Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-03

bands invariably were thrown recklessly te
the stiff Kansas breezes and Jerry scored ,
point. He appreciated this good poin
much better than anyone else, and he al
ways gave the boys time to yell loud ant
long.
He would follow this Sullivan blow with
another equally as effective. he would
state that his opponent wore SILK stockings
This was a clincher. Jerry always hac
time after this to touch his lips to glass OF
water and run his hand over his face with
out handkerchief
By the time the echoes of the uproar had
died away Jerry was pressing his cause by
stating that his opponent was a town
feller," and "don't know anything about
what we farmers want" This was another
shot that was answered by yells OF delight.
The opponent, who was lost under q
cyclone OF ballots over 1000 deep. Colonel
j. r. Hallowell, of Wichita, was line
colonel after engaging in over 5O battles.
He took bath presumably before entering
into the campaign. and changed shirts,
under ordinary circumstances, once week.
Added to this deficiency he was not able to
prove to the people that he did not wear
socks. He made the usual liberal Western
| Republican promises, including pensions,
| while Jerry met him more than half way on
the pension promises by spelling pension
with an ''h" as many o. Jerry's letters show.
Lavish With Political Promises.
In the promise department no one could
make better showing than Jerry. In this
he was end man and the other man was not
sin it," Jerry not only promised with an
earnest "Canuch" expression but always
accompanied it with an acceptable guar
autee.
He would often leave a strong suspicion
in the minds of everyone that he would
forever drive out Of Kansas the hot winds
and pull the gold away from the monopo
lists "Gown East in favor of Kansas crops,
and that running streams would make
happy the valleys of sadness. The sod
houses would soon develop into marble
mansions surrounded by network of light
ming rods and glittering brass balls. The
red clover this side of the Missouri and
kentucky's blue grass were TO locate in his
district between suns, and the telling part
about it all is the people believed it.
Jerry told them that he would give them
all the circulating medium per capita they
wanted. They were all little short on
circulating medium and he would make it
at least $3.50 per man, woman and child. ii
his constituents wanted it "raised" to 81, 600
per capita they need only send him card
to Washington, D. c., in she shadow OF the
Capitol, and he said, "you shall have it."
His favorite scheme was to have the boys
appoint committee TO ''fgger an estimate"
oD the gold and silver in the mountains
'not found"
''Takc this estimate as basis and grind
out your paper money to cover il" he fire.
quently exclaimed.
MIR. Simpsons Financial Policy.
If this would not make the amount of cir
culatine medium the boys wanted, and if
the boys should say, "Turn her some more"
Jerry would say, 1--WE will give that press
down there another whirl and yon shall
have more on a raised estimate of that pre-
cious metal in the mountains" This was
one of his pet schemes and guarantees and
always interested the people.
In the presence of national banks he took
unto himself the peculiarities OF Texas
bull when confronted by man wearing a
red shirt. He always made the national
banks mount their horses
He maintained that it would not be easy
for him to pass law to compel the Govern
ment TO loan money on land until after the
amount of money in circulation was in
creased. The land, he claimed, was all
mortgaged to the point of changing owners,
but if they wanted him to put the cart be-
fore the horse he would do so. He would
never be 'stuck up" but always keep
sharp lookout tor Kansas best interests.
The sub-treasury scheme was very much
polished by his artistic hand. He would
have tine Government loan money on all the
products of ths farm. and, if necessary, loan
one year ahead on products and the promise
of any good constituent that he would cult
vate certain number of acres. Uncle Sam
was to be given q lesson in domestic affairs
and be kind, gentle old man, with spend
ing money ever ready for any membsrLof his
family.
Logic That Captured the Farmers.
Jerry referred to the distillers as ''the pre-
ferred creditors of the Government" He
insisted they got money certificates" on
Young whisky"-whatever this means.
From this he would increase the noise until
reaching the climax, where he proved to the
crowd conclusively that the Government
OF wheat. This was fatal blow to his op-
ponent, and Jerry was referred to as the
most practical man that ever made himself
known In this world or any other.
Jerry was seen to-day Gin the shadow of
the Capitol" and in answer to question
said he was afraid that he would not be able
to put everything through this term 1t
might require second term. During the
when he had made the promises
he was acting under the hope that the Alli-
ance would capture the Government at the
election of November 4-Presidency and
both Houses of Congress. He did not mean
to elect President, but to force that pres
ent high official TO deny himself OF the pleas
ant sensations of the veto power in the face
of universal uprising of the Alliance.
p,,t hi rfotp ha ha
jority at every point of the compass next
time, and if he fails this time the boys need
only show their confidence in him once
more when the Government will sustain the
people for a time by way of thanks for the
people having for 4 century sustained the
Such are jerry and his financial views,