The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-30
upon her brow that vas her wont In all
former struggles.

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former struggles.
But the great contest which no coun-
try In all the ages past has ever escaped
Is now. upon this, our own beloved
country. And as all the contests IN past
ages dwindle Ia comparison with the
one upon which we, as nation of free
men, are about to enter, it is wei to be-
gin to look square In the face the actual
condition Of affairs. In N'free country"
is not the natural source Of wealth pro-
duciRg the rightful recipient of its bless
rags? Is Il so in America today? For
example, we will only use one class of
wealth producers, but viii endeavor u
let that be the largest class Of the
country. [ believe Il Is universally
conceded that the agriculturist belongs
to that class, and upon his avocatlOu
depends the largest amount of wealth
aud prosperity known to the American
government. Well, now, what Is the
status of his calling today AS every
Intelligent person knows, who has taken
pains to investigate, the shrinkage is
enormous ia farm property, while ut the
same time the general wealth of the
country has increased at a wonderful
rate, Now on the surface this condition
of affairs don't appear to threaten to any
serious extent our institutions; but when
looked upon from standpoint OF justice
and of harmony-that Is to say, wherein
all interests are equal under the law, and
each and every Individual prospers ac-
cording TO his merits and honest efforts
without infringing upon the rights of
Others-then it can readily be seen
where the danger lies. The stupendous
danger may be found IN the fact that
individuals In this country have banded
themselves together in the uniting of
their capital in railroads aud in other
large corporations, which has enabled
them to gain very advantageous posi-
tiOns, and their influence has gradually
grown until the very law making power
of our country has been made to do their
will; and Ia the eastern part of the con-
tinent where the wealth has accumu-
lated (most by reason of that being the
head center of these large corporate
bOdles,) almost every Individual, let him
be great or small, appears to be under
control to Il greater or less extent of this
phenomenal money influence; and if an
attempt is1nade TO relieve the distressed
condition of the business affairs of the
country By the representatives of the
masses, men ir whom the people had a
right to confide, seem to be under that
az rnHnanna This cfof nF affairc
brings the seriousness of this great ques-
ton face 10 face with the masses, aud
places the coming contest among the
great living questions that our republic
has to deal with 1T present. A large
proportion OF our citizens believe that by
enacting law authorizing the free coin
age of silver 1t would give the country
the needed relief. This same money
| power. which hiss grown so stupendous,
has shown on all occasions when our
congress has made any move in the
direction of our money supply, an ex-
IRENE sensativeness aud opposed any
snch move at every point. In the light
of tue fact that the large wealth owners
of the country are steadily gaining
ground, and that the largest wealth.
producing classes are losing grond. is ii
not the Imperative duty of The latter
class, as well as their inherent right, TO
resort To any reasonable measure, so
long as 1t is Endorsed by the masses. in
order to give the country relief and save
ar impending calamity such as has ever
befalfen all countries in the past, which
would not avert the dangers, and use
their God-giYen powers against usurpers.
The egricullurist has builded a mighty
monument To the greatness of this queen
among republics. This very year she is
feeding the starving millions of the old
world, and il 1t was not for her the dires;
sufferings and ghastly starvation would
be stalking throughout all of Europe.
And yet the men and women who have
produced this mighty store of food pro-
duct to feed the word are told by the
horde of money changers of the country
that they ought to be satisfied with 8
system of finances that Is causing a con-
tinual shrinkage of every material
interest that Is sacred to them. in com
parison with an advancing wealth
system of the favored classes.
Yes, the contest Is upon us, aud the
mightiest the world has ever witnessed
The conditions are ripe for such = con
} test; aud in line with the glory of this
country all along her pathway, since heI
earlies. existence, who can doubt the
final result?
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