The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-27

rot than that contained In Mr.. DAVIS
socsllrd "Beit-enacted means Of Re-
lief" the soooef they dig It's grave and
bury It the better it will Be. Bury Il,
aud erect ut ito grave . wooden slab
enscrib-d: "Killsd By its Fool
Friend =" Il b . serious question with
Us II a." whole thipe-its conception
and It's oiblicity 10 the Winfield Pat
ents-is not the work OF IN artful
enemy TO the idea Of government loans
direct to the people. For certainly no
real friend to the idea, possessing sense
enough to pound sand into . rat hole,
would ever suggest such IN abominable
senseless method Of enforcing it. We
do not propose TO spend Q momsnt's
time or an inch Of space In answering The
proposed measures. There ID no afRu-
ment that can answer foolS folly.
The above 10 not my language and
courtesy prevents my adopting &c. I
put II In a. coming from the editor Of
the principal Union Labor paper q
that time published in the United
States and will allow the voters Of the
district to consider it In connectioa
with the terms Of the bill. It isa I'd
commentary indeed to propose . msas.
ure 90 absurd - 10 b charged with
treschery against the measure one
favors.
Mr.. Davis explains that Col. Nortoa
afterwards wrote him IN apology. Hs
did not produce Col. Norton's lsttse oe
apology and hence I did not have any
chance to 80 II the apology v,s
ccuched in - forcibls language - Va
the criticism.
/ want to call attention 10 the fur.
Their fact that this proposed bin was
published In Mr.. Davis paper again On
December s, 1889. I do this to show
the length Of time Mr.. Davis has given
to the subject matter of the bill. In
bis race for Congress in 1880, I am
credibly advised, be talked much about
this bill. Certainly the voters Of the
district could not then have undsrstood
IL. He introduced 1t into the present
Congress and the only change made
from the measure published In his
open letter to Col. Norton IL the proviso
found In section 2 and sections 10 and
IL.
COL. HARRIS ON SUB TREASURY,
This bill IL the only one introduced
BY Mr.. Davis that WAS important
enough to be copied in his speech made
in Congress on August s, 1892. This
'.'..' Oh entitled "The SubtreasuIy Sub
ject" Is the only one from the Con.
gressional Record that have been en-
sbled to dnd that is being generally
distributed among his constituents.
Just what bearing it has on 1.-THE Sub
treasury Subject" 1 fail to see. The
speech referred to 10 largely upon the
subtressury scheme. "a scheme"
says Col. w. A. Harris, nominee for
Congressman at Large, in his address
delivered before the Leavenworth
County Alliance on Angus. ., 1891, -
scheme In its essential features modelled
after all the most vicious and corrupt
practices which We had condemned"
And farther on, ''Some even have gone
so far as to assert and G aim loyalty 10
this monstrosity, test Of true Alliance
faith, when, In fact, 1t gives the lie 10
every principle Of pure, just govern
ment Of, by and for the whole people,
which we asserted as our motive and
proclaimed through the st. Louis plat
FORM" And farther on, Col. Harris
says: MAY 1 beg the LeavenwortA
County Alliance ~ consider how great
disaster to our cause such o doctrine
must bring about. Special privileges
we deny to others; let u not Disgrace
ourselves before all mankind By
Fastening to claim them for ourselves"
Ileave Mr.. Davis to contend with
the two Colonels-- Col. Norton and
Col. Harris-snd leave his bill with
these few comments thereon for the
consideration Of the voters Of the Fifth
Congressional district. / do not pre-
tend to have pointed ont al its absurd
titles. You will be interested IN read
ing 1t TO try to find something's sen.
tence, n line or even Q word-on which
Col. Norton hung his apology.