The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-04
REGARNAEsl.ls HAN zss1GMr.
A CurEOus PredictIea Next
Spring CONCERNING what
will Happen Shis
New YORK Daily Graphic


Ariel, the sprite, who carries the
magic FiHg of Eyges, and the cnch ant
ed carpet, ana TO whom time and space
are nothing, brings to US u copy OF the
Graphic issued next spring, which con-
tains some comments which now seem
very marvellous indeed. The article 10
which we especially allude is a sum-
mary of the silver question, alter ac-
ton on it by the present Congress. 1t
is as follows:
IDaily Graphic, June so, 1873
The funniest phenomenon in recent
years is the retreat of the elephants OF
the New York press since the passage
of BANDS silver bill. It will be re-
membered that every morning paper
of this city denounced that bill as ''re-
pudiation,'' and its advocates as "ras-
cals,'' s'thieves," aud ''plunderers,
while some OF the most garrulous AMI
least informed of the pulpiteers join
ed in the invective, and charged the
supporters OF tie measure with every
mean and dIshonorable motive. The
Graphic was the only friend OF the
Bland bill among the newspapers OF
New York.
Our readers remember what storm
of inVective attended the passage OF
-
Hayes, and what representations OF
ruin were uttered by the dOleful Cas-
sandras of this metropolis. They pre-
dicted the ruin of our credit abroad
the deluging Of this country with the
discarded and degraded silver of other
nations; the flight of our tlmid gold
| before this blonde invader; the total
defeat of the effort to resume next
New Years, and the further deprecia-
Uion OF values resulting from the adul-
teration of our money and the conse-
ouent destruction of confidence. They
prophesied lower prices and less work,
and riot breaking OUT everywhere as
the result of the prevailing distress.
Well, the terribly dangerous bill
passed and became a law. To the
amazement of the prophets OF evil,
gold, instead OF rising, Immediately
began to fall slowly toward silver. 1t
was discovered that there were to be
no ''f1ood" OF silver for the all-suffic
lent reason that no foreign nation had
any silver to spare except Germany,
and that was a small quantity, and
had already found a market. In jan
uary the difference between gold and
silver was eight cents on every dollar
now it is only three. To show the
change in public sentiment we quote
from other papers of to-day and last
evening:
New York Trih2ne, June 80, 1873
The demonstration of the silver dol
lar proves to have been wise measure.
This, as our readers will recollect, is
just as we predicted. Silver is rapidly
rising in value in consequence of its
introduction as money in this country,
and the market value of gold is declin-
ing. That il, gold will buy less and
silver more of the products of human
labor, Confidence seemed to be re-
stored to business and mills and factor
les have resumed work in all directions.
1t really looks as if specie resumption
next New Years might be possible
This Is as we expected. A high place
among our statesmen will be accord
ing to the Hon. Mr.. Bland.
New York Times, June 80, 1851.
Our readers will remember that the
Times was the first newspaper in this
country to denounce the vile conspir-
acy of the Shylocks who demonetized
silver, and to demand the restoration
of the dollar of our fathers to the coin
of the country. This result abundant
ly justifies as. The credit of this
country has never been SO good since
Inc " at OeRa1. 0ecESCarY OLleIHASh
has just placed $500, 600, 900 in funded
bonds, payable in s'gold or silver" ac-
cording to the original contract. The
only difficulty now seems to be how to
keep silver in the country As it is
little cheaper here than it is in France.
it strongly inclines to migrate. But
it is not half as cheap as those papers
probably feel who opposed this most
wise, righteous, and benefcient meas
ure.
New York sun, June so, 1881
The Republican party, with the
fraudulent de facto President Hayes at
its head, has died as the fool dieth.
While we were urging the passage of
that measure WHICH was drafted by
the far-sighted statesman, the Hon.
VIM. Bland (whom we take this occa-
SIGN to nominate for President,l the
Republican party was doing its utmost
to ridicule the bill and huri contumely
upon the author. The wicked part
ners of the truly good Deacon Smith
think ''honors are easy' between the
two parties; but this is mockery; the
Republican corpse is too far gone for
any restoratiYes, aud we call upon G..
Washington Childs, a. NJ, to tune his
moqrnful harp to something like the
following dirgs
Take away the little banner
That the party used TO GarFyJ
We will need the flag no longer,
1t has climbed the golden starry,
Gone to meet o. L. Wing.