The advocate., 1891-04-22

and into her veins W0 should inspire tho
vigor Of buoyant manhood.
A moral conviction 10 an irresistible pOwol
In modern society. A just sense OF wrong
imposed gains hOstB Of Adherants among d
free people, and they soon become defiant
advocates and aggressive champions. Luth.
or was its loader In tho reformation; CrOm.
woll was its exponent In the English revOlu.
tion; our own Jefferson and our own Lin.
coin typifed this moral fOroo which per.
vades society, and now thero Is a feeling oi
that kind has arisen throughout this western
country. We feel that the federal legisla-
tion has boon in tho interest Of tho east.
We feel that the enA0tments Of Congress
have been In favor OF tho creditor and that
we Of the west are oppressed with debt.
The currency Of tho country has not kept
pace with population In its increase, and
every reduction OF the money OF tho land
works a corresponding increase in the bur
dens Of the debtor. We have been buying
al fictitious prices the articles We have pur-
chased, and we have been selling our surplus
products OF values registered by the supply
and demand Of the world and we must needs
have free trade and fairer markets.
TIMOTHY DWIGHT THAoHER--THE KAN
sAs WELCOMER.
This Topeka capitalist and ex-state
printer, but who now says, ~ am a farm
or and In the grain business" whose Re
publican orthodoxy and devotion TO east
ern interests has never been questioned
by his most intimate friends, appeared as
a substitute for Governor Humphrey, ad-
minlstered the following wholesome ad-
monltion:
Gentlemen, hope this convention will
have the courage of its convictions aud will
do just what IL and every man in IL thinks.
I have attended good many political con-
ventions and helped draw platforms. You
can never got the truth in political COnven-
tion or in political platform. Every man
10 afraid 10 say what he thinks. II an error
seems TO be popular and will got votes, put
that in tho platform, but IL the truth is un-
popular and will lose votes, don't say any
thing about that. Let each man soy what
no thinks, and let him give che rest Of us
the advantage of his thought, 80 chat by
looking at the truth from all sides we may
get at what is really true and right. There
is no moro propriety OF mon discussing
economic questions and calling one another
hard names than there would be IL they
we're discussing a problem in geometry,
Truth need not be discussed with passion
nor by calling men hard names.
A GLANCE AT THE CONGRESS ON THE 10TH
INSTANT.
The second days proceedings were
opened with an appropriate and feEvent
prayer by Rov. DR.. Henry Hopkins, fol-
lowing which Hon. William Warner, ex-
Congressman from Kansas City, chair
mon of the committee on rules and or
der Of business, presented an interesting
report regulating the conditions and
method OF procedure. Ex-Governor
Click, Of Kansas, was che first TO speak
upon "General business and agricultural
depreOslOn-its cause and remedy" In
his eloquent and earnest speech he de-
Clared:
ItgOes without saying chat the agricultural
business Of our country Is in a depressed
condition, chat our people have struggled
with determined effort against this state
OF affairs, but without avail. Hence che