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IN WASHINGTON.
REN SKETCHES OF TWO GEORGIAN*
CAUGHT IN THE CORRIDORS.
Senator Gordon for St ate BnnkK and he In
troduced a Resolution on That Tine—
Scenes and Incidents of the Debate.
Washington, August 15. —(Special.)
“You see, my dear Christian friend, there
nre not offices enough to go around. 1
nni tormented unspeakably. Nothing would
give in<* more pleasure than to make join
son a page, but 1 cannot.
“But major, lie must have something to
do, and you know all my relatives in Au
gusta were your supporters.
“My dear madame, I appreciate that.
1 wish 1 could aid you."
“Major, you—”
It was Major Black, of the Augusta dis
trict, a man who has dozens of office seek
ers dogging liis heels daily. lie is pay mg
the penalty of greatness. He is reaping the
glorious reward which comes to eicry suc
cessful candidate for congress. Oh. what
a difference in the morning, so to speak.
How different the opening of a congres
sional earwr is from the dream of what
it was to be when contesting for it.
How the new congressman looks heaven-
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“,HV Dear Christian Herald.”
ward ami says, “Oh. what sins have I
committed to be alllicted in this wise?
1 toes every one in my district want an
office? What shall 1 do?”
Major Black was undergoing the tor
ture of being pleaded with for that which
he has not. it was perhaps the twenti
eth cas • of today when my friend McDou
gall. the famous New York artist, caught .
this life like sketch of Major Black. He
caught him on the words: “My dear
Christian friend.”
See the gesture of his right, arm; the
curl of tile little knot of hair above his
brow. What misery there is in that curl.
Then look at the way he stands tlat-footed
and firm in his knees. He finds it hard
to shatter the hopes of a woman depend
ent upon her twelve-year-old son for her
daily bread, but he simply can't do it,
which makes it that much the harder to
bear.
The fact that Major Black represents
a district when 1 there was a very heated
contest over the election of a congress
man; the fact that everybody worked for
him and many spent their money for him
causes every democrat in the district to
feel that Major Black is personally obligat
ed to him: and there are not a tew, by
any means, who want otlices for them
selves or tor their friends.
Some men are born politicians. r l hey
know how to turn down ninety-nine out of
an hundred applicants without making
one angry. They do not allow otlice
seekers or those in alleged distress to an
noy them. But Major Black is not built
this way. He is not a politician. He is
an honest, generous, big-hearted, impul
sive, Christian man. He has the sympa
thy of a woman. Distress annoys him.
lie would like to aid his friends, but he
cannot: and then' he stands finding that
a congressman’s life is not a happ.v one.
He finds more annoyance and trouble than
honor. He is indeed a sufferer right now,
though it cannot last always.
Major Black has refused to appoint a
regular clerk under the now law allowing
emit congressman sliH» a month or so
much thereof as .nay bo necessary for clerk
hire. He refuses to take full advantage
of this law. but says he will simply get
n stenographer when he finds one necessa
ry and allow- the government to pay him
only f..r the actual work performed.
ai Our i.on ’
Now we hive Colonel Livingston, of
the Atlanta district. He has forty or
fifty applicants for otlice every day. They
are not only from Georgia. but are from
all over the country. He Ims made a
reputation as a successful hunter for of
fices. He has brought down his gaum
many tim-'s and among the chronic otlice
seekers and '-x-<-tfi<-e holders who hang
about W.-.-kingtoa he is b-lieved to be
invincible. But our own I.on don’t allow
these chronic office seekers to annoy him. I
He treats them politely at first ami prom
ises to aid them if possible. But when
they become persistent ite becomes firm.
Here ho is a- McDougall caught him
today laying down the law to one of these
chronic follows.
“Now, look here voting man.” he is say
ing as fie rais s that big horny right hand
up in the air. holds it poised a moment
and then brings it down with force into
his left, "I have told you several times
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that I will do nothing for you, and you
had just as well stop annoying me. All the
offices 1 can get will go to my own dis
trict. You hear that—they will go to my
own .people.”
And then our Lon turns away to talk
silver with a northern member who wants
him to vote for the unconditional repeal
of the Sherman law. But Colonel Living
ston, instead of giving his vote to the other
side immediately begins an argument, to
win the vote of the man who has been
sent to win his. He allows his spectacles
to slide down a little upon his nose, stands
flat-footed and lays the law down with
his big horny hands. As you will observe
from the portrait he is in earnest. But
our Ix>n is always in earnest. He don’t
always win. but he is always confident
and it in not his fault that he sometimes
fails.
Senator Gordon and State Banks.
Senator Cordon entered the arena of
debale in the senate today. He introduced
a bill to suspend the 10 per cent, tax on
state banks for six months. It is practi
cally a proposition to allow banks to issue
eertitiiHl cheeks. Before the clerk had read
it, Senator (Jordon took the floor.
