The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-22

ETs Can Nev,r Expect Relief From ths .
Present Political bosses OF the alton.
The death of Mr.. Plumb has cost the .
free silver republicans of the senate .
their most aggressive and courageous .
leader Now the chances are that the .
senate Will pass no radical silver legis-
latiol tbis winter. Senator German, .
along with all the other eastern SEN
ators, is opposed TO IL as a matter of
policy and the free silver democrats of
both houses are much less insisteut
thau they were ia the last congress .
The same thjug is true an the house. /
where every day brings forth evidence
of the decaIeuce of the silver craze.
Both parties ars playing for the presi-
dencV and the leaders are convinced
thsU free silver would be the worst
possible card to play in New York and
New England The people at the
treasury department believe that IL no
action Is taken by congress there IS a
good prospect that France viii soon
issue Invitations Tor another inter
national conference and that England
and Germany viii accept. This. IL is
hoped, viii pave the way for an agree
meut which will increase the use of
silver i'm Europe and permanently raise
its market price Ass Ciatsd Press
Dispatch
The above clipping is taken from the
columns OF "a democratic paper and for
caudor it is TO DE commended Here is
the great so-calIed party of the peo-
p,e"-the democratic Party-in fun
control OF both branches of the nation
al legislature; they tthe leaders and
press) have loudly proclaimed for years
that they were uc1mpromisiugly in
favor OF the free coinage OF tine dollar
5f the daddies," of more money, less
taSation and any and all measures tHst
promised benefit to the people but
were prevented % from doing anything
by the republicans Tnis party of the
people" now has golden opportunity
20 redeem all of its promises, 20 cEem-
Dlify AL OF its good intentions, and it
hastens to announce to ths people"
that it was ioziug-''just maucuvcriug
for the Offices You know
The mai rity of the republican lead
ers have opposed any increase iu tine
volume of money, have posed as the
sponsors of the rich and have made no
pTeteuLlons to being friendly 60 the Iu-
dustriaI interests In this they are con-
sistent-thsy are acting out their
| avowed intentions and no one is uiSan-
I pointed but with the democrats IL is
different They have psrsistcuty as
| sured the people Lha- they oliv await
/ an opportunity 10 comply with oil of
! their reasonable demands Both
( old parties are playing for the prssi-
/ dcucy aud the leaders are convinced
/ that free silver would be the worst
/ possible card 10 play i'm New York and
/ New England" Then we are TO uu-
/ derstaud that the primary object of the
/ headers" of both OF the Old parties is
/ to obtaia and retain full possession %.
/ the reius of the government, that the
! peoples interests and the welfare oi
the country are OF secondary coucerui
Ina other NyJrds-''thc people be d-d-'
What do those alliancsmcu who have
I been advocating reform within the old
I parties think of the prospect? lis ituot
/ as plain now as IL can ever be made
: that such tli1g is au absolute impos
/ sibiIity, that no relief can ever be eN-
/ pected through their actiousP Ez
Senator Van Wycls, of Ne brasIsa, very
aptIy stated the case when lac said
The only vvav % clear the rats from a
ship Is e silIS IT,, and the only way we
,uu purify the o.d parties is J1 bur
thcu.'-IsutIcr jMo. } Union