Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-07-14
THE SILVER CONSPIRACY.

Remarks of Senator Teller and Comm ents
Thereupon by a Colorado Man.
The Advocate of Topeka, Kan, re-
ceived the following from Colorado
correspondents:
Our senator, Hon. H. M. Teller. man fol
years in the front ranks Of the Republican
party, and with the foremost in tn nations
councils. told it all when, in his noble battle
for silver in the United States senate, he said:
When the free coinage bill was introduced
in this body in December, know whereof
speak when say that the banks of New York
city organized themselves for the purpose OF
defeating this legislation. and venture to say
now there is not bank in the United States
known as a national bank which has not been
appealed to by that organization to contribute
funds and influence to the defeat of silver
legislation.
Further on he said:
do not intend that anybody shall infer from
the remarks have made in my criticism OF
the Republican party, in my statement of the
dangers which have threatened us, which now
threaten us at Minneapolis, that expect that
the Democratic party will be any more liberal
toward us as party. 1t is true that we have
had from that side of the chamber many gen.
erous supporters. 1t is true that for the many
years that we have been here endeavoring tt
secure proper recognition for silver we have
looked to men sitting on the other side of the
chamber with certainty that they were oul
friends in this contest. But, like our party
the Democratic party is In the tolls of power
ii dare not offend, and the danger is that these
two great political parties in their anxiety tC
secure the state of New York, controlled as II
is by little. circle in and about Manhattan
island, will neglect and repudiate the interest
of the great masses of the country, and ACT
exactly alike on this silver question
Coming from such high authority, what
more need be said? Does any one doubt
that our whole financial policy is held in
the hands of few, who thereby control
the destinies of the people of the whole
nation, driving them to poverty like
dumb, driven cattle, and that every vote
for either of the old parties is vote to
perpetuate that poverty? And if it is SC
on the money question. why not on the
railroad question, the land question. the
tariff and everything else wherein the
interests of the few conflict with those
of the many?
Surely the people north, south, east
WCot OWC Jul SOlOldQO OCAdUOlo q
debt of gratitude for having arisen
above party prejudice and dictation and
told the plain truth. Their speeches
should be in the hands of every voter.
They know whereof they speak, and, if
mistake not. Colorado, heretofore so
strongly Republican, will go with them
and be a Peoples party state this fall.
Tell our Kansas friends to be brave and
true, stand by their colors and they will
be rewarded by seeing many states
some not counted on now-wheel into
line this fall.
The cause they so bravely started is
spreading. Politicians of both old par
ties are already dumfounded that their
following is so light and there is so little
enthusiasm among the people, while the
voter is chuckling to himself, thinking
how much greater will be the surprise
and CONSERVATION of those same politi-
clans when the votes are counted next
fall and he finds politics were not in it
at al: that politics were subordinated
to the peoples interests and honest men.