The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-18

nOrity was entitled to know it, There was
| a remedy, he declared, and that remedy
would be applied. He quoted President
/ Mckinley while a member of Congress In
criticism of the course of Secretary Fair
| child in keeping government funds in ma
! tional banks. Mr.. SulZer concluded with
| the statement that Secretary Gage had
made the humiliating confession that he
! is and was the mere agent of the Stand
ard Oil trust.
Defended by Democrat.
Mr.. Sibley Democrat, of Pennsylvania
! said that while he had supported Mr..
Sulzer for the leadership of the House and
| the second place on the Democratic ma
tional ticket he could not agree with him
in his attack on Secretary Gage. Mr. Sio-
lev said he was satisfied with Mr.. Gage S
I answer.
Il had rather see the country prosper -
said he. than see my party succeed. "
Republican appause.)
He expressed regret that the Democratic
party should thrive upon depression and
again praised the Secretary of the Treas
ury for coming to the rescue of the bust
ness interests of the country. He re-
joiced in his action. (Renewed Republi-
can applause)
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio declared that
both Secretary Gage and the administra-
ton had been INDICATED. He explained
the Committee on Rules had not acted
because the charges the resolution con-
tanned were simply a rehash of those to
which Secretary Gage had replied.
Not a single person had appeared be-
fore the committee to press it.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri ironically declared
he remembered a great day in the House
when Mr., Sibley had not been obliged 20
go to the other side for his applause. Be
fore he had known of Mr., Sibley's change
of front he had written an article urging
him for the Democratic vice presidential
nomination. He did not wish. TO withdraw
his personal praise but he desired now
TO withdraw the nomination 0aughter)
and to confer it upon Mr. Sulzer of New
York. who had always been faithful to
Democratic principles. democratic and
Republican applauseO He recalled the
time when Mr.. Sbley had told how he had
been ostracised, socially and commercially,
because he had supported silver at IS to l.
we hailed him as a hero said Mr.. Clark,
because he was the only Democrat north
of the Potomac and east of the Mississippi
who stood true to the Democracy OF the
NIississippi valley Now he wins the APP
nlause of those who are hostile to every
principle of the Democratic faith. HIS
place in this House IS on the other side OF
the nolitical aisle. Democratic appaluseD
Mr. Sibley replied briefly He said: Il
claim equal honesty for both positions. 1
believed in 1896 that bimetalism was sa-
cred but events have so changed condi-
lions by the enormous production or gold
that nrice level for which both the gem
tlemen from Missouri Clark and were
striving, was raised. The cause held
sacred then hos become ridiculous. be-
lieve IL the Democratic party Is victorious
this fall it win not be able to write a
single line of financial legislation in the
next six years. If the Democratic party
will adopt policy ! will keep step with
Il hut If II invites me to a banquet of
carpng and fahlt-1nding 1t will have to
excuse me-" Cloud Republican appiause.)