Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-10-02


ious and corrupt.
And right here permit me to say
that the Force Bill is not dead.
Neither is it sleeping. Its advo-
Gates are alive, active and utterly
without scruple. 1t is in my jud9
ment the one great issue to be pro
seuted to the people at the comiAg |
November election. Enough con
servatism was left in the United
States Senate to induce that body |
to give the people an opportunity |
to pass judgment, and IN my hum
bic opinion, unless there shall be
an overwhelming victory for De-
mocraey on the 4th day of Novem-
ber, what is known as the Force
Bill will, before the December
term of Congress shall have been
closed, surely become law. Every
vote for a Republican representa-
| tive is a vote for the Force Bill,
and every vote cast Tor a Demo-
cratic representative Is a vote
| against the Force Bill.
AS TO the question of silver coin
age, l am unqualifiedly in favor OF
the tree and unlimited coinage OF
silver, and my vote is so recorded.
l not only favor the unlimited
coinage of gold and silver, but l
also favor the issue of treasury
notes by the Government in suf-
fcient amount to meet the wants OF
trade and commerce, and to give
us circulation of at least $50 per
capita. The lack of money has
been one of the great causes of the
present depression, and it will be
the policy Of the Republican party
in the future as it has in the past,
to res trict and limit as much as
possible the amount of the circulat-
ing medium. The silver bill re-
Gently enacted completely demone'
tizes silver. The coinage of silver
dollars will, by terms of the bill,
cease within less than two years.
The bill was formulated by Senator
Sherman, the arch enemy ofsilver,
and the same Senator Sherman
who caused the decentralization OF
silver in 1878. 1t meets the full
approval of the bankers and money
lenders of Wall Street, and in the
end is bound to be rejected by the
r people.
t AS to the Mckinley bill, l would
not be Democrat unless l were
> opposed to that measure. 1t i'll.
creases the burdens ofthe people, al.
$ ready too heavy to be borne; is class
[ legislation of the worst character; is
? direct blow at every Western in.
: terest, and is intended solely te
) benefit the few at the expense Of
the many. am in favor Of reduc
: ing the tariff to the lowest possible
/. amount; putting all the necessaries
of life on the free list, and levyine
: such unjust taxes as must be Levied
$ to meet the wants of the Govern
b ment. on the luxuries of lite alone
e Ii such taxes are found to be insult
e ficient for the wants of the Govern
f ment economically administered
D then the balance should be collect
q ed from an income tax, or such
other means as it may be fount
y necessary to devise without i'm
s posing burdens on the necessitie
It Of the people.
o As to the National Banks, | an
i opposed to them. While many o
v the features of the National Bank
t ing system are admirable, ant
g while they have given US a saf
e ard stable currency, on the whole
It l am of the opinion they hav
n proved detrimental to the best in
g terests of the whole country
d Special privileges are granted t.
these banks; the people are dis
e crim1nated against, and to a grea
e extent the power is given to thes
j. corporations to regulate and con
l. troll the amount of legal tende
II money that should be put In cir
7. culation, and to contract or expan'
d the currency of the country at will
,. For these and other reasons no
e necessary here to discuss, l am op
# posed to the National Banking sys
v tenn.
vi l believe / have answered all tn
e questions you have propounded t
J. me, but in answer to others, ] de
sire to say that the Farmers an,
a Laborers' Union platform as adopt
l. ed at Sedalia only last month
b meets my hearty appreciation AM
d will receive my cheerful support
a with the single exception of th
n clause demanding the government
Ii tai ownership of railroads, tele
J. graph lines, express companies
/. and, in fact, all methods of trans
+ portation and conveyance. l an
l. strictly in favor of governments
is control, but opposed to governmen
,. tai ownership. l believe in tn
s Interstate Commerce Law, and be
j. lieve the Government has the un
}. questioned right to 30 regulut
- commerce and transportation as t.
, produce uniformity and equality
i. l believe that by proper system
, of laws, rates of transportation Cal
j be limited, and the system of pay
q ing dividends on fraudulent issue
e OF watered stocks prevented. l an
t. in favor of SO regulating and con
" trolling these corporations, and be
n lieve that everything necessary o
# desirable can be accomplished b.
it these means. 1t is true the Al
, lance platform only makes th
.e ownership Of railroads conditions
on the enforcement of the Civi
At Service Laws of the United State
J. and State Governments, and 10 th
j. annullment and abrogation of tn
,fl doctrine, "To the victor belong
r. the spoils.'' 1t will probably be
,e long time until these condition
rs maintain, and it might be as wei
d to let the matter rest until then
,e as no issue is presented that ca
d be acted on now. At all events
,. would cost millions, l might sa
st billions of money tor the Govern
,r ment to buy these roads, and thi
IT money would have to be contrlbu
n ted by the people. A perfect arm