Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-10-26
Jerry For Kansas.

Now that the Longites are so anxious
to know where Jerry Simpson ever said
a favorable wordfor the people of Kan
sas we respectfully call their attention
to the following from the Congressional
Record, pages 47S1 and 47S3.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, the farmers of
this country have come to the conclu-
sion that if you must have class legis-
lation and that special interests must
be protected, and if you must have sub
treasures whereby to store the pro-
ducts OF the mines and the bonds of the
banks, the farmer of the country de-
mands that his product must come in
and be put on an equal footing. You
must put all in or take all out: and
they give fair warning now that unless
you give them fair and reasonable
equality before the law, give them the
same advantages and the same privi-
leges that you give to the siIver-mine
owner and the gold-mine owner and
the bondholder, they will know the rea-
son at the next election.
Kansas is one Of the great agricultur-
al states, if not the greatest agricultur-
al state in the Union, and l believe that
the agricultural community of Kansas
is composed of as good people as can be
found anywhere, if not the best people
in the United States.
The people Of Kansas have shown
that they have discernment themselves
and that, to use the expression Of the
gentleman from Ohio, they have even
'snap." They saw that the protective
tariff was not for their interest, and
they have shaken 1t off as far as their
power goes. They also saw that a lot
of old political barnacles had fastened
themselves upon the government OF
their state and were bringing ruin and
bankruptcy upon it, and they have ris-
en- in their might and shaken them off.
The people of Kansas have set the
pace for the people of the United States
in regard to intelligence in carrying on
government affairs, and l am satisfied
that their example will be felt and will
be initiated all over The country, so that
even the people of Ohio will some day
rise up and shake off the barnacles that
have fastened upon that great state.
The gentleman from Ohio utters a SEN
timent that is very familiar to us all, a
sentiment that has been uttered in ey-
cry age by aristocrats who have lived
upon the toll of the people. 1t is the
sentiment that was uttered by Louis
XVI and his satellites when the labor
ing classes of France appealed to them
for reliet from oppressive laws. Work
a little harder; talk less" that is the
utterance of the aristocrats of every
age. "Work more; talk less; leave to
us the conduct of government affairs
and we will see that you are taken care
Of"
am glad, Mr.. Chairman, that ! live
il Kansas. am glad that I am asso-
ciated with the people of that State.
who have had the intelligence and en-
ergy to shake off the aristocrats and
barnacles who were absorbing the
wealth of the people for their own ben
eft, and | sincerely hope that the peo-
pie OF the whole United States will fol-
low their example. 1t was right and
natural that the gentleman from Ohio,
being himself banker, being one of
that class who make their money out of
laws granting special privileges, should
uphold his class.