People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-12

ing has filled the hearts of our citizens
with pity and sorrow and words Of
sympathy are expressed by all who
knew the noble qualities of his gen.
erOus heart. He is not expected to
again revive and his death is looked
for at any moment.
LATER-A telephone message just
received announces that Mr.. Herring
expired few minutes after | o'clock
Short Shots From the St. Louis Re.
public, Dem.
Neither Wall street nor the Stan.
dard Oil company can run the Demo-
cratic party. This is official.
Perhaps the COrdage Trust was
scared to death by the Sherman Anti
Trust law and the animOsity towards
trusts shown by Attorney General
Olney.
There ought to be no compromise
In dealing with the vicious Sherman
act. To carry out the Democratic
platform it must be repealed outright
and a free coinage act passed in its
stead.
If Senator Bill Chandler is to 20 on
indorSing Mr.. Carlisle's treasury pol
icy, it will not be with the consent of
Kentucky. Kentucky would rather
have Mr.. Chambers ear pinched than
to have his endorsement.
The naval exhibition reminds us
that when we quit subsidizing the
Carnegie Steel Trust by big naval
contracts, it will be possible to have
river improvement and decent public
buildings in the valley states.
When Mr.. Carlisle gets back from
Wall street it will not hurt him to
read over again the resolution in
which the Democratic national plat
form pledges the plrty to conduct the
treasury on a bi-metallic basis.
The TransmiSsissippi congress
adopted its free coinage resolutions
with but one dissenting vote. There
is a great deal of fun ahead in the
politics of this country, and some
body is going to get a frightful drub-
bling before it is over.
The west and south are not doing
nearly the business they will do when
they get their rights, but what they
are doing is businessmen wildcat
speculation. Hence it is not going to
be affected by the results of specula-
tiOn in Wall street.
There is again talk of an issue of
bonds to keep trust stocks from los
ing the water of which they are full.
But instead of that the president
ought to order the attorney general
to proceed to enforce the law against
everyone concerned in such cOnspir-
acieS.
As long as the gold basis is main
tanned it will cause stringency and
threaten panic. 1t is the Harrison
Treasury policy, dictated by Wall
street money dealers and spectators;
and the Democratic party, which has
condemned it in its national plat
form, is in no way responsible for it.
The people who are so anxious to
know what Mr.. Olney is going to do
to enforce the Antitrust act do not
seem to have learned that in con-
structing the Antitrust act John
Sherman was not after the trusts as
much as he was after the Knights Of
Labor and the Engineers Brother
hood.
Is it not possible for the United
States treasury to be conducted with
Outa supervisory committee of Wall
street bankers? We believe it is and
we believe that after Mr.. Carlisle has
been REINFORCED by Democratic con-
gress he will be under no further ne
ceSsity of submitting to the insolent
dictatiOn of these people.
1t is true, without doubt, that the
very wealthy people of this country.
though they are in a very small mi
nOrity of the whole, exercise an undue
influence in the government and enjoy
an undue exemption from the cost Of
maintaining government. The man
who never has more than few dol
lars at time in his pocket requires
little or no protection from govern
lnent. 1t is not at all likely that he
will be robbed, but it is different
with the millionaire. He is in per-
petual fear for his hoard. It's chiefly
on his account that the police force.
the army, the navy, the militia. must
be maintained. 1t is therefore lust
that he should pay In proportion to
the amount OF benefit he receives. A
tax on all incomes over ten thousand
dollars a year will relieve the
strain on the treasury and enable
congress to avoid re-imposing taxes
on the comforts of the masses of the
people. When congress meets in ex-
ira session Mr.. Cleveland will do well
to direct their attention to the neces-
sity for this levy, and by making this
tax payable in gold only, congress can
relieve him of all apprehension that
the supply Of gold will at any time
fall short Of the demand.
Bluff Breek Alliance.
CALDWELL, Kans., May 0, 1893.