The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-23
THE SHERMAN LAW.

Expressions of Some Missouri Congress-
men On Its RepeaLOpinions Brought
Forth by Inquiry Made by the New York
Times-what Senator Stewart, of Nevada
Writes.
WASHINGTON. June 14.-The efforts OF
two prominent morning newspapers OF
New York to feel the pulse of the new
congress on the financial question. have
not as vet been completely successful,
but as far as the poll of the senators
and Representatives that will have to
deal with the monetary problem goes,
it is interesting. The New York Times
poll shows nominally that So out of
122 senator's and representatives.
mostly representatives-heard from,
favor the repeal of the Sherman silver
purchase act If this average could be
accepted Internationally and held
good with the remaining 100 and odd
statesmen. it would be merely ques-
ton of mathematics to show that the
Sherman law will be repealed by a
tremendous vote when congress meets
The views of the members of con-
eress of Missouri so far heard from
follows:
LAMAR. Mo. June 10.
To the Editor oTthe Ner FORK Times:
We are now engaged IN paying debts and not
in borrowing more money. We do not need
cheap money from London when times are
good and when times are hard we Tan not get
IL. I favor the repeal Of the Sherman law, and
in its place the full reconciliation Of silver
and its free and unlimited coinage favor the
l H. all in
the treasury Of government obligations not ex-
r-esslv by law made payable in gold alone,
such az silver certificates. pension warrants,
military and naval pay rolls. civilservice lists.
etc.
As 70 the plan OF currency issue favored by
me- I hold TO the use OF both gold and silver as
the standard money Of the country and TO the
coinage Of both gold and silver without dis
! elimination against either metal and further
! believe thai il the president and Mr.. Carlisle
! carry this out so far as not TO conflict with
| the Sherman law ana fearlessly employ the
| use Of gold and silver coin in all payments by
! the government the condition Of the treasury
! would be relieved and times improve through
| out the country. The basis Of my conduct
| all political measures shall be the democratic
| platform of is12 upon which the president an
| all the democratic congressnen were elected
| II Will be the duty OF the present congress to
| keep fnviolate the pledge of the democratic
| platform and in the discharge Of this sacred
trust anticipate and demand the support Of the
/ administration
CHARLES H MORGAN tdem-).
| BENTON. No. June i0.-I favor the repeal OF
| the sherman law il coupled IN the same act
| there is measure for the free ana equal coin
| age Of gold and silver; otherwise no silver
| should be paid out equally on all demands
| against the government. Treasury notes
| should be issued directly and there will be no
| occasion to resort to the state-bank fad as an
| other temporary makeshift to uuIlify the will
| OF the people in the interest Of money lenders.
| MARSHALL ARNOLD dem.
| ST Louis No. June 10 voted in the Fifty
| second congress to repeal the sherman law
| and feel confident II il had been done the pres
| eut financial strinEency might have been avoid
ed I think its repeal viii largely restore con
fdence favor it. :. ". COBB DEM
| ST LOUIS June I1-As at present advised.
| favor the unconditional repeal OF the Sherman
| law. CHARLES F. JOY rep
BUTLER. No June I0-Am for act repeating
Sherman law and providing for free coinage Of
silver; also for issuing more greenbacks and
| against issuing bonds.
DAVID A DE ARMoSD, DEM.
kansas CITY No. June 1T favor free
| coinage Of goii and silver. supplemented by
| greenbacks. I an decidedly in favor Of an
honest compliance with the platform ard the
| wishes Of the people,
| ". A. HARRIS. pop -deml.