It was not, he said, a panacea for
all our ills, but he believed solemnly
that if it were enacted into law it
would end the panic m liiteeu uays. Dial
was a statement to which the senate would
agree when it knew wnat the bill was. It
was a bill not to repeal the 10 per cent lax
on state banks, but to suspend its operation
for six months. The effect of it would be
this: The cotton crop was to be moved.
Only yesterday a telegram had been sent
from the cotton countries with :t request that
something be done in the treasury to have
bills of lading authenticated, changeable for
money, or to have some course provided to
move the cotton. The bill wouid enable the
banks of Savannah, for instance—the central
port for cotton—to pay for the time being
their individual notes. The programme was
this: Bank A. witli a capital of $500,000,
would issue notes to the amount of 20 per
cent of that capital. There were six such
banks in Savannah. All of them would en
dorse the bills of each. In addition to that,
collateral security would be put up. This
wouid be true as to ail tne state banks of Sa
vannah, so that, within ten days, there would
be at least SOoO.OOo additional money in cir
culation in that city, it would not be. per
haps. money, but would be the notes of the
individual banks, and would be good for pay
ing debts there and elsewhere. So it would
jie in all the other cities. If objection were
made that the reneal of the tax on state bank
circulation would encourage the establish
ment of state banks, the reply was that no
one would think of taking a dollar of stock In
a now bank that would be wiped out of ex
istence by the expiration of the provisions
of the act. Only last night he had had a con
ference with a large number of as able bank
ers as there were in the country, and. they
wore all of the opinion that the circulation
thus provided would relieve Georgia. Texas.
Mississippi and all the cotton states within
a few days after the removal of the embargo
on the movement on the cotton crop.
It was a matter of gigantic moment to
those states. The banks were today abso
lutely not only without ability to provide the
money for moving the cotton crop, but they
were without ability to command their own
money lying on deposit in the city
of New' York. The checks which
they drew on their own deposits in
the’ New York banks were paid in
some other way than in the circulating me
dium. The bill which he introduced would
supply temporary currency, which would pay
everv' dollar of Indebtedness in any state that
happened to possess it. There was not a mer
chant in any of the towns of that region who
would not recognize the fact that the notes
of any bank to the amount of 20 per eent of
its capital would be good In themselves. But.
in addition to that, those banks would have
to put m> collateral and the other banks
would endorse the notes. There was no bet
ter money in the country than these notes
would be. They would bo equivalent to a
shipload of gold and would at onee move the
entire cotton crop nnd relievo thi*commercial
stringency. ITo asked the serious attention
of the senate to the bilk While ho knew that
bls remark that it would relieve tb.e panic in
fifteen days was calculated to provoke a smile,
he still undertook to say that it would re
lieve the panic in ten days after its passage.
It would do so in every southern state. There
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"Tou Hear Thnt. Don’t You.”
had never been a defaulting bunk in the city
of Savannah, except when they were wiped
out of existence during tiie war. He asked
the reference of the bill to the finance com
mittee ami he asked that committee to re
port it back promptly.
The bill was then referred to the finance
committee. Il suspends for six months the
operation of section 3412 of the revised
statutes, which imposes a tax of 10 per cent
on the notes of state banks.
Effect of Vest's Speech
Tile vigorous speech made by Senator
Vest yesterday against the jfltcsjd ent’s mes
sage ami for free coinage has the ef
fect of renewing the confidence of the sil
ver men. While they believe the uncondi
tional repeal bill will go through tile house
without amendment, they are confident
that the senate will never pass it. Senator
Vest's speech has brought squarely into
and if so whether the president will veto
were wavering. The senate is almost cer
tain to adopt a free coinage bill. Whether
the house in conference will accept it
and if so whether the president would veto
or sign it. are questions no one can an
swer. However, from the present indica
tions the settlement of the fight is several
months off. Conservative statesmen, real
izing this, are attempting to agree upon
some financial legislation not dealing with
silver at all that will relieve the present
financial situation.
Ills Compliments to If is Colleague.
Mr. Snodgrass, of Tennessee, jumped
into the silver debate this afternoon and
slashed about, with a broad sword for an
hour. The principal man he was after was
Colonel Patterson, of the Memphis dis
trict, who yesterday joined the anti-silver
men and spoke in favor of a single gold
standard. Mr. Snodgrass read extracts
from former silver speeclus* delivered by
his colleague and then with a voice that
made the colored glass tremble and waked
the shimberers in the gallery, cried out: "I
am curious to know what has produced this
change. In liis speech yesterday he did
not give a single reason that would cause
me to consider a change. liven a letter
from Mr. Whitney would not make me
change my mind.”
This intimation created laughter but
Colonel Patterson was not present. Mr.
