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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-11-11
THE ARCH ROnpLER.

The republicans expect to carry
this election as they carried the cleo
tions OF 1880 and 1888, by the corrupt
use Of money. Already you can sec
the signs which infallibly indicate the
approach OF the birds of prey. Just
how the gang will use their money
this year is not clearly developed.
But they will find some way TO do 10.
One Sunday evening in the fall Of 1888
Benjamin Harrison went TO church as
usual, prayed to heaven rs usual and
thanked the Lord that he had allowed
him to be 80 much better than other
people. Shortly after getting Off hia
knees and returning homo he called
his son Russell and told him that no
must go TO Chicago on that night's
train. He instructed Russell thai no
must 60 straight to Mr.. Pullman and
tell him that he was sent there for q
purpose. "Tell Mr.. Pullman" said
this pious boodler, chat we need .
large sum Of money and without 10
Indiana is lost. Tell him that l depend
upon him to raise IT," Russell saw
Pullman ~ directed, got his check far
up in the thousands and through bis
influence got many thousands moro.
We get this story from republicans
who had personal knowledge of tho
facts-republicanS Of high degree and
great prominence. There Is not tho
slightest doubt OF the correctness OF
the details. This money, mark You,
was in addition to the large sum raised
by Harrison through the Doodle meet
ing he addressed at tho Denison hotel,
a. detailed in former Issue of the
Nonconformist. 1t was In addition,
too, to the money raised In the EAgA,
Nelson Huston, who was chairman of
the republican state central committee
that year, has stated TO numerous
friends since that they had more
money than they knew what 10 do
with. After flooding the state and
paying every sell-out his price, he sayA
he found over $40, 900 left over In bis
committee safes This is the man that
the virtuous News is supporting on tho
ground that he Is an exemplary Oiti-
zen" and a citizen without reproach.
II there ever was o pious hypocT1to
in the White house, and O boodler by
profession, that man IL Harrison.
There IL NO political crime that he has
not either committed or sanctioned,
and he has done more TO debauoh tho
voters Of Indiana than any other dozen
men. Turning his back on Dudley In
affected horror of his crimes IL Just "A
U old Faafn had put the "Artfu1
Dodger" out Of doors just after he had
brought In bundle Of stolen hand.
REHABILITATION. Con.
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age, or to demonetiEe it2 Has any
interest Of this country asked such
legislation, except the money power?
Has there been an over-production in
silver or has its production been
greater than that Of gold? No; the
very reverse is a statistical fact, as will
appear from the following table, to-
wit: The worlds average production
of gold from 1881 to 1890 was $780,
III, 900 annually; total for the thirty
eight years, "a, 500, 900, 900. The aver
age product of silver during this same
period (1s5l to 1s90) was s74, 900, 900
annually; total for the thirty-eight
years, 81, $40, 900, 900. An increase in
gold over that of silver of 81 ,712, 0O0,-
600, which shows conclusively that the
fall In the price of silver and the cor
responding rise in the price Of gold is
the direct result of hostile legislation
against silver.
We now propose to introduce the
facts to prove that this government is
solely responsible for disseminating
the free coinage of silver in the BIZ
metal states Of Europe, for the dis
tress in the price of silver and the evil
results that have flown from it's
decentralization.
Congress stopped the free coinage of
silver Feb. IL, 1878. The first action
taken on the subject OF silver by
France and the Latin Union was in
June, 1874, and then they only limited
the coinage Of silver, and free coinage
was not stopped In the Latin Union
until July, 1875, over three years after
free coinage had been stopped in this
country. But, mark You, the Latin
Union, which has population of
nearly 200, O0O, 900, has not demonetized
silver. These states are the friends OF
silver now and have always been.
There is now in circulation in France
and other states of the Latin Union
81 ,O0O, 900, 900 which is full legal ten
der and at par with gold. Germany
stopped free coinage of silver and
threw $3.50, 900, 900 of her silver on the
market in order to depress the price OF
silver to enrich her bondholders and
distress France, of whom she had eX-
acted payment of $1,000, 000,OO war
indemnity. Germany is not member
of the Latin Union, and was never
practically a bi-metal country; but
even Germany did not demonetize sill
yer until June, 1874, one year and four
months after coinage had been stop
ped in this country.
will now endeavor TO explain why
the bi-metalie states of Europe were
forced to stop free coinage of silver,
which we claim was caused wholly by
the action of this country. The chap
ter is a little long, but l think the
facts will interest you.
