Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-04-02

The republican administration so sell
dom does anything without an ulterior
purpose; it so rarely happens that its
action as confessed is not mere pre-
text for hiding some object IL Is afraid
or ashamed 10 confess, that II is a. lost
pleasure to find it trying TO eep
American merchants from paying their
debts abroad in order that IL may keep
at home the gold they would otherwise
uso 10 satisfy their creditors and meet
their obligations.
There Is no ulterior purpose here.
The administration means just what II
says. II believes that the country Is
poorer for every penuyweight OF gold
that goes out OF IL, no matter what Is
given in exchange. IL Is willing to let
unlimited quantities Of silver. Of cop
per, OF aluminium, OF iron, OF pearls, OF
diamonds, of rubies. of everything else,
go-but gold, never! Gold Is the re.
publican ideal of all that is worth hav-
ing here or hereafter. II Is yellow and
shiny, unctuous to the feeling. filling TO
the eye. All true republicans believe
that all that Ii needed for ideal happi-
ness is TO get gold enough-not to use.
but TO keep.
This is the whole OF the republican
political econOmy-get gold, keep IL
and see 1t shine. The republican
theory OF high-tariff taxation depends
on this. The use OF high taxes is to
keep imports out. The use OF keeping
imports out is to keep gold In. This is
what republicans mean when they put
their heads together and palaver wisely
over having the balance of trade in
our favor and preventing the drain Of
our gold They mean that II nobody is
allowed TO buy anything outside the
country there will be nothing TO pay
for, and we will keep the gold at home.
When good republicans get to Para
disc, as all should cordially hope that
they may, il will be their supreme
pleasure TO sit around piles OF gold
bullion and see l. shine.
The simple and childlike theory OF
republicanism is that you get gold
enough you are wealthy, and it you do
not buy anything with It you will stay
wealthy. This is all there is in republi-
can political economy. All its Ease
pretences and hypocrisies are merely
the garments with which II clothes this
idea TO conceal its nakedness. II Is not
an oaiginal Idea. IL was born in Spain
soon after the Moorish pirates had per-
tected the high-tarif system. Ameri-
ca had been discovered. Spain had
policy ~reciprocityr with South Amer
lea, where the Pizzarros and other
Spanish envoys extraordinary were
carrying out the republican idea that
the only way 10 grow wealthy Is to get
something for nothing. Spanish states
manship adopted this idea and
welded to II the Moorish tariff
system and the republican financial
policy as il exists to-day was complete
Spain, in carrying out this policy, eX-
pected 10 become the richest country
in the world by prohibiting trade with
Europe so that il could keep in Spain
vast amounts OF gold il extorted from
South America. ~ reasoned a. the
radical administration now reasons
''If we do not allow Europe 10 trade
with us, IL cannot get our gold and We
will go on getting more and more gold
from South America until we are the
strongest and happiest people |
on earth" The policy was carried out; /
and under il, from being the greatest |
power Of the world, Spain I
sank to utter insignificance and misera- /
BILE pover.y. II lost both It's trade and |
its gold
But this lesson has no effect on the |
gold lunatics They are entirely sin /
cere in loving TO see gold shine and |
they feel that II l. a sacrilege tO spend |
IL. Where the holiest feelings OF their /
natures are involved IL is useless 10 try |
TO reason with them.-Republic.