The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. G.
April Is, 1890.

WASHINGTON, ~. u. [
April Is, 1890.
Editor Register:
One Of the knotty questions Congress
must settle at this session, is the sill.
ser QTes.ion.
The producing ard laboripg classes
Of thc gras. and teeming West demand
free coinage. Nothing short of this
will restore the equilibrium. The
money lenders of the East have had
their say long enough, and as an
evidence that the leaders Of the OPP
position to free coinsge are getting q
little nervous, We only have to
observe their great desire to formulate
compromise bill between free coinage
and Windon's plan Of restriction coin
age.
Mr.. Funston threw Q bomb into the
camp of the gold bugs the other even
ing 10y declaring himself for free coin
age first and last and all the time. He
attacked the restriction coinage meas.
uhe in such q vigorous and convincing
manner, that Major Mckinley, the
leader Of the sntis, had to be brought
forward to combat bis arguments.
1t may not be possible that unlimi-
ted coinage can be secured at this time,
but long step in that direction, which
will prove Of great benefit to the West,
Will doubtless be taken before adjourn
msnt, One thing 10 evident, and that
is,that the silver advocates have gained
in numbers materially, and judging
from what one can hear. the Republic
cans will formulate financial policy
which will give the country relief and
do justice to both sides in the contro-
versy.
1t must be borne In mind that all
legislation is more or less q compro-
mise, in our form Of government 1t lie
necessarily 30, as there are always
two sides to every question. Our
friends in the West must not fly off
the handle if all their demands are
not granted.
The people of the Second District
will hear from Mr.. Funston upon this
silver question shortly In no uncertain
sound. His report upon the Butter.
worth antitrust bill is an able and
masterful document, and trust our
people will generally read 1t. In ad.
d!tion to the regular appropriation bill
for the Department Of Agriculture.
amounting to a million and . quarter
of dollars, he has prepared and present.
ed several important bills all in the
interest Of the West, showing con-
clusively that he is not idle, but on the
contrary has prepared himself and
keeps fully abreast with the needs and
requirements of his constituents, who
Iced never blush for the manner In
which he represents them.
1t is now an open secret here that
Ir. Funston Is invited into all confer
ences and inner circles of the leaders of
the party, not because he isa Re.
publican, but because his advice is
desired and his clear cut practical ideas
are valuable and safe TO follow, and
when .uch leaders as Speaker Reed.
Major Mckinley, Butterworth, Can
non, Henderson, Burroughs and others
esteem end seek the advice Of the
Farmer" from the Second District, it
GOES to show that such advice and
Ideas are valuable. All this has been
attained by careful observation and
hard study backed by a clear, active,
strong brain on the part of the Farm
err"
I note that the Veteran published by
Comrade Coulter at Topeka, is trying
to work up fight on Senator Plumb
among the old soldiers, because of his
opposition. at this time, to the service
pension scheme.
All 1 desire to say II that the old
soldiers have no better friend in Con.
gress, than P. B. Plumb. While we
are all aware that Mr.. Plumb does not
neglect to reach for "plums" whom in
sight, it has not besen done at the ex-
pense of the old soldiers, and because
the balance of US wear patches on the
seats of our breaches and he does not,
is no reason why he should be de.
nOunced by his comrades. He under.
stands the temper Of Congress better
than friend Coulter, and it looks lit
tie as if Coulter has q sore spot or is
trying to work upon the creduality of
his readers.
To-day is the quarter centennial of
the death of President Lincoln, and
aud in this city, the Capitol of the
Nation he gave his life to serve, al
though the occupant of the chair he 30
vorthily filled, is q Republican, and
10th houses of Congress are in the
hands of his political friends, there is
not head one sound or sign that the
martyred President ever lived. How
sad. Can it be that We have become q
nation of ingrates? Isit any wonder
that the living complain Of ingratitute
when we cannot stop in the mad rush
for The almighty dollar to drop single
tear 10 the memory of Abraham Lin
coin. frequently pass Ford's Thea
ire on Tenth Street, between E and F
riow occupied by the War Department
With the records of the survivors of the
army and navy from which they fur