Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-09-14
WEAVER IN KANSAS.


meeting at Doocy's Grove, Kansas, u
which Gen, Weaver and others mad
speeches. The following is synopsi
of Wcayer'S speech, as reported by
local reporter:
He started out in substance with thi
: proposition: That no party could carr,
out great principle or purpose, with
out test of membership. He referred
to the history of the past to sustain hi
proposition. He thought that W,
: should take lesson from the past
that history was repeating itself. II,
referred to the Oldwhig and dcmocrati,
parties; when slavery became promi
ncnt issue, whig could be either pro
slavery or anti-savary in principle, anc
still be good whig, and the same witt
Il democrat, and still be in full fellow
ship with his party; as result the,
could never settle the slavery question
The eXigcncics called for third party
| This party had test of membership
no person could belong to it without
being opposed to the extension d
slavery. This party was formed from
both the old parties, making Il new
party with clear and distinct issues,
Il pro-slaycry party. and party oppo.
Scd to the extension of slavery.
The speaker went ON to show the
similarity OF position between the two
old parties from 1850 to 1886, and the
two old parties now. They had no test
of membership upon the issue now be.
fore the people. a democrat could he
Il monopoly or IN anti-monopoly man:
he could he in favor Of or against the
banks, and be n good democrat or
republican In fact il there was any
difference between the old parties in
regard TO the great issues of the day he
did not know what It was, and would
be glad to have any gentleman point
out II there was any reason why Il
| democrat could not consistently vote Il
republican ticket or, vice versa, why n
republican shouldnoiyotca democratic
ticket save for the Spols of Office. or
the outs TO secure inS. The speaker
went on to arraign the government.
holding the old parties responsible for
the Infamous class legislation that has
disgraccd our country and oppressed
our people. The simple phrase. BE
it enacted had created immense for
tunes for the few at the expense Of the
many. He first paid his respects to the
bank monopoly; then explained how
the price Of labor and price of commo-
ditics and real property were affected
by the contraction or expansion Of the
currency; that the banks, by two spec
iaI cnaclmcntS, had the privilege Of
contracting Or expanding the circula-
ton. During the great panic Of 1873,
To 1879, congress. instead Of irving 10
aid or relieve the people, in obedience
to the money interest, passed an act
allowing 4 still further contraction of
the currency whichincrcascdthc misery
and wrctchcdncSs OF our already on
pressed people. The philosophy of this
contraction was TO lessen the price Of
labor and all commodities; then came
the time for the moncycd interest to
absorb the property and effects of the
distressed and financially ruined: fore
closures and dcSolalc homes and bank
rupt sales were the order of the day.
But the presidential election was M
proachng, and the banks thought it
was policy TO gradually put ont the
circulating medium in various avenues
of trade. and cause Il general improve
mcnt in the country, and we began TO
hear Of business b0oms. and TO realize
Il boom here and there throughout the
country; labor and property raised in
value, and now comes the time for
capital tounload. 10 sell for a Good
price the effects taken in ON distress
sales. Thus BY working thi, and similar
values, by the great banking machinery
these great fortunes are realized TO the
few at the expense and ruin of The
many. The railroads were another
monopoly, with over one hundred
thousand miles Of railway, and now
representing capital OF about iiyc
billion dollars, the whole system being
under the control and manipulation of I.
i've men who had it in their power to
llX the price OF every buShel OF grain .
or bale OF cotton, or any product of
industry that has TO be moved TO the .
great markets OF the country The
speaker illustrated the working of this .
monopoly by II few comparisons. He
said that II he could manage to get an
act passed by the legislature that would .
compel everybody who passed over our
ordinary highways to pay him tribute, |
that all would acknowledge that he had .
Il very comfortable prospect of making
money ms was the present position
0i these compahlescnnlrolllng the great |
highways OF traNel ana traillc in this |
country aS!ue from the AID in money |
anu suoSIules from lhc people and
ihcy could not move
Wl'hont exercising the right OF eminent
uomaln' Wilch must make OF them pub
Tic highways
Suppose, said the speaker. company
of surveyors come along; they start in
at one corner of your farm, they run
along through your orchard, between
your house and barn and come out at
the opposite corner. On inquiry You
find that they propose to build Il rail
road there. They will pay You what
they consider reasonable price, but
you may have fixed it up especially
for n homestead and Ito not desire to
sell it, and will, therefore, refuse the
price offered but they will have the
officer of the law summon u Jury, and
you are compelled to take whatever the