The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-24
iNGERSOll ON POLITICS,

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 23-Colonel Rober
II. Ingerson lectured in Kansas City las
night In talk with a reporter in the
afternoon he was asked:
What is your solution for the financia
and tariff agitation"
81 should vote to repeal the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law upon two con
ditions: First, allow the national banks
TO issue currency to the par of the bonds
deposited for security. Second allow
every holder of national bonds to exchange
them at any time for currency, and then
e any time to give back the currency and
take the bonds. Then, if the times were
hard and currency scarce, all the bond,
could be changed into currency. liz the
times were good aud money plenty, the
currency could be put back into bonds.
We want good mohey-money good the
world overland l am for both metals.
Illver and gold"
What do you think of the senate pro-
.eedings and the attitude of the miDo,itv
N that body?"
II think the rules of the senate bv which
,m;nority can control the majority are
absurd-coDtrary to the genius and spirit
of The constitution. and ought to LIZ
changed at once. | believe that the ma.
lority should govern. do not believe il
Tie duty OF any representative to obstruct
legislation. Let him give his reasons for
Or against n measure and then let TIE
majority govern. The senate should
not become SO dignitied as TO tie Its
own hands. The Democratic party is in
power-has the majority in both houses,
ana l say let that party pass such laws as
i pleases. 1t is moi the duty of Republi-
.ans 10 fillbuster and cali the roll and
move to adjourn. Let the Democratic
party act and take the spopsibiity. The
minority IN the senate should allow a vote.
'hould submit 10 the majority aud act like
Hen.
agree with Judge Cooley that the
iu!es should be amended. They are foolish
ind should be changed. They ought never
20 have been made. Ii was probably sup-
posed that they would never be abused
put senators are like other people and will
axe any advantage they can. The rules
ire idlotlc. aud they are now bringing the
enate INTO contempt"
Speaking of the efforts OF the governors
h some or the western states to array the
outh and the west against the east in car-
lain matters, which movement has hecom.
tnown as the western commercial seces
nons colonel lngersoll said that all such
Efforts were wrong. I'VE are one pronIs ;:
ae added, "and We must remain so. The
dea OF division and secession is dead
MS 10 10 que country. Irat WAS
,ettied at Appomattox, and il is soing to
.tay settled. No matter what happens 10
Iilver or the tariff; no matter whether III.
lines are good or bad, the United States
ire and Will be one and iudivlsble forever
~ course there will be couflicts Of interes,
ana opinion, aud hard words may bs
altered: out The republic is and Will be
,ecure."
Ine matter Of commercial secession
raised ihe question Of politics aud Col
onei lngersoli WAS asked what WAS the
Iutnre et the populist movement
IL has no future, he responded readily.
lt has no foundation. Its platform is a
collection OF chimerss-of exploded theor.
ies-remnants and rags of socialism-;he
fnsiavement OF all by the government.
ohoer the Idea that the government viii
support the people We all know that
the government Is a pauper, that the peo-
pie must support Il, that the people pro-
duce ana The government consumes ".
do not want The government To do what
individuals and corporations can d.. TIE
nsopie would become children. Let the