The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-09-30

. teaches that there is an Errecou ella BE sgu-
I hict between labor and capital, and which
/ demands indisCriminate, hostile and re-
. pressivs legislation against men because
they are rich and corporations because
they are strong.
LAHoa AID CAPITAL.
Labor ana capital should not be autago-
ulstsr but allies rather They should not
be opponents and enemies, but colleagues
and EuEiiiaEies5 whose cooperating rivalry
is essential to national prosperity. But i
cannot forbear to affirm that q political
system which under such des potIo power
can be WEsstsd from the people and vested
in the few is a democracy only ia name.
A financial system under which more than
ous-halr of the enormous wealth of the
cOuu rEys derived from the bounty of nature
and the labor Of all, is owned by a lit
tie more than 10000 people while 1000
GOO American citizens, able and willing to
toll, Ers homeless tramps, starving for
bread requires adjustment. A SOCIAL SYS-
TEN WHICH OFFERS TO TENDER, VIRTUOUs
AND INDEPENDENT WOMEN THE ALTERHA-
TIVE BETWEEN PROSTITUTION AND SUICIDE
AS An ESCAPE FROM BEGGART IS ORGAN
FZED CRIME, for which some day unrelsnt-
ing justice VIII demand atOnsmeut and
explanation Mr.. President the man who
loves his country and who studies her his
tory viii search in vain for any national
cause for this appalling condition. The
earth has not forgot -L to yield her
failure of harvests. We have had be-
uiguaut skies ana the early and the late
rain. Neither famine nor psstiisncs has
decimated our population nor wasted its
energies. Immigration is flowing in from
every land and we are in the Iusty prime
OF national youth and strength, with un-
eEampled resources and every stimulus to
their Developments but, sir, the great body
of the American people are engaged to-
day In studying these problems that
have suggested in this morning hour.
They are dIsheartened with misfortune.
They are tired of the eEaCtions of the
speculators. They desire peace and rest.
They are turning their attention to the
great industrial questions which under
lie their material prosperity They are
indifferent to party They care moth
ing for Republication nor for DsmOC-
racy as such. They are ready to say, "A
plague on both your houses" and they
are ready also Mr. President, TO hail and
to welcome any organization amy meas
ures any leader that promises them relief
from the pEOhtless strife of politicians and
this turbulent and distEaCting agitation
which has already illuminated in violence
and may end in blood.
6uchg sir lz the verdict which read
in the elections from which We have Just
emerged q verdict that was uueE pected
by the leaders of both parties, and which
surprised alike the viotors and the van
qui6heu. lJ was q spontaneous unprs-
med1tab6d protest OF the people against
the national conscience against injusticsi
a movement that is full of pEthos and
alao full of danger because such move
ments sometimes make victims OF those
Who are guutless, It was not a RsPub-
lican defeat. 1t was not Democratic
victory. Tt was great upheaval and up
rising, Independents of and superior TO
both Tt was crisis that may become a
catastrophe, filed with terrible admoni-
1on1 but not without encouragement TO
those who understand and are ready TO
cooperate with it.
PEACEFUL REVOLUTIONS.
1t was a peaceful revolution, an attempt
TO resume rights that seemed to have been
infringsd. It is many years, MI Presi-
dent, since I predicted this inevitable re-
suit. In a speech delivered in this chamber
on the 18th of February 1873 from the
seat that is now adorned by my honorable
friend from Texas, who sits before zae
[ Mr.. hEAGANI, I said;
We cannot disguise the truth that We are OF the
aFs dead me rz1uIe 7rs 1-rTy f1-- tI-1s-Igs- rT
one side or the other Of q PortentoGs contest on
tfSe fsnaai5Gs Of Old thg0rigs fer55E55I1g feu
commerce and struggling to adjust an values to Us
employment, striving TO develop domestic indus
5fl45 bathing with the forces Of nature and sub
raaolutely determined TO overthrow system under
Er577iu T56-sr= q vstsH s-fieb ive- t5 FS1der
lllt the possession OF wealth beyond the dreams Of
has refuge from starvation but lhe prison lbe
grave our demands FOR relief for Justice have
ers Of the country asking for ploymeut treated
like impudeut mendiCanta begging for bread.
Mr.. President it may be cause, it may
be coincidence, it may be eject, it may be
post hoe OF it may be pr0pter hoo, but 30 ia
historically true that this great blight that
has fallen upon our industries, this par
slysia that has ovsrtsEen our financial
system conceded IN point Of time igish the
diluiulIti0u Of the circulating medium Of che
country. The public debt was declared /
payable ia coin, and the power of silver
was destroyed The value Of property di-
sLisllsi-Gd sll proportion Jgugeg Tslt and che
UuLtte Of sUcrythig-J tCGs deprecated egcspt
debts u5sd gold The mortgage, the bond, I
the coupon and the tax have retained inn I
mortal youth and vigOE. Thsg have not
deprecated The debt remains, but the
capacity 60 pay has been destroyed The I
accumulation OF years disappears under
the hammer Of the sheriff, and the debtor
10 homeless tghiis The creditor obtains ths
security for his debt for a fraction Of s5hat
&c l5us actually sgoFth l1hsu The debt ugas con-
f0Ectsa.
There isl Mr. President, a deprecated
conviction among the people tytich I fully
share that the demonstration OF silver iu
1873 was one element OF a great oonEPiEucy
to deliver the fiscal system of this country
over TO those by whom it has in nay opiu-
ion finally been captured see no proof
Of the assertion that the demousti1atiou
procured but it is impossible TO avoid the
oonviotiou that &c tgas q part Of O. deliberate
plan and conspiracy formed 5y those l5h0
haze been called spaGuiat0rs 20 stiL Jttrtlsr
increase che Uaits Of the standard 5B tghicH
tEsir 0celEElllL1ti0as L1erg to be measured.