The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-13
- PRESSURE rOR TIME ny
srNnEns ON 10Th SIDES.
N whit Sessions Ordered to
yse..it All q Chance TO Get In the
.ers-Driggs, New York
.-.erAs. Favors the Measure.

4 ssIyes are listening attentiveiy 70
ne e1,v onc Democrat thus far has spoken
o sas,or Il the bill, briggs of New York,
I = ~ q srnounced today that he had piedged
s.ssssN before election 10 support the
"a Standard ia ana Mil Rr4 Se joined by sew
tn ~ y m Brooklyn colleagues and prob
NV aHsx ssveral others.
~ feSfures Of the debate today were
tie spsschss Of asos Nsa,a tor arninst "
S29 " axSsr speakers were: Messrs. Par
Ins S1fsiiiarn Allen Smith, Prince, Law
ksIt "a Powers for the bill. and Shat
AN Issss' ~ Colorado and Sims against It.
t,o.venor,s Opening speech.
4. cneninr Grosvenor said he had
~, Yhe Democrats would meet the is
* ~ crompted by the pending bill, but
49, were here with the same old stale
s '.sS Of .1S to L., Going back TO
81 plAtform declaration OF asw, Gross
" rorsnnittee on resolutions OF the 81.
rr,s convention to show that an over
- 5;,ninr majority favored a gold dec
.rstion before the convention met. Inc
TX TX was responsible for certain verbal
sa m. viewed the Democratic .predic-
NJ Is the last campaign prophesying
q relief, but continued ..t sSaat i alcsnt
ssssSn and general distress, until free
s ss,s'Se ~ me-. and then described how
sssnSe<ritv followed McKinley's election
NJ fhe restoration of confidence.
Tks Democrats predicted we would nave
Isrser Nan at any period In our history.
xnoiher prediction was contraction OF the
s,rrsncp The currency had increased
STdQe,doo In three years. Referring 70
A. 1,i5stion Of ANTITRUST legislation, he
ssSsusnspd any Democrat to point out any
s sS5iSton which could be made constitu-
ijonsly to the sherman antitrust law. He
xssenied entirely from Mr.. Bryan's rem
He consenuea u tb cOn ssates that the
ststes could control and regulate their own
domestic affairs.
I Newlands I'm Opposition.
Y N4Elands followed Grosvenor in cpposi-
IN "a the bill. He traced the history OF
m country through the period Of depres-
4 AM commencing in 1893, contending that
~ par,sc was not caused by the coinage
4 n liver under the Sherman act He said
TIE Increase Of prosperity curing me past
& the theory entertained by bimetalliets, VIZ
INIT Ill other things being equal, prices
silldepend upon the quantity OF money IN
circAiatioa; that an increase Of the money
nntou q the volume meant lower prices.
1lnfroth Also Opposes.
ghafr6th, In opposing the bill, argued
hi III auctuation Of prosperity in
ths Harrison administration the depreS-
10 durins ne Cleveland administration
and the prosperity under the present adj
minlado&1on lay in the supply OF basic
moo0 During the Harrison administra-
ton The Sherman purchasing act added
e.v,ssl N I'M Il - ~ tho heoirninrr ~ tina
ClevsAQd administration brought disas-
", al the great increase I'M gofd pro-
duct.on and the consequent Increase In
H. basc money accounted for the pros
PETTY under the present administration.
sDsssAss n. sapport or the NH.
Parker. IN support of the bill. argued
that the pending question should not be
party one.
snith spoke In advocacy of the bill. The
steady growth Of the circulation during
ne Ngt three and one-half year, aggre-
ntng A1a0o0.O0O. gave the lie to the adj
vocata OF free silver. Our commerce with
goid standard countries last year aggregat-
e. " 6WMOOO0; with silver countries $780,
M9VW How Idle It would be, then, to
!soparcise that commerce by going on .
FRINGE, who was member of the bank
!ns and currency committee in the last
EueIess presented careful argument in
teVUr Of the Dill.
Cochran's Vigorous speech.
vocnran opposed the bill in a vigorous
peech, 10 which he contended that the
~ question presented by the pending bill
AZ whether there was SUFFICIENT gold in
~. word upon which to Pyramid the
~ ss,I anq constantly increasing volume Of
m rn.a he referred to the recent dis
IMnes IRON London showing the strug-
AZ Ae Is solu all over Europe and declaring
r ssd .ne goid importations during the Nc
MI y ,, administration had produced the
s eoM i,s - iue abroad There was not enough
S nv u sne world to do the business OF the
sn NM me imports of gold to paw for the
u rrsps ~ crops exported to supply the fail
sn M !, crops abroad, Cochran claimed. had
prosperity Of which the Republicans boast
vhso Ousy. lie warned the Republicans that
,,.ss. we Stock Of gold declined the pros.
II rar, q To-Day would crumble like house
Coehraas,' ~ the course of his speech, when
es uissian reiterated Bryans famous declar.
cs,un concerning the crown of thorns and
risiss,vvi gold, the Republicans jeered de-
,. S,,m n opposition said under the ex-
more t bbsuspsedrity wages did not average
PAM .wniie the price of manufactured
'SS.s naa increased 100 per cent.
Democratic Gold Man. ~
sn n,sss IN. W was the first Democrat to
ny aA IN favor of the bill. When he rose
ans Any q the Republicans left their seats
ls,sr "ent ever to the Democratic side to
nom, r ~ said that the convention which
patSorasss MN did not indorse the Chicago
q s;vn., nor did 1t indorse either gold
follow, II. AS the nominee he was left to
m. ms his own convictions. NJ.
dav NY wv zstn OF October and again on the
In tbs Sseu,hg the election he announced
gol5 fssarskiyn papers that he favored the
PLEDGE shaaar and, II elected, gave his
ard lep,s laa ne would support gold stand
IA Vrs.nnulng, briggs declared he believed
WOMB v Rre -eminence of the United states
~ vS ~ ne advanced BY placing this conn
ciy,ssnosn the standard Of the most highly
W Se AZ countries of the world.
| adsssuSo not arrogate to myself" said he
4 sths Sang rng his Democratic coliengues'
an Y, pp,hssumption to say to YOU that 1
| ueve q. ana you are wrong but 1 be-
| spect !" - democrat that you would re-
skot,d" ~. ~, Tess, II, knowing how I feel, I
ana ra.mo t openly avow my convictions
Ddsssesp me pledges / made"
/ q ccnsi.. announced that he would remain
Quesfte.s nt Democrat save upon the
Esssovn OF free coinage.
| hH ~ ana Lawrence sunported the
va .apon lannon's motion. n resolution
pssta uopted directing the sneaker 70 an.
nittass an,inlttee OF ten to join the COM
! senafs appointed by the president and
tIoa ~ ~ prepare plans for the celebra-
/ frst y ne centennial anniversary Of the
vas th,nnsress held In Washington. RI
| hon.ss men agreed that tho sessions Of tho
e-ai a,uuting the continuance OF the gem