The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-06

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GOV. ElFl1k AND TIE F4h11Etts.
Ia speech delivered to the farmers
of the Eighth congressional district, /
Governor EifeF gave utteruuce to some /
asIIjmeuts which sound oddly enough,
coming from the lips of the governor
of great commonwealth, who, il
reports be true, aspires to continue in
that important Office for at least one
more term. We extract the following
from tile reports Of the governors !
speech:
Owe have some very serious prob
lens to face. Our country is filed up. /
There is no west 10 go to. We are /
fun, and we will have to acquire Can /
ada, British America, and MeXicO, OF /
.sOyeTilow."
Mr.. HENDERSON OF Illinois. Mr.. !
Chairman, will the gentleman yield TO
me for question?
Mr.. SIMPSON Yes, sir.
3 AIr, HENDERSON of Illinois. DO
you not know that the governor repu-
neutrality-suspicious. very next day
after It was made? Has not your
attention been called to that?
= pr. SIMPSON. L have tue speech |
here as it WAS published; and know
it is becoming 81 common practice i'll
this country when gentlemen find they
. hHYe told the truth. and people are
startled by hearing it from them, to
, spend the next two OF three months in
denyi ing that they have told the truth,
[Laughter.l We had an exhibition of
that here in this House last evening.
One gnutieu.au Went 80 far asto deny
that lie ever took II drink of whisky,
which everybody knew was not true.
CLaugLter,l
Mr. HOPKINS of ILLINOIS. VIII the
gentleman yield right there?
q Mr.. SIMPSON. Yes sir.
Mr.. HOPKINS of Illinois. Is that
what purports to be It report OF IA
speech that was made by Governor
e Fifer, at Joliet Illinois?
Mr.. SIMPSON referring to the
clipping This was made by Gov
ernor Fifer to the farmers Of the
Eighth congressional district
Mr.. HOPKINS Of Illinois That
was at Joliet, Illinois?
Mr.. SIMPSON. do not know.
Mr.. HOPKINS Of Illinois That is
where it was, and Governor Fifer not
only repuliated that, but Mr.. Chair
man, 1 can state that there were ten
TURNER'S there who were worth $780,
1000. In that convention thsEe were
ten farmers from my district as dele
gates. One of them was worth $780,
1000, and the poorest man there was q
democrat, who to-day owns more than
400 acres of Land in my county aud is
worth easily SO, 600.
Mr.. SIMPSON. Those farmers are
of the sort who earn their bread in the
sweat of SONS other fellows brow
tiey were not farmers at ali. They
were spectators. They were land
lorls. I am speaking of the working
Farmer when / say farmer. -
1 will read the balance of Governo
Filters speech;
1.-The farmers are always poor an,
always will be poor. They cannot con
centrate wealth ss III the corporate
industries. There is no danger ftOu
the farmers. We never hear of cleo
zion frauds among them. They ar
easily governed; but in large elite
the republican form of government j
. "A practical failure and so admitted b
the fEaupeEs of the state cOnstitHtioi
of 1870 who gave powers to the gov
serHOr to hold them in check.
If we ever lose our liberties il wi
come through the evils of municipa
misrule. 1 ask you to go to Chicag
to see where we are drifting. Their
you will see the climax. Look acres
the ocean, study the institutions q
the Europeans who have been civiliZe
for centuries. What is the spectacle
We are of the same blood. Are thing
not being driven along the same lin
f5ereF win We lose OuF rspubiiea
form Of government and take on
stronger onsY just so Certuinfy.as
stand here this government viii fal
All things tend to wealth. wealth
luxury, luxury to weakness, and wea.
ness to lapse"
Mr.. SCOTT, VIII the gentIsma
yield for moment to me?
ar. SIMPSON. Yes, sir.
air. SCOTT. I desire to shy tn,
what the gentlemen from Ifliueis IN
Henderson and Mr.. IIopkinsi say abol
the reuaction OF Governor Fifer
speech related TO the lattc- part of Il
speech, the part the gentleman III
just read, referring to corruption
the republican city OF Chicago. Til
was done in order to square himse
with Chicago, and it did not relate
the part in reference. to tile cetditis
of tile TURNER'S.
Mr, HEN of Illinois. o
no; that is not my understanding
the fact at ALL
Mr. SIMPSON The gentIem.
from Illinois fMe- ssottl states tn
Governor Fifer took bsek-sl,e part TN
related to tie eits Of Chicago; bat t
condition Of the city of Chicago tod
demonstrates that he spoke this tT'ut
for to-day they have hauied zap ths
Aldermen tbefoFe- tile court. ana a
trying to convict them OF swindIh
tie city out eff money and eff beoo
ing. So, afr. Speaker there is eve
esi1snee tilft tlle e'oya &c .'fiat!erztof