Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-11
ON TO THE FIGHT.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1900 HAS
OPENED.
Bryan Is Already Our NOmines-Push
On she Educational Work Says Sec
rotary Cockrell-The People VIII Soon
See Their Mistake of Nov. 3.

From SILVER Waterman, Washington,
D. c.: Senator Cockrell, of Missouri,
has returned to Washington. The SEN
ator was a member Of the executive
committee of the Silver league, which
organized the fight that carried the
democratic convention for silver. When
asked II the silver fight was to be con-
tinued. he responded in his usual Wig
orous manner, saying:
1.-THE democratic party is the bime-
tallic party. We have got the organiza-
ton and have come back to our an
Client principles. There may be few
gold monometallists who may slough
off, but there are now enough bimetal-
lists to join us to take their places.
We will keep up the fight, of course.
did in the past.
Missouri did not disappoint any of
her friends. She has rolled up the big
gest democratic majority ever given,
and every congressional district in the
state was carried for that party ex-
cept those in the city of st. Louis. The
democrats of Missouri have repudiated
Cleveland, as we should have done in
1898. 1t would have been better for
the party if we had not tried to make
apologies for him at first. When Secre-
tary Lamont asked me in 1898 what |
thought of an extra session on the
financial question | replied that II an
extra session was called and the finan-
cial question placed ahead of the tar
iff the people would say at once that
they had been deceived and betrayed.
Mr.. Cleveland put tariff first before his
election. He was the author Of the
tariff plank which Senator German
tried to have put into the platform in
1892. Notwithstanding all the abuse
that has been heaped upon German in
that regard Mr.. Cleveland has never
come out openly and said that he
sanctioned what German was to do and
did.
81 don't think the republicans will
be able to pass any kind of tariff
measure at the coming session, and
think 1t is equally uncertain whether
an extra session will be held. 1t is
hardly worth while discussing what
will be done at this time. What one
senator may think he will do may be
altogether changed when he comes to
consult with others whose interests are
the same as his own. 1t is useless to
predict regarding possible legislation,
and I have never done so.
Perhaps some Of the senators who
are so confident of passing some kind
Of tariff measure at once may count
on the support Of such sound money
democrats as Villas, Caffery, Palmer, ct
al, who really ought, after the cam
paign just past to be admitted into
full afflliation with the republican par
ty. No one knows what the president
would 90 in the matter of the Dingley
bill II 1t we're presented to him for his
signature, and of course this would
have considerable influence upon the
action of these sound money democrats.
believe they still burn incense at the
White House shrine.
Republicans appear not to agree
about an extra session." continued
Senator Cockrell. 81 see Mark Han
ma wants one and Senator Sherman
thinks it would not be good thing. l
believe conservative republicans will
oppose the calling Of an extra session,
and Mr.. Mckinley may deem it part
of wisdom to listen to them. There is
no hope for silver legislation in either
the remaining session of this congress
or in the next.
'"The campaign in Missouri was full
of amusing incidents, not the least of
which was the visit of the Father
Palmer party. The boys had lots of
fun with them, but they treated them
all right except when they lost their
tempers and called the boys names.
Then, guess they made things little
warm for them" and the senator
smiled at the recollection.