Snodgrass then went on to say that his
colleague had said in explaining his flop
that "smart men change, but fools never.”
“He ought to know,” cried Mr. Snodgrass,
“for he has broken the record more than
any man 1 know. But he says he will stick
this time. He also says fools never
change.” Then lie went at Colonel Pat
terson by declaring that he had downed
a record which it had taken him thirty
years to make. Mr. Snodgrass then turn
'll his attention to President Cleveland and
Secretary Smith, declaring that both had
deserted the platform. He sent the edito
rial which appeared in The Constitution
several days ago. showing Secretary'
Smith's position last year on the Sherman
bill and now, to the clerk's desk and had
it read.
“That,” he said, “may bring up the in-
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 22. 1893.
qtiiry as to what kind of a silver man
President Cleveland is.” From this he
pounced upon Mr. Carlisle and then made
a strong argument in favor of free coin
age. Just what action Colonel Patterson
will take in regard to the personal reflec
tions upon him is not known, but, it is not
probable that he will do anything.
Mr. Monen Sueaks.
Mr. Moses, of the Fourth Georgia dis
trict. spoke for about an hour. He stood
squarely on the platform and opposed the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman silver
purchase act. The other speakers were
Mr. McCall, republican; Mr. Coombs, dem
ocrat, and .Mr. Henderson, republican.
E. W. B.
If you are bilious take Beecham’s Pills,
O’FERRALL THE MAN
Who Will Lead the Democrats of Virginia
to Victory.
Richmond. Ya., August 17.—Virginia
democracy met in convention at noon to
day to nominate candidates for governor,
lieutenant governor iinr attorney general.
The contest for governor Jay between Rep
resentative Charles T. O'Ferrall, of Rock
ingham: .1. Hoge Tyler and A. S. Buford,
with probabilities strongly' favoring the
former. At 12:15 o'clock Hon. .1. laylor
Ellyson. chairman of the state committee,
rapped the convention to order and feeling
ly alluded to the absence of Chairman
Basil B. Gordon on account of sickness.
Committees on credentials, permanent
organization and resolutions were then
called by districts, a resolution to that ef
fect having been adopted.
The recommendations of the district del
egates for the respective counties w -reall
HON. C. T. o’FAKRALL*
From the latest photograph of the next
Governor ot Virginia.
adopted, after which the convention, at
1 o’clock took a recess until 4 o'clock in
order to give the committees time to con- j
fer and report.
Governor McKinney Speaks.
Chairman Munford walked to tho front j
and announced that the committees were
not ready to report. He said Governor
MeKiunev was in the audience and he
would take the liberty of introducing him.
Governor McKinne.v came forward ami j
made a short and pithy speech. He said j
that, he wanted Hie dollar that, contained |
a dollar’s worth of silver. I
Senator Daniel was then called for by :
the crowd. He appeared and praised the '
administration of the gentleman who had i
just preceded him. In alluding flo the tinan- }
vial situation of the country, he assen
t'd that the democracy' of the country yas
in no wise responsible for it. t ontinuing, ,
be referred to the failures in the Argentine ,
Republic a few years ago; IhtU-<>l baring
Brothers, in London, and wolf by lay
ing. tho charge of the evil in ountry
to the iniquities of Jbe
bill. The excited artitles
Daniel asserted, Ju
with" ' ” '
Coll:
party a
that he would stand on tn* , •■li-
ver and all- “I intend to ke< j ledges
1 imide to you and if I do not ti» resigna
tion is at your service,” said he. He closed
bv saving that Ik* would return to Wash
ington ami tell bis fellow democrats that
Virginia democrats 1 were united.
O’ £• er rail N aminated-
The convention reatssembled nf 8:44) ocloek,
when John 11. Ryan, of Loudon, presented
the report of the committee on credentials,
which was adopted. The report gives the I
convention 1.87 G delegates. John H. Law- |
les* of Portsmouth, presented the report, ot ;
the’committee on permanent organization
as follows: Chairman, R. IL Cardwell, of
Hanover; secretary, .1. Bell Bigger: assis
tant secretary, Hum Sheppard. Adopted. ;
Mr. Cardwell took the chair and an- I
non need that the convention was ready for
business.
For governor John Rhea, of Bristol, nom
inated Charles T. O'Ferrall; Major Charles ‘
S Stringfield, of Richmond, nominated
Colonel A. 8. Buford; Judge AValler R.
Staples, of Montgomery, nominated Major
J. lioge Tyler. The roll being callej the
vote resulted as follows:. Whole number
cast, IJSGS. of which O’Ferrall received
Tyler. 3GO; Buford. 15!); necessary' to
a’ choice, Sl’.’l. The nomination of O'Fer
rall was made unanimous. R. C. Kent, I
of Wythe, was nominated for lieutenant i
governor by acclamation.
