| Show THE DEBATE ON SUR SILVER A mix up of Gold bugs and free Silve rites gite and take on both sides grosvenor tells tella free silver republicans the party can win without them towne of minnesota as a silver 1 champion hall goes over to the enemy amazing charges as to senators sincerity 1 washington ashington lV D C feb athe S the de bate on the free coinage substitute tor for the house bond bill was wa very spirited today there were several strong speeches and one at least ot of a somewhat sensational character mr towne of minne Minnes B ota a republican claimed the attention of the house and galleries for over an all hour with an eloquent effort on behalf of free coinage which won for him a N personal ovation such as has not been accorded any member since the session began ills his speech was illustrated with charts arid and aroused unbounded enthusiasm among the silver forces mr aft hall hal a democrat from missouri i on the hand announced biscon his coni version to sound money in a rather sensational speech in which he charged that eight senators who voted tor for free coinage according to credible information had privately said that they be lieveld free coinage would bring upon this country national and individual bankruptcy and ruin tie ile charged them with trying to feather their nests at home arid and declared that the greatest sin shi of the present age was the cowardice of statesmen li ha also declared that a high officer of the administration admi nitration had said that the silver agitation had already cost the government ODO in bond issues and in the course of twelve months the bond issue would increase to mr hall voted tor for free i coinage in the last congress Con grets greks the general debate will chube monday and the vote will be taken on tuesday the legislative day of yesterday still continued as the house had been in recess all night corliss and boatner spoke in favor of concurrence non while bartlett was speaking caking fp boatner by reference to the defeat of silver dollar bland general hatch and other silver leaders drew forth an indignant protest against the manner in fit which gold derno I 1 brats had stabbed in the back democratic 1 candidates who differed front from them witness said he contemptuously the teener scenes daily being enacted in kentucky when did it become democratic doctrine to defeat democratic candidates the situation in Ken kentucky tricky replied boatner only illustrates the destroying effect of democrats refusing to stand by their party platform if the silver deni dem would abide by the declaration of the party made in convention we would not today be threatened with the loss of a senator from that state we are threatened with the loss of a senator in kentucky retorted bartlett Bartl elt because men who are not in the majority seek to control I 1 want to say that whether in the majority or the minority wherever the democratic flag floats I 1 there will be my stand if the democratic national convention adopts agold platform and nominates a gold candidate interposed mt mr skinner rep N C will you support the ticket ija awill ill vote for any any man inan replied led bart lett left whom a majority of democrats nominate in convention then you are willing illing A to sacrifice the interests of the people on the altar of party 1 I am willing to forego temporarily a pl consumption which must eventually corne come and can only come through the democratic party at noon the house went through t the formality of adjourning and reconvening the debate on the bond bill then proceeding mr air grosvenor said that tha t the republican party in response to the cry 0 of free silver republicans proposed to do for silver proposed to 0 o do ig for the american righting the wrong done them by demo cratic tn riff legislation in the last congress the party would do something for a million wool growers instead ot of an hundred mine owners t we hive have not a silver mine in california interrupted mr johnson Johnton rep cal youre right retorted mr grol grofve ve add that california nor asid and you might gold taic state in the Is the most prospective 0 union that shows we are arc willing it ling to do something lor for the rett ret of th the e country ild johnson at our expense shouted mr air walker rep mass mr air grosvenor Grot venor called attention to a 0 circular to eastern manufacturers signed by sixteen free silver republicans republican con p a covert cobert threat against the pro tt if they did nol lot favor free silver nir grosvenor Groi venor ridiculed ri the ft t threats threat of the silver senator teni tors sp and ad deuced some oine figures to show that they were powerless powerley po werlen to execute their threats i those thoe sena ge tars represented but 16 votes V lit in the out of lie predicted cled republican votes tty tf aja 00 f finance and pd pro Uon itle ithe election should hold be thrown into the house he said the victory of the sound money republican candidate U was as certain threats of split and fusions would be futile and unavailing He was conclude conc lud ing an eloquent passage about loyalty to the grand old republican party when mr air owens dem ky asked it if he was speaking about the tame same republican party that had a few da days ya ago auctioned off the republican national convention great godt god replied mr grovesnor looking about the house let us hear I 1 something tom ething about honest elections laughter Is it tile the same party asked mr air miles dem md 1 which has just made a deal with the populists lists in the senate to secure control of the machine over there it was compelled to take possession of the machine your party was s smashing mashing replied mr grosvenor Is it the same party asked mr owens returning to the assault I which signalized signalizes its return to power in the senate by sending us the free coinage bill we are now considering laughter 1 I have just been paying my respects to some of tile the republican senators 11 replied mr air grosvenor if there Is ig anything in the situation there whish can call furnish comfort to the sound money democrats you are welcome to it republican applause mr evans rep ky mr mccreary dem ky and mr hepburn rep la ia followed in favor of concurrence non the latter said that the republican party was the only party that by its deeds had shown its friendship for silver are you willing to restore free coinage of silver asked mr air livington dent ga yes replied mr hepburn when jou ou restore the condition that existed in the days of the dollars of the daddies then grains of silver were coined into a dollar but silver was worth an ounce in concluding he ridiculed these bewildered mildered wil dered cd democrats who denounced the attitude of mr air cleveland no democrat said he 11 has been more consistent merely adhesive to his announcement than he in 1885 before his first inauguration he declared against the silver heresy in all his lit utterances te rances since he has adhered to that position in may 1892 he reiterated his position for the fifth time you know said he addressing the democratic side that he could not carry 01 out it your platform except at the price of perjury and personal dishonor yet yo you now pretend that you were deceived mr it towne rep minn illustrated his remarks with charts twice the house gave him an extension of time and his remarks aroused great enthusiasm among the silver forces ills his charts showed the appreciation of gold and the fall of prices one chart upon which he had laid especial stress demonstrated he said that the fall in the price of silver since 1873 was not due to the over pro of silver mr tow towne tie closed with the declaration that the republican party must define its pro gramme and do something for the restoration of silver the united states I 1 could unite with france and germany if england refused mr towne was given a tremendous ovation when he concluded for several minutes the free silver members crowded about and tendered him their congratulations |
