The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-10-24
f no account to the populists. In

order to meet the views Of striking
railway employees a bill introduced
by Representative Boen prohibits at
taching any passenger car to a mail
train. In other words, all mail
trains are to consist simply Of an
engine, tender and caboose and
postal car. The postmaster general
is to fix the schedule Of the trains
and to pay whatever ne thinks proper
for the service. and may permit pas
scnger cars to be haulcd on such
trains when there are 10 stmkes or
other labor disturbances to Interfere.
Senator Kyle proposes in d joint res
olution to give congress exclusive
powers in various things, including
the regulation Of marriage and di-
yorce. Representative Bell, Of Col
orado, who owes his place to the dem
ocratic support, proposes that con
grcss shall authorize the women of
the country to vote 1T all elections,
local laws to the contrary notwith~
standing: and Representative Pence,
who also was endorsed" by the dem
ocrats, proposes similar legislation
without any regard to the Constitu-
tion. Senator PETER in a bill Of his
provided for the purchase OF all rail
roads by the government. Repre-
sentative Bell provided in a joint
resolution for the appointment Of i
committee to devise Il plan by which
'iour idle men may be employed in
mines. building canals and the rccla-
nation of the arid lands, or upon
transportation. telegraph or tclc-
phOnn lines to the United States. or
in some other public or private work. :"
10 carry out this gigantic scheme
legal tendcrs> of course, arc to be
issued.
Mr.. Pigott has made a calculation
Of the amount Of money that would
be required TO meet these Bills. The
lotal is S;35 .501:S00. 900. AS the to-
tai estimated money Of the world,
Including paper, gold, silver. copper,
brass and iron tokens does not exceed
80 100, 900. 900 it appears that the
amount OF money called for by the
bills named is nearly five times the
volume of the currency Of the world.
There are various bills such as the
one introduced by Mr.. PETER for the
purchase CT all railroads and all coal
mines, etc, by the government. the
cost Of which cannot be readily cSti
mated. But lIr Pigott estimates
that under this bill Of Mr.. PelTer's
the total expenditures would run up
to at least $50. 600: 600, 900. And this
is the kind Of legislation for which
the democratic party is responsible!
The democratic congressional com
mittcc may circulate this speech Of
Mr. pigott in the eastern states. but
in nearly every instance the popu!ist
who introduced one cf these bills
owes his place to democratic support,
which support was given under in
structions Of the democratic national
cOmmstree ia 1892, when Mr.. Clcyc-
land was a candidate for president
and which necessarily must have
been done with his approval. But
what IS worse, the democrats are
now uniting with the same populist
party in Iowa and other states.
Thinking men Of thc"el'ntry will
do well to reflect on what would be the
result if democratic president
Should ever be elected who would
approve bills Of this character passed
BY Il combination Of democrats and
populists in congress. The govern
mcnt under such circumstances
would not last a year.