The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-12

that the result OF the campaign OF 1895
settled the silver ISSUE A proposition
which received a black eye In Iowa and
Massachusetts at the same time. In MS
opinion, had no future in the intellectual
life of the American people.
In 1896 the cry of Bryan, he said, was
for more money. Money was scarce. II
was boarded. The day after election II
came out from Its hiding.
No Free Silver for Him.
care you willing now" interrupted
Simms "that the mints should be opened
to silver If an international agreement
could be obtained?"
mo, SIR" replied Doiver. II have had
my last whirl with silver. have been
humbugged for the last time"
Doiliver said that the cry had been for
more money. In three years OF Republican
administration A00,0000o0 had been added
to the volume of the currency, more money
than could have been coined by the mints
in ten years IL the minis had been opened
to silver.
"In other words" said he. I'VE have
done for you in three years more than you
could do for yourselves. Why don't you
get out of the road and let the main pro-
cession move on?" daughter and APP
plause.)
No One to Defend Bryan.
Dolliver recalled Bryan's prophecy that
the gold standard could not be enacted
without a universal fall in prices. us
there man in this chamber" he asked,
who will rise In his place and say that
Mr. Bryan knew what he was talking
about?'
Not Democrat rose Dollver paused,
repeated his question, and then resumed:
'It is the. confession that in a question
that goes to the heart of the controversy,
Mr.. Bryan lacked wisdom
He also called attention to Bryan's pre-
E-lf
would be thrown out of employment. Yet,
at the end Of three years of Republican
administration, under the gold standard,
there was not an Industrious man In tho
country without employment. Those three
years. said he. had removed the last fears
of the Republicans as to the wisdom OF
enacting gold legislation. 1t could not
have been done two years or one year ago.
but today the unanimous voice Of the Re-
publican party was backed up by the ex-
perience of the business world
Mcclellan Also Opposes.
Mcclellan IN. W opposed the bill.
~ do not wish 1T understood" said he.
that l advocate the present system OF
bank note currency. The first direct con-
sequence of the enactment of this bill
will be a very great raise in the market
price of government bonds. Its enact
ment also would result In the extinction
of the present bank note currency" He
argued that the impounding of the treas
ury notes and the United States notes
under the terms of the bill would result
in contraction of the currency amount
ing to over s265. 100000, and require an is
sue of bonds to that amount at an addi-
tional cost of IS, 900, or a tota. contrao-
ton of the currency of nearly $510,000,0 900
and a reduction Of the per capita to $19. 20.
In conclusion he appealed to the sound
money Democrats In the house not to vote
for the bill.
De Almond Also Speaks.
De Almond followed in opposition to the
bill. Replying to Dolliver, he said the
Democrats had not been overborne in 1896
in the conflict of reason, but that the
Republican party had won by summoning
to their aid the corrupt and tremendous
power of money and corporations. He
charged the Republicans with deceiving the
people in 1896. They were bimetallsts
then. If they were honest men they must
be dishonest now; IL honest now, dishon-
est then The change in the bonds from
coin to gold bonds, he said. would make
free gift of sl00.O00000 to the bondholders.
The bill would create bank trust. He
predicted that this measure would over
wheimingly defeat the Republican party
in 1900 When the peoples victory was
won next fall, said he in conclusion. it
must not be necessary to go to the wine
clad cottage" at Canton. Ohio, to offer
congratulations, but beyond the Missis-
sippi to that modest home in Lincoln,
Nebraska, where resides that great and
staunch friend of the people. Democratic
applause)
Greene (Pennsylvania) then announced
the death of his colleague. the late Repre-
sentative Ermentrout. of Pennsylvania,
and at sos, as a further mark OF respect,
the house adjourned.