The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-06-24
Press Opinion.

After all these years of worship, Kansas
did not cast single solitary Blaine vote at
the Minneapolis cOnvent!On.-Clay Center
Dispatch.
When the members of the legislature are
being voted for this fall, old soldiers should
reCOllect that PETER voted to give the In
dian agencies to old soldiers and Perkins
voted against it.-Yatts Center Advocate.
The ticket placed in the field by the peO-
pies party in Kansas Is very strong one.
The convention consumed much time in its
deliberations, but it did its work well. The
party of ingalls, and Anthony, with its
eastern gOldbug candidate and platform,
will be overwhelmingly defeated next
NOvember.-ROcky Mountain News.
Since the nomination of Harrison the
Custom, Yankee Girl. Silver Bell, American
Bell, Black Hawk, Enterprise, Rico, Aspen
Consolidated, No Mans group and other
producing silver mines in the San Juan.
have cut the wages of miners 1917 cents
day. "HuTrah for Harrison and the free
coinage of silver" Aspen UniOn-Era.
IfgOld goes up 100 per cent and we should
have to make the 70-cent silver dollar twice
as large at at present, how much larger
would we have TO make the dollar bill e?
| This is mathematical problem we would
like some of the scholars to figure on. Its
solution Is quite important. This parity
question must be looked after,-TOpeka
| Tribune.
Let our people not swerve an inch in fight
| ing the cunning scheme Of an international
silver conference. The trick is got up to
staye Off vote on silver in congress, and
have great fuss ami feather side show in
the worlds fair next year, and again show
US show not to do IT," We should stand
alone in the matter. France for many
years held silver up unaided. We can do so
If needed.-ChicagO Sentinel.
II there was ever any doubt about the
desirability of the passage of the Hatch
anti-OptiOn bill, that doubt has been dis
| PEELED In the minds Of great many people
by the fierce fight against its passage made
| by the specializing fraternity as soon as
they got over laughing at the ridiculous
ness Of the idea of passing any bill to inter
fere with the ancient privilege Of pocketing
profits without rendering any equivalent
observation-disclosures Farmer,
Nobody will be credulOus enough to be-
! lleYeth the settlement of Whtelaw Reid's
difference with the labor element two days
before his nomination was "merelY CO.
! incidence" This settlement was not such
matter of national Importance as to cause
it to be telegraphed to every corner Of the
country and emphasized by every republi-
can. 1t was clearly part of Cut-and-
dried scheme, and was the first indication
of the shelving of Levi P. MOrtOn.-Kan-
sas City Star
1t has been stated that the original green
backs were redeemable in gold. This is not
true, as one Of the original issues, now be-
fore us, shows. There is no such provision
about it. There was not gold get-at-able at
that time; and that is the simple reason
why they were issued. They were not con-
Sldered dishonest money" either; but they
went into the circulation without hindrance
and performed all the functions of legal
tender money among the soldiers and the
people. They saved the nation. They were
good enough for that And so, we believe,
they are good enough now for all the pur-
poses of sound circulating medium.-Na-
tlOnal View.
Henry d. Lloyd of Chicago, who is moi
to blame for being sOn-in-law to the rascally
owner of the Chicago Tribune, is radical
reformer and good one. In reform
meeting recently he said: THE parable OF
the man who fell among thieves should be
rewritten. 1t should be woman sitting
by the wayside, illclad ana hungry. Bank
ers and shOpkeepers pass her by, for she
! nothing they want. Along comes Chicago
clothing manufacturer, Have they robbed
YOU - he asks. Yes, and have nothing.
what is that on your fOreheadp Sweat.
I'll take that. That's the most preciOu;
thing you have He takes her to an inI
he had provided for such people and say
to the manager: Sweat her out OF all sh
has, and when come again we'll divide
Chicago Express.