The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-11-09

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penses OF an employe and then donate to
their family, just as a compliment,
years extra salary, even though they
may need it as badly as the family Of our
deceased public high official, and we
question it they are as generous to their
own servants with their own funds as
they are with those Of the publicly; and
WHEREAS, The United States senate,
in July last, having under consideration
proposition TO donate out of the public
treasury $30.50O to three widows of three
men who had formerly held positions in
the pay OF the United States and bad re-
ceived very high salaries for said services
and had exacted their pay to the utter
most farthing (there being no claim
against the United States Of any amount
duel it being proposition to make q
free gift Of that amount to said women;
now therefore
ResOlOed, That this Lyon County ALI
ance extend vote of thanks to all those
United States senators regardless of
party afiliations) who voted against said
proposition, and especially do we COM
mend Senators Berry and George (see
Congress onGI Record, pages 5000 -6610
for their manly defense of the rights Of
the masses against the encroachments Of
class legislation; and in like manner do
we censure and condemn all those who
voted in favor Of such high-handed rob-
berry.
ResOlUed, That we demand of our sens-
tors and representatives from this state
that they use every lawful means in their
power to put an everlasting quietus upon
all such unequal and unjust legislation,
knowing we'll that the many must be
robbed in order to heap SO lsvishly upon
the few; and
WHEREAS, Under the above rule, our
own esteemed citizen, Mrs. p B. Plumb,
was or would have been granted years
salary Of the late United States senator
not Justly due her, bnt which she consci-
entiously and patriotically refused to
accept, thus establishing a precedent to
which we hope there will be most rigid
and scrupulous adherence in the future
ResOl0ed, That we extend to Mrs. P. B.
Plumb vote of thanks for her action in
this matter, thus giving us another evil
dence OF her loyalty to justice and right
ReSOIved, That copy Of these resolu-
tions be sent to her, assuring her that we
will ever remember her patriotic act;
also that copy be sent to Senators
Berry, George, PETER and Perkins.
A copy having been sent to Senators
PETER and Perkins, elected the following:
TOPEKA. KAs., October 10, 1892.
| W. B. GaSche, Hartford, KGS..
DEAR SIR AND BRoT zER:-I am in re-
ceipt of copy of resolutions adopted by
Lyon County Alliance in relation to the
appropriation OF public moneys in pay
ment Of one years salary to widows of
certain public men.
The only vote of mine in the senate Of
which am ashamed, is the vote in favor
Of like proposition in cases of widows
Of deceased justices Of the supreme court
of the United States. / was not quite
satisfied at the time the vote was given,
and after thinking it over in all it's bear
ings, became completely satisfied that
the custom, which is of long standing. is
wrong, and availed myself of the first
favorable opportunity to state to the
senate and to the country that / had
made q mistake and desired to make
public acknowledgment of it. l gave
as my reason that "oublic moneys ought
not be used except for public purposes
This you will find on page 6763 of the
Congress OnGI Record, first session Fifty
second congress.
Respectfully, w. A. PEFFER.
No reply having been received from
Senator Perkins, we submit his action to
the consideration Of the people, assuring
them that with them alone rests the re-
sponsibility ofthe conduct Of the govern
ment, and whether they approve the
action or lack of action Of their officials,