GOVERNOK NOKTMEN.
Says That Every Pledge Must be Redeemed
or the People Will Ask Why Not.
Sparta, Ga-, August 14.-—(Special.)— ’
Court was in session in Sparta last week i
and scores of the representative farmers !
of the county' were in attendance. On '
such occasions Hancock men from far and \
near make it a point to come into toivn, i
either for purposes of business or pleasure. ;
Among the throng gathered hero during i
tho past week was William J. Northen, j
Hancock's true citizen and Georgia’s hon
ored governor.
lie was sought by Major Sidney Lewis,
editor of The Ishmaelite, who asked his
views for publication in liis paper concern
ing the financial situation as it relates to
congressional legislation.
When asked what he thought would prob
ably* be t'he line of legislation undertaken '
during tile present session of congress, ’
the governor replied:
"That is a very' difficult matter to fore- I
cast. 1 do not, however, think it difficult i
to state what the people desire them to ;
do, nor what, in my opinion, it is their j
duty to do, because of the conditions under j
which they' were elected. It is not my ,
opinion that congress should repeal the I
Sherman law. and then adjourn and delay' ;
to the regular session the consideration of ;
other matters, as seems to be suggested
by the president’s message. I believe the
people will insist, and 1 further believe they
ought to insist upon a readjustment of the
whole policy of our government. 1 do not
understand why' the country must await
the process of curing its evils slowly.
“If the platform of the party is to be
enacted into law. Ihe sooner it is done
the better for the government and the peo
ple.
“The people of this state will demand
the restoration of silver to equal power
and privilege with gold in the coinage of i
the country? How could I believe other
wise when every democrat who holds of
fice in this government today was elected
upon that demand and upon his personal ?
pledge Io that end?
"Furthermore, if we are confronted by
‘a condition’ made by an ’iniquitous tariff/
why not go to work at once, industriously,
to relieve the people of the grievous burdens
they have borne for years, under the heavy
demands of tariff taxation.
"Yes,” the governor concluded. “I see '
no reason to change the views I have all
the time held upon these matters. The
party must redeem all its pledges and re
deem them at once.”
The governor after a stay' of several days
has returned to liis duties at the eapitoL
ForMalaz'ia. Liver Trou
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BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
FOR FREE COINAGE.
THE NEW YORK RECORDER DESERTS
THE CAMI'S OF THE GOLDBUGS
Bn<l Takes the Side of the People—A Politi
cal Sensation in New York Which
Has a Very General Significance.
New York, August 15- —(Special Corre
spondence-)—The political sensation of the
day in New York is the announcement of
The New York Recorder that hereafter it
will oppose the campaign of the gold mono
metallists, and protest against the effort to
totally eliminate silver from the currency
of the country.
It goes further than that. It declares
that, “the single gold standard has never
been sanctioned or desired by the people
of this country.” It announces that it will
advocate the free coinage of silver and to
the establishment of a parity' in the rela
tive measuring values of tho metals.
“What.” it says, "has often occurred in
the course of history. But that change,
whatever it may' be, can be corrected by'
a change in the ratio of coinage from the
present 16 to 1, to, say, 19 or even 20
to 1. It does not justify the total abolition
of silver as a standard money' metal.
Tho editorial is a striking one and occu
pies two full columns on the editorial page
of The Recorder. It is a ringing declaration
against the effort to Anglicize the currency'
of tho country. “It is time.” says 'I he
Recorder, “to call a halt, and to demand
that silver be put back in the place it held
for eighty' years from the formation ot
the government down to 1873. and to be
made one of the main pillars of American
currency' and coinage.”
The Recorder, with the solid phalanx of
the daily New York newspapers, has here
tofore advocated the idea outlined in the
president’s 'message, and has opposed the
recognition of silver as a standard money
metal.
In its editorial utterances on the subject
it further says: •
Talks Right Out.
It is of the very first importance thnt the
present stale of affairs should not be long
continued. Business is benumbed in every
branch, currency and coin are alike in hid
ing, exchange is difficult to effect for want
of money to do it with, perfectly sound
banks are embarrassed themselves and can
not give ordinary accommodations to their
depositors, trade is clogged and hampered at
every turn, mills and workshops are closing
in large numbers, and even the most sol
vent and nourishing firms find it lull'd to
draw on their deposited moneys in such
form as t<f meet their weekly pay roils in
the usual way.
'This is the situation, and it is not ini
proving, Init. growing with every day’s
delay at Washington.
Bad as il is, it would become infinitely
worse if congress were to yield to the single
gold standard movement and surrender the
cause of silver. Such a surrender would
mean disaster to all classes exempt the vul
tures that always flesh their beaks deepest
and gorge themselves fullest on a field that
is strewn witli the victims of a vast com
mercial and industrial calamity. The mer
chant and tiie manufacturer, Hie big busi
ness man and the small tradesman, tiie
great mass alike of employers and employed,
the professional man. Hie brain worker and
tiie brawn worker, and, more than all, the
laborer and the wage earner in every occu
pation, will all be drawn together in tho
vortex of contraction if silver is outlawed.
