The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-09

pCdCclNt NIedlllo, ludt same moment Il
plot was made that the free silver bill
promised you should not be passed.
through these bankers OF Wall street,
who kept it down as they did in 1873.
What they were doing to you / gave
you warming of at the time.
You may have thought that was a
little too previous. Lots of people think
that. | will tell you this: If have
ever made deliberate statement to you
that have had to take back do not at
this moment recall it. You were put
upon notice at the time that your nomi-
nees were making you promise that
they did not intend to keep. The votes
are standing upon record to-day to show
whether or not the statement that
made PANIED out anything but the bitter
truth.
THE FORCE BILL.
! To hurry on will say this: You have
heard lots about the force bill. | am
told that the babies are told that all the
tired mules and horses in this country
are made to go faster if you will Just say
force bill. How would you like it if !
were to tell you that the Democrats of
the North and East threatened the
4 Southern Democrats that if they passed
the free silver bill they would help to
pass the force bill on YOU? 1t has been
bitterly denied, but stand here ready
to prove it.
! have here proof before me to offer
you that was reported in the Washing
ton Post, an Independent newspaper
/ published at the time. 1t was reported
in the National Economist, which circu-
lated all over the country at the time,
and it was denied by nobody. These
! Democrats of the north and east said
that you should not have this difference
of GO cents and they threatened the
! Texas delegation who waited on them
! that if the free silver bill passed the
force bill would go down on the south
ern people. Not only that, but ! was
told by Senator Colquitt'S secretary, Mr..
Henry Jones, that the same threats
were made at Chicago. The northern
and eastern Democrats said to southern
Democrats, "GOrcG that free silver bill
upon our people and we will aid in
putting the force bill upon yours" tell
you that the time has come when the
relief that was promised by these Demo-
cratic leaders Is needed. 1t is indis-
pcnsable to the welfare of our country,
and il they are forced through the
threats Of the northern and eastern
Democrats not to pass it. don't care
much whether thcy are Democrats or Re
publicans, they are enemies Of my
people.
WIIA| THE DEMOCRATS DD.
Now let me read you this; Tho at
tempt has been made to show that the
Republicans have always killed free
silver, but every time that free silver
has been killed in the last ten or fifteen
years the Democrats have killed 1t, and
don't you forget that fact. want to
read what the Democrats Of this house
said after the defeat Of the free silver
bill few days ago. The Republicans
are claiming the credit Of having killed
the bill, and they wanted to make them
selves solid with the bankers and COM
mercial interests of the east. The
democrats are not willing that the re-
publicans should have all that credit.
| Mr.. GessCnmcyCr said this:
Mr.. Reed, who took the leadership of
the Democrats in that fight plumcs him
self that his party have defeated the
silver bill, and would have it go forth
to the world that the Republicans de-
serve all the credit. He recalled ut
this distance the fact that the Senate Of
the Fifty-iirst congress had passed a
bill for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, and ii went to the house and
was defeated by the Democrats. In
other words, he considered it such a
good thing to have violated that pledge
to the people, considered it such a
strong card to play to win the favor Of
the eastern and northern bankers that
he was not willing for the Republicans
to claim all of the credit, and so ii was
with the Democratic help that the
measure promised to the black and
white people Of the south was killed.
A voice, "lImTah for the Ocala plat
form" ! want you to remember that,
because if it can be shown to the peO-
pie that that great party, with its hon
Orablc leaders and influential news
papers, deliberately make pledges to
the people, which they as deliberately
repudiatc, | want to know whether or
not you will stand by that party or
whether you will stand for principle
and make your votes for your houses
and homes.
This great Democratic party was the
party of the people. Praying for the
people they would go to bed. They
would get up in the morning weeping
bitter tears. This great party never
mad chance TO 90 anytnrng with rneH
l4S majority. They had this bill before
them; they had the option bill, the
bills that | have designated, before
them. | urged the members Of the
committee to report that bill, but they
simply said in effect that the tax must
continue to be raised out Of the poor
people, on their clothing, and their
household and farm implements, and
the great millionaires must 60 untaxed.
Don't you think that they have had
chance enough? Applause. Not only
that-not only did they fail to give you
your Subtreasury bill, not only did they
fail to give your Income tax bill any
consideration whatever, they wanted
to show you that they were great
corporations and you were nothing but
simple people.
You stay separated and alone in your
shops, fields, and schoohouscs, and in
your stores; you were not represented
had no representatives there to speak
your wishes. On the other hand the
great corporations had lobbyists there,
they had agents there, they had attOr-
neys there. TO show you the difference
in how the things work out, this fair at
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