICA to be moved down In its
infancy infancy by the Queen OF England,
win The Car asking for peace con-
terence! If things are not inside out.
how can the Republican party stand
impotent and silent while England Is
shooting to death IL Republic in South
Africa, and while under, tho military.
and impcrlalistlc powers that patron
age had delivered TO the President
here, the crime OF crimes Is being
committed under the stars and stripes
OF the Union. 4
The President, at Madison, Wis,
said One small fraction of one small
tribe reslsts our authority In the
Orient hy, my friends, with an
army there and OH the way OF $4,000
men, to subdue one small fraction OF
tft An IL, 4,
Sherman needed to march to the sea,
an army larger than Grant needed to
take Vicksbure, is now called into re-
QUESTION and kept there for nearly an
year, 10 subdue one small fraction OF
one small tribe!
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED.
"1s that the source OF your prosperity?
Is your Eagan pensitn OF $4,000 for be-
ing reduced, degraded anu dishoncred,
Is your beef trust that murdered 1890
men. while the Spaniards only killed
$50. Is that the source OF your prosper
ity? (Applause on the Democratic side).
Is your humiliation and subordination
of the man who won the most mag
niilcent naval victory that the world
has seen. Winfield Scott Schley Cap
rlause on the Democratic sidc), is that
the source of your prosperity? Is your.
subordnat!on of Brooke and Miles and
Merritt, the men who had been train
cd, together with their associates, at
an expense of millions of dollars to
this country, and the putt ng OF politi-
clans in the army saddle. is that the
cause Of your prosperity? applause on
the Democratic s,de). You will live to
be ashamed of your record"
MIR. BRYAN'S DENIAL.
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.) produced the fol-
81 - nj
nylns purported interview with him:
Austin. TEX, Dec. 16
Hon. John w. Gaynes, Washington,
d. c.:
Have seen report in morning paper,
but do not recall any interviews which
IS the language criticised. Have said
that bill is bad in every particular,
and should be defeated. but have not
said that it would hurt the Democrats
party or Democracy. Believe 1t will in
1ure the country. and 1t ought 10 drive
cut OF the Republican rarity all sincere
believers in bimctallism.
civilian j. BRYAN"
Mr.. DeArmond (MissourD closed the
debate on the Democratic side. He de-,
clared that the minority side believed
that the bill was designed to create a
huge, far-reoching and all.pervading
bank trust. He had read an amend
ment providing that it should be UNI
lawful for any bank under It's pro-
visions to combine with any other bank
for the purpose of increasing or re-
stricting the coin in circulation. credit
or interest. That amendment, Mr.. De.
Almond said. If adopted, might help to
prevent the fruition Of the scheme in
this bill. BY this bill the Government
would issue no more money. It's issue
Yves to be turned over by 1t to the
banks so long as they operated tho
power in the interest of themselves and
the Republican party.