Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-02
Why They Don't Like Him.

Why They Don't Like Him.
Any republican paper you may pick
ND nova days will contain some ref
erence to some outlandish or unrea-
sonable thing Jerry Simpon is said to
have done in congress. We have
watched Jerry's course pretty carefully;
have noticed his speeches, in the Con-
gressional Record and, we find that
about five-fifths of the discreditable
things that are said about Jerry are
untrue and withaut foundation in fact.
Why this great interest in Jerry and
his course on thepart of the g. o. Pr
It is because he has numerically 1T
into the leaders of that party and hand
led them without gloves at every
opportunity. He is charged with
maligning Kansas, and here is the way
he does it: In speech on the 10Th,
replying to an Ohio banker who was
villifying Kansas, and defending the
national banks, we quote from the
Record
"Mr. Simpson.--Mr. Chairman,
I move to strike out the last
word. 1 am glad that the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Joseph D. Taylor had
so much sense and discernment as to
buy land in Kansas. Kansas is one OF
the great agricultural states, if not the
greatest agricultural state in the
Union, and I believe that the agricult-
ural community of Kansas is composed
of as good people as can be found any
where, if not the best people in the
United States. o
1.-The people of Kansas have shown
that they have discernment themselves,
and to use the expression of the
gentleman from Ohio, they have even
.'snap." They saw that the protective
tariff was not for their interest, and
they have shaken it off as far as their
power goes. They also saw that lot
of old political barnacles had fastened
themselves upon the government of
their state and were bringing ruin and
bankruptcy upon 1T, and they have
risen in their might and shaken them
off.
1.-THE people of Kansas have set the
pace for the people of the Uuited States
in regard to intelligence in carrying
on government affairs, and am sat-
isfied that their example will be felt
and will be,imitated all over the coun-
try, so that even the people of Ohio
will some day rise up and shake off the
barnacles that have fastened upon that
great state. Laughter.] The gentle
man from Ohio utters sentiment that
is very familiar to US all, a sentiment
that has been uttered in every age by
aristocrats who have lived upon the
toll of the people. 1t is the sentiment
that was uttered by Louis XVI and
his satellites when the laboring classes
of France appealed Co them for relief
from oppressive laws. ''Work little
harder; talk less" that is the utterance
of the aristocrats in every age. ".Work
more; talk less; leave to us the conduct
of government affairs and we will see
that you are taken care Of"
II am glad, Mr.. Chairman. that /
live in Kansas. I am glad that am
associated with the people of that
state, who have had the intelligence
and the energy to shake off the aristo-
rats and barnacles who were absorbing
the wealth of the people for their own
benefit, and sincerely hope that the
people of the whole United States will
follow their example. 1t was right
and natural that the gentleman from
Ohio, being himself banker, being
one OF that class who make their money
out of laws granting special privileges
should uphold his class.
1.-THE legislation of our country is
based largely upon compromises and
special privileges. and the farmers
come in here now and say that they
want the same rights and the same
privileges before the law as any other
class. - -..ssst
The gentleman from Ohio has said
that the leaders and speakers of the
alliance advised the farmers last year
to hold their grain. Now, that is not
true; the gentleman has been misin:
formed. Some grain-dealing estab-
lishments in the state of Minnesota
got out circulars to that effect, which
we're sent largely all over the United
States. In the state of Kansas the
only advice of that kind came from the
republican party-from the leading
organ OF that party, the Daily Capital,
Of our state.
"The gentleman from Ohio appears
to be opposed to the subtreasury prom
osition. I understand that he is a
banker-a national banker. If that is
so he is to-day receiving the benefits OF
the subtreasury plan. He is deposit.
ing bonds in the United States treas