The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-09-25
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Col. VIM. \. Phillips, the RrI,ul.-
lican candidate for congress in TIE.
18th district, made his fiTst sperrh
Of the campaign In this city on last
Tuesday night. lIr was favored
With a well allied house II the opera
hall. There was = general turnout
of our citizens including = very rOn-
siderable number Of ladies and a
good spIinklinR Of farmers and MEM
hers nf the AllIan"a. During the
time the audience " a. gathering Mrs.
Elder favored those present with
come good music on tue organ ar
comI'ani-d by her pleasant Nsice ia
singing. The speaker Was intrOiuc-
Ell by Wayne Amns, who said that 10
was important for the people in n
government 10y the people tn know
what they want first and then AK
for II n the hands Of representatives
who have the honesty and ability
To- gel II, and show ed that Col. ihii-
lips in the ability displayed and ia
his faithfulness a. a representative
of THE people in the past would be-
the right man in the right pIare At
this particular junCture. The speech
simply as a matter of fsct and truth,
was n comprehensive and clear exl,o-
sition cl our government and ronsti-
tutiOR, OF the functions of the RsneT-
al and the state governments, their
relations 10 each other, the duty of
the citizen aud the obligation of the
government to its citizens. TO secure
FOR them and all Of them, equal and
exact Justice and for every Interest
due consideration. lie clearly indi-
Gated that national legislation IL
needed for the farmer and labnreT
and how 10 eau be obtained, aud also
that which caunnt lie done without
change Of the oTgauic law. He
showed nov the volume of currency
oAH he increased and the rate 81 in
teTest ON money decreased, AMI the
rates 81 transportation lesseued. also
how the farmer should have the pro-
duets Of his farm protected 80 that,
with reasonable industry. aud good
management and economy, he can
aud ought TO be the absolute owner
Of the soil that he cultivaiss. with
reference to the public debt he said
that in his opinion IL had been paid
too fast that there WAS no need to
cast such heavy burdens en- the pres
ent generation, and he therefore Oh
jected to further taxation for that
purpose. He proposed several modes
Of taking II up - u became due.
One Of which was by q hill similar TO
his old Postal savings bank bill, by
q popular loan. Each money order
ONCE receiving the savings Of the
people, men, women aud children,
over twelve years Of age, in sums of
not less than 10 cenis and accounts
not to exceed $50. The sub-tTeasu-
Ties 10 he the accounting or clearing
houses. Ten per cent. 20 he retain
ed Tor disbursement aud ninety per
cent. 10 he used In calling Ia bonds.
As fast n bonds were thHs transfer
red To the popular savings a"cognt,
the full amount of these bonds should
he issued In legal tender notes 90 he
used for the purchase Of bonds and
thus sent into circulation.
The speech Nss attentively listen
ed to. and tue clearness aud earnest
ness With which the Eevsral PROPOSE
tiona were presented, the singular
absence Of buneombe In the the AL
dress, and of anything like Abu-e %
other lrarties or candidates, made q
good impression - to the ability
and gentlemsnly depoTtyaent and
fairness Of the aDANEAC