The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-13

international bimetallism would be an
apparent abandonment of the principles
and policy of the party; and the amend
ment reported by the Finance Committee
conveys positive assurance to the world
that this country, able to hold its own
among the ma atoms of the earth, with gold
as it's standard, is still ready to meet and
treat with the other leading commercial
countries looking to an International
agreement to open the minis of the world
to silver as well as gold
"In this country bimetallism has re-
ceived its greatest injury and suffered its
severest blow at the hands of the Bryan
Democracy. In close alliance with the
Populist party, which still demands an
iredeemable and inflated paper curren-
cy clamoring for free silver at 16 to
by the United States alone to the eXclu-
sion of any other settlement of the ques-
ion advocating openly deprecated mon
ey ridicuing all idea of international
agreement, associating their demands
with a snarling protest against every pol
icy which seeks the enforcement of law
and order and the maintenance of the
honor of our country and the fulfllment
of our obligations to mankind; it is not
surprising that they have so clouded the
minds of men that many of them see no
difference between the free silver of
Bryan and bimetallism, are inclined to
seek an end of the whole matter and hes
itate to deal with the subject in any
form
He attacked the Chicago platform, which
he described as q heterogeneous patch
work of negations and Populistic notions
and said the omission of reference TO in
ternational bimetallism . in the pending
measure would minimize the contrast be-
tween the financial demands of the two
parties, which he deprecated as a great
| mil toll ATf. 0ptv bsa D~aG i
dent, and majority of Congress- shared
his views, would never dare, Mr. Wolcott
charged, to seek the imposition upon this
country of the responsibility of entering
unaided on the duty of maintaining a par
ity at the old rate.
Paying tribute to the cordial co-opera-
ton of the President with the commission
of which he was chairman, he added:
Certain senators allied with Mr.. Bry-
ans cause sought to throw doubt and
ridicule over the attempt although there
were notable exceptions among the Bryan
democracy"
He attacked Mr.. Bryan's Louisville
speech, and concluded:
1T is my sincere conviction that in our
day, and 1 believe soon, a genuine and
united effort will be sought by the lead
ing commercial nations to restore the BIZ
metallic SYSTEM
Senator Buffers Speech.
Mr.. Butler then spoke for his substitute
for the Senate bill entitled IAN act to es-
tablish unit of account" He maintain
ed that under the Constitution Congress
had unlimited power to manufacture
money out of gold, silver, paper, or of
either or all He declared that there was
but one question in the making of money
and that was How much?"
Congress had authority to make the
money out of anything 1t desired and it
happened that the wealthy classes always
desired it made of the dearer material. No
matter what the money was made of, he
said, the country would prosper provided
Congress would so regulate its supply as
to meet the demands of business.
In conclusion Mr.. Butler said his
amendment provided that the greenback-
the patriotic friend of the people-the kind
of money that did not desert the people
when trouble came, should be used as
money instead of gold or silver. In five
years, he said the national debt could be
eXtinguished This plan was not received
with favor by those who control the
finances of the government, but he be,
lieved it would be best for the people.
The Senate went into executive session
and at $40 D. m. adjourned.