The Advocate and news., 1898-02-16
Topeka Journal Qnd.

~ saves time and trouble 10 allow
Speaker Reed TO do the vetOing
Congressman Berry Dem, ArkJ: We
would better have government owner
ship OF railroads than railroad owner
ship of the government.
Republican National Platform, 1888:
The Republican party Is in favor Of
the use Of both gold and silver as money,
and condemns the policy Of the Demo-
|. cratic administration in it's efforts TO
deinOnetize silver
Atchison Globe: When man spends
part of his time lOaiing in a saloon, It Is
only a question Of time when he will
spend all Of his time loaing in the
same place. The loafng around saloon
is worse than the drinking.
Pittsburg Daily Tribune: "The cor
Z rupt Teller resolution" Is the way the
gold-bug papers alluded to resolves"
passed in the Senate on silver When
that same resolution was passed by the
Republicans years ago it was patri-
otic measure"
Republican Handbook, 1890, page a.:
Shall we again rob ourselves of the
rewards which have so richly come from
the restoration Of silver, and once more
play into the hands OF foreigners who
have been for years buying our silver
at low prices and using II against us in
tho grain markets Of the world?
Pittsburg Daily Tribune: The Re-
publican house has decided, and It is
cheered as patriotic" that when you
agree to pay an obligation in coin, that
"coin" means gold. This, too, In the
face of the fact that in 1890 the Repub-
llcan party Viewed with alarm" the
efforts Of Democracy to desert free sill
YER.
Hiawatha Democrat: Now would be
q good time for the Republican national
committee to send a few thousand copies
OF that celebrated cartoon representing
Brother Mckinley opening the mills into
the New England cotton mills district.
The 10000 workers who are on O. strike
against reduction Of wages would
doubtless appreciate its beauties.
Clay Center Dispatch (Pop): When
q man Of any prominence takes a polit-
ical flop he usually has some exDlana-
ton to offer for so doing. An honest
change in belief honestly explained, is
accepted by all reasonable men and due
credit given. But not word Of why or
wherefore has ever come from William
Mckinley as to his direct reversal Of !
himself on the silver question. He dare
not attempt to justify himself
III MundO (City of Mexico) Mr.. Bryan
has done justice to the financial work |
OK the government of Mexico. The credit !
and frmness Of the administration, to-
gether with the prodiglOus vitality of |
Inc country, has placed us in O very
advantageous position among the ma
tions which are marching unhampered |
To their complete development. The ar
ticle concludes by emphasizing the de-
termination of Mexico to adhere to the
silver standard, (which Is bringing
prosperity to the country"
Topeka Journal: When the house
barking and currency committee gets
its bill ready for the reform Of the mon
etary system along the lines of more
tlrmly establishing the gold standard
as recommended by Secretary Gage and
the Indianapolis monetary commission.
the house will in all probability talk
about 1t for some weeks and pass 1t with
the certain knowledge that II will be
defeated in the Senate. The people un-
deratand the play, and 1t has ceased
20 interest them except in the sense
that they are called upon to foot the
bills. Aside from the enactment Of nee
essary appropriation bills, the present
session Of Congress has been and will
continue to be mostly devoted to fight
ing the battles Of the campaign Of 1898.
Bishop Vincent: Self-indulgence is
responsible for the evils with which we
are contending to-day. We must begin
at the bottom and not wait until the
habits of men are formed before we
attempt to teach them the error into
which they have fallen. Our boys and
girls should be brought up with a knowl-