The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-04-01
aoW IT WAS DONE.


PROM the Topeka Democrat
Repeatedly during the past month
or more, we have directed attention TO
the shan efuI fact that, with two or
tiireo iIoHOraIle exceptions, tie Lead
ing democratic papers Of the west were
utterly silent on the silver question,
instead Of speaking out with their old
time vigOr in favor Of free coinage
For such papers as the indianapolis
Sentinel, the st. Louis Republic ana the
Kansas City TTnles-papsrs THAT III the
past have been eloquent ia their sdyO-
cacy Of free coinage-tO thus remain
silent on the eve OF tile great battle
in tire house over the Bland free coin
age bill, vas more than cowardly. Il
was, in effect, a shameful betrayal of
the representatives Of the democracy
of the west.
Now that the representatives Of the
democratic party Of the south and west
have been stricken down in their manly
and courageous fight for the MASSES II
the people Of the country against the
greed of the money kings Of the east,
the public is beginning to understand
by what shameful agencies the Bland
bill was temporarily defeated ia tie
house.
The special Washington eorresPou-
dent OF the Kansas City Times, in "a
recent issue Of that paper, gives AN
interesting account OF the great battle
over silver in the house, which throws
a food of Hight on the secret influences
that have been ut work in Washington
which came so nearly defeating the
Bland bill for this session Of congress.
From this report, which ought TO be
read by every democratic voter ia the
west, we reprint AS follows;
at was Wall streets inning to-day
in Washington.
ITO understand to-day's history in
the house one should underst and the
surroundings. For three days Wall
street has been in Washington; every
bank in Boston and New York has
been pulling and hauling on the Iegis-
iatlye rope to defeat the Bland bill
and turn down silver.
mo such lobby has surrounded the
house in years. The corridors were
thrOnged and the galleries filed with
men who were in Washington for the
sole purpose of throttIing the Bland
bill by any means in their power.
"a week ago, it is no exaggeration
to say, tile Bland bill was strons
enough to gain two votes in every
three in the house but a stream ofWaII
street influence has been set flowing
thFoagii the house and swept every
thing before it. Members have been
argued with, coaxed, cajoIed, BulIsd
and threatened; they were conjured
10y their hopes Of personal success,
their fears for party safety.
Every, anything, in fact, which
promised the END in view-the burial
of the Bland Till-was unhesitatingly
done. kilograms were ordered sent
from every anti-silyer source III the
country to members Of the house, bid
ding them beware. The telegraph bills
were paid by Wall street. Back in the
| closets Of silver opposition they began
to dig mp new reasons against the bill.
The other day Bourke Cochran of New
York unloaded them upon the house.
while the discussion was going on
III the house members were being
called and hauled Ia never ceasing
procession from each of five doors by
the emissaries Of gold, and pinned
against the walls to listen to the wills
Pered threats of personal political woe
to come if they chung to silver.
There is not member of the house
but knows this statement to be doubly
true"