The Advocate and news., 1897-12-15
Senator Harris.

or 10 strengthen the gOlu standard;
shall oppose the proposed annexation
Of Hawaii and the pooling and anti
ticket brokerage bills. | am in favor
of beligerant rights for Cuba, the postal
savings bank bill, the Lodge immigTa-
ton bill and the Nelson bankruptcy bill,
and I shall work to obtain the Fort
Hays reservation for the State; for the
State University's claim for the burning
of the Free State hotel, and to secure the
passage Of number Of private bills.
w. A. HARRIS.
Congressman Large BOthIn.
| shall oppose all efforts to contract
the currency by the retirement of the
greenbacks or by their conversion into
gold certificates as well as the efforts
of banks to secure the entire control
of our monetary system and all other
gold standard schemes. | shall con-
tend for bimetallism, for postal saw
ings bank system, for just pension leg
islation, for Cuban independence, for
the overthrow of trusts and combines to
the end that American producers and
laborers may be independent, and for
the restoration of this government to
the people. | shall affiliate with all
like-minded men and fight only the
common enemy. J. d. BOTKIN.
Congressman BrOderick.
In reply to message will say that /
hope to help in formulating and passing,
during this session of Congress, a good
bankruptcy law, fair to all sections Of
the country. | also wish to assist In de-
Vising and putting in operation postal
savings bank system. | shall endeaVor
to have Kansas divided into two Fed
eral court districts, shall urge that pro-
vision be made for the sale of the surplus
lands belonging to Pottawatomle and
Kickapoo Indian reservation In Kansas.
l will aid in securing appropriations for
public buildings and for other legiti
mate purposes in our State.
CASE BRODERICK.
Congressman Peters.
My individual plans, in part, are: To
reduce postage One-half on point"print
letters written by the blind; to secure
a building for Kansas City, Kas., by
appropriation or donation Of the old
government building in Kansas City,
Mo-, to obtain for the State University
a claim of $4,000 and to give special
attention to the claims of individuals
in my district. In a general way,
shall oppose the annexation of Hawaii,
the contraction of the currency, civil
service as administered, and | shall
work for postal savings banks, restric
tion of immigration, and Cuban bellig-
erency. MASON r. PETERS.
Congressman BIdgely.
/ shall oppose the bankers scheme as
recommended by President Mckinley to
retire the greenbacks. / will work for
himetalIism and the expansion Of gov
ernment legal tender, paper money with
which to retire all bonds and bank
money forever, for public ownership
and control of the means Of production
and distribution 80 that every indus
trious citizen can get ready employ
ment, own and enjoy free home with
plenty, shall support the initiative
and referendum, the establishment Of
postal savings bank system without in
terest, a service pension law, and will
work with my best endeavors for the
union Of the people to vote this govern
ment out of the control of the trusts
and monopolies E. r. RIDGELY.
Congressman Curtis.
Answering your message, hope, dur ,
ing this session, to secure 100000 to
enlarge the government building at To- !
peka, $4,000 for the erection of a
new indian school building in Brown !