Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-18
SULzBR NOW THE idol.
Sibley's Mantle Now on the
= New Yorker.
rRoslcAL SPEECH or CLARK.
Slapped aha hstPennsyivanian In a Half
Humorous Way For Ills Change Of
Heart-Honsc Had Another Inning
Over eas,'s Sale,

hoart-Houso hhu Apother Auhin6
Over eass's Sale,
WAauSaroN, Jan. 1s.-Thea house
had another inning over the sale Of the
New York custom house by Secretary
Gage. Mr.. Sn1zer, of New York, tine
author Of the resolution for an investi-
CATION of the socretary's transactions
with the New York banks, started the
ball rolling by charging that the man.
date had already gone forth to suppress
it. Mr.. Siblcy,,of Pennsylvania Dem }.
formerly radical advocate of free sill
yer, who is now out Of sympathy with
che Democrats in the house, warmly
commended Mr.. Cages course. These
two speeches preqipitated debate
which lasted almost three hours,
MIR. Sul2er in his speech described
the sale OF the New York custom house
to the "Standard Oil trust"
Mr.. Sulzer, continuing, quoted the
words Of President Mckinley while q
member of congress in criticism Of the
course of Secretary Fairchild in keep.
ing government funds in national
banks.
Mr. Sulzer concluded with tho state.
ment that Secretary Gage had mado
the Illuminating confession that he Ia
and was tho mere agent OF the Stand
ard Oil trust,
Mr.. Sibley said he had been request
cd to introduce a resolution Of investi.
CATION. He had replied that in the
hour OF peril tho secretary of the treas
ury had acted with promptness and
prudence. and that in his opinion con.
Rress would at ali times uphold public
officer striving to uphold the honor and
credit OF the business interests of the
country (Republican applause.) Mr..
Sibley said he had read the answer Of
Secretary Gage to the house resolution
and he considered it full, free and
frank statement, which completely JUS.
titled each and every transaction. A
conhagration had started In New York,
he said, and ;tt required courage ana
will to stop the panic before it had ex-
tended itself.
II had rather see the country pros
per-" said he, ethan to see my party
succeed" (Republican applause.)
During the debate Mr.. CLARK (Mo.)
ironically commented upon Mr.. Sibley's
speech. Before he had known of Mr..
S,bley's change Of front he had written
an article urging him for tho Demo.
cratic vice presidential nomination. He
did not wish to withdraw his personal
praise, but he did desire now to with
draw the nomination Qaughter) and
TO confer 1t upon Mr.. Sulzer, of New
York, who had always been faithful to
Democratic principles. [Democratic
and Republican applause.l He recalled
the time when Mr.. Sibley had told how
he had been ostracized, socially aud
commercially, because he had supported
silver ut IL to l. 1--WE hailed him as o
hero" said Mr.. CLARK, "because he was
the only Democrat north of the Poto.
mac and east OF the Missippi who stood
true to the Democracy OF the Missis.
sippi valloy. Now he wins the applause
of those who are hostile to every prin.
ciple of the Democratic faith. His
place in this house is on the other side
of the political aisle. democratic up.
plause.
Mr.. Sibley replied briefly. Ordinarily,
he said, he would be humiliated to have
the vice presidential nomination pub.
liciy withdrawn, but he had already
withdrawn In favor of Mr.. Sulzer. He
was more concerned with the state.
ment that he should take his seat ON tile
other side because he had changed his
position.
~ claim equal honesty for both posi-.
tions, believed in l808 that bimetal-
lism was sacred. but events have 80
changed conditions by tho enormous
production of gold that the price Lowell,
FOR which both the gentleman from
Missouri Clark and l were striving,
was raised The cause / held sacred
then has become ridiculous. believe
II the Democratic party Is victorious
this fall it will not be able to write q
single limo of financial legislation In the
next six years. 1 am striving to do
something practical and helpful. II the
Democratic party is to live, it must
have u policy; it must do something be.
sides carp and fault find. II 1t will
adopt policy will keep step with 1t,
but If 1t invites mo to u banquet Of
oarping and fault.fndlng, it will have
to excuse me-" loud Republican up.
plause.l
Mr.. Grosvenor (O.) explained that the
COMMITTEES on rules, to which the Sulzer
resolution had gone. had not acted be-
cause no evidence had been produced
before the committee to warrant tho or.
dering OF such u far.roaching investiga.
ton.
MIR. Hepburn (Rep., Ia,) assailad Mr..
Suizer for come Of his extravagant rtate.
ments. and declared there ought to he
some way to rebuke u member for Sian,
dering honored officials. Later in the
day, during the discussion Of the appro.
priation for tho army, MIR. Canaan, in
charge OF tho bill, challenged any mem,
ber TO move to strike II out. Mr.. Will.
Jams (Dem,, Miss, replied to MIR, Can
non In an eloquent speech, in which no
affirmed the loyalty Of overy American
citizen TO the flag. ana charged Mr..
{ annon with shrewdly issuing chal.
lenge that he knew would not be ac-
oepted, The urgent deficiency bill was
passed with only ono unimportant
amendment.