The natural ratio between silver and
gold is Is to l. This is found to obtain
in both hemispheres determined by
the law of average. Whatever this
ratio has been changed or silver de-
monetized, it has proven to be vicious
legislation and attended with evil re-
suits.
England, in the interest of her bond
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N EXPOSITION OF the SILVER
QUESTION.

sposoh Of Walter N. Allen, Peoples
Party Candidate for Electorate
Large, Delivered at Sampson. AaS.'
October IA, 1892.
The unfriendly legislation Of con-
gress against silver has cost the farm
ers Of this country more than $40, 0O0,-
0O0, COO. This is the balance OF trade
against US caused by an unequal
exchange of products In the markets
of the world and has been settled by
mortgages on our farms. The silver
states ha 10 lost Within the past ten
years from depreciation in the value OF
ailVer bullion, 81 so, 900, 900 and are now
losing SIS, ZOO, 900 annually; the cotton
states are losing from $40 to Sl2 on
every bale of cotton, and the wheat
growing states from 25 cents to 80
cents on every .bushel of wheat raised.
Saying nothing about the loss In low
prices in other products Of our farms,
we are losing annually on our cotton
and wheat crops from S30O,000,000 to
$500, 900, 900 by reason Of the demoneti-
Aation of silver and the consequent
fall in the price of silver, which COM
pels the American farmer to compete
with India cotton and India wheat in
the Liverpool market with an advan-
tage in favor of India Of from 40 to so
per cent.
India is province Of England In
dia has rich gold mines but has no
silver mines. England for commercial
reasons has forced upon India the sill
yer standard, and it is said that her
influence demonetized silver in this
country. England is now able to pur-
chase our silver bullion at about IS
cents per ounce, and it is coined in
London into India rupees at Sl.39 per
ounce, and cotton 'and wheat pur-
chased in India at discount of AZ to
50 per cent, which has brought down
the price of cotton and wheat in this
country below the cost of production.
We have the richest silver mines IN
the world, and many of them are
now being closed up because they can
not produce silver Mt So cents per
ounce. We have the finest cotton
lands Ia the world, and the south has
the cheapest labor in the world, but
the South cannot produce cotton at
cents per pound. The soils of the
Mississippi valley are equal to the soils
OF the Nile, and in the production of
wheat cannot BE excelled by any
country in the world; yet the farmers
OF the Mississippi valley cannot pro-
duce wheat at 60 cents per bushel and
continue free and prosperous people.
The extent of the fall of prices as a
direct result of the legislation on sill
yer cannot be exactly stated; but
tables made by Southeer, Saurbeck
and Palgrave, brought down to 1890,
show an average fall in prices from 20
to "a per cent, which is equivalent to
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holders and creditor class, demonetiz-
ed silver in 1915. It lessened her stock
OF money one-half, paralyzed the In
dustrial energies Of her people, and
brought ruin to her debtor class.
From the dawn of civilization down
to the nineteenth century this natural
ratio of Is to between gold and silver
was the standard In all the countries
of the known world. But France, in
1903 changed this natural ratio to 15%
to l, and this action was followed by
all the bi-metalic states of Europe.
This change in the natural ratio en-
abled Europe to make profitable ex.
change of her silver for the gold of
Asia and North and South America.
In order to check this drain that was
being made on our stock of gold in ex-
change for European silver, congress
passed law in 1884 changing the nat
ural ratio from - to to l6 to /; then
our silver went to Europe to be ex-
changed for European gold at profit
OF about or per cent. But as we
had no rich silver mines then and were
not very much overstoclied with silver
coin, this change Of ratio did not have
any appreciable effect on the countries
of Europe. but the Nevada and Colo
RADIO silver mines were discovered and
the annual yield of our silver became
to be about equal to one-hslf the
worlds product, and no silver coined
in this country, but all Of It dumped
upon the countries Of Europe to DO
coined under her free coinage laws
and exchanged for European gold.
