Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-01-07
From Pralrieview.
Editors HERALD:

degree of stability in Legislation is es-
sential. "-Presidenf Message. Just
what the old wbig and democratic
parties said, "don't agitate." But
there were restless spirits; ''cranks,"
who would persist In agitation for
universal application of the doctrine
of the Declaration of Independence.
1--WE hold these to be self-evident
truths: That all men are created
equal, (it should have included wom
EN- that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienabie
rights; that among these are life, lib
erty, and the pursuit Of happiness"
All know the result of that agitation.
The President seems to think that we
have arrived at perfection IN the mat
ter of tariff and finance. But there
is quite a respectable number who do
not agree with him. When the SOL
diers entered the Spanish InquIsition;
that infamous den of iniquity, those
in authority besought and implored
them not to disturb the order of things
there existing, on pain Of disastrous
consequences. But they needed not
the advice, but proceeded to abate the
nuisance. And am sure no friend
of humanity has ever found fault with
the work done there. Great Britain
advised the colonies not to disturb the
order of things existing and threaten
ed them with dire consequences, in
the event of disobedience. Neverthe-
less the colonists proceeded to make
tea in Boston harbOr, and cut up
many other little pranks, which
brought upon them the displeasure
of the Mother country, and a seven
years struggle of untold agony and
hardships. 1t were ever thusj when
an innovation has been proposed on
the order of things existing, it has al
ways met with fierce opposition from
the powers that be, and has had to
struggle and fight its way to favor
against great odds. The fathers
made a great mistake when they
adopted a democratic form of gov
eminent, and at the same time adopt
ed a monarchical monetary system,
which is dong for us just what it has
done for every nation that has prac-
ticed it; centralized the wealth in the
hands of the few, and impoverished
the many, and is fast building up a
monied olIgarchy in this country as
our statistics abundantly prove. And
yet the President tells Cs we cannot
change our monetary system until
European nations are ready. It has
been charged that our financial
system was dictated by Lombard
street, London, and Wall street, New
York. And now we have the proof
of it. Harrison and Sherman are
certainly good witnesses on this point.
But think when the people become
thoroughly awakened, they will find
way to make a change whether
Europe is ready or not, as they did
once before. II am still of the opin-
ion that the free coinage of silver un-
der existing conditions would disas-
trously affect our business interests
at home and abroad. We could not
hope to maintain an equality IN the
purchasing power of the gold and sill
yer dollar In our own marke IS, and in
foreign trade the stamp gives no ad-
ded value to the bullion contained in
coins. The producers of the country,
its farmers and labOrers, have tn .
highest interest that every paper dol
lar or coin issued by the government
shall be as good as any other. If
there is one less valuable than the
other its sure and constant errand
will be to pay them for their toll and
for their crops. The money lender
will protect himself by stipulatlng for
payment in gold, but the laborer has
never been able to do that Ibid"
Now, I would inquire how free coin
age could ''disastrously affect us?"
when the stamp gives no added value
to the bullion contained in coins. In
our foreign trade If the balance is
against US, 1t must be settled with
money, and that by weight. So that
I am at loss to see how tree coinage
can 'dissstrously affect u.s." either in
our domestic or foreign commerce.
The fact is. it is myth, and only ex-
lists in the imagination. The money
loaner will protect himself by stipu-
lating in payment in gold, but the Ia
borer has never been able 70 do that"
Now, I would inquire whether this
condition exists outside and independ-
ent of Legislation, or is 1t the result of
legislation? 1t is my firm conviction,
that it is the result Of Legislation that
has placed the drones above the work
ing bees In the hive. It is reversing
the order of nature, as is well known
to everyone acquainted with the hab-
its of bees, the workers dictate the
terms; and If the drones don't come
to time they kick them out. 1t is time
this condition was wiped out, and
things restored to a normal condition
1.-The result of this policy, OF the sill
YER legislation. and of the refunding
Of the A per cent. bonds has been a