People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-10
OWNED BY THE
MONEY POWER
Senator Teller Says the Republican Pdrtv
Is Not an Organization for
True fimeriGaRS.
The Republic Bureau,
18th ST. and Pennsylvania Ave

Washington, Jan. Tn the SEN
ate today, Mr.. Teller of Colorado
handled without gloves the humbug
of the Mckinley administration in
sending abroad a commission osten-
sibly to secure international bimet-
alIism. Senator Teller said:
The Republican party knew full
well in 1896 that it could not accom-
plish international bimetallism, and
that it was put in as sop to a few
of us who had been contending for
international bimetallsm, and, if We
could not get it, for national bimet-
allism.
"If | had believed we could get
international bimetal!ism in four
years under this or any other admin.
istratisn, | would have remained in
the political organization to which |
have been attached during my whole
political life; but | knew the Repub-
hcan party was in the power and the
control of the men who did not
mean to have international bimetal.
ism, or any other, and if the com
mission had come home with an
agreement that India should open
her minis and that the bank Of
England should put one fifth of its
reserve in silver, | knew then, as |
know now, that in Republican
house then elected you could not
have passed an approving act Of
that character.
"The men who poured out their
money as money never was poured
out before IN the history of any
country in the worldwide resorted
to coercion and force, to bribery
and indecent acts ds no people ever
saw or heard of-woIld not allow
international bimetallism, nor would
they allow bimetallism, national or
any other. 1t is for the control of
the great interests of the country:
for the control of the great avenues
of commerce and trade. 1t is for
the control of, and tat they NAV
take toll upon, all the energies and
the skill of all our labor everywhere.
"The money power is the great
power that has been felt all over the
world. 1t is the power that today
allows the murders in Armenia; that
allows the wickedest war that ever
was carried on against men to be
carried on in sight of our shores,
because it fears that to do otherwise
would disturb commerce and trade
"Hume said that the time would
come when the salvation OF diyi-
bends would make it necessary that
We cease to consider the honor and
safety of the country. You are there
today. You are where the safety
of commerce and trade and the main.
tenance of a steady marketfor stocks
and bonds render it impossible for
the American people to assert their
manhood. You compel them to
belle their history and record, and
to see the most stupendo0S crime of
100 years perpetrated without
governmental protest, IN defiance of
your Republican platform.
"The American people never will
emerge from their present condition
until they say, Eve are a people of
100000, and are big enough and
strong enough and wise enough to
manage our own affairs As long
as we yield TO ENGLAND in finance or
in foreign policy We will not sue.
coed. He who skulls and hides
when there is threat of war is not
a tree man, and never will be, and
will not defend himself or his fel.
lows"
81 do not believe there would be
war if We put our hands upon Cuba
but if so, let it come.
"The Republican party is in pow
er. | attack it, first, upon the
ground that it is a gold standard
party, and will destroy it if l can
| expect to see It go down in defeat
in 1900, and, if living, | pledge YOU
my word that | will do everything |
can to bring it to grief Even if it
would right-up on the money ques,
ton, could not myself tolerate thi:
treatment of these people on oul
border. The cowardly hnancia
policy of this government and the
cowardly policy in international af
fairs are NOT aCcordinn 70 mn oo,;o~