The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-23


tion would condemn the act of their own
party IN demonetizing silver in 1873.
They thereupon held another meeting
and after wrestling with the matter for
whole day adoD:eda a revised memorial
conde,nning the present financial policy,
thus laying the weight on the Democrats,
but still insisting on free coinage. The
memorial passed the house by very
close vote after the Republicans had en-
phatically voted down the proposition
condemning further issue Of bonds. Du-
ring the following day it occurred to the
Republicans that this memorial was fatty
opposed to the Yankton platform and the
next day was reconsidered and the free
coinage part was limited to the Aaieri-
can product. In that form it went
down to the senate. The Populists moved
an amendment condemning bond issues,
but this was voted down by an over
whelming majority. Senator McGee
then suggested that the American pro-
duct would include the product of North
and South America, and as those conti-
nents produced nine-tenths of all the
silver In the world this memorial might
just as we'll include the other tenth and
make it free coinage. At this the Re-
publicans moved to amend to limit to
the product Of South Dakota. About
this time Senator Bennett, one of the
leading Republicans, rose and said if
they passed that memorial at all it would
be impossible to float funding warrants
and thereupon they promptly by prac-
tical unanimous vote of the Republicans
postponed the matter for two weeks.
The next day they expunged everything
from the records even to the vote that
they expunged. This they hoped would
end the matter and would prevent the
records from showing their gyratiors
and their vote in favor of bunds and
against free silver. as well as the Yank-
ton platform, but it didn't. There came
telegram from Senator Pettigrew con-
graduating the house on she passage Of
the memorial and stating that the free
silver question was the great question
of the day. Mr.. Dowell promptly moved
to appoint a committee of three to draft
a suitable reply but the Republicans, by
this time pretty bilious about the
whole matter. voted the proposition
down. They hoped it would Stop there
but it didn't. On last Wednesday Mr..
Colvin introduced very foxy resolution
as follows:
Whereas, There has been received by
this house, on Feb. 8. Il communication
from the Hon. R. f. Pettigrew, senior
senator from the state of South Dakota
IN the senate Of the United States;
and,
Whereas, The dignity of this house
the courtesy due the honorable senator
demand reply to this communication
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the speaker be in
structed to forward to Senator Pettigrew
the following acknowledgement:
To the Honorable r. 4. Pettigrew,
Washington. d. c.: Your esteemed COM
municatiOn of Feb. has been duly re-
ceiyed by this body and in reply we de-
sire to assure you that we are in hearty
accord with the sentiments expressed
therein. and with you, believe that the
free silver question is thie gTeat issue of
the age. We congratulate you on the
advance stand you have taken on this
vital question and pledge yOn our hearty
corporation in all future effort to pro-
mote the interests OF the common peo-
pie.
This Is it observed advocates free coin
age by quoting the words of Senator
Pettigrew and also forms courteous re.
ply to his telegram. When this resolu-
ton was sprung the Republicans were
in bad dilemma. II they voted for it
and showed courtesy to Senator Petit
grew they voted for absolute free coinage
II they expnnged the part referring to
free silver the expunged the senator's
own words and thus put an affront on
him. If they voted down the resolution
they slapped him squarely across the
face. When the resolution was sprung
the house promptly adjourned without
action. The next day Mr.. Colyin brought
the matter up again aud Mr.. Herrick,
one of the Republican leaders, promptly
moved to Law on the table. This motion
cut of all debate at once and the roll
call was taken defeating the resolution
by vote Of So to 81. OF the Republican
members the only members who voted
no were Messrs Douglas. Miller, Ried,
aussel, Wick and DickOyer.
Thus the Republicans with hardly a
dissenting voice condemned the United
States senator, whom three weeks ago
they elected by unanimous vote with
loud huzzahs aud speeches describing
him as one Of tile pure patriots and
greatest statesmen OF the age. The Pop
ulists in this matter succeeded in putting
their opponents in very bad hole. They
made them vote first In favor OF further
bond Issues, second against the free
coinage Of silver and third in cOndem-
nation Of the United States senator whom
they had just elected. Sioux Falls Ar
gus-L Leader.
Woman suffrage has been layed away
only to be brought up in the general or.
der Of business, which means that the
question will probably not be brought
up again during this session Of the legts--
lAttire.