The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-18

His Appearance and the Outbreak OF Syn
psthy for the Cubans In the Capital o.
Oklahoma, Makes = Red-Letter Day FOL
the Cranks and Schemes of the Terri
torv-Coxey Gets on His Usual Speech
on the Banks, Good Roads and Non-In
terest Bearing Bonds-Describes thu
Trip HI. Army Made to Washington
Guthrie. o. T., Aug. 17.-(Special)-
This has been great day for cranks
and schemers in Oklahoma This after
noon Coxey. the Ohio pedestrian, spoke
to great crowd and at night John
Twamley's great Cuban sympathy meet
ing was called. The Cuban agitation
is not considered seriously here. but
Oklahoma is always willing to help a
joke along. Coxey did not impress the
crowd much. Among other things he
said:
The bankers are the only people on
earth who can live upon the interest
of their debts. Could the farmers and
other producers do this. they would
thrive, but they cannot and we have
these two classes OF people. the pro-
ducers, who pay interest on their debts
and the bankers who live upon the re-
turns from the money they owe.
The Republican party has doctrine
that, what caused the great panic OF
1898 and drove many great business in
situations TO shut down was the fear
that the protective tariff would be re-
pealed and on the doctrine they won
the last general election. What did
cause this panic? 1t was the loss OF
confidence in the banks. These were
unable TO meet their obligations but
got out of the trouble by issuing clear
ing house certificates. The farmers
could not do this. tell you from the
way they act and the methods they
adopt. the bankers are the only an
archists there are.
Grover Cleveland received the nomi-
nation for president on the considera-
ton that he secure the repeal of the
silver purchasing law. He did his part
and there is no cause for complaint.
Although a majority Of congress was
opposed to the bill he called an extra
session and secured its passage by the
use of the immense patronage he had.
The president used the patronage his
position gave him to corrupt the rep
resentatives of the people. This should
be resented and II can be done only at
the polls. So let US do II there.
John Sherman Is another agent or
Great Britain. II you. should go to
the Bank of England whose photo
graphs would you see hanging on the
walls? Grover Cleveland's and John
Sherman's, the leaders OF the two great
parties. Grover is the whole OF the
whole OF the Democratic party for he
acts without regard for anyone. These
two are like the pair OF twins that look
ed so much alike that their mother
gave the dose of castor oil TO the wrong
one only In this case both ought TO
have the dose"
Mr.. Coxey then explained the two
points which make up the substance
and give the title Of his speech, good
roads and non-interest bearing bonds.
"If your county or township borrow
$1o0. 900 from the government on these
bonds you can IN twenty-five years pay
II up without giving one cent OF tribute
in the form Of interest. There would
be no interest attached but the arrange
ment would stipulate that per cent OF
the amount be refunded each year.
'"This Is. when paid in. substracted
from the total amount owed at the end
Of the twenty-five years instead OF hav,
ing paid up the amount In interest and
having the debt yet to pay you owe
nothing The money borrowed should
be utilized for public improvements.
Make your own waterworks, build
good roads and court houses and when
the money is all repaid to the govern
ment you have more capital than you
started with. This IS the plan that
have kept hammering on for years. 1
continued to hammer on II in Ohio until
the Populist party has placed this
plank of non-in.erest bearing bonds in
its platform. together with the initia-
tive and referendum, and / hope 10 see
is nailed at the masthead Of the nation
al party.
Another measure that favor Is the
government ownership of railroads.
Either the government must own the
railroads or the railroads will own the
government. 1 also believe that II
should own the telegraph and tele-
phone systems. The great cry against
this Is that the property Of these COM
panies can only be taken without their
consent Let us look at their method
and see how the railroad companies
take the property OF the farmer. An
engineer goes without any prelimin-
airy announcement and begins TO sur
vey through the farmers house. The
latter asks about II and then refuses
to permit them to continue. so the engi-
neer goes TO the company and COM
plains. The company's attorney goes
to the court and the result is that the
farmers land Is condemned and he is
forced to vacate. II the railroad can
take the farmers property without
his consent. in the name OF God can
not we take their property without
their consent? The question Is asked
how will we get the money? We must
elect men who will vote for these re-
forms. We viii not leave their votes
TO be questions OF doubts, but viii In
sist upon open balloting. and II our
do not vote as they
have promised. we will take out justice
upon them.
After relating the experience OF the
army when II reached Washington.
with some rather amusing anecdotes.
Mr.. Coxey concluded by comparing
their pilgrimage 10 the work Of Christ
He began with the rather startling an
that eighteen years ago
man came TO this world TO preach
peace and good will 10 men. But"
he continued. I'VE got OF easy COM
pared with what Christ did"
KILLED BY SINGLE KICK
roung Body sust.ins Fatal Injuries With
Knowing It
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