To make gold the sole standard and tiie
only currency is to diminish the volume of
our money by one-half. That is contraction,
and contraction means the complete paraly
sis of all enterprises, the utter collapse of
credit, tiie complete prostration of trade
(from New York to California, .miff"tlT> con
signment of myriads of working people in
every city and state in the union to Idle
ness and starvation
The Iteceorder pleads witli all its power
that this whirlpool ot constraetion may not
be opened. President Cleveland and con
gress must get together and prevent It.
The people must raise their voices now and
demand their own salvation. If silver be
not restored quickly to free coinage. Hie
nicsi optimistic man cannot look forward
*■ >’g's without fear. Millions of unem-
;•,< men. willi their wives and
. for bread fonr cannot t„-
..... them, will be hard to reason
ith. But they will have to lie reasoned
witii if silver'it outlawed from the mints.
And it will be idle to tell them that it
was thought best to starve them in order to
place tiie country on the same gold standard
footing as England.
Repeal the act of ISSM). readmit silver to
free coinage at a new and reasonable ratio,
and do it. quickly. That, and nothing less
Hum that, will put Hie business of the
country firmly on its feet again, give new
heart to capital, new hope to labor, and re
store good times throughout the land.
SENATORS DISCUSSING FINANCES.
Voorhees’s Bill Allowing Banks to Issue
Notes forjßonds Deposited.
■Washington, August 14. -Less than half its
members were present when tiie senate con
vened at noon, but tiie galleries were full.
Last Thursday’s journal and the chaplain’s
prayer were short.
Mr. Voorhees, chairman of tiie committee
on finance, introduced and had referred to
that committee a bill io provide for tiie issue
of circulating notes of national banks. It
provides for the issue to national banks of
notes to tiie amount of tho par value of the
bonds deposited or to be deposited by them.
The bill is accompanied by a letter from the
secretary of tiie treasury approving of its
provisions, and stating that if it were a law
the bank note circulation—on the bonds al
ready deposited—could be increased by' $19,-
000.000.
Mr. Hill, of New York, offered a resolution
declaring it to be the sense of Hie senate that
no legislation other than legislation pertain
ing to Hie finances shall be considered at Hie
present extraordinary session of congress. lie
asked that Hie resolution lie on the table for
the present.
Senator Vest s Speech.
Mr. Vest called up the resolution offered by
him last Tuesday in tiie words:
"Resolved, That the American people, from
tradition and interest, favor bimetallism ami
the free and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver without discriminating against
either metal; that it is also the established
policy of tiie United States to maintain the
parity of the two metals so that the debt
paying and purchasing power of every dollar
shall l>e at. all times equal, that it Is the
duty of congress to speedily enact such laws
as will effectuate and maintain these ob
jects.”
Mr. Vest went on to argue against the idea
that tiie overproduction of silver in relation
to gold, justified the demonetization of Hie
white metal, and he quoted the tables of
gold and silver production for many years in
support of his argument. lie tnder'.ook to
say with the greatest respect for the presi
dent and without the slightest doubt of liis
honesty of purpose, that when he failed—in
that great, state paper—to say one word on
bimetallism, he certainly meant that a con
sideration of the question of tiie free coinage
of silver, at any ratio, was so impracticable
that it did not need executive notice.
Mr. Vest spoke three hours. In the course
of which he was frequently interrupted with
questions from liis colleagues. 'To a question
from Mr. Palmer Mr. Vest replied that he was
willing to have tiie Sherman act repealed,
but not willing to have its repeal made a
stalking horse for monometallism.
In reply to a question by Mr. Piatt. Mr.
Vest said' he did not know what the president
would do. He knew that the president had
sent a message to congress in which ho did
not say one word about bimetallism, and lie
took it for granted that, if the president had
any idea of sustaining liimetaliism, lie wouid
have said something about it.
In conclusion Mr. Vest repelled Hie idea of
there being a necessity for international
agreement on Hie subject of silver.
At the close of his speech. Mr. Hoar ob
tained Hie floor, and then, after a short ex
ecutive session for ttie reference to tiie com
mittees today. Hie senate, at 4:20 o’clock ad
journed until tomorrow.
Before beginning his speech in support of
tho resolution. Mr. Vest had read declara
tions in the republican and democratic plat
forms on the subject of silver, in order to
show that both parties were practically
agreed on that question. He said that It
was time for the people of tiie United States
to know whether polities were a juggle and
a fraud or whether tiie solemn declaration of
parties were worthy the confidence of a free
people.
