Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-08

EDITORIAL.
THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
How the Two Leading Parties. Demo
Gratis and Republicans, Have Voted
on Financial Legislation.

That the democratic party has always
been found on the side of the people on
financial legislation the record of the
votes in congress from 1863 to 1892 will
plainly demonstrate. A careful peru
sal of the following will convince the
most skeptical that the vote of demo
Gratis against all obnoxious financial
legislation has always been larger than
that of republicans. 1t should also
teach the present democratic congress
to stand firmly by the people and by
the pledges made in the democratic
platform of 1892.
NATIONAL BANKS AND GREENBACKs.
On the act of February 25, 1868,
establishing national banks journal
page 442), the vote was as follows:
Yeas. Nays
OcuoCTdtS n
Republicans .......... 75 p
On the supplemental national bank
act of June 8. 1854, journal page 544)
the vote was as follows;
Yeas. Nays
hepuDncans ... ~
On the act extending national bank
charters, which passed the House July
10, 1882, journal, page 1912 the vote
was as follows:
; Yeas; Nays.
R RemGeIaas ..'...'.: % q
S Gre 3ls.as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Q 6
aeaolusters.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
On the 18th of January. 1870.
journal, page 1911 resolution was
pending to instruct the Committee on
providing for substituting greenbacks
for national bank notes, and the vote
was as follows:
Yeas. Nays.
R Re%GdIess ':.'-.... ,:.: 8 lls
On January 81, 1870, journal, page
1881 resolution was introduced that
the national debt should be paid in
strict compliance with the contract
whether in gold or greenbacks. This
was tabled and killed by the following
vote:
Yeas Nays.
democrats. 40
Republicans ............... 100
The act of March IS, 1859, to
strengthen the public credit. journal,
page 81 passed by the following vote:
Yeas; Nays.
Republicans. .............. -. Sc II
The act of 1870 to refund the public
debt, journal, page 1242) passed by
the following vote:
no,oo.. Yeas; Nays
Republicans ...........:......< 1ss q
The act of January "a, 1875, provid-
ing for the resumption of specie pay
ments, journal, page 66) passed by the
following vote.
Yeas. Nays.
RepnSlieans DECENTRALIZATION. 1876 q
August 5, 1875, 1.-THE Democrats hav-
ing gained control of the House) bill
was passed to repeal the resumption
act, by the following vote journal,
page 1899.
n Yeas. Nays
Republicans. 10 50
This bill was never considered in the
Senate.
November %, 1877, journal, page
564) the House again gassed bill to
repeal the resumption act by the follow
ing vote:
n Yeas Nays.
democrats: .-'--..... -. 1oo 20
This bill was never considered in the
Senate.
The act of May 81, 1878, forbidding
the further retirement of legal tender
notes journal, page 969l passed by the
following vote:
Yeas. Nays
R Rennhiean -........ lop %
On January Is, 1879, the House
passed bill tJourn ii, page 1917 max
ing greenbacks receivable for duties on
imports, by the following vote:
Yeas. Nays
Democrats .--.-...-.....-. log !:
Republicans. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. &c 81
SILVER LEGISLATION.
The act of 1878. whereby the silver
dollar was demonetiZed, was passed by
Republican House, a Republican
Senate, and approved by a Republican
President. The yeas and nays were not
called on its passage hence there is no
record showing how the individual
members voted on this measure.
On the 18th of December, 1876, the
Democratic House passed bill for the