The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
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ON, Elm lance Bill
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He quoted President Mckinley while a
member Of Congress. in criticism OF 1he
course OF secl.etary4F airchild in Keeping
government funds in national banks.
Mr. Sulzer concluded with the state
n5ent that Secretary Gage had made the
&hulnilia ting confession that he is and
was the mere agent $of the Standard Oil
Trust.
Mr.. sibleys Dem. OF PENN said that
while lie had supported Nlr. Sulzer for
the leadership of2the House and the sec
onl place on the Democratic NATIONAL
ticket. ne could not agree with him in
his attack upon Secretary Gage.
SATISFIED WITH ANSWER.
Mr.. sibley said he was satisfied with
Mr.. Cages answer;
81 had rather src the country prosper,
said he, than see: my party succeed"
Republican applause).
He expressed regret that the Democratic
party should thriveSupon depression, and
again praised the Secretary of the Treas
ury for coming to the rescue OF the bust
ness interests Of the country. He re1oced
III his action. CRenewed Republican ap-i
Ilause)..
Mr.. Grosvenor. Of Ohio, declared that
both Secretary Gage and the administra-
ton had been vindicated. He explained
that the Committee on Rules had not act
cd BECAUSE CLC=CiiIl Soi1|eA1AASA - >NS
resolution were simply a re-hash OF those
TO which Secretary Gage had replied.
Not a. single person had appeared before
the COMMITTEES to press 1t.
Mr. Clark, of Missouri, ironically declar-
ed he remembered q great day IN the
House when Mr.. SibIey had not oeen
obliged to so to the other side for his APP
plause. Before he had known OF Mr. SID
,ey's change of front he had written an
y; tho
Presidential nomination. He did not
wish to withdraw his personal praise, put
he cid desire to now withdraw the nom1-
ia ton Oaughter) and to confer it upon
Mr. Sulzcr; of New York, who had always
been faithful to.Democratic' principles
democratic and Republican applause).
HAILED AS A HERO.
He recalled the time when Mr.. Sbley
had told how he had been ostracized, So
cially and commercially, because he had
supported silver at 16 to l. we halled
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 Mis-
sissippi Valley. Now he wins the APP
plause of those who are hostile to every
principle of the Democratic faith. His
place in this House is on the other side
of the political aisle" Democratic APP
plause)
Mr.. Sibley replied briefly, Il claim
equal honesty for both positions L be-
lieved in 1895 that binetallism was sa-
cred. but even these conditions have been
SO changed by the enormous production
Of gold that the price level for which both
the gentleman from Missouri Clark and
I were striving was raised. Inc cause l
held sacred then has become ridiculous.
believe if the Democratic party is VIC
torious this fall twill not be able to
write single line of financial legislation
in the next six years. IT the Democratic
party will adopt policy I will keep step
with it, but if it invites me to a banquet
of carping and fault-findins, 1t will have
to excuse me-" loud Republican ap-
plause)
CAusTIC ARRANGEMENT.
Mr.. Hepburn caustcally arralgned MT.
s,;lzer for hts alleged nlis-statements in
the face of Secretary Cages r 'ort ana
said that instead of such an investigation,
there ought to be public rebuke OF q
member who distorted the truth, VINO dls-
torted the facts and who slandered honor-
ed public officials. CR"publican applause.
Mr.. Terry, Of Arkansas, ard Mr.. Can
non became involved in a controversy To-
ward the close of the session. Mr. Terry
denounced the war in the Philippines as
criminal Mr.. Cannon said the aPproprla-
ton of s45COO,0OO in the bill was to support
the army, uphold the flag and suppress
the Instruction.
Mr.. Terry said he was willing to support
the flag. His denunciation was OF the pur-
pose of the war He tainted the Republic
cans with forever wrapping the aas aoool
them and crying patriotism
Mr.. Cannon declared that defamation
amounted to nothing. He deted anyone
opposed to the appropriation 1or the sup
port of ire army to move to strike II ou'.
To this challenge Mr.. Williams Dem.
of NIiss.) replied in a brief ana eioQuent
speech There was not an American cti-
zen, he &c clared. in or out OF me rouse
who was disloyal to the flag OF MS coun-
try. The gentleman from LIMOS win
his accustomed shrewdness, has issued q
challenge. well-knowing that there was
not a nan in the House, no matter now
bitterly opposed he might be to the I'M
perialistic policy, who would ralse ms
h;nl against our soldiers fighting IN the
field. whether the struggle in which they
were engaged was right OF wrong.
81 believe said he that the people
out there against whom they are fighting
ore struggling for their liberties, but
when my country lines UP for the tray
am with it.
- A suBTERFUGE.
"He has issued a safe challenge. But
am tired of this miserable su5ter-
fuse by which it is attempted to con-
fuse loyalty TO the flag with loyalty 10
the policy in which the flag is disguised
Great Democratic applause.)
Men had a right. to oppose policy
of war He cited the example OF Burke
and Chatham, great men who had never
refused to vote supplies for war, but VINO
had stood UP in the House OF commons
day after day, entering their protests
against the war waged against our an
cestors, because they believed 1t wrong
The history of the old world held It's
lesson. AS Byron had said: First came
liberty, then glory, then splendor' then
corruption, decay, and death.
Whenever the people forgot that the
province of government was to make
the individual happy, to make the gov
eminent splendid and the flag glorious
the people were on the first runs OF the
ladder in their descent. There was d
glory for the flag in devotion to what was
free. right and just, and there was PSEUDO
glory. for the flag. which manifested II
self in the worship of the flag. He would
vote all the men and guns and ammunl-.
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