The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-11-13

Il don't know, replied Murphy. 'I'm
told that they are so common down in
Washington that they are not much
thought Of. I'm told, however, that a
member of Che ways and means COM
mittee. the appropriation committee or
the committee on rivers and harbors,
is a very desirable man to have on
your side"
81 am member of the ways and
means committee, said Mr.. Deliver.
II didn't know that when 1 spoke"
replied Murphy, shut the talk goes.
It's general"
"But," said Mr. Deliver, ''you say you
don't believe the statements about gold
going into the banks, what do you give
as your explanation of the statements?"
aThat's easy" replied Mr.. Murphy.
"The banks know that there is a large
amount of gold in hiding and they
want it. If they can make one man
believe that his neigbbor is putting
his gold back in the bank they are sure
to get it turned their way. January is
coming and the semi-annual interest
on the bonds will fall due and the gold
bugs need gold to meet the payment.
That is cause enough, and all the
oanse for getting the gold tide turned
toward the banks"
"YOu are evidently friend of Mr..
Bryan" said Mr. DolliVer, "yet I see
you ride on a pass. How is it you do
not pay for your transportation"
81 pay for every mile I ride, replied
Murphy. Il am a heavy shipper on
this line and I would not get transpor-
tation if the road did not think my
business worth it. The railroads don't
give something for nothing. I see, by
the way, that you ride on a pass, what
do you do for the road, are you a cor
poration Attorney"
"Ob, that's just a courtesy" replied
the congressman.
''Yes, but what do you do in return
for it," persisted the contractor. 81
never saw the roads running a stub line
to a poor house TO unload their sur,
| plus earnings. They want something
for their fayOrs. What return do you
maker"
Mr.. DoIliver insisted that his pas:
was courtesy extended to congress
men. ayes, but how do you liYe?"asked
Mr.. Murphy. "You spend more thar
your salary at Washington, as you have
admitted, how do you scrape up the
balance?" and Mr.. Deliver suggested
that they would not discuss that mat
ter further and he changed the subject
by asking how it happened that tht
farmers and people Of Nebraska voted
for Bryan and the farmers and people
of Iowa turned him down.
"Tbe percentage of ilIiteracy in Neb
raska," replied Mr.. Murphy, sis three
per cent, while il Iowa it is seven pei
cent. There is a chance for the Iowa
folks yet"
"Does a decrease of crime go with
your lower percent of illiteracy?" asked
Mr.. Deliver.
81 don't know about that" replied
Mr.. Murphy, "but we have only one
penintentiary in Nebraska, and
understand you have two well-flled
ones in Iowa"
Most of the occupants of the entire
train were crowded around the two men
at this time and the fun was waxing
fast and furious. Mr.. Deliver turned
the conversation to Bryan, and said be
could not see what the people found in
Bryan to make them consider him a
great man, What has he ever said that
was worthy Of notice.
swell, for one thing" replied Mr.,
Murphy, che said that against the cor
ruptiOn of the republican party he
would place the intelligence and
patriotism of the American people
He has gone through the nation max
ing addresses that the common people
could understand" and he went on to
quote from many of Mr.. Bryan's ad,
| dresses. Mr.. Deliver was still unsatis-
fed and wanted another definition Of a
great man.
SWELL" replied MIR. Murphy, "Emer-
son says there must be behind the
speech a man that cannot be beaten
builied, bought nor sold,' and I claim
that Mr.. Bryan answers that descrip
tion. But I see that you are still IN,