No hearings were held on this legislation by any committee of this House. It was foolishly and unfairly tacked on as a rider. and after it went to the Senate. hearings were held over there and both the proponents and opponents of the measure were heard. We will never have silver unless our producers receive the cost of production. And the American worker cannot compete With the peons and coolie slave labor of other countries. The gentleman from Illinois spoke about silver being purchased in the world market at 35 cents an ounce. I do not know of any spot on earth where you can buy silver today for that price.
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Generalization about peons and coolie slave labor competing with American workers.