New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-15

great monetary trust erected by the measures
now pending and under consideration-the trust
OF trusts. which is 70 crush the life blood not
out Of labor alone, but out Of every profession
avocation and pursuit not allied TO itsef-who
can doubt that the enlightened conscience OF
the nauon VIII at last triumph over the force
and fraud and corruption which before stood in
us way ana which win be again opposed TO its
just and humane demands?
DEMOCRATIC ASSAULTS ON GOLD
Senator Cockrell. who was Missouris favor
ite SON at the St Louis convention. on Febru-
ary s, 1900, bitterly denounced the provision of
the gold standard measure then under consid-
Grafton, concluding his speech with these words:
Where is the justice where is the humanity
where is the Christianity il any such process as
this You can find justification for it: you
can md no extenUation for il in anything writ
ten BY mortal - divine authority.
Representative Maddox of Georgia. who was
q delegate TO the St Louis convention. and voted
with his delegation to send the reassuring mes
sage TO Judge Parker, had this TO say on Deem
Der Il, 1899, while the House had under discus
sion the gold standard bill:
Let every Democrat vote no, thereby putting
me seal OF his condemnation on the most dam
eero1s ana oaneful measure that has found its
way into Congress in a half century.
Senator Morgan's characterization Of the sam.
measure four years ago, was as follows.
Let the people denounce this measure AT once.
before II has had time to fasten upon them its
tata4 purposes and the destruction that other
wise Is inevitable, and they viii redeem them
selves from q fate Of which the poverty ridden
people OF Europe viii be only mild exarpls
once We vote ourselves into slavery TO the money
power, the Ehackles viii never fall from our
limbs.
Representative John A Moon. OF Tennessee IN
the oeoate OF the gold standard bill said on De-
ceDber II. 1899:
Tl7fs hin -,---,..z
est II comes alone at the bidding Of those upon
whom II confers special powers and henef+s
ne g--l eIecls me gold standard, and II brings
tEe Republic as al humble supDliant Al the faar
OF is bondhOIders and national banks
Representative Henry D. CLAYTON. OF Alabama
4 member OF the Democratic National Commit
tee was delegate TO the St Louis convention
and was present when the telegram Of the
DEMOCRATIC nominee practically forced the con-
VsIuo2 70 accept him. regardless Of his gold
procnVities. On December 16 1898 Mr. Clay
ton said IN the House. while discussing the gold
standard bill:
q, a, an opposed TO this bill IN It's entirety and
~ rs every feature. On the question ~ rba
standard OF value or btu3etaIIiSro ~ go -, -7
age al me existing legal ratio, can add nor -
.ns 10 ~4at have had the honor 70 say before
he people, whose commission I hold ans -
what had the honor to say in this House. ~
the LFth Congress 49,
Senator Bacon, Of Georgia. a Isa5a- - -.
party IN the South. one Of the most influential
Democrats IN the country and an "or,r4,ar,
Parker man, vigorously opposed the passage Of
The gold standard bill four years ago In the
aeoa'e ne was asked by Senator Aldrtch TO de-
care what money system he favored. and re-
Dl-ed:
nave stated repeatedly IN the Senate that I
an II taVor OF The free coinage OF silver be
silver there could be maintained the ra~irg 10
tween gold and silver. The Senator csr-o.
me any utterance OF mine which is in conflict
with thai proposition.
IN The light Of these declarations the thinkers
n washington are moved TO inquire. can tha
leopard change his sDots2"