People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-08

yeas, Simpson voting aye, in perfect
harmony with Senator Bakers vote.
A motion that the house insist on its
resolution and ask for a conference
was then passed. 1t was messaged to
the senate Immediately, the con-
ferees got together and about mid
night agreed upon a compromise,
which was reported to both the
house and the senate, and here is
where the final vote came. In the
house it stood 81 for the resolution
and 6 against, Mr.. Simpson voting
aye Record April Is, page 4422).
The six nays were Boutelle Brewer,
Gardner, Johnson Ind.) J, Loud and
McCall-some Republicans and
some Democrats but ne Populists.
Now these are the facts about the
resolution declaring war and there
is no need Of men or newspapers
classifying them. The record will be
kept on our desk throughout this
campaign and every voter, Republi-
can, Democra; or Populist, is invited
to come in and verify any statement
we make.
The next is a sumner.
Ga the bill to raise revenue to carry
on the war, Mr.. Simpson and all the
other Kansas Populist congressman
voted ''no." Congressional Record,
April q, 1885,
In short, Mr.. Simpson did not vote
for any of the war measures except
those fixing the size of the army.
The ingenious writer of the above
knows his business. He is employed
to deceive the people and he is "on
to his job" Unthinking multitudes
will never discriminate between a
chill to raise revenue" and one to
appropriate money for specific pur.
poses. Just scratch or two beneath
the surface will reveal to an ordinary
man that there is a difference be.
tween revenue bill and an appro-
prlatlon bill. All might be agreed
las they were) that money should be
appropriated for the wal. and yet leave
a vast field for diversion as to how
the money should be raised. The
revenue bill, or the manner of rails,
ing the money, touches every com.
mercial interest Of the country, and
is susceptible Of as many different
shades of opinion. The Republi-
cans wanted to and did show favor to
the corporations and wealthy
classes. They favored also a bond
issue. The Populists and most of
the Democrats opposed these
methods and offered instead to coin
silver and issue greenbacks. The
variation was as wide as the separa-
ton OF the antipodes. The mass of
the people will honor the minority
for standing by their principles. No
fair-minded man doubts for an in.
slant that had the minority been
converted into a majority they would
have passed a measure that would
have raised ample revenue to meet
all appropriations.
What do We send men to con.
gress forf To sit in their seats.
look pretty and vote are or nav
whenever the speaker pulls the string.
or do we send them to voice the
varied interests OF the people and
leave their impress upon the legisla-
ton under which We must live and
transact business2
Jerry Simpson and his colleagues
are on record as favoring every
appropriation bill favorable to the
war. Take the Congressional Rec
ord and follow the many bills, in the
index under the head of "W ar" and
"Army" and find one of them that
has a Populist vote recorded agains,
tiff you can. Nearly all of them
were passed without division. Here
is one Record of May 90, 1898,