The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-23

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| HON. CHESTER L LONG.
| The Republican party has ever been tn.
| party OF the plain people and Its legisla
| ton has been for the plain people.
The Fifty-first congress WAS business
| congress and recognizing this as a prac
teal age, legislated i'll practical way.
A party legislates for the people aud is
supposed to represent the character of the
people and its business There are two
classes of people belonging to parties.
one that believes in this government and
directs its legislation for the interests
of the masses The other believes that all
things are going TO destruction and We are
on the verge of moral, material and pollti-
cal ruin. ] belong to the former class. Ii
has been charged and has been repeatedly
asserted that the Fifty-frst congress was
billion dollar congress. Thongh since
the last Democratic congress you very
seldom hear this charge, as the first session
of the Fifty-second congress exceeded the
Fifty-frst in expenditures some $4,000, 600
of dollars. He reverted to the fact that
the necessities and wants OF this great
nation were steadily increasing aud as
Reed had said this is billion dollarcongres 5
and this is billion dollar nation, so this
charge of extravaganza is not made any
more. 1t has ever been the custom of the
Democracy to charge things against the
Republican party, but time always brings
the evidence that the Republican party
was right. His opponent for congress
said the Republicans had not made or
passed any laws for the people. Let US
see what the Fifty-frst congress did in
making laws. First, there was the legis-
lation regulating meats, establishing the
inspection law, issuing certificates as to
the character and quality OF meats and
opening the markets Of Germany, Russia,
etc, to the pork of Kansas, after the meats
of this country had been refused admit
lance to other countries, etc. Under this
law the price of meats had advanced
and markets increased and all this in the
direct interested the producers. Second,
the charge had been made that the circu-
lating medium was restricted. During
the years embracing this change the circu-
latiug medium was greater than at any
other period, but was greater now than
then or at any other time in our history
but not enough to establish sub treasures,
buy railroads, and take control of personal
interests. IJ was enough for all practical
purposes in business. We have increased
the circulating medium by the law in
structing the treasurer to purchase four
and half million ounces of silver per
month, and every month this act adds to
the circulating medium. This is practi-
cally endorsed by Democrats as
when a bill was prepared regulating
this law and proposing a change it was re-
jected by a Democratic house, and thus
the Fifty-second congress. Democratic,
virtually endorsed this law of the Republi-
cans and admitting 1t was correct. The
purchasing power of a dollar would be
equal to its debt paying power. No gov
eminent ever did or ever can say what the
purchasing power of money shall be, es-
pecially paper money. The Alliance
announces IN favor of free silver coinage,
but in reality are for paper money without
intrinsic value, and here he quoted from
speeches and sayings of Simpson, showing
that he, the representative from the Sew
enth district, was not only opposed to sill
yer coinage, but also TO the
coinage of gold above p cents and
is to be redeemed by the government
He then proceeded 10 dissect Jerry's
scheme OF issuing money or certificates on
the basis OF the supposed amouat OF met
ais lying IN our mines and mountains.
Here the speaker made the scheme SO alb
surd and illustrated the idea with such
telling effect, showing its result, that the
house applauded for many minutes. He
said If we issue money on this estimate
why not estimate the physical condition
OF the laboring man, his health, his ability
TO perform labor. the reasonable time he
might be supposed 20 live, the muscular
wear OF his arms and all the attributes lie
may possess for manual labor. and issue
money on what he is worth. He
then reverted to the disability pen
sion bill passed by u Republican
congress and showed how this helped
the country and increased The circulating
and asked was this done for the
money power Of Wall street or the pluto
Gratis of the country No, 1t was passed
for higher, nob!er purpose-to assist
those who sacrificed their lives and per
petuated this grand government OF ours.
IL Is law giving TO men who cannot Go
physical labor. and even then not dl-crim-
mating IN favor Of these wounded or q - .
abled in war, but who suffered from ina
oihty sccvuing since, and It was right
and just and was passed on higher basis I
han mere political or mercenarv motives /
The antitrust law was another sct Of the !
Iepu blicans, aud this prevented trusts +
md combinations. but these gentlemen I
opposing the Republican party say nothing 4
about IL This law prevents lawyers 4
here in Kansas 70 regulate fees. .
Doctors form regulating fees as tne nsr- +
,hsnts form comoinging on the price OF /
foods. Inis i a beneiiceni law and Of i
coed. The laws OF the Repub.i- i
Al party ere fog the interest OF the PEG
lie. The Republican party : pzrtJ Of 4
lction. Above all was the gre1. tariff
sw, when first enacted great howl went /
~ and the charge was made that living
would he higher The prices of az
measures Increased and etc. and IL was
he cause OF orr defeat in isss). bat the
Working and effect of this measure viii ~
'ur success and triumph in Iss- TIE
eel Drociiy ciauss introduced by Ga4c
.reat statesman James ". Blaine Wa
,iving 10 this country such a boon
ad opening tie markets of the sogia 10
ur productions 10 suca IA uasaoSu ex-
eat - never beloss witnessed Ok suxmissd ]