The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-12

impose heavy additional taxation, go
deeply into debt, or issue fat money; for
1t Will take vast amount to accommo-
date all who want to borrow at / or
per cent. The fund would run rapidly
upinto the millions, hundreds of millions
and billions. Then England would have
fair sweep on Us, as our fiat
money would not pay former obligations.
and this free and grand government
would be no more. 1t is our money
that makes us great nation. Without
fortage our money is our breast works
If the amount is limited then few who
come first would be accommodated and
the rest left out in the cold. And in a
rush of this sort the farmers would
in all probability be among the safe
ones.
The constitution provides that the
government shall raise money only for
certain specified purposes. 1t never
contemplated that it should go into the
loan business. Gen. Washington and
others, the founder of this government,
wear Democrats but not these kind we
hear of today. They were true patriots
to their republican form of government,
which will stand till the end of this
world, regardless OF clicks and clans
trying to destroy it. The times reminds
me very much of 1889, when laborer
in the south did not find employment
only at 90 cents per day and the coun-
try was hard up. While the country was
In this stringency of hard times jeff
Davis from Oakland on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad was plotting TO steal
this government south. They failed.
yet they have not forgot to still
knock at our doors.
A sufficient amount of circulating me-
dunn ought to be provided to meet the
country's business needs, but the treasury
vaults ought not to be open to borrowers
under any circumstances. The Alliance
scheme is impractical, wild and vision
airy. 1t can not be carried out success
fully, and attempts in this direction will
only cause business disturbance, depres-
sion and hard times, as we are now be-
ginning to feel. The agricultural pur
suits of our bright sunny Kansas is now
larger, as well all over our land.
More farming and money we will have.
Less legislation and more work is what
we need. Kill off the cranks. Put good
men In Office, and we will prosper. If
not, we are approaching close to the day
of revolution, when this country will
be called to arms to defend this grand
government, as President Lincoln left it,
free from all incumbrance but badly in
debt. Give capitalists encouragement by
good and wholesome laws and we will
have money plenty. l would be like
some l know, if | had my money
out Of property and business l
would shove it down and wait
till the political complexion of our coun-
try settled down to business. Oh, where
is the $4,000 of Kansas majority? Only
back! the boys are marching.
AMERICAN RECIPROCITY.
Protection is only valuable as it pro-
notes the interests of the country which
maintains it. When it does not do this,
it is not protection, but taxation. The
American protection policy has been of
vast benefit in the development of this
resources and the building up
If its industries. The wisdom of its
founders has been amply demonstrated.
But, while its results as whole are ben
eficlal, there are particulars in which it
serves no good purpose, or, the good is
y.
Mr.. Blaine has wisely concluded that the
line has come when intelligent discrimi-
nation ought to be made. The southern
md South American countries do not
compete with the United States in either |
natural products or manufactures. They |
rave no manufactures of any conse-
luence, and their products of the soil |
ire coffee, sugar, spices, indigo, |
'ubber, etc; commodities that we |
,annot produce, and yet are |
to have. We must import |
hese articles in any case, and there is
10 use in maintaining tariff upon them. |
such tariff protects nobody. When |
IN agreement can be effected by which /
'ur exports of produce and manufac- |
actured goods will be largely increased
nd IN the carrying out, of which we |
acrifice nothing of value, it is mani |
estly the part of wisdom to make it.
he overwhelming arguments in favor
and the absence of any rea-
enable argument against it, is what
ives Mr.. Blaine's grand scheme its wide
popularity. The Democrats are natur-
lily enough not altogether pleased to
ee Republican administration winning
aurels, but even Democrats can find lit
lie fault with this undertaking. Under
lr. Blaines splendid management
eciprocity is becoming an accomplished
act. Agreements have been signed with
Brazil and Venezuela, two of the most
South American republics, land
he others will rapidly fall into line. 1t
) one of the grandest achievements of
his century, or in this age of the world.
10 on Mr.. Blaine in doing good.
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