Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-22
THE SHERMAN LAW.

Expressions of Some Missouri Congress-
men On It's 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 yet 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 IS out of
122 senators and representatives
mostly representatives from,
favor the repeal of the Sherman silver
purchase act. If this average could be
| accepted Internationally and held
good with the remaining 400 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Sherman law will be repealed by a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 mem bers of con-
| gress of Missouri SO far heard from
| follows:
LAMAR, Mo-, June 10.
| To the Editor Of the NeD York 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 haro we can not get
| it. favor the repeal of the Sherman law, and
| in its place the full reconciliation Of silver
/ and its free and unlimited coinage. favor the
| like use OF gold and silver coin in payment by
| the treasury of government obligations not ex-
pressly by law made payable in gold alone.
| such silver certificates, pension warrants,
military and naval pay rolls c1vil-service lists.
/ etc.
AS to the plan of currency issue favored by
| me, 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 that if the president and Mr.. Carlisle
carry this out so far as not to conflict with
the Sherman law and iearleSsly 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 1892 upon which the president
all the democratic congressman were elected.
1t will be the duty Of the present congress to
keep inviolate the pledge of the democratic
platform, and in the discharge of this sacred
trust anticipate and demand the support of the
administration
CHARLES II. MORGAN (dem.).
BENTON, Mo, June 1O.-I favor the repeal OF
the Sherman law if coupled in the same act
there is measure for the free anu 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 nullify the Will
of the people in the interest of money lenders.
MARSHALL ARNOLD (dem.).
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 10.-I voted in the Fifty
second congress to repeal the Sherman law,
and feel confident If it had been done the pres
ent financial >Stringency might have been avoid
ed. think its repeal will largely restore con
fdence. flavor it. S. w. COBB (dem.)
ST. LOUIS, June 1O.-As at present advised,
favor the unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law. CHARLES F. JOY (rep.)
BUTLER Mo-, June 10-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 ARxoND, (dem).
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June Ill favor free
coinage of gold and silver, supplemented by
greenbacks. 1 decidedly in favor of an
honest compliance with the platform AID the
wishes of the people.
w. A HARRIS, Cpop. -dem.).