The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01

lowering q priests. So the gold basis can
be maintained ard the regulation Of
the paper volume must be put in the
hands Of the Fankers, or there must be
free coinage GA the old ratio or some.
thing near It. With millions this is a
question II sUcoeEs er Bankruptcy. With
millions more Is IS - lporarily at least,
question Of bread and meat, and such
questions ars always fought over with
great bittefnsass They suggest, without
definitely advising It a western party
united ON free silver and national i'm
provemeut Of the Mississippi, and so on,
and the recent Traansa ligsissippi conven-
ton at St Louis Id supposed to be a
move in that direction. Now, all this
talk taken II Sethex seems nebulous and
diffuse to avery ansatisfying degree,
but cut of one important fact can be
deduoed-t st the Democrats are very
much at ses. and that if present eondi-
lions are tc eontin e the ir nnion in 1896
will be very has tasl to accomplish.
Some Of the New g ,ngressmen.
The defeated tell some funny stories
about the very new men who viii sue
coed them, but generally contradict ali
scanda1ous reports. They say of Champ
Clark that his destined successor can
sing beautifully, bat as for Champ ''cuss-
ing is more in his line at present. - The
story that one of the new statesmen was
nominated because of his popularity as
a soap peddler grew out of the follow
ing facts: In populous and very Demo-
cratic county young native had read
law, gone to Kansas to practice and re-
turned last spring completely starved
out. In dire necessity ne took the local
agency for new brand of soap and was
logging it over the county when the Re-
publicans met to make out ticket, a
mere matter of form, as they supposed.
In the convention one delegate said:
'.Let's put Tom B. on for prosecut-
ing attorney. Tt will help him in his
soap business. Tt was done, with a
laugh. The victim smiled grimly at the
joke and kept on with his peddling, not :
even going home to vote or making a
single speech. The flood came, and he
was landed in an office worth So, 900 a
year, and now the laugh is on-whom?
Takes 1t to Heart.
OF all the defeated Mr.. benson of
Alabama is the only one who is vitu-
perative in regard to his opponent, the
somewhat notorious author of IF Christ
Came to Congress. y Besides speaking
of him as fugitive from Justice and
maligner of some of the best men and
women in Washington, Mr.. benson
adds that the correspondent may write
down any other mean thing he pleases
about Mr.. Howard, and he, Mr.. benson.
will indorse it. If the present talk is
carried out in acts, that unfortunate and
lone Populist will not receive even the
scant courtesies of the smoking room.
AS to the victors, several of them re-
main at home to set up the pins for the
coming senatorial contest, and the rest
are not more than ordinarily hilarious.
There was of course some mock applause
for the defeated and great many sly
jokes, but victors and vanquished alike
recognize that the tariff has been sud
denly pushed to the rear as an issue,
and that the great struggle on finance is
at hand.
Four Financial Plans.
There is intense curiosity as to the
standing of the newly elected on silver
and banking, and the so called ''sound
money men" are already making care
full estimate of votes in the next con-
gress. OF the three extra senators to
come in next month (because three of
the new states have so far had but one
senator each), it is stated with positive
ness that two will be goldbugs and one
a silverite, but the goldbugs are not yet
able to figure out a majority in the SEN
ate. AS to really concluding any finan-
cial legislation at this session, have
not found even one member who is con-
fdent of it. All the plans submitted
may be reduced to four-the so called
Baltimore plan, of which the public has
heard enough; the plan presented in
Representative Walkers "comprehen-
sion bill, - the plan of the free silverites,
and that of those who advocate the re-
peal of the tax on state bank circula-
ton. In spite of their discouraging ex-
perience at the last session, several mem
act can yet be passed at this session, and
that the president will sign it, because
he was elected on platform TO that eff
feet. A general summary of talk and ac-z
ton to date amounts to this: The opin-
ion is almost universal that there will
be no general legislation as to which
there is serious difference of opinion and
all financial schemes the Nicaragua
canal and all other measures for extend
ing aid to new projects will go over to
the Fifty fourth congress.
! J. Ell. BEADLE.
Consulting the Fates-
There are few nations and few indi-