Then the bi-metalio nations Of Europe
were forced 70 stop the free coinage Of
silver, for they could not afford to ex-
change annually about eeO, 1000, 900 Of
gold for American silver and pay
about 4 or per cent. for making the
exchange.
1t Is to be remembered that we were
under suspension from 1861 to 1876, !
caused by our civil war, and during
the whole cf this period thers was no |
silver coined at our mints. But when |
congress took positive action upon the |
subject in 1878, stopping by law the |
coinage Of silver, and then followed |
up this act by the law Of 1874, which
absolutely demonetized silver -
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rRR YALnr nrAr nrn.

The old tactics Of the morihund par.
ties are revived, and every man is met
Dy the question, Are you going to
throw your vote away" Who throws
his vote away? II It is every
man whose candidate Is beaten there
will be long list Of wasted ballots
this year. II Il is every man who fails
to accomplish all he hopes for the list
will be still longer. A vote Is the
registry Of will. 1t is power
whether 1t 10 accepted OF not. II to be
counted with the winning party Is the
only inducement to vote, then, who
is going to throw his vote away this
year? Who knows?
There is or should be more serious
motive with the true man than TO be
with the majority. The minority is
the protest of rising truth against the
prevailing wrong.
But the purpose OF this question is
30 apparent that IL does not fool the
most unthinking person.
There is a silence in this campaign
that Is ominous of danger, The old
party managers fear most Of all
things that the silent vote OF the
whole country is going against them,
and II 1t does they well know that
those votes are not thrown away. The
anxiety 10 not half so great as to the
loss that will befall you as to the dan
ger which Is threatening them.
The popularity about the election in
November Is that nobody may he
directly successful in his choice for
president. 1t is contest for presi-
dental electors who may not them
selves DO able to elect the president.
The power OF minority vote can not
be fully measured in advance and
vote thrown away may be the very one
which will be most effective after
many days.
The Peoples party has at least the
balance Of power in this country at
this time. II it does no more II will
certainly defeat some one, and n vote
that de-, 10 Is not thrown away. But
the chances are that the Peoples party
may not only defeat onebut both Of
the present leading candidates. HowP
1t is practically conceded by we'll
informed politicians that the repub-
llo"hn NohiVs VARY hhhshA, NoUIubhbb
Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado and Nevada. There are
other states that might DO put In this
LIST, but this is enough. With these
states gone, Mr. Harrison is certainly
gone, for there ia no probable oombI-
nation Of the remaining states that
will give him the necessary 800 votes
to elect There iV q mighty Peoples
party vote IN oil the South, but CON
ceding Mr.. Cleveland all the South but
Alabama he must have a Northern
vote that Is improbable to give him
2e0 votes. Is vote bhYown away that
accompllshes this resulsS Afe the
pep Who have this possibility within
their grasp to DO frigAtSHed from this
opportunity by the cry raised
by tho enemy Of l6sing the
voter II they are 80 terribly Troubled
about the enormity o. Lost vote,
would they not show wisdom by com
Ing over 10 the winning sidep-Non.
Con.
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although these acts were clandOstinely
pas ssd and attracted but little atten,
ton here, tho effects Of them were
felt and well understood in Europe.
And 1t was this monstRous action Of
the United States demonstrating silver
and depreciating the value Of its own
product, of which she was the largest
producer in the world, that alarmed
the bi-metalic countries Of Europe and
forced them to the alternative either
to adopt monometalism or discontinue
the free coinage of silver.
The conclusion is unavoidable that
if this country would adopt tho
European ratio OF l5}S to l and open
our minis to the free and unlimited
coinage Of full legal tender silver dol
lars, it would restore the equilibrium
and the bi-metalic states Of Europe
would resume the free coinage of sill.
YER. Our gold and silver would then
stay at home, and so would the gold
and silver of Europe stay at home and
silver bullion would soon be at par
with gold.
Justice demands this action of CON.
gress; financial necessity demands; and
comfy between nations demands II.
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rise in the purchasing power of gold
Of 40 to so per cent.
