The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-04
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Writes = Letter to Senator Allen.


Cannon. NJ. c, JsHS uld be effectualiy ex-
posed by getting Thu United Press to con-
tradict the dispatch sent out from Washing
ton city, as to which I enclose you my let
ter to Geo. F. Washburn. 1t is just such
falsehoods that injufe the progress Of the
P. P. The Press Association aid in scat
tering the lies. I have read Hills last at
tack and matters stand just as have
stated to Chandler and others for six weeks
past. 1 first commenced on Christmas day
to urge Senator HitQto stand against the
enormity. You. PETER and Kyle have the
matter under your decision. The German
Brice bill is nothing but reduction of
the Mckinley multiplication and not for
revenue-but with the infamy that class and
state protection has been inserted to bride
the senators into its support-White. Blan-
chard Caffery Camden, Faulkner Gibson,
Morgan, Pugh, Bates, Harris etc.-a rope
of sand, which would go with the wind, if
any of it's component parts were knocked
out Even Smith and Murphy have had
concessions made-to capture their support.
Gen. Hancock vas eminenty correct when
he pronounced the tariff to be local ques-
ton, now proved by the betrayal of pledges
under the Chicago command, from Cleve-
land down to the senators, who perfect
protective tariff. The true doctrine from
the real Democrats-from Jefferson down to
W years agO-was a tariff for revenue,
under an administration economically con-
Quoted. with incidental protection to foster
the infant industries, and build them up
against foreign capital, to keep our money
at home and employ American workmen
and not foreign labor"
Sam Randall fought for that to his death
and that was always my view, so ex-
pressed, of real Democracy and American
ism. The German abortion will excite far
more antagonism from Democrats than
the Wilson billiard do wonderful good in
utterly destroying the machine. Hence the
policy of keeping it under discussion. 1t
would not in the faintest degree remedy
the ruin and distress in the union, if
passed We have no relief and no hope
for the only possible benefit will be by the
restoration of silver-State banks and other
financial measures, which Cleveland and
his cuckoos will not permit.
The serious reasons against your aiding
in passing any measure created by Cor
man u.s. that he is always seeking for his
own advantage, and Is mixup of Ephriam
Smooth, Dugald Dalgetty, Uriah Heep and
Oily Cannon. I have hopes that the first
time Harris cracks the bull driver whip
and groWls at the waste of time in dis
cussion somebody will read Germans
speech of November last, showing the utter
fmpossfbility of passing the repeal at any
time while the newspapers were denounc-
ing non-action, and demanding a vote
and that finally they were driven from
agreed Democratic compromise by Cleve-
land, Sherman and his 26 followers-and
that Harris then withdrew his pledges and
that of others to stand by the silver sena-
tors. L suggest magnificent contract
could be madeanbw with Germans inso-
lent parade last>seen and a proper inquiry
could be made of Harris when German
may be expectedyto make another funeral
oration-on all Tours with that of last
November. Gorssanaon the day of repeal
spoke the bitterness of defeated intrigue.
The president sNassepmpeled to take the
terms offered By tfk senator from Ohio;
that senator hel4 tfis key of the position.
terms to us. 1t was-she only thing we could
get you to agree to-, 1t may be said in
truth that large majority of Democratic
senators were against the unconditional re-
peal even Of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act 1t was believed and I state
1t as a fact plaiAlys to everybody. that
clear majority of. thiSbody was not in favor
of unconditional repeal, but wanted some
modification. Those of us who intended to
vote for it's final passage-that we were
in the minority and the delay for weeks
L
(pervert!!D enough men to our side, to pass
the bill. The fact was, that we were not
ready for its consideration. The senator
(Sherman) was laying down a condition for
the Democratic party to unite. He knew
that was as impossible as it is to fly and
you placed the conditions on the Democra-
tic party as you had the power to do hold
ing the key of the situation, with your Is
or 26 votes.
The Peoples party platform says moth
inc hon f1n orsHp
not the cause of present ruin and destitu-
tion-but the silver repeal. You can proper
ly therefore carry out your own views on
that subject, as to what is just, and for
the advantage of the people-as we'll as Of
the Peoples party. 1 should vote against
the whole thing for the reason that the
villainous trusts are granted a monopoly,
making profits of probably $780, 900, 900 per
annum by tribute from the people, in re-
ward for aid in past corruption funds, and
promise to place $1O,0OO,OOO or $4,000. 900
at the disposal of Cleveland's gang to sup
port his cuckoos, urged Chandler Teller
and others, for that special reason to avert
wholesale bribery and acknowledgements to
permit it's passage
Second. The Peoples party declares dis
t1nctly for graduated income tax" The
rider in the bill does not apply to "S9 900
persons only" as Voorhees, declared It
will strike down millions of widows, or
phans and poor people in small corpora
tlons with the same rate of tax, applicable
to millionaires, who will evade the tax-and
it will exempt $1OO000,0OO income to the
Catholics $10000,0O0 of Trinity n. Y c.
many other millions from aristocratjc en-
dowed schools, universities ETC., ($2O 600 900
plant for example here in California, of
Stanford); the $SO0OO,00O profits of building
associations, ETC. 1t is not the income tax
demanded by the people per cent on 81, 900
and running up to Is per cent on a million
The Vanderbilts, Astors, etc, have gone to
Europe, taking their money to evade it,
The Gould family have just sailed on their
yacht, first making affidavit that they were
no longer citizens of New York City. 1t
is thoroughly known that Jay Gould had
$65, 600 of personally. He gave in 100000
and since his death there has been constant
strife over the assessment by commission
ers at $1O,0O000O. Now the whole is to be
evaded.
You and Stewart and Jones and PETER
consider yourselves under a party obliga-
ton. Mr.. Kyle was elected as an Inde-
pendent, IS votes to So Republicans and
Democrats. Therefore he can with pro-
priety affiliate with the, Democrats when
ever he pleases. On the motion, hereafter.
to strike out the income abortion, | ex-
pect to see the yeas 80, nays So, including
pairs. And on a square vote, if one
comes. that it waNld be-nays, &c Republi-
cans, Nevada Jones, Stewart, Hill, Irby.
Peffer-41; yeas ON Germans bill, Demo-
Gratis 80, Smith and Murphy, shaky but
whipped ill., and the entire decision resting
vote against it, the bill is defeated. If
either of you support it, it probably passes I
If vote is ever permitted. 1 don't think
that will be, f9Es BY forcing a delay
until the thres northwestern sena-
there out xoa by the he
a nays sure, and one other vote would
defeat it. I think the Republican sena-