The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-05
REVERSE THE COW.
Let the Money Power Feed Her and the
Farmers MIX Her,

The financial COW has been fed by
the West and South until they have
nothing left to feed her. while Wall
street and the money power have
been doing the milking until they
own the wealth of the nation and
the feeders have become their slaves.
Reverse the COW. Let the money
power feed her writes Merlinda
Sissins in the National Economist
and the impoverished West and South
do the milking until the account is
balanced. Is there anything wrong
or unjust about thatP
II A. by brute force or cunning.
compels B to give up all his earnings
except what b has to have to give
him strength TO work. would not a
court OF equity say; 'Reverse the COW"
until b has got back what A has
robbed him OFF Would it make any
difference In court OF equity and
justice whether A met b in the high.
way or entered BIS house In the night
and robbed him at the point OF q
revolver; or whether A, by cunning
or force OF circumstances compelled
b to sign contract or mortgage
containing clause that B should
pay the principal and interest in
gold, where it would take one.oua
ter more OF BIS farm products or days
labor to pay the debt in gold than it
would II he could pay it in gold. sill
YER or lawful money! II these are
only different forms OF robbery then
II A and his friends induce Congress
that hns been elected to protect all
alike b the debtor as we'll as A the
oreditor-tO demonotize silver which
had been legal tender and the only
unit OF value for 81 years and by thus
reducing the debt-paylng medium to
gold, enhance its value % per cent
and thereby compel b and all other
debtors to pay au extra 20 per cent to
cancel their debts would there be
any injustice to reverse the COW and
make A hand back what b has been
: robbed OFF II A and his creditor
friends induce another Congress To
place two exceptions on the green.
back that they shall not be legal ten
der for Interest on the public debt and
for duties on imports; but that these
must be paid in gold, thereby taking
millions from b pocket; II A induces
another Congress to give his banker
friends $50, 900 In bonds and national
! currency for $50, 900 In gold and at the
same time exempt the bonds from
taxation make tho interest payable in
} gold mi-annnally In advance make
the principal payable in gold
when tho bonds on their face wero
3 payable in coin or greenbacka
and charge the banker but per cont
4 for tho 800 900 OF national currency,
. while he let 1t to his leek digger b at
! from 10 to 80 per cent thereby rob.
| bling tho debtor class in twenty -fvO
: years OF about six billions or one
D tonth OF the entire wealth OF the ma
Q ton. II A induces another batch OF
congressman to issue more OF tho
same interest bearing bonds to buy
l. up grecnbacks for the purpose OF
y burning up two million OF Thorn per
. month. in order to decrease tho
. money In circulation. and thereby in-
n crease the value Of what Is left In AS
y pocket tho elect OF which increase In
the value OF money decreases the
. value OF all days labor and all prod
ucts in proportion, resulting in con-
U dltion where n IL will take more farm
products or more days labor at pres
! ent prices 10 pay tho 800. 00O 900
y now left OF tho national debt
than 1t would have paid the original
Q debt OF 9. 600 millions at the market
J prices then pGid
2 Now, therefore II A and his mil
q lionaire friends NOW numbering
81, 000) have got In their work on
= these and many other congresses
composed 81 great statesmen and
: have thereby got hold OF three.lfths
! Of the entire wealth OF the nation.
holding o. 900 900 mortgages on tho
5 1900, 900 families OF the United
o States which draw an average OF 7
per cent while tho average profit OF
y all other industries is only 81 per
o cent II by their long continued sys.
tenn OF legalized robbery. our prlsona
poor houses and insane asylums are
t filled to Overlooking, our highways
: are filed with tramps our factories
and garrets are filled with 5000 600
Y needle women working for starvation
wages; our scat mills are filed with
7 the youth that should be In the school
! room while 10 600 infants die anuu-
ally OF staryation Is IL not about time
: TO reverse the COW and let the debtors
} OF tho South and West do a little
t milking while Wall street furnishes
Y tho fodder for awhlleP But my moss
0 back friend hobs up and asks.
how can you change ends with
! herP Did you ever know OF
I farmer or working man filling seat
t in congressP Haven't you waded in
the mud. carrying torch behind q
j brass band. and shouted yourself
I hoarse iof high protection or tariff
reform in every campaign and then
l went to the polls and voted for rail-
: road attorney banker railroad
Q wrecker land shark. mine owner or
Q bond holder to go TO congre5sP II so
you have been holding the COW for
: Wall street to get the milk You
G have been voting for parties pledged
Q In advance to the money power In
: consideration OF their furnishing the
{ campaign funds
Now, then II you want equal rights