The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-07-27


free coinage as soon as they can without
sacrificing the presidential election. If the
party can get power, it will not hesitate to
do what Democratic masses of the west and
south paesiOnately demand. Il win bring
to bear upon any president elected by Dem
oCratic votes kind of coercion which no
such president has ever resisted, namely,
the dictates Of party caucus, with an ap-
peal to save the party from overthrow in the
states where the silver craze prevails.
In the light of this and previous votes,
one thing seems to be plain. The men who
desire a sound currency in this country can
not afford to put the Democratic party into
power. What its prejudices and tendencies
are they must now know. What restrain
ing force there may be, at any time, with
that party in control of the government, no
man can safely calculate. There is but one
safe thing to do, and that is to intrust the
government TO the only party which has up
held and still upholds honest money, by the
election Of the Republican national candi-
dates and Republican congress.
On March "a, 1892, Hon. Edward H.
Funston voted with the silver men; but
the Tribune of to-day speaks Of him as
follows:
Mr.. Funston, Republican, of Kansas, who
voted against laying the Bland bill on the
table, to- day voted against consideration.
The Republicans who voted with the
Peoples" representatives, are Bartine
of Nevada, Bowers of California, Chea-
than of North Corolina, Clark Of Wyo-
ming, johnson of Indiana, Jolley Of
South Dakota, Post of Illinois, Sweet of
Idaho, and Townsend of Colorado.
Broderlck Of Kansas was paired with
Hopkins of Illinois, Hermann Of Oregon
with Boutelle of Maine, and Pickler Of
South Dakota with Morse of MasSachu-
setts.
Sir Thomas, speaker of the "Reed
House," two years, In the height OF his
glory, made his longest speech of this
session, from which the following is ex-
tracted from the Tribune:
Mr.. Speaker, whenever you come to act
ual business, the Republican party takes the
front position, as it does to-day. [Applause
on Republican side. Il does not shirk the
responsibility, but leads the hosts of oppo-
sition at all times, and under all Oircum-
stances, to plans and methods Of legislation
which would iniure the currency Of the
country, and throw a cloud over it's business
prosperity. =.
But there is another class with whom l
have no sympathy; and that is the class Of
men who deslre to debase the currency Of
this country for the purpose of paying their
debts in a cheaper coinage than that in
which they contracted them. refer to the
men who, in order to relieve themselves of
individual embarrassment, are willing to
wreck their country. And there is still
another class against which 1 have all
possible objection, and that Is the class
which is sometimes represented here, of
men who, without believing for an instant
in the doctrine they advocate, are joining
in the popular clamor in order to get for
themselves offices, or to enable their party
TO assume that "public trust" which they
are 30 anxious always to secure.
The Republican party is not established
for the purpose of obtaining Office. [Cries
Of "Oh. no." and derisiVe laughter on the
Democratic side.l It is established for the
purpose of carrying out principles. You
sneer, but look out Of your eyes at the very
scene before you. To-day we are enabling
DemoOretiC house TO profit by our action,
and thereby, seemingly, to do q better SER
vice to the country than Republican SEN
ate, and we are doing il ourselves unsel6shly.