Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-16
How'll Circulates.

The total circulation of the country on
June list was sl,5Ol, 27s SO, and money should
be reasonably plentiful, and it would be if it
had not been tor the wonderful prodigality
of the Reed congress, which appropriated
sl,OOS, COO or more than two thirds OF all
the money of the nation.-[The News
This solves a very knotty financial
problem. The solution is very simple.
For a long time we have known that
money was not reasonably plentiful"
We have known that someone had
appropriated our S23.72 of the "tOtal
circulation of the country" Just
where to locate it we have been at a
loss to determine. For a dozen years
or more the democrats have in their
high sounding free trade, tariff for
revenue only platforms declared that
the peoples money was being piled up
in the national treasury in the shape of
"dastardly surplus" In more mod
ern days the alliance orators have told
US that the national banks and Wall
street spectators had our money
boarded away. Some have suggested
that it might be among the old maids
band boxes down in New England; or
possibly tied up in widows stockings.
But it was left to the great financier of
our own Cedar street TO unerringly
point the people to the exact location of
their cash. That internal prodigal
Reel congress" has appropriated it.
THAT'S what has become of the peo-
PIES money" These 325 Iascals have
appropriately to their own use "two-
thirds of all the money Of the nation"
No wonder money is not more treason
ably PLENTIFUL" What right have
these fellows to appropriate twO-thirds
of all our money? Let us see how they
propose to keep this money away from
the Cdear people. GThey propose to
squander it something after this fash
ion:
Four million, eight hundred and
twenty-seven thousand dollars of it
will be used to maintain a national de-
partment of agriculture for the benefit
of the farmers Of the nation.
One hundred and four millions, four
hundred and ninety-seven thousand
dollars of it will be distributed as pay
to the $4,000 officers and soldiers COM
posing the army and navy and to the
farmers of the nation for the prOvis-
ions, corn, oats and hay necessary to
feed this army, its horses and mules
and for wool to clothe the army and
navy.
Eight million dollars of it will go to
the labOring men on the Notifications
along our borders.
Twenty-three million, six hundred
thousand dollars of it will go to the
farmers for clothing and feed for the
Indians.
Foriy-threc million dollars will be
distributed among the government Of
fcials, other than those connected with
the poslollice.
Two hundred and eighty nine mil
lion dollars of il Will be scattered all
over this great country in sums rang
ing from 500 to $4,000 among a half
million old veterans who put down a
democratic rebellion in which our dem
Ocratic contemporary was au active par
ticipant.
One hundred and fifty million dollars
of it will be scattered throughout the
counties, townships, cities, villages
and hamlets OF the land in sums rang
ing from $40 to $4,000 among 100, 900
postmasters, mail carriers and postal
clerks.
Sixty-seven million dollars will go
for land, material and wages for la
bOrers in erecting public buildings at
Wichita, Emporia, Kansas City and
other cities and towns throughout the
length and breadth of the land.
Twenty-Five million dollars will go
to laborerS employed in improving cur
rivers and harbors.
The rest Of this enormous sum so
yillainously appropriated" by Reeds
prodigal congress-" will be wasted in
payment Of the principal and interest
on an honest debt incurred by the
loyal people of this country in suppress
ing democratic Instruction.
No wonder money is not reasonably
plentiful" 1.-The wonderful prodigal-
ity Of the Reed congress, which aPpro-
priated 81 ZOOS, coo 900 or more than
thirds of all the money of the ma
ton" and scattered it among all
and conditions of our people,
has kept it out of circulation!
The way to get money into eircula-
ton is to circulate it.
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The wolf is trying to get ahead of
the hounds, The free trade New York |