People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-11-10
IN THE GREAT AMERICAN JAW
GYMNASIUM.
What Our Congressman are Doing and
saying-MatterS - Interest at the
National Capita f~-Ealk That Won't
Amount to Any:aG- Unless Backed
Up BY Action.

to. The money power, however,
backed by subsidized press, would
brush aside the usages of century
and force the senate to a vote. At
this writing it is impossible to predict
with any degree of certainty how 1t
will end. The boards OF trade, the
bankers and brokers of Wall street
are clamoring for repeal and threaten
ing another panic if the bill is not
passed quickly. The action OF the
bankers and criticisms of the press
have been vigorously denounced by
several senators.
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Senator Coke of Texas made one of
the ablest speeches against repeal
Referring to the panic he said:
English capital, English diplo-
macy, English intrigue cooperating
with allied conspirators in the United
States, have produced this panic-this
financial convulsion which now para
lyzes the business of this country-for
the purpose of coercing the people of
the United States into the adoption of
the monometallic policy, which the
pending bill, if passed, will inaugu-
rate. The 81, 900, 900, 900 due from cor
porations in the United States to
Europe-nearly all of it in England
and the annual interest accruing
thereon, will be paid in gold if Eng
land can compel 1t so paid; and, in
order 10 do this, England must defeat
bimetallism in this country"
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Mr.. Faulkner, democrat, of West
Virginia has offered an amendment to
the Wilson bill. 1t provides first for
the coinage of the bullion now in the
treasury at its coinage value, worth
now STA, 900, at the rate of So, OOO,-
700 per month, and authorizes in addi-
ton the purchase. of 1,55O,OOO ounces
per month, though this amount pur-
chased is not to be coined until after
all the bullion now in the treasury is
coined, unless in the op MON of the
secretary of the treasury the business
demands of the country require it.
After all the bullion now in the treas
ury is coined, the amendment provides
that So, 100000 of silver shall be pur-
chased and coined every month until
the aggregate silver circulation Of the
country shall reach SSOO,OOO,OOO. All
silver dollars thus coined and hereto
fore coined are to be legal tender.
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One of the most effective speeches
delivered in the senate on the silver
question was that Of MIR. Daniel OF
Virginia. 1t was clear, logical and
eloquent. In conclusion MIR. Daniel
said: "Let US remedy our finan ial
system with justice to all interests, re-
specting every obligation of our pub
lie faith, as it is interpreted, and let
US all stand together without any
interest of section or of class in the
broad spirit of American brothers,
which gives to the world the motto,
Each for all and all for each, and
America against the world"
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Mr.. Cooper Of Texas has filed an ap-
peal from the decision of congress in
the silver case. 1t is bill providing
that the governors of the various
states shall call elections of the whole
people to ascertain their will on the
silver question. Ballots are to be
prepare for or against the free coin
age of both gold and silver, vetoed,
and the result in each state certified
to congress by the governors. If Mr..
Coopers bill should pass he will be
establishing an expensive precedent in
making supreme court of the people
on legislation.
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The debate on the Tucker elections
bill in the house is bitterly partisan
1t is strange that men of intelligence
cannot see such a discussion is alto.
gether out of place and most especially
at this time. It's plainly evident that
it was precipitated for the purpose of
checking the disintegrating of the
democratic party in the south, caused
by the breaking of the party's solemn
pledges made in the last campaign.
But to all appearances it has lost its
effect on the people Few people who
live in the south do not know
that the most glazing frauds are per.
petrated to secure democratic success,
and while, as a rule, they are opposed
to any federal interference, which does
not remedy the evil, the patriotic elo-
quence of those fine gentlemen who
talk free silver and vote against it will
not save them from defeat at the next
election.
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Tom Watson has filed with the clerk
OF the house some affidavits and testi,
mony that will tend to show why the
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