Taking up tiie Sherman act. Mr. Vest spoke
of it as a houseless and homeless legislative
dog. with no one even to give4t a Ibone. .ami
without being aide to find a kennel in which
to hide its dishonored head. And, neverthe
less, he would vote against its repeal with
out a guarantee as solemn ns the great neces
sity of tiie people, that silver shall exist in
the United States as a money metal. Ho
had been known as the firm and unshrinking
friend of the president of Hie I nited
and has in ail his campaign speeenes 1
ouri declared Mr. Cleveland to be a 1 •
list like himself, and that they only iffe!
In reference to the ratio. He had t . " ,
to make that statement because Mr. < !\J n ,.. n
had accepted the nomination on a ■ >
•which pledged Hie democratic pm ty 1
meiadlsm. it had been as well ' that
the democratic parly stood on tht ' cr>
of’'bimetallism as that it had met in ‘ j..,
nnd nominated Grover Cleveland for tm
presidency. He did not undertake < • .
now that the president was opposed to
metallism, or that he would not gi v( ‘
ecutlve sanction to a measure to co ' u . ’ <
at a commercial ratio with gold, but lit .
not. undertake to say that the pros'
message was most significant for " lr
failed to say.
A PLEA FOR SILVER.
Extracts from tho Speech of Conitressman
Pence, of Colorado.
The Constitution has already referred to the
eloquent speech of Congressman Pence, of < o
orado, favoring tiie double standard. 1 lie Con
gressional Record contains the address in
full, and we extract from it features of Hie
address whieli will be read with interest.
M’e regret that it is impossible to give the
speech in full for lack of space.
During Hie course of his remarks, Mi.
Pence said:
“May I be permitted to rend, without send
ing to the secretary. Hie words of that states
man who, when unfettered and free, standing
the manly representative of an independen
constituency, uttered the words of wisdom
witli which lie lias always been gifted and
which, until lately, have been accompanied
by a courage equal to their wisdom and Pa
triotism. Mr. Carlisle upon this floor, in
1.878, used the words which I am about to
read. And liow came lie to use them? Let
me recite one or two explanatory circum
stances. Senator Stanley Matthews had in
troduced at the other end of the eapitol Hie
resolution known as ‘Hie Matthews resolution,
which recited tiie nature of Hie legislation
that governed tiie issue of various bonds,
and concluded with this language;
" ‘Resolved by tiie senate (Hie house of rep
resentatives concurring therein), That till the
bonds of tiie United States issued under tiie
said acts of congress iiereinafter recited are
payable, principal and interest, at the option
of Hie government of the United States, in
silver dollars of the coinage of the I nited
States, containing 412 1-2 grains each of
standard silver: and tiiat. to restore to its
coinage such silver coins as a legal tender tn
payment of said bonds, principal and intetc-l,
*s not in violation of the public faith nor .n
derogation of the rights ot the public cred
itor-’ , ,
“At that same time this house had under
consideration important matters in this same
line. The gentleman who so long and bravely
lias borne the silver standard—the gentleman
who preceded me in tills discussion ‘Silver
Dick’ Bland, ns we love to call him in our
country was at that time chairman of the
coinage committee which had in preparation
a free coinage bill. Tiie Matthews resolution,
whieli had passed the senate witbin a few
hours .after its introduction by a vote of 43
to 22 came to this bouse, and three days af
terward it was passed by this
house without debate by a vote
of 1.8!) to 7'.'. Mr. Carlisle voted for lite
resolution, and when a few days afterward,
on tiie 21st of February, 1878, the Bland coin
age bill was under consideration in this
house, lie, then untrammeled and free, a leader
and not a follower, a sender of messages, net
a bearer, used these words:
Quoting Mr. Carlisle.
“ ‘I know that the world’s stock of precious
metals is none too large, and 1 see no reason
to apprehend that it will ever become so.
Mankind will be fortunate indeed if tiie annual
production of gold and silver coin shall keep
pace witli the annual increttso of population,
commerce and industry. According to my
view »f the subject, tiie conspiracy which
seems to have been formed here amt in Eu
rope to destroy by legislation and otherwise
from three-sevenths to one-half of tiie metallic
money of tiie world is the most gigant ,c
crime' of this or any other age. Tiie con
summation of swh a .-clteuie won d ultimately
entail more misery’ upon tic: human race Hum
•ill the wars pestilence and fat Ine that ever
occurred in Hx i" t-ry of Um world Tin- al"
solute and instrintiineous <pm:.>•-■•>■' or PUT
tiie entire movable properly of tile vv .i.i. m
ciuding houses, ships, railroads am. a.: C-"" 1 '
appliances for carrying <>u commerce. w..in
it would lie felt more sensibly at Hie moment,
would not produce anything like the i>r..-
ionged distress and disorganization of society
that must inevitably result from tiie V'Tmm
iient annihilation of om'-haif of the metallic
money of the world.’
