The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-16

political independence, so the present blow
at silver might lead to financial independ-
ence from the old world" (Applause.)
SENATOR ALLEN, OF NEBRASKA.
"The time has come for action, not for
talk. We (the Populists) told you last fall
of the impending danger, but you did not
believe US. Laughter Now you are
obliged to stand out from your own parties
and stand up for the American home, as
against the British home. Applause l
do not come here to talk politics, but want
to say that, 30 far ss the Populist party is
represented in the United States senate, it
will not be found wanting. Applause We
may not understand the parliamentary
msneuvering as well as some, but I tell
you. we will be in sight of the fox all of the
time" Great laughter.
GOV. WAITE, OF COLORADO.
"The proposal by the false friends of sill
YER and their allies in Wall street to adopt
the present price of bullion silver as COM
pared with gold as a new money ratio,
would simply crystalize all the wrongs and
injuries the money power has inflicted upon
the people for the past twenty years. This
compromise beats the one the devil pro-
posed to Jesus Christ on the mountain. The
international conference for the purpose Of
settling our money affairs by the dictatiOn
Of the foreign money power is the most
contemplate and God -fOrsaken idea that
ever entered the brain of an American oiti-
zen. II we have become, under the rule of
the two old parties, only province of Eu-
ropeau mOnsrohies, then we need another
revolution; another appeal to arms, and to
the God Of hosts. Great applause.
"Who .is Grover Cleveland, and who is
BeUismin Harrison, and who are their sup
pOrters in Wall street and Chicago that they
dare assume to drive into poverty and exile
half million of American people? There's
no use crying pepce when there ia no peace.
Most dangerous tyranny is that enforced
underline forms of law. Our weapons are
arguments and ballot-free ballot and fair
count. If the money power shall sttempttO
sustain it's usurpatioD of our rights by strong
hands, as in other landp, we will meet that
issue if it is forced upon US; for it is better,
Infinitely better, rather than that our lib
critics should be destroyed by the tyranny
that is depressing humanity all over the
world, that we should wade through seas of
blood; yea, blood to the horses brides" "
Tremendous applause,
EX- CONGRESSMAN PIERCE, OF TENNESSEE.
~ am here as a democrat. Democracy
had no part nor parcel in the demonetiza-
tion of silver. Democracy does not believe
in it. Applause. When the majority OF
the party casts it's vote in favor of a politi-
cal m easure, which represents the party, the
tail or the body2 Since 1873, when silver
was demonetized, how have the democratic
representatives upon the floor of congress
voted upon this question of reconciliation
of silver? The democratic representatives
from the south and west, constituting an
overwhelming majority of the democrats
upon the floor of congress, have every time
that free silver has been presented cast
their votes in the interest of the people
overwhelmingly for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver" Applause.
Il say to-day as democrat that Grover
Cleveland, the man from thRaeast, who
claims to-day to represent Che democratic
party, does not represent it, but misrepre
sents it's position on this question" [Greai
applause.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
"The silver question is but an incident il
the great struggle that covers the world. Il
is the battle of plutocracy against the peo