Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-22
WEAVER IN CONGRESS.
The Champion of the People Stands Now
Where He Then Stood.


Weaver, then in congress from Iowa, Of.
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this house
that all currency, whether metallic or paper.
necessary for the use and convenience of the
people should be issued and its volume cen.
trolled by the government. and not by oI
through the bank corporations Of the country
and when 80 issued should be q full legal ten.
der in payment of all debts, public and private
Resolved, That, in the judgment Of this
house, that portion Of the interest bearing debt
Of the United States which shall become re-
deemable in the year 1881, or prior thereto. be-
funded beyond the power Of the government t.
call in said obligations and pay them at any
time, but should be paid as rapidly as possible
and according to contract. To enable the gov
eminent to meet these obligations, the minis
of the United States should DO operated to theiI
full capacity in the coinage OF standard silver
dollars and such other coinage as the bust
ness interests may require.
These resolutions were tabled subject
to be called up at any time for discus
sion by permission of the house. Once
every week for thirteen weeks Mr..
Weaver arose in his place and asked TO,
their consideration, only to be refused
recognition by the speaker or choked of
by the chairman of some committee
claiming priority under the rules of the
house.
The old party leaders were so de.
termined that every possible obstacle
was thrown in the way Of their con
sideration by the members of the house.
And the party organs, the tools Of the
banks, worked vigorously night and day
manufacturing public sentiment against
the resolutions and their author. They
cartooned Mr.. Weaver as jackass and
denounced him as an addle Drained
lunatic endeavoring to ruin the credit
of the nation. In this they went SO far
that they aroused the people on the sub
ject, and they demanded action.
At last. on the 9th day Of April, 1880,
the resolution was taken up for discus
sion. The discussion disclosed the fact
that the sentiment of the people of the
nation was fast crystallizing in favor of
the resolutions. The moneycrats saw
the inevitable, and to distract the at
tention Of the people the subject of
using troops at the polls to protect
voters in free ballot" was Matched up.
The leaders of both the Republican and
Democratic parties became so thorough
ly convinced that the eyes of the people
were opening to the frauds in financial
legislation that they allowed no measure
that had d tendency to allay sectional
bitterness between the north and tho
south to be discussed, but did all in theii
power to rekindle every smoldering
cinder into a flame, so as to make the
hatred more intense and thus draw the
mind of the people from the discussion
of this the main living issue of the time.
Every national campaign year from
that time until the present this same
class of Wall street money devils have
endeavored to renew sectional bitter
ness to hide the issues, that they might
continue their plumber of the people.
The people have at last learned their
game and will play into their hands no
longer. The people are with Weaver in
this struggle, they indorse these resolu-
lions and see that billions of the peo-
pies money would have been saved to
them had they been adopted into the
law at the time. and no abuse. SANDER
or utilization of Weaver will stop the
people now.
Thomas Jefferson said to Mr.. Kerche-
val: II am not among those who fear
the people. They and not the rich are
our dependence for continued freedom.
And to preserve this independence we
must not let our rulers load MS with
perpetual debt" He said to Mr.. John
Taylor, Il sincerely believe that bank
ing establishments are more dangerous