People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-08-05


bic time, it could not enter on its
work with more certainty or a greater
degree of alacrity.
The refusal of the Democratic ma
jOrity to pass a free coinage bill was
in the nature of a disaster. 1t was
an attack on that large section of the
party which gives the organization
its strength and power in the south.
That was mistake which may yet
bring about unhappy results. But
the Democrats in the house do not
seem to be satisfied with that per-
fOrmance. They have an idea, appar-
emily. that it has not attracted Sut1i-
cient attention. They followed it up
by leaving the house for many days
without a quorum, bringing business
to Standstill. If the business of
congress could be carried on at a race
course the Democratic majority would
be on hand every day in the year and
Sunday too.
Little or nothing has been done in
the way of tariff reform. A few
speeches have been made on the sub
ject, but there has been no earnest
and vigorous effort to push the mat
ter. Free coinage and tariff reform
occupy precisely the same position in
congress. Both have been practically
put on the shelf.
But this is not the worst. Though
the Democrats were elected on a plat
form of economy, the campaign teem-
ing with arraignmentS Of the billion
dollar congress, the present house has
mapped out, in addition to the bill
lion dollars Swamped by Republicans,
a half billion dollars in apprOpria-
tiOnS. This is about as healthy a pro-
gram as the Democrats have ever been
able to put forward. Instead of cut
ting down the enormous apprOpria-
tiOnS of the Republicans, the Demo
Gratis propose to add more. and this in
the face of the fact that the treasury
will soon have to deal with a def
cheney.
No wonder the Republicans sit by
and grin. Give them more rope,
says Reed. Egg them on" says Ju-
Illus Caesar Burrows. What do the
Democrats mean? What is the mat
ter with them? At this rate, not
only Mr.. Cleveland, but the party it.
self will be eliminated from the next
campaign. What is to be thought of
congressman who deliberately sacri-
flee their party in this fashion?
The Constitution is right in every
respect but one and that is what it
says about the Republicans. 1t had
not yet awakened to the fact that the
Republican party and Democratic
party are twin babies of the mOnOpo-
lies and that the people have found
them both out.
The old party has evidently chang,
ed its mind since May, as the follow
ing from the Constitution of July IG
will show:
Hon. W. E. Gambler, of Union cOun-
ty, one of the most aStute politicians
of northeast Georgia and one of the
leading Democrats of the state, is in
Atlanta, having come down from
Gainesville, where he recently attend
ed the congressional convention of the
ninth district.
On being asked about the outlook
in that district, Mr.. Gambler said:
You have asked me an important
question and | will answer it Just as
think the situation warrants. Mr..
Tate is very strong man and he will
make as good a race is aay Democrat
We could have nominated. But
if the people of Georgia think that We
have no fight in our district against
the third party, they are mistaken. e
In another place of the same issue
the paper says editOrially:
After the defeat of the silver bill in
the house the other day, a member
rose and said: IF Wall street has no
further business with this house. |
move we adjourn
The Democrats of Georgia need to
organize this year and carry on a sure
enough campaign. The sooner it is
begun the better.
As there is no Republican party OF
any consequence to fight, of course il
is the Peoples party now they feaI
and not the Republicans. The Glass.
cock election gave them a pointer
1t was a regular eye opener for them.
The majority of the Democratic pa.
perS are now devoting almost theil
entire editorial space to abuse of the
third party" as they call it and if
had the space in this article | could
give hundreds of extracts to prove
what | say.
The farmers of the south have re.
pudiated the Democratic party just
as you of Kansas have repudiated the
northern wing of the Wall street ma.
chine of oppression. The great com.
mon people, north and south. have
awakened to the startling fact that
the DemO-Republi-plutO party is one
party and that Wall street money
kings control it for the oppression of
the people, and do not believe that
either of the old parties will control
the country any longer. | have too
much confidence in the patriotism OF
the people to believe that they will
longer submit to surrender our below.
ed America into the hands of a lot OF
untitled lords, who have brought us
down to condition equal to the con.
ditiOns of mOnarchistlc Europe,
nv,