Now then, unless the free coinage of
silver Is restored and other substan.
dal relief afforded, such as loaning of
money by the government at 2 per
cent; tax to take up the mortgage
indebtedness of the people, our silver
mines will be closed; there will be no
cotton or wheat exported, and a gem
eral paralysis will settle down on the
farming interest of this country, to be
followed by general foreclosure of
mortgages, land monopoly. large
estates and syndicate farming. ten
antry and serfdom; and when our
lands shall have been centralized into
the hands of tho few, then will come
syndicate trusts and farmer baron
combines, to raise the price of food
and other farm products. Then will
our boosted American civilization fall
below European conditions.
This silver issue is not a question
OF politics. Il is one Of good faith.
Justice and morality
The right to the use of silver as a
~ = AubuEaA ElgnJ CnaJ may De
delegated but cannot be alienated.
The right to the free and unlimited
coinage OF S714 grains of pure silver
into standard dollars was a colonial
right that descended to the people of
the states. And congress, to whom
this power was delegated, having
refused to admit TO free coinage silver
dollars Of the same weight and fine
ness that was recognized by the laws
Of the colonies, has violated the COM
pact. The agent thus refusing to per
form the duty, the power to coin
money and regulate the value thereof
reverts to the states or people. And
we are to be congratulated upon the
tact that some of the states have
already taken steps looking to the
resumption of this power, notably
pennsylvania; and unless we prove to
DO degenerate sons Of noble sires, Kan
sas Will likewise assert her rights.
But why all these assaults upon all
yer and the liberties Of the people?
Has the farmer or any other industrial
class ever asked congress 10 stop the
soinaRe Of silver. or to limit rs coin
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When you pay your increased taxes
remember that both the old parties
united in fastening 1t on you. The
tax bill after leaving the house passed
the Senate by II 10 4; Is democrats
and 10 republicans; against demo
Gratis and no republicans; absent 8
democrats and 8 republicans. IL all
the republicans 10 and absent
democrats had voted with four who
voted No, the bill would have been do
feated. Twenty-fouF thirty-fourthS Of
the democrats voted for II 40 did
thirteen-sixtosnths Of the republicans.
(Seo Senate journal for 1891, page 0Oe.l
Marion Independent.
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GEOnaIA.

The state election In Georgia has
been counted in favor Of the regular
democrats. The old party papers,
both democratic and republican, unite
to declare that the result wipes the
Peoples party from the state.
1t does no such thing. It IA one OF
the grRndest victories In politics. Tho
counted Peopls'b party vote for gov
ernor ib $4,000. This 10 twice as many
votes rs Harrison got In 1888, and
three-fourths as many as Cleveland
got in either 1884 or 1888. And this
for q party that never before poiiod a
vote In that state. In 1858 HRrrison
had 40,406, Cleveland 1904 IN 1899
the Peoples party has $4,000. VINO is
wiped out2
Every honest republican OF the old
stamp should also give heed to THU
For moro than twenty years the only
excuse for the republican party In
Georgia has been to give the negro tho
ballot. Tho Peoples party has done
what the republican party has not
been able TO do. The reported vote IL
284, 900, almost double any vote ii
Georgia since enfranchisemSnt. That
the negro has been able 10 vote Is due
to the Peoples party. That tho ro-
publicans sold them to tho democrats
Is characteristic Of the degenerate sons
OF noble sires, but II Is the only way
and the only time they ever voted
them. The ides Of November are
coming. The man who sreers at the
vote of Georgia would better seek
cover.
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IT is not little strange, as We learn
from democratic paper, that the re.
publicans nominated all the maanest
men for officer And is It not equally
strange, as we learn from republican
papers, that the democrats nominated
all their meanest men2 Isn't Il lit
tie strange, too, as we learn In demo-
cratic papers that the democratic
meetings are all grand meetings, are
all grand rallies treated TO powerful
speeches, while the republican meet
ings are all failures and the speeches
not worth hearing. Then 1t becomes
stranger stiil, when we pick up q re-
publican paper TO learn that the demo-
cratic meetings were all failures and
the speeches bosh, but the republican
meetings were all grand affairs with
eloquent speeches.
