Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-30

Another magnificent audience gath
cred in the opera house last Monday
the occasion being the address by q. s.
Senator p. B. Plumb on the issues OF
the day. The attendance was one to
be proud of as it filled every seat and
included a hundred or more who en-
joyed standing room only" Business
men, farmers and professional men
were present, and all followed the
speaker attentively, no one leaving the
room and frequent applause interrupt
ing the address.
Hon. E. c. Little presided and in
ten-minute address introduced the
speaker of the evening. Mr.. Little
had never before been heard by so
large an Abilene audience and all
were enthusiastic over his eloquence
and apt words. He referred 10 the
wonderful necromancers who can make
grow before the eyes of the OnloOker a
large tree, sprung from mere seed,
when presto, it Vanishes. Such is the
annual necromancy of the union labor
ties but the tree always vanishes about
Nov. 1st. The republican party will
not vanish; it will remain as long as
there is laborer to protect, a market
to maintain or duty to be performed.
SENATOR P. B. PLUMB
upon coming forward was greeted
with cheers. He is the same bluff,
level-headed man of the people as ever
His voice showed the effects OF much
speaking and he worked hard while
before the audience. Coat and vest
were unbuttoned and that gesturing
right hand when not engaged in de-
scribing circles and parabolas was wip-
ing the perspiration from the senator's
warm face.
He was, he said, glad to have the
opportunity of coming before the same
constituents whom he had addressed
two years ago. Then he had promised
that the republican party if trusted
would accomplish certain things; he
was here this evening to say that
IT HAD DONE THEM
and would perform other things in the
future. He would speak chiefly of ma
tional affairs as he had been most close
~ connected with them and more local
matters had been discussed by home
people.
Taking up the subject of national
pension legislation he showed while
Cleveland had vetoed pensions bills by
the hundred the republican admins
tratior had not only passed hundreds
of private bills but had by one measure
alone, the disability bill, provided for
go million dollars expenditure among
the old soldiers annually. 1t is signif-
icant not only because of distributing
the money but hecausesit is lecogni-
ton of the debt owed the defenders of
the nation.
The currency question was next ex-
haustiYely handled. 1t was, he said,
one Of
GREAT INTEREST TO THE WEST
because this state belongs to
the debtor class. We borrow money
and make it pay for itself. He referred
to the fact that in the Cleveland ad-
ministration 80 million dollars of sill
yer was taken from the treasury ac-
counts and carried as of no value, thus
taking that much from the circulating
medium, Under Harrison the evil has
been corrected and by the putting back
into circulation the sum referred to !
and the passage of the silver bill over
100 million has been added directly to
the volume of circulation. The west |
needs free coinage of silver. he Plumbl
worked for it but the senate bill was
amended to its present form by the
house. Nevertheless provision has
been made for the addition of from Al
to 6 million to the currency monthly in
the form of legal tender notes. Though |
coinage will stop and the bullion be
stored after July 1st the increase will
go on. He declared the need of
good money, something the republican
party has always given. He also re-
ferred to other congressional acts of
such as the trust law
outlined in the REFLECTOR few days
since), the forfeiture of lands, Reeds
rule etc., showing how the democrats
had been opposed to the bills and the
republicans for them. He predicted
AN ERA OF PROSPERITY
for Kansas and the whole country un-
in the present century.
Taking up the tariff he devoted
about 45 minutes to a full discussion
If the subject including the Mckinley
Dill and its provisions. Protection and
diversity of pursuits are needed to
make this country great. They have
made it what it is and have made the
lorth especially prosperous. We
houd protect home industries and
make those most able pay the bulk of
he governments expenses. This pro-
ncfi0n aims tn do He froaad fho No