The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-13
REPUDIATE!
Senator PETER Says He Will
Advise the People
To Refuse to Make Good Any
Further Issues
OfGoId Bonds by the Cleveland
Administration.
THEY ARE UNLAWFUL.
Millions of Debt Saddled on the
People
Without the Consent of the
Houses of Congress.
ANOTHER ISSUE DUE.
Senator PETER Says There Will
Soon Be Another
Issue of Bonds Even BefOre
October First.
MOTHER ISSUE DUE.
Senator PETER Says There Will
Soon Be Another
Issue of Bonds Even BefOr
October First.

"If another issue of bonds is made
without the authority of congress, shall
advise their reputation" These are the
words of United States Senator PETER
used in speaking about the probability
of another bond issue.
Senator PETER has kept his eye on the
figures which tell of the condition of the
gold reserve. None have watched it
sliding down below the 100000, 900
mark more anxiously than he. It
was he who objected very en-
phaticalIy in the United States Sen
ate when the first and subsequent
bond issue was made. For meddIing
with the affairs of the gold bugs he was
called impertinent by Senator Sherman
and his resolution calling for the names
of the purchasers of the bonds was bur
led in committee.
Il considered the bond issue fraudu-
lent and l have not changed my position
since then. l still think that the govern
ment has no authority to issue bonds
without the concurrence of congress-"
said he TO JOURNAL reporter.
II am satisfied that there will be anoth-
er bond issue before October 1, because
the syndicate has been given the privi-
lege of taking all the bonds issued before
then. There is only one thing which may
prevent bond issue and that is the fear
that it will weaken the Democratic
strength They are making heroic eff
forts to srangle the free silver sentime ut
in all the states and have to considerable
extent succeeded. Look how thew
squelched it in Kentucky and Arkansas
aud nearly all the other states where the
test has been made They are com
pelliug the silver zen to 60 outside the
Democratic party if they desire to al
here to that principle.
"The leaders think the voters can whip
ped into line and if they fiud out tn at
they can then look out for another bond
issue before October 1. The people will
be given all they can staud and no qaes-
tions are supposed TO be asked.
"At the last session of congress 1 was
called impertineut because 1 asked 10
have the names of the bond purchases
made public.
'lf there be another bond issue
without authority OF congress !
intend to Introduce a resolution advising
the repudiation Of the bonds. They were
issued without authority, and are fraudu-
lent, and the people should not be com.
PEELED to pay them, This may not sound
well, but there is no use of allowing the
people 10 be imposed upon any longer
and l will call their attention to the mat
ter in resolution, l do not consider
these bonds just debt of the govern
ment
when the first bond issue was pro-
posed secretary Carlisle came to both
houses Of congress and asked legislative
authority for the issue. He went so far
as TO prepare bill for that purpose and
presented it to the committees of both
the senate and the house Congress re-
fusing to act, the secretary gave notice
that if he were not authorised bv special
act he would issue bonds without
such authority; and he die
60 called attention to these
facts at the time, charged that the bond
were issued illegally and also introduced
resolution instructing the judiciary
committee of the senate to examine anC
report whether the secretary had sucl
authority under existing law and til,
committee dared not report, because
they knew there is no such law"