Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-02-01
Capital and its Enemies.

capital ana Its Enemies.
K. G. Times: During the last fiscal year
the amount of foreign capital invested or
loaned In this country was reduced more than
$ll2,OOO,OO0. The accounts for the last half of
lS2 can not yet be made up. hut it is known
In December and January more than $4,000.
900 In gold went from New York, notwith-
standing the excess of exports over imports
must have been large. The preliminary state
ments OF exports of cotton and breadstuTs
show u decrease in December of $2S, 63I 900 in
those two classes, but this would only reduce
the value OF exports to about $) 600 600, if ex-
ports of other classes were, as in November.
ns large as I'm the corresponding month in 1891.
u tho imports were as much as $T5,O00,000
there would still be about SI5, 000,GJ excess OF
exports for the month. which would have suf
feed to prevent an outgo of gold unless for
eRn capital to considerable extcat had been
Withdrawn from this country. 1t is evident
that the exports had of breadstuffs and of cot
ton for the next six months are not likely to
be nearly as large as they were last year In
some shape the country will have to pay over
many millions within this half year, beside
any sum that may be demanded for securities
sold here or foreign capital Withdrawn. If
the antioptiOn bill should pass in anything
like it's present form, it would doubtless rem
der Improbable the employment of many
millions of foreign capital now used in con-
ncction with specuatlons in cotton and grain
1t is probable that 70 a large extent these
speculations would be transferred to foreign
markets. There is yet time to appeal with the
utmost earnestness to every senator whose
readiness to vote against the so-caIled anti-op-
ton bill is not definitely known. In every
state busi~C men have some influence, and
they can make it clear, if they choose, that
they will no longer favor any man who expos
Cs the commerce of the country to peril. No
efforts should he spared in making the appeal
To members of the senate urgent and effcc-
tive"
The above not only proves that in
spite of the fact that our exports far
exceeds our imports. yet we are ship
ping out coin to make up the balance
of our interest and indebtedness to
foreign lands; but it proves how servile
the plutOcratic press has become to Tie
the goldocracy of Rothschild.
The idea! that we must tail to pass
IN anti-option bill an anti-gambler
bill, merely because of a foreign money
power; that we have become such pu-
sillanimouS serfs of RothsChild ct. al.
that we must humbly beg his consent
to pass bill in our own legislature.
That in the LAND of the free we
have under 80 years of republican and
democratic rule, reached point where
our national congress must say, IF
you please?N to lot of merciless,
greedy, constituencies, foreign gam
blers.
If Washington and Jefferson should
rise in their graves to-day they would
certainly eXclaim, rs this the Goddess
of Liberty We fought for and saved?
Is this, our children's heritage. but a
land of Vassels, who pay tribute and
service to our ancient enemies? Then
we will seek some corner in the far
west and fight anew our battles of lib
ertyy"
But no. the fight has already begun
the battle is on. The people of Kansas
are rousing; Kansas soil Is becoming
the historic grOand for a NEW reyolu-
ton, new revolt against the ancient
enemy of Washington and Jefferson.
Can 1t be possible, that after 80 years
of the most wonderful material devel
Opment the world ever saw, a great
metropolitan daily can with impunity
plead against the passage Of a bill in
congress merely because it will cut off
a lot of foreign spectators, lot of
foreign gamblers I'm the necessities of
life? Can it be possible great daily
may, with safety, thus insult the man
hood, the morality and conscience of
the American people?
What a travesty on our boosted liber
~ when our statesmen (?) have permit
ted our national finances to diff into
such a condition that we.must depend
on foreign capital for our prosperity.
for our trade and commerce.!
And yet they will stand up to day
and try to defend such deplorable
system with all its Internal conse-
quenceG: Give us an American system.
Emancipate us from the tyrannical
goldocracy of England. Give US a cir
circulating medium sufficient to trans
act our own business. Let Europe
withdraw her capital. Capital never
goes abb Dad except to seek tribute, and
power; and bring back to its owners
more than they gave.
Stand up for America and an Ameri-
can systeml
Away with the plutocracy and snob.
berry Of the east, says the peoples par
ty.
Are they right? If they are, consid
or your duty, and lend helping hand
"Pcriurers. forRers. anarchists, and revol..-