The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

pie can be driven. who believes that all
he has TO do as the master OF the C. u.
p is to snap the whip and the Repub-
iicans from one end Of the land 10 the
other will march in serried ranks TO the
polls and vote as he dictates.
The gentleman says ! do not under
stand the American heart. that l do not
understand the uobier impulses of this
great civilization on this hemisphere. Let
me say to him that | think | do know the
heart of the American people; | think l
do know what they are thinking about
! think do know how they feel in refer
ence to the march OF Imperialism, under
the overriding Of the Constitution. the
trampling under foot OF the Declaration oil
Independence, the turning to the wal OF
the picture of the great emancipation; ana
/ prophesy that the people of this country
will never submit to The brutal dictation
of either the gentleman from Ohio or his
master. Mark Hanna. lApplause on the
Democratic side
The protest which | offer today. com
ing from the source il does. coming from
non partisan body coming from as
great body OF men As ever assembled III
this country. will have its effect. II will
not stay your mad course in turning the
money of the people over to the national
banks and allowing them TO create the
greatest trust in all the world-a money
trust II will not stop you from enactins
that law. because you were sold. body ana
soul. to do that thing by Mark Hanna in
the campaign of 1896.
In 1896 Mark Hanna marched down Wall
Street his hands stretched out. one hand
on the right side and one hand on the left
And as he walked down Wall Street. from
Trinity Church to the ferry, every ma
tional banker welcomed him in. and every
national banker gave him most freely ana
most bountifully out of the treasury OF
the national banks.
The Chairmsn-The time of the gentle
man from New York has expired
Gr. Sulzer-l ask unanimous consent THAI
may proceed for five minutes.
The Chairman Unanimous consent IS
asked that the gentleman may proceed FOR
five minutes.
Mr.. Shattuc-Not unless he will answer
my question.
Mr.. Sulzer--I will answer the gentle
mans question. What is IL?
Mr.. Shattuc- What business is il 10 you
what we do in ohio
Mr. Sulzer-Let me say TO the gentle
man.
Mr.. Shattuc-Let him catch his breath,
Mr. Chairman. Laughter on the Renuh-
lican side
Those VIII" Laugh Last.
Mr. Sulzer-There is an old saying that
those who laugh last laugh best. The gen
tIeman from Ohio asks me what concern !
have in Ohio. will tell him what concern
have in Ohio. I have this concern in
ohio-thai / want TO see as many beplo-
cratic Representatives returned from ONO
next fail as possible | want to see you
beaten. because you deserve to be beaten.
Applause on the Democratic side.l ! want
TO see Ohio cast lis electoral vote for the
Democratic nominee. becs Use j believe II is
going TO be for the best interests Of The
people and If / can judge the future by the
past and IL the last election is any cri-
;erion. you make no mistake, Mr.. Inter
rupter you will not be here in the next
Congress. Applause ON the Democratic
side.
Nov. / want to say that the money
Mark Hanna collected In Wall Street in
the campaign of 1926 carried the country.
and he today has snapped the whip over
you and makes you vote for this iniquitous
Republican Currency bill. He knows he
could not pass that bill through this House
OF Representatives unless he made you
wall into a caucus and be bound by t.
You did not dare pass that ubiquitous Cur
rency bill without caueusing. You brouSht
your Representatives into the bullpen aud
you whipped into line the men who had
the courage to protest against If. There
are many Representatives on that side of
the House who did not want to vote for
AL -aa,r he President 1.s.s.
giBe and bending the pregnant hinges Of
the knee They appealed to the President
not 10 pass the bill. You went TO Mark
Hanna and you begged Mark Hanna nor 10
pass the BILL but Mark Hanna told you.
We must keep our contract with fba ma
tioEai bankers, aud If We dc no; Keep our
contract with the national bankers and
give the national bankers the right TO oon-
troll the money Of the people. they VIII not
put UP FOR US in 900 as they put up for
us in 1886 And he said: without
boode'-he may not have used the word
Doodle huf I say boodle-Mark Hanna
said without Doodle, and plenty OF Il. We
cannot carry the country in 1900 any more
than We could have done it in 1896.
Now. that is the whole story; that is
the secret of the passage OF this Currency
bill. and j want you and others 70 read
that protest carefully Tomorrow. You
laughed al tina; protest. Louis XIV faid TO
the people. they begged and crinEed.
The state sm the state. But before
the grass was green ON the grave Of Louis
XIV, the same people rose up and said:
The state Nay. sire. We are The state
and they drew aside she gu. gain and all
the world saw the head OF q laine roll into
the baskel You laugh now. but let me say
TO you the time is not far distant rhcn
you will have to render an account OF
your stewardship To tine people and they
will hold you living cringing Representa-
tiYcs TO a stricter account In your re-
spective districts than you imagine. You
cannot deceive the people" lAppiaus. on
the Democratic side
Mr.. Cannen's safir-.
Mr. Cannon Followed IN ssti1icsl
speech The. gentleman from Ncw York,
ne said. was created to look Ike the great
ccmm-ner from Kentucky. The great
comInener xas dead and gene. tu; he has
been reinesrnaied in she gentleman from
New York He wanted him on the iickni
with Bryan i am for him.. salt AR.
Capuou He and have agreed about II.
We are working for the same end, aud l
appeal to the gentleman from Ohio Mr..
Grpsvennr) never again to inierrupi The
operation of the agreement
Now having made great lI-ogfesz. and
having gotten In The Congressional t;er-
ord :he sayings OF that wise, non-rsTai-