People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-25

CnuTcn IN Wellington and NOBODY nad
o6jected-in fact. he had been con-
graduated by prominent republicans
and democrats Of his church for his
courage and manly stand against cor
ruption Of all kinds. He was willing
to 90 to the opera house, to the skat-
ing rink, to the street or anywhere
else tO;make his speech. he would
not impose himself upon a church
that was too sacred for telling the
truth.
Two Of the trustees present told
him to 60 ahead, and he proceeded,
saying, that he had seen people leave
churches in war timeS-that every
person present was free to 60 or stay
as he pleased. No one should be
forced to listen.
Returning to the former subject
he said:
"COxeyism is tbs result of vicious
legislation running through a quarter
OF a century or more.
Capital controls legislation"
Here she speaker read extracts from
a speech Of Oliver P. MOrtOn.)
As instances of legislation in the
interest of capitaliStic combines, Mr..
Botkin mentioned the whiskey faust
and other trusts, the workings of
which he explained.
Mr.. Botkin said he had personal
friend who had been offered a salary
of 81, 800 per year, with increase every
year, to lobby in Washington. His
business being solely to classify con-
greSSmen"-that is to divide them in.
to five classes; first, thOSewhOSe person
al business interests were the same as
that of the firm and whom it would be
unnecessary to worry about; second
those who were easily persuaded;
third those who must be wined and
dined and won by hattery; fourth,
those who must be purchased out
right;and fifth, those who ctud not
be touched except by political favors
and promises of prOmotion-to whom
the mention of price is an iIs lit,
and yet who are won by patronage.
This classification of men was to have
been the sole business Of his friend,
who refused the offer of a salary that
would soon have equalled that of a
congressman. "This is only an ex-
ample" said Mr.. Botkin, there are
thousands of lobbyists employed in
Washington and paid good salaries.
Those men are not there for their
health-they obtain the legislation
they ask for, and the great trusts and
combines who employ them can
easily pay the salaries"
"Most of you have vague idea of
the immense land grants to railway
companies. These grants amount to
2l5, ,7l5,009 acres-a territory equal to
the stat es of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. Don't
you see who will soon own all the
land-and you know that who owns
the land owns the people" y.
Then comes the question Of the
government lOaning money. A terri
Bile crime-paternalism. But hold on;
Uncle Sam has been leaning. There
is that loan to the U. P. railroad.
Uncle Sam loaned the Company $780,.
100000 and took a second mortgage
on the railroad which had already a
first mortgage Of $4,000, 900 against it
The interest now due and unpaid
amounts so slS,OOO,OOO, which, added
to the principal makes over so mil
lion dollars due the government
Now, Uncle Sam must either lose tn,
so millions or pay of the first mort
) gage foreclose-then the government
: would own a railroad-and the pop
ulists would have the laugh on us
1 The speaker enlarged upon Uncl
: Sans great faver to capital in tn
institution of the national bankin
!, system, showing how organize,
] usurers obtain their license to loa
Uncle Sans own money to Uncl
! Sam-the government and the peopl
i being one.
This safe financial system secure
q the bank notes, but does not secur
the depositOrs. After using tn
credit Of Uncle Sam and drawing il
tereit on the same, the banker ca
0 return his bank notes, take up hi
n bond and draw 100 cents on the do
lar for it in coin. This is a grea
; blessing TO the banker" >
0 THE people should issue thei
h own money, or medium of exchange
S This they did in the exigencies 9
i of war. The capitalists, instead {
coming forward las patriots and so
+ diers did, with gold and silver the
:. locked it in vaults or shipped
q away The bankers opposed th
issue of legal tender treasury nOtC
l. lgreenbaCkSD. The lower house passe
" a bill issuing sljO,O0O,OJO full leg;
n tender notes. also providing for I'll
d issue Of Sj00;0OO,0OO Of ) per Ger
- bonds, payable in 20 years, to absor
them and other treasury u ties in CT
E. culatiOn. This Was 10 give bankers
D. chance TO buy these bonds with gree
r: backs, thus retiring them.
"This legal tender bill passed ii
- house-created great joy among IL
people.
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