The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-23
BUIH WIN!
Messrs. Jerry Simpson andChes-
ter I. Long
eEEat Each Other Up at Hutch
insOn, Kan.
POPULISTS CERTAIN
That Not a Shred of Chester
Was Left.
Republicans Equally Sure That
Jerry Was SQuelched.
Blind Partisanship Rampant In
Both Crowds.

Hutchinson, Sept. 23.-Jerry Simpson
and Chester I. Long, candidates for
congress in the Seventh Kansas dis
trict. held their first joint debate here
yesterday Three thousand people
crowded into the auditorium where the
debate was held and over 5000 more
could not get in. After the debate, as
was expected, the Populists claimed
that Jerry wiped up the ground" with
Chester and Republicans claimed that
Chester wiped up the ground" with
Jerry. Shortly after 2 o'clock Mr.. Long
made his appearance from a stage door
This was a signal for a demonstration
bv the Republicans. 1t lasted three
minutes. Mr.. Long bowed to the audi
ence, shook hands with several ac-
quaintances and took a seat. When
the Republican applause began to die
out the silver people renewed their call
for Jerry" Mr.. Simpson appeared
from the stage door, and it was his
turn to receive an ovation The silver
forces rose to their feet and gave three
cheers and a tiger for their leader.
Simpson started out with a quotation
from Lincoln to the effect that God
must love the common people because
he made so many of them.
In fighting for the people," Mr..
simpson said, I believe am fighting
for Gods cause"
The issues of the campaign, he said,
were squarely drawn. The Republican
party had declared for the maintenance
of the present gold standard,
promising to induce Europe to join
hands with the United States on a
scheme for bimetallism. The Demo-
cratic, Silver and Populist parties had
declared for the free coinage of gold
and silver without waiting for the con-
sent of any nation on earth. And a
funny thing about it," added Mr.. Simp-
son, lis that 80 per cent of the Repub-
licans of Kansas stood on our platform
six months ago. They went to bed good
silver men, awoke and read the morn
ing papers of the action of the national
convention and forthwith became gold
ties " (Cheers.)
Mr. Simpson commented on the word
''POpOcrat," as applied to silver people
by Republicans. That's good" said
Simpson, I like the name first rate.
POpO means people and crat means
rule would as soon be called a POpO-
crat as anything else. I notice that
'.PlutOerat" is applied frequently to the
Republicans That also is good. Pluto
means devil and crat means rule. Do
you catch the idea2 Choose ye this day
FFAALAAA yG VIII serve NADDlauS9-1
The speaker entered into an eIabor-
ate discussion of the money question
from free silver standpoint, giving an
interesting history of the country's
financial legislation. His argument
demonstrating the need of an increase
IN the circulating medium to keep pace
with the increase of the nations popu-
Iation and business, was listened to
with great interest. It was a practical
nVRGffnr Te -
oltors in practical manner. The
sound money plea which the Repub-
Hcans put up to deceive the people was
disposed of by Mr.. Simpson in a few
sarcastic remarks.
The cry which goes up from the peo-
PIE for the restoration of silver is a
cry for an honest dollar said Mr.
Simpson.
THE only dishonest dollar in the
land today is the dollar which has
doubled in purchasing power. The free
coinage Of silver will give the people an
opportunity to pay their honest debts
IN dollars of the value in which suot,
UeOts We're contracted and not have to
resort to bankruptcy law. as pro-
POseu IN the last session of congress nv
Mr.. Long" 079 ~
-, N regard 70 the Republican claim
tnat the United States vvouId ha 49,
ga with silver were the government r.
e-Opl Ifee silver. Mr.. Simpson said he
wanted Ar. Long to name one cOI177+1-z1
Mnlch would flood the United Sfatas
1hey nave free silver down there ,;
E1r- simpson replied. Why don,t so1,,,.
country Hood Mexico? applause
com all the silver in the world md
uooo the United States with it. c0ntir
SSL5d tne speaker, and there wo1IId he
So per capita Would that hurt anv
SL you: Why, friends, that would MOI
De MOOD enough to wet your coat-taiIs -
As TO tAe claim that free silver vvo11I7
urlVe the gold out of circulation tbe
speaker said the best way to test tl1a+
question was for all the people that had
gold IN their pockets to hold up their
Sherman said gold would go out of
CICuIatlon on account of the Bland
Ailson act Sherman did not know
W9St ne was talking about, for the
creased 81, 600. .OOO"
MT simpson had just commenced a
discussion Of falling prices of sY-u7 r17o
ducts when Judge Martin cs11eCI +i7,5e
Long spoke next and was received
with an ovation. He began nv ,e-
senCng Simpsons claim to be the sole
representative of the common 1eon1a
Speaking Of the fact that he 5iTnsaGf
had been reared on a farm and made
MS way TO an education, he said ssTt
does not come with good grace from
ME Simpson, who seeks to represent
all the people of this district to tTv to
array one class against another (TTre-
EnendouS cheeFing) We have had foo
nuch OF such talk in this country. and