People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-27
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speech favoring the unconditional re-
peal OF the purchasing clause of the
sherman law. The Globe Democrat
and other republican papers compli-
ment the speech very highly, but all
such compliments will do the great
tariff reformer no good among the
people of his own state.
Judging from the bowls sent up by
the republican minority in the house
and the press, it would sem that Car
Crisp has succeeded Car Reed. It
makes the biggest difference in the
world about what position you oc-
cupy. The majority can usually bear
up manfuily under the woes and mis-
fortunes of tn minority
The silver senators have beaten the
gold bugs to standstill and the sub.
sidized press is raising the cry that the
mine owners are spending millions Of
dollars to defeat the repeal. However
this may be, it is not less no orable
than trading patronage for votes
against silver, thing which the gold
bug press has openly Endorsed.
All this talk about cloture-limitipg
debate--in the senat: is nonsense
The senate has done without any thing
OF the kind now for nearly hundred
years II it is to be invoked now in
order to accomplish the infamous de.
signs of Wall street the next thing in
order would be to desenatize the sen.
ate.
The United States senate is discuss.
g ing the problem of endurance. There
is no telling when this discussion will
end. The silver senators seem deter.
mined to prove to the country that the
Sherman law did not drive gold from
the country and if the vote is not taken
soon the gold that was exported will
have all :ound its way back.
When President Cleveland called the
extra session OF congress he evidently
thought the house would at once pass
the repeal bill and that the senate
would concur and then he could take
his regular fall hunt, butfrom present
appearances he will be obliged to mt
off his fall hunt or take it in the win.
ter.
President Cleveland still refuses TO
concede to any kind of compromise on
the silver question. The silver men
in the senate are still Smelling the
woods" and the gold bugs are not as
hopeful as they were.
Congressman McLaurins of Soitb
Carolina is giving the political bosses
considerable trouble. He believes in
carrying out the pledges of the party.
He says his state will never 20 demo.
cratic again. 1t is in order to state
right here also that h 1re are several
southern states that will not 20 demo
cratic again. While the house, through
its ways and means committee. is con.
sidering the tariff question, there
don't seem to be that enthusiastic
gush, that patriotic sentiment, or that
''can't-be-put-of" yearning for redue-
tion that characterized the democratic
stump speakers be ore the election.
Senator Stewart OF Nevada has writ.
ten letter in which he boldly declares
himself to be a populist. he saws
''there is no ether party in which a
true friend of the people can be use
full" and adds that both Harrison and
Cleveland were nominated by the
money power.
Senator Teller is leading the free
silver forces la the senate. and he
manages 10 give the anti silver men a
great deal OF trouble II the contest
does nothing else, it will place the re
sponsibility of characterization of sill
yer where it belongs.
The United States senate has de-
cided to meet at IL o'clock instead of
10, as heretofore In view of the fact
that they are doing nothing for the
people, we see no reason why they
should not dispense with their meet.
ings altogether.
The senate is still debating the silver
question and is likely 10 To- some time
yet There are no rules to limit the
debate and the silver senators seem TO
have plenty to say on the subject. The
anti-silver men have the ma or ty, but
as the vote cannot be reached as long
as any senator has anything to say on
the subject the result cannot be fore
told.