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 I'M
3cr consideration a message from the
President in reference to an agreement
between this and foreign countries on
the subject Of bimetalllsm." MIR. kyle1
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 Us to present a
II vivid picture OF tie treachers oil the
two old political parties in Their venal
and corrupt participation in q 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 as to convict
many of our once honored leaders, of
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 $64,769,7O3, 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 1868, was : 1,O12,537 203.
This is the sum which the money chang
ers took as toll upon the wal debt in
seven years time, without having given
one cent OF value in return to their
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 on the principal and
in interest and premiums. 1t is sufficient
to state that we have paid the original
debt several times over and still owe
q debt; which will take more Of the re-
suits OF labor to pay in bushels o%fwheat,
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 puid 3,462 400 900 bushels OF
wheat, and will wv 06,2oO,OOO
bushels at present prices. What we
have added to what we STILL owe would
be 5,619, $50 900 bushels, and deductinG
amount due in 1SS6.-1, OO7 900, OOU
bushels leaves 1912, 600 900, bushels
as the amount consumed by interestanC
payment on the principal. Still another
table showing the figures in pounds 0
cotton was read: when the spcake
turned his attention to the history {
the decentralization OF silver, i'll 1873
which he went over in detail shown
up that colossal fraud, in which til
money changers Of two continents COZ
spired to rob the people.
At one point in th'5 senator senator Ky Kyle It {
address the chair: whereupon Senate
Morgan called the chairs attention t
the TACT hat a large number Of senator
were making confusion to prevent Ky
from being heard, by going to the res
OF the room. Morgan said: "Now M
President. l insist upon silence, becaus
hereafter, when the country comes
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 vacant now will be V;
can't then by the direction Of the Peep
after they have made answer to tn
argument" The vice president. "Tl
senate will be in order"
Mr.. Kyle: II beg pardon for turin
my back to the chair, but when in tt
heat OF argument Hound my audlen'
behind me, l turned my back instinc
lively upon the chair" Such was Il
scene In 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 fairnes
Senators rushing in a body to the res
OF the room and engaging in gener;
gabble to prevent a member from beil
heard. The hall which las echoed ii
voices OF the patriots and statesme
renowned over the world, occupied no
by a coterie OF degenerate, pin-heade'
paltering, p~awnbrok1ng, trucklin
trifing. political shysters, who try
prevent free speech and far argument {
the floor OF the senate. A law professo
in a lecture to q class OF students on
described a lazy lawyer as "the mo
perfect illustration OF Gods mercy
the individual and his severity on Il
community by allowing such a creatu
to exist" We submit that the defir
ton applies with double force to sen
tors who attempted to confuse Kyle
their gable,
We ought to have 100000 copies
Kyle's speech distributed over this stat
Exchange.
The Sioux Live Stock Journal has t
editorial entitled "Stock raising OF Il
Sioux range" in which the ground
taken that farming cannot be ma,
profitable on the reservations and adjoi
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