The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-06
Patterson Accuses Cleveland Of
Being False TO Party
TOO MANY MILuONAIRES
Claims the Successful Fight Against
Silver Was the Forerunner of
coxey's Army and Other
Phenomena.


Washington, February 1.-THE political
debate in the senate on the proposed loan
of s4s0o.o0o to the ST. Louis exposition
which has been In progress on point OF
order for the past three days came to a
close today through a vote which left the
provision in the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill. which was passed.
Mr. Patterson of Colorado made a
speech in which be charged the panic of
1898 to the anti-silver agitation In this and
other countries, and announced that he
was not In favor of another democratic
pronouncement for silver.
After the vote on the deficiency hll,
speeches in support of the Panama canal
treaty were made by Mr.. Mallory of Flor
ida, and Mr. Hepburn of Idaho.
In his prayer at the opening of the ses-
sion the chaplain. the Rev. Everett Hale.
made reference to the illness of Senator
Hanna. saying:
Father. we ask for those who are in
great sorrow we ask for those who are
on the bed of sickness; we ask for those
who minister to them, that Thou will
give them light, life and love"
ST. Louis Exposition Loan
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
was laid before the senate. the provision
| for the st. Louis exposition loan being the
immediate question under consideration
and Mr.. Patterson of Colorado, took up
| the political phase of the question to
make special reply to Mr.. Foraker
| He said that having noticed the want of
prosperity on the part of the trusts and
syndicates, the Ohio senator had intro
duced a bill. Mr.. Patterson contended
that prosperity was not so much attend
/ ant, on t. itt lsws or the balance of trade
as most people believe. On the contrary
he found that good times are dependent
more upon the volume of currency than
! other causes and he traced the prosperity
of the decade from 1880 to 1890 to the ex-
! tensive coinage of silver in that period.
This epoch covered Mr.. Clevelands first
| term, but Mr.. Patterson declared that
| when democrats declared that his second
term covered a prosperous period they did
violence to the facts of history. The pam
ic of 1893 had been the result Of the cru
sade against the larger circulation Of sill
| yer In the United States ana elsewhere.
He declared Mr. Ceveland's last term
! was not a democratic administration, but
| that 1t presented the spectacle of a dem-
ocratlc President putting republican poll
| cies into execution.
Forerunner of coxey Army.
| Mr. Patterson declared the successful
| fight on silver to have been the forerun-
| ner of the Coxey army and the othe-
! phenomena that followed the panic of 1893.
Mr.. Aldrich said that he judged Nj. Tat
terson would not look with great favor
upon another term Of Mr. Cleveland and
! Mr. io1 ha toif
/ ly would not in view of the fact that
Mr. Cleveland had been false to both his
/ party and his country
| He added that Mr.. Aldrich and his party
associates should be under lasting obli-
/ cations to Mr.. Cleveland. but that the
democrats could not be expected to share
4 that feeling. Speaking of the present era.
Mr.. Patterson declared that 1t had
brought prosperity to the rich, but not
| to the poor, resulting in the creation OF
! not only of millionaires but of billion
aires at the expense Of others.
He spoke in strong admiration of Pres
ident Roosevelts action in connection
with the anthracite coal strike and in his
suits against the railroad mergers. but
declared that the prosecution of trusts
had been far short Of promises. inasmueh
as only two or three actions had been
begun.
He compared the offenses of Whitaker
| Wright to the conduct of J. p Morgan
and Mr. Schwab and then entered into
the details Of Wrights trial by a British
court and his subsequent suicide adding:
There would not be many tears shed IL
some of the great financial lights who
find their habitue In the United States
should seek the same ending and from
the same cause"
Question Decided Against Them.
Recurring to the silver issue Mr.. Pat
terson said that even the people of Col
crado realized that the issue of 16 to
had been decided against them, but 1t
did not he said follow that they would
throw themselves into the arms OF the
trust. He referred TO Mr.. Bryan. saying:
II am glad that there Is one man In the
party with power and influence enough to
make himself felt who enters his protest
to surrendering the party to those who
go from one end of the political thea
tire to the other as their interest seems
to require"
Mr. Patterson reasserted his conviction
that the nomination of Mr. Bryan by the
Chicago convention of 1896 had assured
far larger vote than any other can
didate on a platform could have secured.
He then announced his intention not TO
press for a further recognition Of free
coinage by the democratic party, say
ing that the party is worse than in
sane which continues to advocate a policy
which the country has declared against
Such course would destroy the useful
ness of any party"
Mr.. Patterson spoke in terms of re-
gret at the growth of socialism and at
tributed It to the policies of the republic
can party. Again declaring that the
wealthy were getting the benefit Of the
prosperous times. Mr.. Patterson express
ed the hope that at its next convention
the democratic party would nominate a
candidate not tainted with suspicion OF
an alliance with persons of this charac-
! ter
Mr.. Patterson having concluded the
subject Of sustaining Mr.. Bailey's point
of order 1t was placed before the senate.
There was no roll call but there was an
overwhelming response OF no. And the
chair announced tho point as lost. The
urgent deficiency bill was then passed.
Must Send Reports.
Mr.. Mitchell. from the committee