The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-11
A PLEA FOR KANSAS.
(Continned fr0m pdqe Il. ]

ment except one between the nations as
nations Let individuals settle their own
balances in their own way and accommo-
date their trade to that condition Of things;
but as to metallic basis or local none
tary system, believe in having an Ameri-
can standard, an American system, just as
we have in all the rest Of our administra-
tion.
/ have spoken about the repeal Of the
Sherman law. AS that is not responsible
for our misfortunes its repeal will add moth
ing by way of relief to the people, and so
far as am concerned it shall never be re.
pealed unless in connection with the act
repeating it we have the old coinage law Of
our fathers restored to the statute books.
In this time Of trouble to whom shall
we turnP Let US ask the people What do
they want2 They ask bread, and we offer
them stone. They ask for more money,
and we propose to give them less. They
ask the loan of money, and we close the
banks They ask for the use Of their own
funds now in bank, and they are compelled
to pay premium. They ask for means to
carry on their daily business, and we permit
che usurers to corner the currency, and we
tell the banks to hoard all the lawful money
they can get hold of and give out their own
certificates to be used as money.
Who asks for the repeal of the Sherman
law? Let the distinguished senator from
Indiana Mr.. Voorhees, answer. The re-
peal Of the Sherman law means, as was so
we'll stated by the senator from Missouri
[Mr. Vestl a few days ago, gold standard.
It is said on the other side that they propose
to maintain the present silver coins as
money. understand that very well. But
you propose to measure them by gold
standard, and that is what we object TO-
Take away the protection of the law from
gold, and we are ready to meet you half
way. But until you do that we are on this
side of the line with our faces to the front.
! wondered when heard the senator
from Indiana the other day how it will ap-
pear In print when the historian comes to
speak Of the political apostacy Of that dis
tinguished senator. He labored hard and
elOQuently to show that he has abandoned
none of the views that the people under
stood him to entertain in the years gone by.
I have quoted that distinguished man fro
quently upon the public platform. Here
Is what Senator Voorhees, Of Indiana said
upon the floor of the American senate, I
said to the people 1--WE have one great
apostle of liberty in our ranks battling for
the rights Of the common people, that they
may have their money restored to them"
The senator still insists that he Is bi-
metallist, but he is following In the lead Of
one who says all our obligations shall bQ
uNaRH ivA eynlH Ia fnllOxuiVnr IN thA lad %
One who says that silver coinage ought to
be discontinued and not another silver dol
lar coined. He is following in the lead Of
men who are headed the other way, and
while grasping the hand Of Wall street in
one hand they slap the people in the face
with the other.
There can be but one construction put
upon this whole proceeding. You are at
tempting to drive the country to the stand
ard Of the gamblers. That iswhat 1t means,
Mr.. President, nothing more or nothing
less, stripped of all verbiage. ask no bet
ter descripti of that class Of men whom I
have demon ted gamblers than that used
by the distinguished senator from Indiana,
for whom / have the highest personal re-
gard.
Let Us turn our faces to the people and
give them, say, at least $3.50, 900 900 now,
and then after having done that we can
talk about ratio little while again.
We must have more money. There %
not enough gold In the world to make
money plenty at present rates OF value.
We must have silver In addition and par
tioularly for payments Of comparatively
small amounts. But there is not enough
Of gold and silver combined for use as
money. We must have paper also, and
there Is not enough of gold and silver and
rnHlAP mOnnV all nnn nOW in m n nllF.
ply the common need. AS we cannot sud
denly increase our coinage to any great OK
tent, we must resort to paper to supply I'm
mediate and pressing demands.
Mr.. President, the people are going on
gaRrd today. Their pc Jts are In che mrm-
houses and In the dwellings of the poor, In
the workshops, In the mines, in the for