The times., 1899-12-15

in the majority and in possession of the
executive. you've got no word to say for
him"
Mr.. DaIzen of Peunsylvania-o yes; we
have. l spoke of him the other day as the
greatest Democrat since Andrew Jackson.
Referring to the statement that Ken
lucky might become Republican, Mr.. Berry
said; DO you know that that fellow Tay-
lor who has been elected Governor, would
not have come within 40 coo OF it had it not
been for the Democrats who believed in
honesty and fairness in politics? II they'd
all been like you, the party would have
stood solidly by the candidate That shows
the difference between Democracy and Re
publicanism ELaughterl. He referred to
the time when the Republicans were in the
minority, and rose and fell at the wave OF
Mr.. Reeds hands. but he has finally got
tired of the way Republicans did things in
the House ard is over in New York now
praeticing law" ERenewed laughter
Il am against this BILL said Mr.. Berry,
in his. concluding sentences. Not that am
committed to the ratio Of 16 to l, nor
welded to the Chicago platform. Although
(energetieally) whatever my party writes
in its platform next spring will have my
support lGreat laughter as the gavel
fell
MIR. Thayer Is Heard.
The bill was further opposed by Messrs.
Atwater of North Carolina and Moon OF
Tennessee, and advocated by Messrs.
Graft of Illinois and Thayer of Massachu
sets The last named is the sound money
Democrat who was elected in 1898 to sue
ceed Representative Walker, Chairman of
the Committee on Banking and Currency
in the last Congress.
He expressed his regret that he was not
/ in accord with the views of a majority OF
| his political associates. Their attitude and
the mistake of 1896 at Chicago was not in
harmony with the illustrious and patriotic
/ history of the Democratic party. If the
/ question of the free and unlimited coinage
! OF silver at the ratio OF 16 to l could be
4 submitted to the Democratic voters of the
| country separated from any illustrious per-
4 sonality or political considerations it would
/ be rejected by an overwhelming vote. He
/ had confidence in the benefits of the adOp
! tion OF the gold standard, and believed that
| once adopted il would never be abandoned
/ Were he to oppose the pending bill, MI
/ Thayer said he should be false to his own
/ views of what was best in the interests OF
the people, and for the Government. Jap
/ plausel
! The committee then arose. and a joint
| resolution was agreed to authorizing the
payment of Congressional salaries for De-
cember on the 10Th.
Mr.. sibIey Has strong Convictions.
Mr.. sibley of Pennsylvania spoke against
the bill. He said that an unfortunate in
terview recently published had caused his
| Democratic associates to fear that the ex
preston of his views upon the bill would
tend to embarrass them. He could not
see why this should be so; he intended to
| vote against the bill and had intended to
| take part in the debate, showing with such
| logic, inyective and satire as he possessed,
| the reasons why the bill should not be
passed But he could not accept from the
Republicans, as a courtesy, that which he
| felt he had a right as a representative CT
his side 10 demand as a right. [Applause.l
II supported every Democratic candidate
on the ticket" he continued. 81 accepted
the declarations of the Chicago platform
and twenty-seven States of this Union sup
ported their justice and right"
In order, however, to relieve the gentle
man from Tennessee, from embarrassment,
he had concluded to embalm his remarks
in the Congressional Record" the vehicle
which had carried down to fame the ut
terances of other and greater statesmen.
[Laughterl
Mr. Richardson-There has been no
misunderstanding between myself and the
gentleman from Pennsylvania in this mat
ter. / offered him thirty-fv minutes in
which 10 express his views on the bill.
Mr.. Sibley-None at ALL but in view OF
the pressure upon him, l have deemed ii
wise TO relieve him from all possible en-
barrassment as far as l was concerned by
committing my remarks to the Record
In the manuscript of his speech, Mr.
Sibley wrote;
Il affirm that the truth of the essential
, contention of bimetallists has been vindi-
Gated and is justified in the industrial ac-
! tivity and the increasing range of prices
as marked by the system of index numbers
finding it's expression not alone in the
United States, but throughout the entire
globe Truly, my Republican friends, there
have been but few showers in recent year!
t that found you without umbrellas. Tha
benefcent providence which is said to bt
the especial protector Of children, drunk.
: ards, and the feeble minded has also beer
| very kind indeed, to our friends of tha
party"
The prospect of a continued increase o
! the gold production of the world, Mr. Sib
r ley said, was so good that he warned tht
Republicans to act with prudence delib
Grafton and caution; for if the estimates o
gold production were true, the nations o
the world would be again invited to con
ference as they were In 1854 following tn
discoveries in California and Australia
+ to consider the desirability of the takini
away the legal tender of gold Within
few years possibly" he concluded, eth
battle of the standards will again rag
= and we shall hear the white metal laudet
as the best money"
q MIR. Daly's First Speech.
e Representative William D. Daily of Ne,
Jersey, a new member made a speec
: against the passage of the bill which wo
! for him great applause. At the close of hi
. address, which was cut short by the ex
q piration OF his time, he was congratulate
y by the Democratic leaders. He said i
part:
Mr.. Chairman, this is the first time
four years that the party to which l belon
has had a representation in this chambe
from my State. There are two of US her
now, and If conditions continue as they ar
. on the other side there will be eight of L
. here at the next election. LApplause o
: the Democratic side.l l say that becaus
. the Republican party when they canvasse
my State two years ago deceived the pee
p pie 1t has been alleged by my distr
= guished friend from New Jersey on Ii
-" other side Mr.. Parkerl and his colleagu
- that the Republican party stand today fC
: the position they took before the America
- people two years ago. Now, l myself va
= actively engaged in that campaign. l RI
n member the utterances of my friend, r'
- member what was contained in their az
dresses, and / have yet to hear and yet
= know that it ever was suggested TO tt
IA people of my State that the Repubica
II party repudiated bimetallism. They scoC
10 as fearIessly upon that position then
% they had during the many years of the e.
10 istence of that party. They have been III
NJ faltering in their devotion to that propOs
"a tion and | am astonished that today al
Yesterday and during this entire week th'
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