Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-11-08
Almost COMPLETED.

In congress- and the signature of Grover
Cleveland affixed the chain of legisla
ton binding this country to the money
power is nearly complete, and only a
revolution Of the people at the ballot
box next year can save us.
With all the mock interest the gold
standard leaders have shown in the
peoples welfare, the results of totally
demonetiZlng silver as has been done
is already being felt. We have many
times shown how wheat and cotton
kept pace with silver III its forced de-
cline, and that parallel does not stop
now. In less than three days after the
passage OF that act last week wheat
dropped three cents on the market at
Chicago, cotton had fallen, silver had
dropped tive cents an ounce and the
Bank Of England had reduced the price
OF our double eagles to IS shillings nine
pence, equal in American money to
1882. All this after the people had
been told that gold standard was es-
sential to alleviate hard times and pre-
vent disaster. Bradstreet's report
shows that for the week ending Nov.
3rd the business Of the country had
fallen of % per cent. as compared with
the corresponding week last year.
More than this the report of that finan-
cial journal for last week has only two
cities showing an increase Of business,
all the rest showing decrease of from
10 to IS per cent. And this in the week
of great repeal, which was to do SO
much for the people.
Notwithstanding all this many lead
ing daily papers have had the temerity
to publish long editorials in which they
assert that business has Immediately
taken an upward turn. Can 1t be pos
Sible that people will be 80 deluded?
Will striking down one half the money
of this country make larger circula-
ton? Does thus contracting the money
raise the price OF products by making
money cheaper, or does it lower the
price of products by making money
dearer? The only logical conclusion to
the whole question is that Eastern in
fluences coupled with those from across
the water have been brought to bear
upon congress, and the money changers
have won the day. The holder of gold
securities has drank deep from the leg
islative fountain and the ever thirsty
bond holder Will now seek to appease
his unquenchable thirst at the same
place. And more than likely he will
be permitted, SO that between the gold
holder and the holder of gold bearing
bonds the American people may be raw
aged for time to come.
In commenting oyer the repeal it is
noticeable that administration organs
are compelled in their silly praise of
Cleveland to give republican members
of congress more credit than their own.
In the house 80 per cent. OF the republi-
cans supported the president and SIS per
cent. of the democrats; while in the
senate IS per cent. of the republicans
and so per cent. Of the democrats voted
against silver in support of Cleveland
The question may we'll be asked if the
repeal, which was so important as tC
demand an extra session of congress, is
| to be credited to democrats or republic
cans. A man unused to our present
| system of double dealing in politics
would certainly be at sea if required tC
explain the difference between the two
parties. Judging by the vote on silver
his answer might be that republican
IS democrat, only little more SO.
The vote in the senate is similar to
the house vote in that it is divided SEC.
tionally. The representatives of the
south and west remained loyal to the
money Of their country in the interest
of constituency that has products CT
the soil to sell, while those of the east
voted in the interest OF a portion OF
their CONSTITUENTS who have gold tC
sell.
Dun's report for last week boldly ad.
mits that the passage of the repeal bill
has not done for the country what was
claimed would be done, and that the
markets of Europe for American pro.
ducts have been weakened instead OF
strengthened. That is a fact of note
After the money power has openly and
VIGOROUSLY proclaimed that their great
interest IN the passage of the repeal
bill was on account OF the good it would
do the poor farmers, their organs are
now Wanting the fact with brazen eff.
fronterr that the prices of farm pro
ducts are being lowered. If any one
has ever doubted that decentralization
of silver affected the prices of farm
products he should now be convinced
of his error, with this admission com.
ing from the source it does.
Silver IS now no longer to be treated
as possessing the money function that
that it has possessed in the world since
the time of Abraham, but as mere ar
ticlc of commerce for barter and sale
on its intrinsic qualities. This act
practically fRsteBs upon the civilized
world the clutches of the gold tpawer
which controlling the money can con
troll all that money buys. Every bush
ell of wheat that goes upon the market
is subject TO the dictatlon of money mo
nopOlists. Ais the American people L
set idly by while they sEe sold out t
corporate interests of this country anC
Europe? We think not when once the,
see the light thrown.
The recent tests of the fweiye-iac,
Armor-piercing shells at Indian Haa,