The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-10-14
COIN cuRRENcY.
Antique Ideas Advocated by the DemOc-
rncv and Called Prorress.

Il
A noted Democratic orator Is
quoted as saying: I'VE we're the party
of progress; to win we must again be.
come the party OF progress" He then
proceeds to enumerate the several
things that he regards as progressive,
among them being q sound currency
based on coin"
Does that plank In the Democratic
platform demanding the repeal OF tho
tax on state bank money constitute
progressP asks the Chicago Ex-
press
Who shall issue the currency he
does not state Its nature and volume
are matters which he leaves to the
Imagination OF his hearers
lie would have "a sound currency
based on COIN" but the immortal
Jefferson whose memory constituted
the theme OF his speech, declared in
favor OF legal tender treasury notes
bottomed on taxes
We all know what sort OF money
tho Democrats who were party OF
progress gave the country during It's
reign-it was a sound currency
based on coin" in theory but In
practice it was worthless, wildcat
money.
10 become again 1.-The party OF
progress" and win will be to return to
the old Democrat wildcat state
bank money.
10 cling to the idea of coin money
intrlnsic-value money is to go back
five thousand years and borrow u
custom OF barbarlans. And this Is
what he calls 'prOgressm
For fifty years the civilized world
has practically discarded the use Of
coin money in its ordinary trans
actions OF daily life-and yet here is
an old Democratic fossil clnglng to
the idea OF basing currency upon
COIN and calling 1t progress!"
Burn up your modern mower and
restore tho old scythe and call 1t
progress!
Burn up tho reaper and restore the
old sickle and call il progress!
8 Burn up the steam threshing ma
chine and restore the old hand.hail.
and call IL progress!
Burn up the improved pillow and
restore the old crooked stick, and call
it progress!
Burn up the railroad cars and re.
store the old stage coaches and canal
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Tear down the telegraph wires and
restore the old system OF mounted
couriors" and call it progress!
Destroy the spinning jenny and re-
store the old distaif and spinning
wheel, and call it 'progress"l
Destroy the cotton gins ana eturn
TO tho old system OF hand work and
call 1t progress
Destroy all the inventions OF mod
ern mechanism and 80 back TO tho
implements and customs OF primitive
times and call 1t 'progrossn'
Stick your nose into tho dead past
OF barbarism and call 1t 'progressm
Swept on five thousand years in n
single generation in tho matter OF
thought science art invention and
mechanism, and yet cling like a
barnacle to the intrinsic value OF
money which had its origin when
merchant princes transported their
goods on camels' backs; when dug.
out was palace and breech- clout
was full dress suit and imagine
that you are making progress in
monetary science!
All, Mr.. Democrat, the world Is
getting SO far In advance OF your
Democratic ideas Of progress" in the
matter Of currency that you are like
one with his eyes turned to the West
looking for the sun to rise therefrom
simply because he saw it set there.
The world has been making pro.
grcss-real genuine progress con-
corning this matter OF money and II
has forever discarded your idea OF 20
sound currency based on coin"
All the political parties in chrlsten-
dom; all the glib. tongued orators In
the land; all the subsidized news.
papers in existence; all the hireling
preachers this side the regions OF the
blessed and tho damned; all the in.
fuence Of the combined money lords
and fundhoders OF the wide world
can never again get the people Of this
civilized age to adopt the idea Of
coin money!
1t is a VGGi9 OF barbarlsml
It's q skeleton OF the pastl
1t is ghost OF an ancient grave.
yard!
II is corpse carcass mummy
which civilization laughs at and upon
which progress has forever turned
her back
The money OF the future the money
OF genuine progress the money OF an
enlightened civilization the money Of
faith.in. mankind. the money OF enter.
prise and commerce Is Cat paper
money based upon the credit OF the
government which issues it,
Few More Trhmps.
A few more tramps will walk out
from Buffalo as a result OF the black
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