Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25

house owner raises the rent; the ric
manufacturer reduces wages to pa
it. He asked Davis to name one POI
bill framed to help the laboring maj
or farm hand and a trust that ha,
raised prices. He closed with al
argument for honest money.
CONGRESSMAN DAVIS SPEECH.
Hon. John Davis was also receive,
with cheers. He agreed with his op
ponent that politics is ever with Ii
and Of us. He took up Calderhead'
argument; Greenbacks and silver wer,
turned off with bubbles on words
He referred to his bill for an indus
army as one to help the laborers, pay
ing the laborers a few hundred
million dollars in greenbacks, claim
ing that amount had been retired,
The reason silver was not uset
prior to 1878 was because it was ex
ported. Silver legislation was re
viewed, Republican friendship was
ridiculed.
He said a speaker today said VIZ
could not "coin" paper money and
Ben Franklin, Napoleon, Allison,
Jeyons and other writers were quoted
to show that "coin" was properly
used regarding paper money.
Railroad rates cost more in wheat
than formerly, hence are higher He
read long extracts from congressional
reports on finance regarding financial
bills. He claimed the soldiers were
underpaid by the character Of theil
money.
Regarding Carnegie he said he made
/! million year. No slave owner
ever became millionaire, yet he did
Finance, transportation and taxa
ton are the questions of today.
Parties are necessary to politics. A
new party is necessary for new steps
Grievances produce them. The orr.
gin Of Wing, Federal, Democratic and
Republican parties were traced Now
there are new grievances. He
pictured the horrible slavery Of mort
cages, bonds etc National banks
were discussed, claiming that the
government furnished all the none,
banks need at per cent. Wher
such corporations exist the govern
ment is tied hand and foot. Cur.
rency controls government. He read
quotations to show that the currency
had been contracted, from Plumb
1888; Topeka Capital, April Il, 1890
Ingalls, in 1891,
Tariff falls on poverty not or
wealth. Pensions is only the paying
back Of money taxed out. He de
Tended the income tax. Rich mer
should suffer No one can gel
justice In courts against rich men
All taxes are inquisilorial, so is th'
income tax and the tariff.
He declared foreign landlordism
manner Of capturing country, men
tioning Lord scully,
Railroads were discussed at length
London capitalists rob us by owning
them. Freight rates were declared
unfair. Alien owners are numbering
our people by railroad accidents
presumably intentionally. They rul
trains too fast, oyerworking the mel
etc. Slaves were better treated thai
employees. Thousands OF men
women and children are killed but n,
one cares. He read long edltoria
praising himself as "able' "well in
formed etc.
The lion picture OF the Santa II
advertisements was pointed to as
terrible example Of how Britain rule
US, the lion being called the British
lion.
He said he did not carry pass
Two-thirds Of the railroad stock i
watered. Prosperity has not com,
from the Republican party He ad
vocated free wool and predicted bette
prices now and in future for wool
one particular class. lie advised
raising southdown sheep.
He closed advocating an industrial
army again, touching up Columbus
the Dark Ages, etc, and telling Of tn
horrible slavery Of American mel
and women.
One third Of his speech was spen
in reading from documents and oil
addresses.
cALDERHEAD's CLOSING.
Mr.. Calderhead's closing address
was the eloquence Of the evening, II'
took up the currency question, show
ing that no eminent American eve
believed intfat, showed that govern
ment owned railroads charge more TO
freigbt and passenger traffic thai