The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-14
KANSAS SENATOR.
Speak Out, Gentlemen

EDITOR TINES: Several gentlemen are
asking the votes of the Kansas Legislature
Tor United States Senator, and some man
must be elected this winter to that position.
Who that man shall be is a question that
should be seriously considered by every
member of the Kansas Legislature.
First, it will be conceded that the man
chosen must be a Republican but this
must not be the only quality required in
our next Senator. We have great many
Republicans in Kansas who are fit to rep
resent the State in the United States Senate.
We must have a man whose habits are
above question. No representative of Kan
sas must he found Keeling as a drunken
man through the streets of our national
capital. A man who cannot control his
appetite and who in public position gets
intoxicated must not be sent to the United
States Senate.
Our present Governor is charged with in
toxication. 1t is charged that, at the Cen
tennial, he disgraced himself and disgraced
Kansas. If true, he should withdraw from
the canvass and from politics.
Our present Senators must see the i'm
portance of standing with the people
against the money kings. We certain
ly do not want a man who publicly
declares that he has no sympathy with the
debtor class, and who regards fthe man
who holds the pillow as no better than the
OK that draws it" We have had too much
legislation for the benefit of captital-too
little for labor. Our national legislation
has been too much in the interest of the
great money power, and too little in the in
terest of the producing classes. If this
country is to build up and prosper, we
must build up, protect and develop the pro.
ductive industries of the country, capital
can take care OF itself
We must have Foreign policy that will
get balance of trade in our favor. The
farmer that buys more than he produces
and sells, is getting poorer all the time.
What lis true OF the family is true OF the
Nation. III we buy more as Nation and
as people, and our country is drained of
Its gold and silver to meet this balance of
trade, We must get poorer all the time.
But change the policy. Get balance of
trade in our favor. Let us sell 500, zoo, 900
year more than we buy, and in i've years
We will accumulate 81 900 00C, 900, a sum
almost double the entire money in circula-
ton in the United States to-day. Our For
eign debt should be brought home and the
interest be paid our own people and kept in
the country.
We must have . lower rate of nation al
interest. To do this, We must abolish the
whole national banking system, and retire
the bank circulation, and issue greenbacks.
This would save $50, 100000 year in in
terest TO the Government, and would Sc
cure lower rate of interest to the people. |
The increase Of National wealth Is only |
about 4 per cent. Any rate of interest |
greater than the increase of National |
wealth, is eating up the people and the |
country.
We must have some legislation for the |
people.
Now, gentlemen. 7. C. Sears, P. b. Plumb, |
W. L. Simons, b. F. Simpson, ID. II. An.
thony, Stillings, Cobb, Guthrie, and all the |
rest OF you, step to the front, and let Is
know where you stand, and what you are |
for. Col. Plumb is president Of National |
Bank. If he goes to the Senate, will he |
substitute the peoples money, "Green-
backs" Will he be for the people or for
the monopolies? And now Mr.. Sears, step |
out, and let us know how you are on this
question, and, if elected. viii Won renresent
the people, or the railroads. If the rail.
roads want an agent in washington. thew
are able to hire one. five elect Ton are
YOU going to represent Kansas or the rail-
roads?
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