The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-09-08
SENATOR PETER.
The Kansas Senator Makes An Appeal for
Free Coinage of silver At l0 to 1.

The Kansas Senator Makes An Appeal for
Free Coinage OF Silver At 10 to 1.
WASHINGTON, Sept Sat $50 the
senate resumed its legislative session
and MIR. PETERS amendment to the re-
peal bill, providing for free coinage be-
ing the pending question, was read,
preparatory to Mr.. PETERS addressing
the senate.
MIR. Jones, republican, of Nevada,
moved that the senate adjourn. On
this question Mr. Hale demanded the
yeas and nays, and the motion to add
5ourn was rejected-yeas 10, nays 81 -
Mr.. PETER then resumed the floor in
advocacy of his amendment He said
the administration was not proposing
to discuss the philosophy of finances;
they came to congress with demand
for particular act, the repeal of the
Sherman law. They suggested no
policy which will admit of the usual
compromises in legislative proceedings
1t Is this or nothing, and that, so far
concerned the people be represented,
they accepted their movement in the
spirit in which it was given. They
proposed to give no quarter; his
people proposed to give none. He
called attention to the fact
that very large majority of the
farmers in the south were members OF
the Farmers Alliance, and that one OF
the cardinal doctrines of the alliance
is the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the old ratio. The alliance all
through the south had, he said, cate
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the cardinal tenets of their creed and
they had supported no one for any inn
portant office who was not In sympathy
with their views, and who was not
willing to so express himself.
Mr.. PETER read letter from Senator
Gordon, who is now in favor of repeal,
written to the alliance, expressing his
sympathy with them and his approval
of their doctrines.
Coming to- 1892, he said that North
and South Carolina, Georgia, ALBANIA,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas would
all have voted for the populist candi-
date for the presidency and vice presi-
deney had it not been for promises
made by the leaders of the democratic
party that while Mr. Cleveland was per-
sonally opposed to silver, he would ap-
prove a free coinage measure when pre-
sented by a democratic congress, as it
would be.
Mr.. Palmer, of Illinois, wanted to
know what measure the senator from
Kansas proposed to secure the parity of
the two metals?
Mr.. PETER replied that he would do
SO by the re-enactment of the old law
providing for the coinage of silver at
the ratio of Is to 1.
Mr.. Palmer asked if that would pro-
duce the result of equality in value.
Mr.. PETER said it would; that it al
ways did it before.
Twill it now?" asked Mr.. Palmer:
ut will now" replied Mr.. PETER. ''If
the senator from Illinois does not agree
with me, let him try it and see."
Mr.. Palmer asked whether it was
not on trial now, in reply to which
Mr.. PETER said it was not.
It was time, he said, that the part
nership existing between the govern
ment of the United States and TIE
spectators in Wall street was dis
solved.
1.-THE leaders of the democratic party
are pursuing precisely the same course
that the leaders of the republican did,
and, senators, you are on the breakers.
There is bright, young, vigorous
party upon the map of politics which
is ready to strike hand with men of all
parties to make the fight for silver
The members of that party cared not
whether it was called populist or
national or what it was called but
there was coming union of hearts
and hands upon both sides of this great
question and that in the very near
future. In lecture which he had de-
livered in this city before he had taken
the oath of office as senator he had pre-
dicted that both old parties would soon
be under the leadership of Grover
Cleveland. They were there now
The senate adjourned before Mr.. Fef-
fer had concluded his remarks with the
understanding that he should precede
Mr.. Stewart to-day for the purpose of
his speech.