The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-05-27
FREE COINAGE.
Tho Bill Is Dead. but the Issue Ii Alive
and Kicking.

Dill Is dead, and IT Is likely that those
who give US the information know
what they are talking about But the
bill was not even the shadow OF the
issue. However dead the bill may be,
the issue itself was never more alive
or more pressing than 1t Is to-day.
1t is the peoples issue.
In fact the suppression OF the bill
Is in the nature OF an illumination. It
confirms suspicion and idle report II
shows beyond all question that there
Is a contingent protesting to be DEM
ocratic which betrays moro anxiety
to submit to the dictations OF Wall
street than 1t does to carry out the
wishes of the people To this extent
the party Is hampered To this ex-
tent the organization is endangered.
When the Wall street Democrats in
the house defeated the free coinage
bill, says the Atlanta Constitution,
they undertook more serious enter
prise than they had any idea Of.
They gave q new purpose and
keener edge to the clamor Of tho peo-
pie. They have made 1t necessary
for the party in convention assembled
to make clear bold and vigorous
utterance on the silver question. A
failure to do this will naturally be re-
garded by the Democrats who are In
favor OF free coinage rs something
more than an intimatlon that the
party cannot afford to antagonize
Wall street and the money power.
This necessity will grow more and
more pressing as the day OF the con-
vention draws nearer. The Wall
street contingent will find that they
have not only succeeded in suppress
ing the issue, but have made 1t more
important than 1t has ever been.
This is only another way of saying
that while Wall street is able to buy
up few congressman and TO give
others an exaggerated idea OF It's
power and influence 1t can make no
such impression on the masses OF the
people who have serious grievances
and who are seeking sensible reme-
dies for them. Wall street has played
its game too boldly. Its assault on
the free coinage bill was prematurei
its method OF attack was crude and
impolitic.
We are told by those who depend
on Wall street for their argument thai
1t was necessary to suppress the free
coinage bill at this time for the reason
that its adoption by the house woult
make 1t Democratic issue. This ar
gument is used in tho face OF the fac
that every intelligent voter In tn,
country literate or illlterate, know
that an overwhelming majority Of tn,
Democratic party is in favor OF fret
coinage. Nobody could DO do
Celved by the suppression Of tn
bill but u great many worth
Democrats have been irritated an
Disguised. Their disgust and their ir
ritation are so profound that the Dem
ocratic party in the South Is for tn
first time in thirty years facing III
danger OF disruption
The aniable politicians at Wash
ington either do not appreciate tn
scope and extent OF the threatene
detection, or they care nothing for II
They evidently propose to trim thel
sails to suit the winds OF Wall stree
and permit the party In tho state
that furnish the electoral votes TO e
whirling to limbo. We are told tina
the restoration OF silver TO Its oil,
place in the currency would seriousl,
offend certain sensitive Democrats II
Massachusetts, and other eastern
states which have never given tn,
party an electoral vote since the war
What is there so beautiful and precioui
In the influence OF these inocuous ant
ornamental Democrats that theil
wishes should be 80 carefully consult
ed, while the wishes OF tho Demo
cratic farmers OF the South should be
flOuted and treated with dlsdainp
1t Is very interesting question
Why are the desires OF an Eastern plu
tocrat so much more important thar
the wishes OF % Southern Democrat.
The plutocrat may have more money
than a Southern farmer but in what
way IL his vote moro valuablep The
plutocrats OF Massachusetts have never
been able with all their money and
influence, to turn the electoral vote
Of their state over TO the Democrats
whereas, on the other hand. the Dem
Dcratic farmers of Georgia have never
failed In twenty years to give the cleo
toral vote OF their state to the Demo.
cratic party. We should think the
Democratic leaders would find 1t more
profitable TO run q straight Democratic
schedule and take the risk. II there
is any trimming to be done II will
pay them better TO trim TO suit the
views OF the voters who furnish the
bulk OF the Democratic vote.
II the able leaders in congress who
have permitted Gity.one Democrats 10
dictate the suppression OF the fre q
coinage bill to the largest majority
the party has ever had will visit
Georgia and other southern states
and go out into the country places we
think that they will discover that the
situation Is not by any means what
IL ought to be. In surrendering to
Wall street and in trying 10 bend the
party TO the financial views Of the
East they will find. on investigation,
that they have stirred up q storm
which they will have some trouble In
controlling.
Buried Her Gold.
Nearly thirty-fve years ago Mrs