Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

ated considerable amusement by read
ing an extravagant euogy Of Grover Cleve-
land, made by William Wallace OF Missouri
in seconding Cleveland's nomination in 1892
Lands read the eulogy to contrast 1t with
the remarks on Cleveland in which the dem
ocrats were indulging.
Wander. democrat OF Missouri, got the
floor next and his appearance caused an out
burst of laughter.
The speech of the gentleman from In
diana" said he. lis the 'mCst unkindest cut
Of all 1t is true that we once believed
that fatwitted occupant of the White House
was a democrat, but nov we know he is
a republican. And you are welcome to
him." he added, with a wave Of his hand
toward the republican side, amid democratic
applause.
LentG Becomes Sensational,
Lentz Of Ohio charged that the pending
bill had been prepared by the $500 national
banks, secret commission that welded
more influence than the Masonic fraternity,
the odd Fellows and the Red Men combined.
! The bill was intended to increase the pow
ers of the national banks. All the rest that
was in 1t was already in the law. AS he
proceeded Lentzs remarks became sensa-
tional
I'VE are in favor of renominating w. j.
Bryan" said he, land we will put in n
plank against trusts, we will put in plank
against Imperialism and We will put in a
plank against the British alliance, an alll-
ance that is now open and apparent. Gap
plause on the democratic side.) They are
shooting down liberty in South Africa, while
you are shooting it down tn the Philippine
igfpf do AfN,N1
There is evidence sufficient that both
governments are operating upon par
allel lines. The first blossom of liberty in the
Orient to be cut off by the republican party
of the United States, the first substantial
struggle for liberty in Africa to be moved
down in its infamy by the queen of Eng
gland, with the car as king for peace
conference. If things are not inside out, how
can the republican party stand mpotent and
silent while England is shooting to death
a republic in South Africa, and while under
the military and imperialstic powers that
patronage has delivered to the president
here, the crime of crimes is being COM
mitted under the stars and stripes of the
union.
THE president at Madison, Wis, said
one small fraction of one small tribe con-
tests our authority in the Orient And, |
my friends with an army there and on
the way of $4,000 men, to subdue one small |
fraction of one small tribe, an army larger |
than Sherman needed to march to the sea, |
an army larger than Grant needed to take |
Vicksburg, is now called into requisition and |
kept there for nearly a year to subdue one |
small fraction of one small tribe. Is that |
the source of our prosperity? Is your
Egan pension of $4,000 for being reduced,
degraded and dishonored; is your beef trust,
that murdered 4,S00 men while the Spaniards
only killed $50. is that the source of your
applause on the democratic
side) Is your humiliation and subordination
of the man who won the most magnificent
naval victory that the world has seen, Win
field Scott Schey? applause on the demo-
cratic side.) Is that the source of your
Is your suoordination of |
Brooke, of Miles and of Merritt, who had
trained, together with their associates at
an expense of millions of dollars to this
country, and putting of politicians in the
army saddle, is that the cause of your pros
perity? applause on the democratic side)
You will live to be ashamed of your record"
Telegram from pryan.
In the closing hour of the debate Gaines
of Tennessee read the following telegram
from w. j. Bryan, IN reply to a message
sent him regarding his interview on the
house currency bill a few days ago in which
Gaines stated that his application of the
term democracy" was being perverted
here:
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. s, 1ss9-Hon. John
W. Gaines, Washington: Have seen report
n morning paper but do not recall any in
ervlews in which the language is criticised.
Have said bill is bad in every particular
md should be defeated, but have not said
t would hurt the democratic party or
democracy. Believe 1t will injure the coun-
ry and 1t ought to drive out of the repub-
lean party all sincere believers in bimetal-
ism. w. j. BRYAN.
De Armc nd CT Miss ur closed the debate on
he democratic side. He called attention
% the fact that only one section of the !
1ill had been read and no opportunity had !
been given to amend the bill He declared I
hat it was the opinion on the minority side
hat the bill was designed to create a huge, {
ar reaching and all-pervading bank trust !
lie had intended to offer an amendment, but t
he section to which it would apply had /
lot been reached, He had it read at the I
Jerks desk 1t provided that 1t should
,e unlawful for any bank under its pro- !
,isions to combine with any other bank for /
,rrpcse of increasing or restricting the
oin in circulation, credit or interest. That r
De Almond said, II adopted,
light help to prevent the fruition of the s
cheme in this bill BY this bill the gov |
would issue no mere money. Its
ssue was TO be turned over by 1t to tie | n
,anks so that they could operate the power t
n the interest of themselves and the repub-
ican party.
The scenes attending the close of the
ebate were exciting When De Almond con
iuded but twenty minutes remained when ,
he debnte was TO close under the rule.