Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-14

the democratic side, Mr.. Richardson.
the minority leader, asked that night
sessions be held for the remainder OF
the week, but this was demurred to,
and it was finally agreed that night
sessions for debate should be held
Wednesday and Thursday and Friday.
Mr. Grosvenor CO.. was the first speak
er. In opening, GrosVenor said he had
hoped the democrats would meet the
issue prompted by the pending bill, but
they were here with the same old, stale
battle cry, IL to l. Going back to the
platform declaration of 1896, Gros-
venor produced poll of the members
of the committee on resolutions of the
st. Louis convention to show that an
overwhelming majority favored gold
declaration before the convention met
He reviewed the democratic predic-
lions in the last campaign, prophecy
ing no relief but continued falling
prices until free silver came and then
described how prosperity followed Nc
Kinleys election and the restoration OF
confidence. He dissented entirely
from Bryan's remedy for trusts. He
contended that congress should not as
sail corporations in states that states
should control and regulate their own
domestic affairs. In conclusion
Grosvenor said the republican party
does not need oral argument in halls
of congress nor dissertations in the
press of the country upon these vital
questions. There are other voices which
Nf toe nil
The mighty volumes of flame and
smoke pouring from chimneys of enor-
nous industrial establishments wave
the beacon light to heaven, announcing
the triumph OF the protective tariff and
sound money.
Newlands (Nev.), followed Gros
yenor in opposition to the bill. He
said the increased prosperity during
the past two years demonstrated the
correctness OF the theory entertained
by bimetalists, that all other things
being equal prices will depend upon
the quantity Of sound money in Circu-
culation; that increase of money values
and volume meant higher prices and
dminution of volume meant lower
prices. Shafroth (Colo), in opposi-
ing the bill argued that the foundation
of the prosperity in the Har-
rison administration, the de-
preston during the Cleveland
administration and the prosperity un-
der the present administration lay in
the supply of basic money. Parker
New Jersey, in support of the bill
hnt 10 npnInp n11pGtinn
should not be a party one. William
Alden Smith (MichD, spoke in advoca-
y of the bill. The steady growth of
the circulating medium during the past
three and a half years aggregating
SAG, 900 gave the lie to the advo-
Gates of free silver. Our commerce
with the gold standard countries last
year aggregated 81 600, 100000 and
with silver countries $l39 ,O00,0 600. How
idle it would be then to jeopardize
that commerce by going to a silver
basis. Prince (IllD. member of the
banking currency committee in the last
congress, presented careful argument
in favor Of the bill Cochran (Mo.),
opposed the bill in vigorous speech
in which he contended the real ques-
ton presented by the pending bill was
whether there was sufficient gold IN
the world for the constantly increas-
ing volume of credit He warned the
republicans that when the stock of
gold declines the prosperity Of today
would crumble like a house of cards,
in the course Of his speech, when Coch-
ran reiterated Bryan's famous declar-
alton concerning crown of thorus
and cross of gold the republicans jeered
derisively. Simms (Tenn.), opposed
the bill.
Briggs y. W, was the first demo-
crat to speak in favor of it. When he
arose many republicans left their
seats and went over TO the
democratic side to listen.
He said the convection which nominal
ed him did not endorse the Chicago
platform nor did it endorse either gold
or silver. AS nominee he was left to
follow his own convictions. He de-
clared he believed the dignity and pre-
eminence of the United States would
b advanced by placing this country up
in a standard with the most highly
civilized countries Of the world.
Powers (Vermontl, and Lawrence
(Mass.), supported the bill. Upon
Cannons motion resolution was
adopted directing the speaker to ap-
point a committee of ten to join the
committee appointed by the president
and senate to prepare plans for the
celebration of the centennial anniver-
sary of the first congress held in
Washington. 1t was then agreed the
session OF the house during the con-
tinuance of the general debate on the
currency bill should begin at IL
Grosvenor (Ohio), announced the
I death OF the late Representative Dan
I forth (Ohio), and at o'clock as a
Y farther mark OF respect, the house ad.
journed.
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