Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-07-13
ASTOUNDING AUDAclTY.
A Plutocratic journal Coolly Informs the
People of the Intention to Rob Them.

ASTOUNDING AUDAClTY.
A Plutocratic Journal Coolly Informs the
People of the Intention to Rob Them.
For cool and unblushing effrontery
and candor in confessing the premedi-
tated villainy of the demorepublicratic
party, the following from the Kansas
City Star takes the cake. On June d,
under the caption 'As to Silver" the
Star has this to say:
The clauses OF the republican and democratic
platforms in regard to coinage are as follows:
Republican Plank Democratic PLoak.
The American people We hold to the use of
from tradition and in both gold and silver as
terest favor bimetal- the standard money of
lism and the republican the country and 70 the
party demands the use coinage OF both gold
OF both gold and silver and silver without dis
as standard money, eliminating against
with such restrictions either metal. or charge
and under such provis-lfor mintage, but the
ions, to be determined dollar unit Of coinage
by legislation, as will Of both metals must be
secure the maintenancelof equal Intrinsic and
of the parity Of values lexchangeable value or
OF the two metals solbe adjusted through In
that the purchasing ternational agreement,
and debt paying p0werIor by such safeguards
OF the dollar, whether of legislation shall
of silver, gold or paper, insure the maintenance
shall be at all times Iof the parity Of the two
equal The interests metals. and the equal
OF the producers OF thelpower of every dollar
country, its farmers at all times in the mar
and its workingmen, kets and in the pay
demand that every dol lment of debts; and we
lar, paper or coin, Is demand that all paper
sued by the govern currency shall be kept
ment shall be as goodlat par with and re-
as any other. We COM deemable in such coin.
mend the wise and We insist upon this
patriotic steps alreadyIp policy especially
taken by our govern necessary for the pro-
ment to secure an in lection OF the farm
ternational conference, ers and laboring
to adopt such measures Glasses, the FIRST and
as will insure a parity most defenceless VIC
of value between gold tins Of unstable money
and silver for use as and nuotuating cur
money throughout the lrency.
world.
A careful comparison of the two planks
shows that there is no difference, practically
speaking, between the two great parties touch
ing the silver question Both favor bimetal-
Esm, and each insists upon an honest dollar
possessing purchasing and debt-payfng power
equal to its force. This condition Of affairs fur
nishes cause for congratulation, as revealing q
prevailing sentiment in th1 country hostile TO
financial imitation, and friendly to a substantial
currency. There are advocates of fat money
in both parties, but there Is nothing In the dec
laration of principles enunciated either at Min
neapolis or at Chicago to encourage the cham
pions of free and unrestricted coinage. The
sober conservative sense Of the people is
against wildcat money, and history has too
often proved the perils of imitation to justify its
practice by the most prosperous nation on the
globe.
There was a more urgent demand probably
for recognition on the part Of the silver cham
pions at Chicago than was apparent at Min
neapolis, but concessions were as firmly denied
by the latter convention as by the first Both
the democrats and republicans fully appreciated
the propriety Of opposing policy which might
tend to disturb the business interests of the
country, and which involves possible chances
against the prosperity of commerce that 1t
would be unwise to incur.
So far, then, as this question is concerned,
the two great parties are togethnr, and the fight
fr,rT1 hnl lr m ia iRG nf far fxvin
be the only question considered in the canvass
and no subsidiary matter can be introduced
which will divert public attention from its In
telligent and exhaustive discussion That the
parties which reflect public opinion in Amer
lea are unanimous in the advocacy and support
of honest money is grateful commentary upon
the intelligence and integrity of the people A
sound conversion to a saving belief in circu-
lating medium of intrinsic and exchangeable
value is long step in the direction of national
prosperity, but this must be followed by the
equally important condition Of commercial free
dom. and there Is reason to hope and believe
that the country is advancing rapidly toward
that blessed and desirable contamination
Here, then, we have a clear, explicit
and authoritative statement that the
twin frauds are both gold-bug parties,
opposed to the free coinage of silver
and agreed upon policy that will con-
tinue to treat silver as a commodity,
measuring it's value with gold clothed
with legal privilege as coined money
On June % the Star contained the fol-
lowing editorial item:
The contest over the silver question in the
Chicago convention was brief and decisive
The summary manner in which the substitute
In favor OF free coinage was voted down proves
that the democracy recognize that there Is but
one issue now before the country and that It
must be settled before questions Of minor i'm
portance are considered Mr.. Cleveland pro-
poses to increase the purchGsino potcsr Of the
dollars Glrea " coined, and that Is equivalent to
enlarging the volume Of the circulating medium.
Italics are mine.-EDl
This is an unblushing confession of a
cold-blooded and damnable conspiracy
on the part Of the plutocrats to further
oppress, rob and pauperize the people
of the United States An increase in
the purchasing power Of the dollars al
ready coined" can only be effected by
decreasing the selling price of land, Ia
Dor and all labor's products and adding
to the actual value of all dividend pay
ing stocks, notes, bonds and all kinds of
certificates of indebtedness.
The conflict of the ages is upes.
Human liberty and the por--,etuation ~
the American repnh,Ic are at st.Le
Shall we a. American citizens throw
0"~l selves like senseless heather under
the wheels of the plutocratic car of Jug
gernaut, or shall we rise in our might
as freemen armed with ballots and
sweep out of existence this double
headed monstrosity, which is thus de-
stroying and devouring the legitimate
business interests of the nation?
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