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The Peoples party is committed to
the broad and comprehensive plan OF
removing the conditions made promi-
nent by the Ingalls, letter, not by a
warfare upon roads or upon men, but
by overthrowing a system Of gigantic
private ownership and control Of pub
lie necessities. The glaring fact
stands out that neither the democrat
or republican parties propose to meet
the inevitable situation in any other
than petty and irritating way. A
mighty corporation cannot be taxed
into subordination. Control of other
peoples business is always q failure.
30 long as these old parties ignore the
plainest facts of experience public
officials who do their honest duty will
find themselves in the unenviable ypo-
sition Of personal antagonism and,
possible inglorlous defeat. But once
remove the private interest from the
management Of these vast utilities and
nine-tenths of tho friction and con-
tention will pass away. Railway men
are largely influenced by pride Of eff
cient organization and management,
and they stand together against irri-
tating interference. From the lowest
to the highest they are hired Dlen, and
while very sensitive for the protection
Of their individual interests, q sense Of
honor incites them to protect their
employer from outsiders. Removing
the personal element of profit by gov
eminent ownership is the only prac
teal solution.
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DEMOCRATIC leaders say that tho In.
formal republicans demonetiEed silver.
They must have had majority to do
II. Take II for granted that this Il 30,
why in the nation didn't your leaders
remonetize II again. You had the
power TO do so. And you were elect
ed for that purpose. You also
promised to reduce the tariff, but yon
didn't even mention II. Why didn't
your Since congress adjourned, you
are going over the country telling Tho
people how you oppose II. Give us n
rest. You don't mean what you say.
You know IL, and 30 do The pecpls.->
Grand View Sentinel.
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sTANp no YOrR aus.

Now that the democrats have car.
ried Georgia by wholesale bribery and
false count, the republican papers
are making it appear that it was
scheme of the democrats from the
beginning Now they say to their
readers and ex-republicaus in the PEG,
pies party, 1.-The democrats have all
gone back and it is your duty to do
the same" Every republican sheet ID
now crammed with stories about the
rapid disintegration of the Peoples
party. Editorials calling attention to
the southern elections, as proof of that
fact, now occupy the most prominent
positions in every republican paper.
Not only that, but every lie that hu,
man ingenuity can invent will ba
printed from now until the election ia
induce the Populists of the Northwest
to vote the republican ticket. We had
expected this but did not think thew
would commence so soon. But they
are scared, and will stop at nothing to
accomplish their ends. To any one
who has watched the canvass in
Georgia the result is not disappointing
That we polled $4,000 votes there, in
the face Of such odds, Is surprise.
Since the methods taken to rid
Georgia of Gen. Weaver became known
no one is surprised that she went
democratic, the wonder Is, that our
brethren down there did as well as
they have. Everything considered,
our brethren in the Northwest should
be encouraged at the result. Suppose
our brethren there should be led by
plutocratic sophistry to vote the old
ticket; it would set the hands OF re.
form back upon the dial of time hun.
dred years. But we fear nothing Of
that kind; our brethren are going I'd
vote for principle. Principles thew
believe to be right, and believing, will
sustain with their votes untn enacted
into law.
A few hundred years ago our En-.
glish ancestors commenced an agita,
ton which, though long protracted,
eliminated in magma Ohart&.
A little over century ago our fore
fathers commenced Struggle which
ended in American independence.
A few years ago a little handful
commenced crusade that ended in
emancipation. The principles sought
to be esta blished In the cases men
toned We're right, and though advo.
Gated by but few in the beginning,
the leaven grew, till all oppositldn
was swept away But yesterday a
mere handful lifted up their voices, OF
put in their votes, rather, against the
aggressions Of organized capital To-
day mighty host stands ready TO say
by their ballots, thus far and no
farther We don't believe for one
moment that the men who have been
carrying our banner are going to trail
it in the dust at the behest Of capital
or as a result of their willful, mali
cious, mendacious lying.
Nothing need deceive us, they will
spring q score of surprises upon us
between now and the election. From
now on, each party will insist that IL
is scheme of the other to draw of
their voters. Non. Con