“At thnt time the democratic side of Hi'
house applauded these worm*. Do they stand
ready to applaud these words now? Do they
believe Hint Mr. Carlisle uttered a truth, or
do they propose, under tiie use of vvliat one ol
the gentlemen from the state of New York, in
a recent article in The North American Re
view. spoke of as the ‘use of all the means
in tiie hands of the administration’—do they
propose, under such pressure now. to follovv
in Hie surrender that the secretary of the
treasury himself has made? * * *
"How does it happen that those who were
go jealous of the American plan and the
American policy, who have so roundly de
nounced the attempt of the democracy to sur
render to tiie Cobden Club and to tiie free
traders of England, and to bring our poor
laboring men into competition with the pauper
labor of Europe—how does it happen that now
and here upon this question of greater im
portance you protest that we must wait upon
England, that, vve must not remonetize until
England consents, and that when vve remon
etize we must do so at a ratio which meets
with the approval of England?
“What! Wait upon England to fix Hie ratio
for us? Witli otie-tvventy-tifth of Hie popula
tion of tiie earth, producing two-fifths of the
silver, shall vve yield tile entire advantage
that comes thereby to them? Just as well
say to them that by arbitrary law. final ami
irrevocable, we would go into international
commission with England ami Germany, to
determine what slmuid lie the price of tiie
wheat, the corn, and the cotton; for as they
treed the one they need the other, ami like as
they must have Ute one they must have the
oilier. * ♦ *
"It is true, as we look upon it in the west,
that Boston will get its share of the benefit
of sustaining Hie law which the president
seeks. It is true that New York will also;
but after all. London. England, will have
four-liftlis of it- Han you. representatives from
Hie New England slates, afford as patriots,
as Americans, for the pitiful share of ad
vantage you will secure, join in the demand
of England for the legislation that is here
proposed?
“Why do I suggest this? Mr. Speaker,
onlv a year or two ago we in the west heard,
as you did in Hie south and east, tiie procla
mation of the 'Blume,l Knight.’ who was then
upon his visit in France, I believe, and we
remember that the cable carried to us and to
you tiie account of Hie vast Increase of tiie
wealth of tliis land, ami we joined ami shared
in tiie pride and satisfaction that came to us
when Hiat eminent leader of liis party point
ed out that vve not twice more, but five times
more, than any other nation upon the face
ASSISI Growth is essential to life.
» • . - , Rut there can be no growth
Assimilation, when the avenues of growth
are clogged. The growth of the human frame depends
upon the assimilating power of the blood. If the blood
becomes impure, that power is lost and growth stops.
The first essential to the continuance of growth is to
remove the impurities which, from one cause or another
gather in the blood ; the second, to help it recover its
tone, that it may be able properly to utilize the elements
in the food.
Here is the secret of the wonderful success of
Brandretb’s PMs
They first purify, then strengthen the blood, and thus
facilitate the growth of a new man.
Try them in every case of weakness or debility arising
from impure blood.
of the globe had increased our wealth from
1880 to 1890—and so vve had.
"We found an aggregate wealth of sixty
billions to sixty million of people; and a
simple arithmetical caluculatlon gave us the
average of every man. woman and child j B
arms in tiie country at SI,OOO. I do not know
what Hie facts were in Massachusetts. Tt, e
average there may have been all right, l, ut
in lowa, Colorado, and some other states th e
average was not. found to turn out exactly
right. Tiie aggregate was all right, but 4
further study was had, and the same census
upon which our pride in the west had beej
founded, the sanie sworn returns, reports an ( j
statistics which had filled us with satisfac
tion and joy, pointed out. to us that within
that decade the increase in the wealth U s
Massachusetts alone bad been $569,000,000.
“Five hundred and sixty-nine millions’ j,
that were true what must be the Increase
wealth of tiie broad, rich acres of Illinois ana
Indiana? M'ell. the same statistics brought
us to a realization of the fact that Nebraska
and lowa, ami, Illinois, and Indiana, auj
Louisiana. and Mississippi, an<| Ala .
bama, and Georgia, mid North Carolina, m ne
empires of rich acres, teeming with tndustrl.
ous men and woiner, containing fifty-eight
times as many acres as Massachusetts, four
teen times as many people to start with In
1880, mid twice as much assessed vain-. tt 1(
census, I sav. brought us to a realization
of the fact Hint the whole nine of these gi,- at
empire states had gained in wealth in the
same period but $559,<MM>,000. Massachusetts
alone bad gained ten millions more than the
entire nine!
