The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-12
PATTERSON SAYS
he , ADA|RES BRYAN
But Does Not Want the Demo-
cratic Party to Advocate Free
Coinage of Silver.
IT MEANS DESTRUCTION
Political Debate Continued Over St.
Loui Loan in Senatc-Senator
Patterson Does Not Look With
Favor on Cleveland.

Washington, Feb. S.-The political
debate in the senate on the proposed
loan Of 81. 600, 900 to the st. Louis ex-
position, which has been in progress on
a point of order for the past three days,
was brought to a close by a vote which
left the provision in the urgent de-
f1ciency appropriation bill, which was
passed.
Senator Patterson of Colorado, made
a speech in which, while he charged the
panic OF 1898 to the anti-silver agita-
ton in this and other countries, he an
nounced that he was not in favor Of an
other democratic pronouncement for
silver.
After the vote on the deficiency bill,
speeches in support Of the Panama
canal treaty We're made by Senator
Mallory of Florida, and Senator Hey
burn of Idaho.
Several bills We're passed.
In his prayer at the opening of the
senate Chaplain Hale made 4 feeling
reference to the illness of Senator
Hanna.
The r~e.nlution directing the post
master general TO send to the senate re-
ports on Irregularities in the postotiice
department was adopted without de-
bate.
Patterson Replies to Foraker.
During the debate on the exposition
loan amendment Senator Patterson of
Colorado made a reply to senator For
aker. He said, having noted the want
OF prosperity or the part of trusts and
Synd1cates, the Ohio senator had intro
duced a bill which, if it should become
a law, would supply that deficiency.
Senator Patterson commended that
prosperity was not so much dependent
on tariff laws or the balance of trade
as most people believe. On the con-
trary, he found good times dependent
more on the volume of currency than
on other causes, and he traced the pros
perity decade from 1880 to 1890 to the
extensive coinage of silver in that pc
Rod.
This epoch covered Cleveland's first
term, but Senator Patterson declared
when the democrats commended that his
second term covered the prosperous
period they did violence to the facts
of history. The panic of 1898 had been
the result of a crusade against the
greater circulation of silver both in the
United States and elsewhere. He de-
clared Cleveland's last term vas not q
democratic administration in fact, but
that it presented the spectacle of a
democratic president putting re-
publican policies into execution.
Senator Aldrich said he judged SEN
ator Patterson would not look With
great v upon another term of Cleve-
land, and Senator Patterson replied
that he certainly would not, in view of
the fact that Cleveland had been false
both to his party and his country.
Admires Mr.. Bryan.
He referred to Mr.. Bryan, saying:
81 am glad there is one man in the
party with power ana influence enough
to make himself felt, who enters his
protest against s~urrendering the party
to those who go from one end of the
political teeteE to the other as their
interests may seem to require
Speaking of the present era, Sena-
tor Patterson declared that it had
brought prosperity to the rich, but not
to the poor.
Senator Patterson asserted his con-
viction that the nomination of Mr.. Bry-
an by the Chicago convention of 1896
had insured 4 far larger vote thar an
other candidate on another platform
would have secured. He then an
nounced his intention not to press for a
further recognition of free coinage by
the democratic party, saying that "the
party is worse than insane which con-
tinueS to advocate a policy which the
country has declared against"
Such a course would destroy the use
fulnesS of any party.
Senator Patterson spoke in terms of
egret at the growth of socialism and
attributed it to the policies of the re-
publican party. Again declaring that
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the prosperous times, Senator Patter-
son expressed hope that at it's next
convention the democratic party
would nominate a candidate not tainted
with suspicion with an alliance with
persons of his character"
Senator Patterson having concluded,
Senator Bailey's point of order against
the worlds fair loan amendment was de-
fcated. The amendment was agreed to
and the urgent deficiency bill passed.
Bacon Resolution Taken Up.
The senate returned to the considera-
ton Of the isthmian canal question, taxi
ing up the Bacon resolution providing for
the friendly adjustment Of the differences
between the United States and Colombia
growing out of the secession of Panama.
Senator Mallory discussed the canal
question generally, declaring that Colom-
bia had not acted in good faith in con-
uection with the Hay-Herran treaty. He
accepted as final and conclusive the presi-
dents denial of the charge of completely
in the secession of Panama and took is
sue with those who criticised the presi-
dent for not turning to Nicaragua. He
thought, however, that there had been
precipitancy in the recognition of the in
dependence Of Panama.
The recognition under the circum-
stances, he thought, was a just provoca-
ton for war by Colombia against the
United States and he denounced the ac-
ton of the executive in preventing the
landing Of Colombian troops as a gross
violation of the law of nations" But
Notwithstanding these objections, he said
he intended to vote for the treaty.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho said he felt
that everything that had been done had
been within the scope of wisdom and good
policy. Incidentally, Senator Hepburn
took occasion to make a brief argument
in support Of his resolution for the ac-
uuisition of San Domingo, which was, he