The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-03
SENATOR KYLE,s SPEECH.

SENATOR KYLE'S SPEECH.
On May 3rd-''The senate having un-
der consideration a message from the
President in reference to an agreement
between this and foreign countries on
the subject Of bimetalllsm." Mr.. Kyle
made a speech which will be memorable
IN the annals OF the senate. Not that IL
had much that was new to the careful
student of American history; but that
he so handled history as to present a
1, vivid picture OF tie treachers OF the
two old political parties in Their venal
and corrupt participation in Il world
wide conspiracy to defraud the worlds
workers. We can only give a brief re-
view OF the speech: Every citizen OF
Dakota ought to got a copy and read it
carefully. 1t is rich in unanswerable
statistics SO arranged us to convict
many of our once honored leaders, cf
high treason to the republic, when the
facts are weighed in the light ofthe moral
law, the test OF craftsmanship and all
principles OF natural justice.
Mr.. Kyle showed that our national
debt, in 1861, was $64,7 69,7O3, and
had grown in 1866, to $2.773,236,173
That is, the war cost us Il little over two
and a half billions OF dollars. Senator
Kyle next read IL table OF figures show
ing that the prolific bondholders from
1862 to 1865, was 81 ,O12,:537 2O3.
This is the sum which the money chang
ers took as toll upon the war debt in
seven years time, without having given
one cent OF value in return to theil
country. We repeat it in letters: One
billion twelve million five hundred thirty
seven thousand two hundred and
three dollars. Mr.. Kyle next read a
table showing what we owed in 1866 and
what We have paid O. the principal and
in interest and premiums. 1t is sufficient
to state that we have paid the origina'
debt several times over and still owe
g debt; which will take more Of the re-
suits OF labor to pay in bushels ofwheat,
pounds of cotton and other produce at
present prices than would have paid the
original debt at prices which prevailed
in 1866. This fact the Honorable Sena-
tor put before the senate III Il table
showing what we have paid in bushels
OF wheat at prices which have ruled
from year to year, and showing that We
have p.id 3,462,4 400 900 bushels OF
wheat, and will owe 2,l56,23O,0OO
bushels at present prices. What we
have added to what we still owe would
be 1913, 100000 bushels, and dcductinG
amount due in 1SS6.-l,UO7 ,OOO,OOC
bushels leaves l,612,6"O,O 900, bushels
as the amount consumed by interestant
payment on the principal. Still another
table showing the figures in pounds O
cotton was read: when the sDcakc
turned his attention to the history {
the decentralization OF silver, in 1873
which he went ovcr in detail shown
up that colossal fraud, in which til
money changers Of two continents cor
spired to rob the people. ~.
At one point in this apgetn 1 Ky7e sl !
address the chair: whereupon Senate
Morgan called the chairs attention
the TACT that a large number OF senator
were making confusion to prevent Ky
from being heard, by going to the rea
OF the room. Morgan said: "Now M
President, | insist upon silence, becaus
hereafter, when the country comes t
answer this able argument that IS no
being made, there will be very profoun
silence in this chamber and many OF II
seats that are vacantnow will be V;
cant then by the direction OF the Poop
after they have made answer to tn
argument" The vice president: "Tl
senate will be in order"
Mr.. Kyle: II beg pardon for turnin
my back to the chair, but when i'll tt
heat OF argument l found my audien,
behind me, l turned my back instinc'
lively upon the chair" Such WAS I'll
scene IL that legislative body we hay
been taught to veneratc as representa-
everything dignified, honorable, conse
yative, and representing the nation
sense OF legislative and judicial fairness
Senators rushing in IL body to the req
OF the room and engaging in gener;
gable to prevent a member from beir
heard. The hall which has echoed I'll
voices OF the patriots and statesme
renowned over the world, occupied no
by a coterie OF degenerate, pin-headet
paltering, pawnbroklng, trucklin
t%ritling. political shysters, who try I
prevent free speech and lalr argument c
the floor OF the senate. A law professo
in a lecture to a class OF students ON
described a lazy lawyer as "the MOS
perfect illustration OF Gods mercy t
the individual and his severity on tt
community by allowing such a creatul
to exist" We submit that the defin
ton applies with double force to sen;
tors who attempted to confuse Kyle l.
their gable,
We ought to have 100000 copies
Kyle's speech distributed over this stat
Exchange.
The Sioux Live Stock Journal has a
editorial entitled "Stock raising OF IL
Sioux range" in which the ground
taken that farming cannot be maj