People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
"A THUNDERBOLT.
The Rocky Mountain News Files the Traci
and wiz Not support Either Cleveland
or Harrison. t...fs

and wiz Not support Either Cleveland
or Harrison. l...y a..,..........
The Rocky Mountain News. the lead
ing democratic paper OF the Rocky
mountains, has declined to support Mr..
Cleveland In the following editorial
1t gives the reasons for its course: s5a
The opposition Of The News 20 Mr. Cleveland
/. does not arise out OF any question as 10. his
ability or character. That he Is splendid type
toi the self4nade vigorous American, is con.
ceded- That be Is aggressive and tenacious 70
secure success for all public measures upon
4 which he has convictions Is the verdict Of the
puptie;. and were IL 10; that a,matIer Of prin,
eiple-one vital 10 the American people and 10
the prosperity Of thisstate interiered eNews
would accept his nomination aud hail his seoe-
ton as q splendid benefcence 10 the country.
Fhe'nfcney problem Is, BY far, the most i'm.
\ poraat one thai remains unsettled As con-
pared 70 tariff, so far as the result Of the ulti.
nate rightful solution Of either Is concerned.
thar OF money and its coinage Il the groal lh,ht
ana heat giving sun to The smallest of the stars
that stud the midnight heavens Tariff IA q
Ele7e matter Of scheadles Both parties afHif mat
dldiss must bs lerie ,aBd TIE daiV qHtsiion, Il,
upon trhdt aud at chat rate shall Tier Be imposed.
Tbs Question Of projection, incidental or direct.
10 Observation-Disclosures is also question Of de-
gree, for both parties have, at least until the
recent democratic convention. admitted that N
should exist and in legislation have Acted along
l these lines ...... .......r
But the question OF money is before tariff II
is OF higher importance and lies at the very
founealion OF the whole problem Of the coun.
try's prosperity II money IS sound and album.
dant business is active, employment plenty.
enterprise accelerated sndfair returns received
for all OF lsbors products. II it Is scarce, how
ever sound the opposite conditions exist anS
4 depression and gloom appear on every hand
The money OF the world is the coin metal and
the bullion when free coinage OF II exists. Pa
per money, whether issued By the state or cor
porations, and all other forms Of credit must be
based upon coin money. ..t..I.f...... ....
This Is the only money Of ultimate redemp-
ton All sound credit money 4 founded upon
coin money, and confidenee-conndence that il
will, when asked, be redeemed In coin. Coin
viii carry safely onlya certain amount Of credit
money To reduce the coin money OF the world
[ by legislation or humiliation, II that were pos
sible must reduce the sound credit money in a
corTesponding degree andas IL is so reduced
: the evil effects OF scarcity OF money are i'm
mediately experienced 'H ~iH iha'iHJ '~i
The power Of cOnoeliFatingnlllions has With
in a comparatively short time been invoked TO
destroy one1haIi the coin money Of the world
England. Germany and other European nations,
D with the United States, have decreed by law
= that silver shall no longer be redemption money
. Ifgnlf 10 n ha rndanrnaH In IL - al
! upon par with ereditmoney. Th0one-half OF
I Z the coin money has not only been made credit
!. money but II his been added 20 Tie already
eNdsiihg mountain Of credit money to be borne
'Uup By The gTeauyidepleted base This has nee
essarially lesscned values Property and labor
OF al kinds, except where exceptional eohdi.
! tons exist have fallen and The demand for
them has become sluggish.
/, Owners Of property daily become poorer, the
! requital Of labor IS diminishing and financial
distress is,applrent everywhere. Because one.
) hall Of the worlds redemption money has Been
I deprived Of the essential quality toits value
! all nancy has been made dearer,, that Is, the
3 owners Of ii win get much more property and
I labor in exchange for Il than before the changes
! occurred and the man with labor for hire anG
D the owner Of property for sale must take cor
\ respondfngly less for them 'Ii hdF ''"hl
+ This is the result Of silvers decentralization
e everywhere. Such tremendous evils are enough
i to engage the best efforts Of mankind 10 abolish
them. But there are other evils local to thu
: country in which silver Is mined, that add con
! spcuously 10 the burdens is people must bear
Y Colorado Is fair Illustration OF a country
suffering under these additional evils The low
! price 10 which silver has been reduced is clos
G ding mines and lessening the miners wages
Since 1873, through decentralization, Colorado's
people have been deprived Of si25, 0OO, O0O--losi
in the fall OF silver from q % per ounce 10 s.
cents. This year alone It's loss from this cause
will be not less than sl00W,0Ol When these
I facts are appreciated il must be clear that q
the people OF Colorado the greatest and most
vital issue by far is that OF the restoration OF
free coinage TO silver and for that all party al
lance should be severed II relief cannot be had
} through party, until The reform IS secured.
! The presidency IS the pivot upon which the
. success or defeat Of the cause must turn, Con
) gress has stood ready FOR nineteen years TO re-
t store free coinage If the countrys president.
/ had been favorable, The defeat has Invariably
nj come, either through adverse circumstances OF
I. from the whitetodse Until president favor.
{ able to it is elected free coinage IS hopeless
vi The opposing candidates aTo-G determined and
p avowed opponents Of free coinage. The plat
forms Upon which they were nominated impose
no rioralobldatiohs Upon eithef ID sish 4 free
n coinage Dill therefore We know neither will do
ia, 90, even SHOULD congress pass one. -,
M TINS being the inton,estable truth the Nevis
guided in AL things syitA con7iutinns; cannot
support the candidacy Of either, The News has
fhe Courage FITS convictions ana WI not hest
! tateIto maintain 1t, Z Whatever, presidential
=. candidate itaqypca ifs must be ,plodged, to ap
prove d free coinage bill For II 10 DO other,
Z wisewOtfld De 10 cheat the pe6pfe and this h
!iEill nokbe guiltyofIlj 'sTqm1g1 gdt If.
n Time viii point out path In Gods proyi.
dencethe fisht wff find a way TO triumph let
the defnoerais and republicans Of Colorado
who love their homes and the states prosperity
better than theyido the fortunes " aay eandi
ID datesi bold fast to indepsndeneethatt they may
travel that path when i is opened. r,oq 'cya