People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-09
WEAVER IN CONGRESS.
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH IN THE
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
In 1879 He Fought on the Same Lines
He Occupies in 1892.

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made by General Weaver during his
earlier campaigns, the following from
the record of the Forty-sixth Con-
gress is reprinted. Because of this
and such honest utterances, Mr.. Hen
derson, of Iowa, Republican, made
In Congress a bitter attack On Gen.
Weaver. That attack is printed in
full in the Atlanta Journal, to show
how Weaver had hated the democ-
racy, and therefore, by the Journals
scheme of reasoning, the South:
Mr.. Weaver-Mr. Chairman, l as
sure you that the people of this coun-
try have witnessed for many years
with painful Impotence the continu-
alton of this sectional strife. 1t has
become distasteful to them in every
part of the Union where they have
the control of their right reason. 1t
will be remembered that during the
Forty-fourth Congress the sectional
difficulties growing out of the war
We're discussed in a partisan spirit
from the beginning of that Congress
until it's closing hour. The "plumed
knight" from Maine Mr.. Blaine !, the
distinguished parliamentary gladia-
tor from Georgia Mr.. Hill, were
the central figures in the discussion
in that Congress. 1t ought to be
within the memory of all gentlemen
on this floor how perfectly fat that
controversy fell upon the public
mind. And | risk nothing in saying
that a similar fate awaits this at
tempt to revive fratricidal strife.
All through the Forty fifth Congress
the same eternal broil was kept up.
And now in this the first and extra
ordinary session of the Forty-sixth
Congress, when the people are conf
IDENTIFY looking for substantial relief,
the same old difficulty is again intro
duced and weeks of precious time
are being wasted in the discussion.
Sir, | have changed my mind en-
tirely as to the remedy necessary to
drive away from the politics in this
country the disturber of the peace.
7, sir, was a Republican for twenty
one years. As soon as I obtained
my majority almost I joined that
party and fought in an humble way,
both at home and in the field, to in
graft upon the laws of the country
the measures which I believe were
rightfully advanced by that organi-
cation. But, in my opinion, no
remedy applied merely to the sur
face of this wound will give the peo-
pie permanent peace. We must
have constitutional treatment that
will remove even the cause of the
disease, and this makes it necessary
to have a change of physician.
Laughter I was amazed yester-
day at the distinguished gentleman
from Kentucky Mr.. Blackburn
when he alluded to the hereditary
right of Democracy to rule this
country and compared that party to
the children of Israel in their wan
dering from Egypt to the promised
land; but upon reflection [ thought
there might be some similarity, but I
did not know but he had mistaken
the army of Pharoah for that Of Is
rael. Laughter. Let us, however,
notice the similarity between the
children of Israel and the Demo-
cratic party. The democracy have
succeeded in getting their Joshua
into the Senate and their Caleb into
the House, but thousands of their
carcasses have fallen in the wilder
ness on their way to the Canaan Of
their hopes. And I say to him and
to the gentlemen on that side of the
House that their Moses in 1880 will
die on Mount Nebo, especially If he
should be a hard-money Moses.
daughter. The ancient leader in
Israel died on that celebrated noun
tain in sight of the promised land
because he had presumed In his own
name to strike the rock that was to
give forth the water to refresh the
furnishing caravans of his people,
and their new Moses, if he represent
sectional strife and che financial
views which are now starving the
people of this country, will perish
also without realizing his exalted
hope; but not because he struck the
rock from which the water was to
issue, but because he and his friends
have Joined hands across this aisle
with the hard-money men on the
republican side of the House to dry
up the fountains of the prosperity of
the people.
I have not been unmindful, Mr..
Chairman, of the fact that these gen
tlemen on the right and left can
fight over sectional issues like mad
dened gladiators bent on mortal COM
bat, and then in two minutes on
Saturday evening stand up like low
ing brothers and vote to carry us
over Monday, which is bill day, and
thus prevent the "Greenbackers"
from introducing measures of relief
for the people. Laughter and APP
plause on the Republican side. And