“These nre the facts and figures, gentlemen
of the house of representatives, which have
been studied in the humble cottages and
homes of the western plains nnd hills, 'l-h'-se
are Hie conditions which the people there
will no longer hesitate to rebuke. It Is no
wonder that Mr. Carnegie, standing not only
for a protected class but for the creditor
class for Hie class that holds the evidences
of Indebtedness over all tiie productive sec
tions of this country, tiie class that holds the
state and county mid town and city and town
ship bonds of every agricultural state and
levies Hie first tribute as mi Interest charge
that is levied upon the people’s toll—it Is no
wonder that he should say that if he w-re
compelled to relinquish either the dimes which
came to him through protection or the dollars
which came to him through Infamous and
imbecile financial legislation, he would h id
on to the dollars and say goodby to the
dimes It is no wonder that he should say
that in 1892, if put to a selection between
a free-trade gold-standard candidate and a
liigli-protection double-standard candldat". hr
would support the free trader.”
No Discrimination Wanted
Jacksonville, Fla., August 16.—At a call
ed meeting of the Jacksonville board of
trade this afternoon, the following resolu
tion, offered by' T. T. Stockton, genera!
manager of The Times-ITiion was adopted.
Resolved. That this board urge upon our
senators and representatives in congress to
vote for tin- immediate repeal of tiie purctias-
Ing clause of the Sherman act and to support
such measure as will enable this country to
use both gold and silver as the standard
money of the countrv and secure the coinage
of both gold and silver without discrlmlm
tion against either metal; and further urge
ami vote for such legislation as will Insure
the maintenance of the parity of the two met
als and the equal power of every’ dollar at aii
times.
BLOUNT ARRIVE?.
The Minister to Hawaii Arrived at San Fran
cisco Last Week.
Honolulu, via San Francisco, August B.
The leading topic of discussion here for
tiie last forty-fight, hours has been Min
ister Blount’s announcement, that he would
leave by the steamer Gaelic today. It has
lately transpired that he has taken a
definite stand back of the provisional gov
ernment on certain demands made by the
Japanese. Prominent annexationists de
elttre Minister Blount to be favorable to
the establishment of a protectorate over
Hawaii. Royalists a-re not favorably im
pressed by the proposed new treaty from
Washington, while on the other hand the
annexationists are elated ami assert that,
they have still other grounds for believing
that the beginning of the end has been
reached.
in t’ejtjy to inquiries during an extended
interview Minister Blount said, in sub
stance:
“1 am going home owing to the pressure
of my private affairs. 1 am done with my
and there is no necessity for
■ni<- t<> remain. Beside. I shall leave things
here in good shape and there is no Antici
pation that trouble will be preeipitatud
during an interval of thirty days, v'hleii
will likely pass before niy successor can
arrive, if he does not come on the Aus
tralia before 1 leave. I have notified the
state department of my; intended depart
ure. I shall turn over Hie archives of tho
department with other property to Consul
General Severance at noon of August Bth,
if the Gaelic arrives in the morning. There
is no danger of any disturbances from the
annexationists, and in conversation with
the leading royalists, I have learned that
they will make no further opposition toXhe
provisional government until after the de
cision of the United States is announced
on the proposition for annexation- I am
anxious to get home and am confident the
provisional government, is capable of pre
serving the peace and quiet of the coun
try ."
Throughout the interview ran the pre
vailing idea that Minister Blount consid
ered the provisional government as a fix
ture. not to be disturbed unless the Lnited
States should set* lit. to change its policy
hereafter. When approached about the
contents of his report he replied that- he
intended leaving Hawaii without express
ing an opinion on either side of the ques
tion at: issue, tmt the entire tenor of liis
conversation went to show that, his re
served opinion was that the government
of the United States should uphold the
present island government in the interest
of America and Americans.
This morning it was learned, directly mi l
positively, that the Japanese got - rini:.- t
has lately been pressing the provisional
government for some prompt assurance
of future suffrage for J.-tpn nesi- immiirnt-c >
l:-.-re. After consultution with Mini.-'
Blount the provisional government (led • -
ed to ,‘inswer the Japanese government
pending the settlement of the annexation
question by the United States.
Mr. Blount Arrives in America.
San Francisco. August 15.—Among He
passengers on the steamship Gaelic, wh. -h
arrived this morning, were Janies H.
Blount, American minister to Hawaii. Mi.
Yang, the new Chinese minister to the
I nited States, and ex-Minister to Japan
Frank Coombs.
Important Messages Delayed.
San Francisco, August 19. Important
government dispatches for Honolulu fail
ed to be taken on the steamer Monowai
yesterday. They’ were received hen' short
ly before the steamer left the wars, but be
fore the naval pay-office messenger rem li
ed the dock, the steamer was already out
in the harbor. He had no instructions t->
signal and stop her. so the messages will
remain here till the 26th. What the nature
of the dispatches was could not be learn*
ed, but they were evidently jmportant.