The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-03
THE GOLDBUG'S KICK.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 90, 1891.
I To the Editor Of the Eagle.
The people all over the east are now
/ holding their 'pow-wOws" and unani-
mously resolving and "whereasing'
/ against the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. Still these same people did
not hesitate a short time ago, when they
needed a little more money III their own
| business, to issue millions upon mil ions
of dollars in clearing house certificates,
and to call upon the treasurer of the
/ United States to dump the money from
the government vaults, and upon con-
gress to delay the time for the payment
of tariff duties upon goods in bond, for
their own benefit.
The fact Is the people of the east would
like very much to be able to regulate the
money supply to suit their own selfish
purposes, which with the present secre-
tary they rave been Just about able to
do, at the expense of the whole country.
It Is very amusing. indeed, to see both
Democratic and Republican newspapers
of the east joining hands in a free fight
against free coinage of silver, and to
also see the Republican papers through
out the east arraigning western Repub-
liCans for voting with the southern
Democrats on all financial measures.
They seem to forget, if they ever knew,
that these men were sent to Washington
to ook after western interests, and not
after the interests of eastern capitalists
and bond uolders. The fact IS, though
strange as it may seem, that the west
has been for years voting against her
own interests through prejudice to-
wards the south. and which has been
kept alive by the continued waving OF
the old bloody rag" by eastern Repub-
licans.
On all financial and economical ques-
tions the interests of the west and south
are identical, and always have been.
They are both in that stage OF develop
ment and growth that requires the Use
of great deal of money and without
which such devel pment and growth
must necessarily be hindered. If not aC-
tually retarded. Ii also requires a great
deal of material TO develop new cOun-
try.
Hence it is to the interest Of both the
west and the south TO have cheap money
and cheap material 10 develop these sec
tions, because they have TO borrow the
one and buy the other. On the other
hand since the east has both the money
TO lend and the material 10 sell, 1t IL IN
terested in legislating to make both a.
dear as possible.
From this it is plain to be seen that the
great west must jOir hands with the
south for self protection against the
greed and selfshness Of the east, the
home Of the miilionaires. made 50 from
the earnings Of western and southern
farmers.
To avert this threatened combination,
between the west and south for mutual
protection, the force bali was nitro
duced by "FOssillifferous Hoar, of
Massachusetts,. b It's passage II was
hoped TO keep alive the old time ami (
mostly between the west and south, and 4
thus prevent any political union 50 that /
the east might continue 70 TO. ootn SC /
tons as II has been doing fOs the last 4
thirty years or more.
But Il has so FAR failed 70 accomplish I
the desired purpose. and Il the people Of 4
the west are a. sagacious Is are the V<7o-
pie OF the south. II never will
The west and south demand more
money and cheaper materials. They
are entitled to these by right, and wee be
70 the man or party that denies them
that 10 ~hlch they are justly entitled
Take b. ed in time lest We fall
Yours truly,
n Z L