The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-04
BULLS AND BEARS.
Hon. S. R. Peters Addresses the Kansas
Republicans at Washington.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March %.

The Kansas residents at the national
capital who believe in a national ag-
gressive policy, who believe in protection
to American citizens at home and abroad,
who believe in protection to home indus
try, who believe In free ballot and a
fair count IN every precinct in all these
United States, who believe that ''the
mind is the measure of the man." have
an organization here known as the Kan
sas Republican association. This asso-
citation meets at 7:30 p. m. on the last
Thursday OF each month at its magnifi-
cent rooms on Pennsylvania avenue
within three blocks of the capitol. This
organization numbers some forty men,
bers and its enthusiasm for Republican
institutions and principles is unbounded.
It's president is Judge George Chandler,
first assistant secretary of the interior.
1t Is the purpose to have prominent
speakers present to address each meeting.
Congressman E. L. Funston of the Second
district and B. w. Perkins of the Third
district, delivered eloquent addresses
before the organization in February.
Judge S. R. Peters, that most worthy
representative Of the Seventh con-
gressional district, was invited to address
the March meeting and ever true to the
faith and loyal to the people of his dis
trict, he accepted the invitation. His
addres was upon the leading topic now
before the Kansas people. Without eva
sion, with malice toward none and
charity for all, he took up the question
of pension legislation, protective tariff,
! depression among farmers and silver coin
age. His address was so replete in argu-
ment and so full in It's statement of the
| subject that it should be printed
in full and sent broadcast among
! the people of the Seventh district
But space forbids, and only a synopsis
can be presented.
He first took up the question of pen
sions. He isreceiving many letters from
his constituents protesting against the
bill introduced by Major Morrill,. 1t
! seems that a gentleman from Indiana
has been canvaSSing the state Of Kansas,
Ostensibly in the interest of a service
pension, but in reality soliciting sub5crib-
ers for a soldiers paper in which the
said gentleman is financially inter
ested. The judge so wrote one of his
| constituents, protesting against this In
dlanian urging the passage of a service
pension bill among his people, when
there was possibly some need Of mission
airy work among some of the members
Of his own state. This letter fell into the
hands Of Director Holman, NJ. c., of In
diana, and the great objector proceeded
to read said letter before the house.
Now what legislation is possible and
practical at the present time? Our ma
tional revenues are limited so must be
our expenditures. There must be a line
drawn somewhere. One of Mr.. Peters
constituents writes him one day urging
him to vote for free sugar, thus reducing
our revenues some $50 100000. He
writes again the next day urging the
passage Of a service pension bill which
would add $3.50. 600, 600 to our expendi- /
lures. 1t was shown that our expendi-
lures at the present rate Will fully equal
our revenue during the next fiscal year.
which is estimated at $3.50 600 000' How
can our expenditures be increased $780,
000000 and a reduction OF $50 000. 600 be
made in our revenues? This only needs
to be stated to show its fallacy. The
judge says he is opposed to any reduc-
ton whatever in the duty upon sugar
He thinks the sugar industry will prove |
OF very great advantage to the people of
his district and he, of course, is opposed |
to any measure that will injure the peo- |
pie thereof. In addition to this, the |
revenue derived from the duty on sugar |
is needed by the government. If the /
revenues are reduced it will be impossible |
to secure any pension legislation what !
ever. Even if the consumer pays the /
Whole duty. two cents per pound, on |
sugar, it only costs 81 per year to each |
inhabitant of the United States. 1t /
would seem that a soldier who is not /
disabled and who is fully able to earn |
living, if by persisting in urging the /
passage of service pension bill, he is /
likely to defeat all pension legislation
whatever, that he should be willing to |
make some compromise in favor of the |
disabled veterans, the aged. the widows |
and the orphans. such as Major Morrills /
bill provides. After such a law as this /
issecured then the feasibility Of gener-
al service pension can be discussed and /
The Judge next took up the movement /
known as the Farmers alliance Of Kan |
sas. He showed how the farmers are |
being nisled by selfish and scheming |
demagogues who put self above principle, /
regardless of the general welfare. The F..
Judge bv a careful investigation has sue
Ceeded III showing up the head of the .
farmers organization in his true colors !
This man it appears wants to be governor
Of Kansas and IS laying his wires to /
secure a nomination for governor from /
the Farmers alliance, an endorsement /
from the Labor party and also from the /
Democratic party. neither organization .
to nominate candidates of their own.
Deep scheme this, Verify. verify. | say
unto you. it viii be easier for a camel /
TO so through the eve of a needle, than
Tor a demagOgue to be elected governor
Of Kansas.
Tho farmers want free coinage of sill
yer; so does the whole Kansas delegation
in congress. The Kansas delegation has
favored free coinage for years. but it
must he remembered the representatives
from the eastern states are opposed 10
such measure. The Judge believes
that after new apportionment Is made
according to the census of 1890. that the
west VIII then be able to command
enough voters to secure such measures
In relation to silver coinage as they de-
sire. The Judge has spent much time
and thought upon this stagnation in
prices for farm products and he earnest
II believes that the root of the whole
matter VIII be found in oar modern
stock speculations. He charges the spec
ulators on the board of trade at Chicago
ana elsewhere with being responsible for
the whole trouble. He asks how an IN