The historic times., 1891-10-24
PETER AND BURTON.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 20.-The first or
the series of joint debates between
Senator PETER, the peoples party
champion, and J. r. Burton. the repub-
ican orator, took place here last night
The crowd which filled the Grand
opera house was about evenly divided
politically. According to the arrange.
ments each party had . chairman.
James A. Troutman representing the
republicans and w. III. Bennington
the peoples party. An hour and oalf
was given to each speaker. Burton
opening with an hours talk, being fol-
lowed by PETER. who spoke one hour
and half, and closing with q thirty
minute speech.
In his opening speech, Burton said:
last summer there was organized ID
this country n secret political party.
Its hotbed was in Kansas and it had
small gains in the older settled coun-
try. In Georgia it was considered an
adjunct of the democratic party. The
cause which led to this organization
was hard times. 1t is claimed that the
volume of currency had been contract
ed since the war until there was not
enough money in circulation to do the
business of the country. This we deny.
There is more money to-day In circula.
ton than there has been at any time
in the history of the country. and every
dollar is worth 100 cents, not only in
America but in every country in the
world"
mo party" the speaker went on,
has such history rs this. but the re-
publican party. Do I deny that the
times have been hard? ! do not but
they have not been as hard as they say.
Pardon me, but more lying has been
done about this than any other thing
ever up in American politics"
The speaker then dwelt upon the i'm
provements made In this country in
fifteen years prior to 1885, and said that
the people had no money to do IL on,
but depended entirely on their credit
Not only did people come to this coun-
try, but capital came and urged itself
upon this country. The old adage had
proved true: "He that makest haste to
get rich falleth into a snare"
Burton then spoke of the leaders OF
the party When Jerry Simpson was
elected to congress he was street COM
missioner and city marshal OF Medicine
| Lodge at $40 month. lie lBurtonl
looked these people over; he looked for
George Washington, he looked in
vain for one who had at least proved o
financial success for himself.
Burton then propounded three ques-
tions and asked PETER to answer them
| in his talk: Are you in favor Of tariff
for revenue only or tariff for protec-
ton? Are you in favor of government
ownership of railroads7 Are you in
| favor of the sub-treasury plan or are
you in favor of the Otis plan?"
Chairman Bennington introduced
Senator PETER by saying: Our senator,
George Washington OF to-day"
Senator PETER opened: 1.-The pco-
ples party Is not a secret political or
panization-there is nothing secret
about it 1t was organized In the very
center of population. am aware that
it had no distinguished orators or states
men and l have been glad since that
there was not n politician in all that
great company. 1t Is not a secret polit-
ical movement Our creed has been
published to the world and every one
OF us who mounts a platform Is called
calamity howler.' IT Is alleged that
there is more money now than there
ever was Now of course deny that I
The speaker then for half an hour
read from the reports Of the secretary
of the treasury TO prove his statement,
showing that there was now 900, o0o.
600 in circulation or about CID per cap
ita, while there was more money In
circul alton at the close Of the war than
now. The circulation was being de-
creased at the rate Of SO. 900, 600 a year
and the banks increased at the rate of
15ga year The railroads in Kansas
were in debt eight times as much a
they were worth.
Am / in favor of the Eub-treasury
plan?" the speaker went on What
does 1t matter whether am or not?
am in favor of the principle underlying
the plan. Am in favor Of tariff for
revenue only or for protection? Yes,
am in favor of a tariff for revenue aDf
for protection
| Mr. PETER then handed Burton q
copy OF PETERS tariff manual, saying
Here Is my doctrine, why. am bet.
ter republican today than you. We
want to change things In this couatry
SO the farmer viii have as good . shovs
as anybody. We agree as 20 the condt
ton of the country. Now show rs !
plan 10 relieve n; when Wall street
wants money they call on the secretary
Of the treasury and get L. When Es
want money we are told 70 work for l.
We will change II around"
Burton then closed his speech an
the debate. He said: Il an the 81
thor of the first bill ever formed Y
prohibit n combine and make il :
penalty. and that bill was passed -
the Kansas legislature"
The speaker then asked PETER II N
would change any Of his statemen r
and turning to the audience saia: .'ii'
viii not say one word al hope for Kan
sas, but damn her wherever he goes
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