People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
ASTOUNDING lAuoaClTY,

People of the Intention to Rob Them.
For cool and unblushing effrontery
ana candor in confessing the premedi-
tated villainy OF the demorepublicratic
party, the following from the Kansas
City Star takes the cake. On June "a.
under the caption "As to Silver" the
Star has this to say? hF'"i9u lEU 9nl
The clauses Ofthe republican and democratic
platforms in regard 10 coinage are as follows:
Republican PdRe Democratic Pldat. il
The,American Deople We hold tothe use Of
from tradition and In both gold and silver as
teTest favor bimHtAl- the standard money of
ism apd, The republican the cpuntry and 10 the
party demands the use coinage Of both gold
Of both gold and slreran1 silver without dis
as standard money, eliminating against
with sdeh restrictions eithefmetil or charge
and under such pIQyls-for mintage, but the
ions, To- be- determined dollar amt OF coinage
6yqegjslaiion, as Win OF both metals must be
secure the maintenance Of equal Intrinsic and
Of Che parity Of S'nluss epihaRgeahle value. or
OF the Two metals, so be adjusted through In
that The purchasing ternationsl Bgretrent
and debt paving poTerYor. BY such safeguards
Of the dollar, whethef'of legislation as Shall
Of silver goldor paper insure the maintenance
lshaN, be at al times OF the parity OF the two
iequal. The iater6Sts metals. and the equal
Jof the producers Of ,the,poyer Of every dollar
country, its FARMERS * an times IN the mar,
and ats YworSiqgnien kets and in the pay
demand that every dol ment OF debts; and We
lar. papor or coin, IS demand that all paper
sued b. the oil, govern currency shall be kept
mert Shall be 50 good AZ par with and re-
asany other We nn.ldeemahe in such coin
mend the wise andlWe insist upon this
! Patriotic steps alreadylpoicy as especially
< taken by our govern necessary for the pro
/ ment 20 secure an In lection Of the farn
I ternauolal conference, ,ers and laboring
/! 70 adopt such measures Glasses, the first and
( as will insure parityIulost deieneeless vie.
: OF value between gold tins OF unstable money
and silver for use asand o fluctuatlng cur
mnneT throughout ihelrency y .......... ...f
world 'i
y careful comparison Of the two plank:
shows that there is no difference, practically
speaking, between the two great parties touch
ing the silver QUESTION Both favor binetal
ism, and each, insists upon an honest dollar
/, possessing purchasing and debtpaying powei
equal 10 its force This condition Of affairs fur
uishes cause for congratulation, as revealing
& prevailing sentiment in this country hostile 4
financial imitation, and friendly 10 substantial
currency There areadyOcatss Of nat money
in both parties, but there is nothing in the dec
laratiUn Of principles cuuncia,ed either at Min
neapolis Or az Chicago 10 encourage The cham
pions OF free and unrestricted coinage Tn
sober, conservative sense Of the people i
against wildcat money, and history has to-
often proved the periis Of imitation TO justify II
practice BY The most prosperous nation on N
globel oil llOI3T gd liIW HT..il >HH-E.
/ There was . more urgent demand. probably
for recognition on tic part 81 the silver cham
plons atOChi1ag0l was apparent at Mir
neapolis. but CONFESSIONS we're as firmly denie
/ by the latter convention as by the first Bot
thedethocrats had republicans fully Appreciate
! thepppri9Iy oio opposing, p policy which nigh
| tend to disturb the business interests OF IN
country, aud which involves b3ksithe chance
hagAlpsl1 the prosRfgiiy1 Of g0nmspcs that 4
! lwOuld be unyise 10 ircIr.
" 50 Tar, then AZ this qaes.i6n q coacernet
the two greatplrli93 ate tUJethnr and lhefgh
turns wholly on the issue OF the tariff II vii
be the only ques ion toasdetfd in the canvas
and no subsidiary matter can be Introduce
which WIN divert public attention from rs II
telligeht and exhaustive discussion That III
parties which reflect public opinion in Anne
lea arc unanimous in the advocacy and suppol
IL Of honest money Is grateful commentary up6
the-fnteiiigence- and integrity OF the people
sound conversion to a Saving belief in circl
lating medium Of intrinsic and exchangeabl
value is long step in tn DIRECTION OF nations
prosperity but thisim bejoilowed by III
equally importanttoniition0f cohherclal fire.,
dom and there is reason TO hope and beley
that the country is advancing rapidly towar
thatblessed and desirable. consuurnatior
Here then, ,weshaFe5 "a clear, explici
and authoritative statement that tn
twin frauds are both gold-bug partie:
.!ppposed to the free eoinagelof silve
and agreed upon policy thatwill con
4 tinue to treat silver as a commodity
measuring its value with gold clothe,
with legal privilege as coined money
On June 90 the Star contained the fol
lowing editorial item; ... ..,..., ..,1.
The contest over The silver question in tn
Chicago tohyention- vas brief and decisive
The summary manner IN which the substitut
in favor of free coinage was voted down prove
that the democracy recognize that there Is bh
one issue now beforoIih country and thGtli
must be settled before questions OF. minor in
hpottauce are considered N: lereid,M BRO
Poses To- increGse The purchasing lpoietr Of III
dollars 0lreG y coined, and thatis equivalent 4
charging the volume Of the circulating medium
[Itallcs are nine 1Eb4li >llNot pIl6 ~
THIS is an unblusling corffession, Of (;
cold-blooled and damhaBle CONSPIRACY s rae
on the part f the plut9crats TO ftfthG
oppfeSs, FOB ana 'paiperize the peopit
of the United States, An increase i il
the pttckaSlhg p5#e+ Of the doiiars al
ready coihedS 5cih 9oniyIbg Effected b,
Decreasing the lling prize Of land, Ia
Dor and an laB6t'g ptodu6ts and addih.
to the 5ctual-Tahe Of altdiyiHehd pay
ingstoclls, notes, 'bouds and an kinds b
certificates of Indebtedness. "'
! The >c6hfictiof the ages IS upon as
Muman liberty and the perpetuation o
the .,AnericanI republic, are at stake
TShall we as American citizens throw
ourselves like senselessihBathen undel
!, the wheels of the plutOcratic car of jug
Y yernadt, 6rshsll We rise In our tdish
as freemen armed with ballots ant
] sweep outgof iexistence this double
headed monstfosity, 9whiehis.. thus de
stroting ana dev6erlngo the legftinati
business Interests Of TIE nation? GI'9lq'
GEORGE c. w&RD.l
/ -91i9s i OHM u md lO -bnG>n
.0G.es Reid. mOIl tE moIi nI
Millionaire, Rat Reid been nomi
mated for vice-president on the repub