The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-08-11
cd of time and then almost invariably through

United States as the money basis e. this couu-
try, placed there by George Washington.
Hamiltoh acu their associates and subsequent
ly indursed and defended by Andrew jackson
and Lincoln: aud,
Whereas. Silver one Of these ancient metals,
was in the year 1879 without any previous de-
mand. By any political party and By any part
OF the people. or erea by anv newspapers and
without pa5iie discussion, stricken down from
tho place ii had occupied since the days OF
Abraham under circumstances OF such secrecy
| that Allen q. Thurman, James Beck, William
NJ Stewart. Daniel w. voorhees,, James G..
Blaine, then speaker Of the house. James A
Garfield William d. Kelly and others present
and voting for the bill, senators or representa-
tives, publicly declared that they did not know
Until long afterward that 80 grave and great a
| change had been made in the financial system
founded by the fathers OF the republic; and.
Whereas, The debates in congress show tha t
the parentige OF the measure I'm part as.
cribed, by .he friends OF the bill, 10 Ernest
Seyd, London banker who, it is claimed, was
Sent over to Washington by the moneyed class
of the old world to secure its passage by secret
and corrup: means; and,
Whereas, President GRANT who signed the
bill declared long subsequently, that he did not
know that 1t demonetited silver; and,
Whereas, The purpose of this attack upon
one Of the two ancient precious metals of the
world, was. by striking down one-haif OF tho
money supply to- wit, silver, to double the pur-
sing power ofgold. by making II the equiva-
lent OF more OF everything possessed or pro-
| ducec by the labor Of man, thus reducing the
| price OF all commodities, arresiing enterprise,
| impoyerishing the toiler and degrading N mi
kind TIL At these results were not only incvi;-
| allie. but fOreseen, appears from the following
lang guagc, used CT that time, by the then presi-
| dent of The Bank OF France, who said: IF By
| astroke Of the pen they suppress one of these
| metals, they double the demand for the other
| metal, TO the ruin o; all debtors" And,
Whereas, the awful consequences thus
prcphesied are now upon the people OF the
whole world. We stand in the midst OF unpar-
| alcled distress and in the shadow Of impend-
| ing calamities which are beyond estiIna te The
ruling industry OF the people who inhabit one
| third Of the area Of this republic has been
| stricken down, the property values destroyed
| and the workmen compelled TO fl as from pes
thence Everywhere over this broad land hon
| est toilers numbering thousands have been
thrown out of employment and will have 10 eat
| the bitter bread of charity or starvei the prod
ucts OF industry, OF the farm and the workshop
have deprecated In price shown by Of
| fetal and public statistics until production
| ceases 10 be profitable the money Of the coun-
| try, inactQua;e for the business OF the land,
has graviteted to the banks: while the people,
distressing the banks have demanded their de-
posits to hoard or hide them: mercantile houses
are going to the wall by thousands because the
| masses have not the means 10 buy even the ne
| the banks of the great cities have issued a
substitute for money, unknown to the laws,
called clearing house certificates; the move
ment OF the great crops, now being gath
cred. demands vast amount Of currency
which the banks are unable TO furnish,
and in the midst of these conditions the
daily press is clainoriny for the repeal OF the
act of July II, 1s9), called the Sherman act al
though the repeal OF that means the stoppage
OF the issue OF more than S3,ON,9)0 OF money
l h,ra Sh,ft inc on tha urpIv of
funds for The business OF the country In the
terrible conditions which surround us, and ig-
noring the fact that to hold the balance level
between debtor and creditor the supply of cur
rency must increase side by side with the in
crease of population and business. and in this
nation the growth OF population Is at the rate
OF about ~ per cent every ten years, while the
increase OF business Is greater; ana,
whereas, Inc great expounder OF the consfi-
tuition, Daniel webster, said; Gold and silver
at rates nxed py ths congress- constitute the
ieshi stahaaru Oh 'aiue ia this country, anu
neither congress nor any STATE mas ,he author-
NV ~ es'aohSh any other ssahuaro vi W uiS-
place mat standaru' ahu'
| whereas lion James ~ Blame quotins
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eNefs o,her Species oi piopeI.y. II, as tne
mos a rel'ao,e staus'ics aiirin there are nearly
| S''Vo''o'"o'o o' eoin or oul'ioh In tne wor.o'
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| ont Vi its own cAistcnoe NO power "as con,
ierreu on .opsresS 10 oeeiare tnat eitner nietai
s"ouiu no' oo money Sons'e has tnereiote'
| IN my 1aagmeAt, no power 10 oemonelzc Doih
| II, tnereiore' SILVER mas Deen demon
eu%e'' am III ia'or ot rehionetiZihS IL. II i's
| ooihase mas oeeh Pronipi.eu ! am III iaNor oi
ofueihS IL 10 oe ,esuh l. "ni Ia i"'of Va
| having II en.1rBeu ANU
| whereas ihe present secretary OF the treas
ury, on the hoor OF congress FEBRUARY Il 1876
SAID; Il Know that the worlds stock OF pre-
cious metals Is none too large, and see no rea-
son to apprehend that II VIII become So Man
KIND Will De fortunate, lnoeed, II the annual
production OF gold and silver coin shill keep
pace win Inc annual increase OF pcpuiatlon'
commerce and industry According to my view
of the subject, the conspiracy which seems to
have been formed here and in Europe TO
destroT by legislation and otherwise from
three-sevenths 10 one-half of the metallic
money OF the world Is the most
gigantic crime OF this or any other
age. Inc consumhatlon OF such scheme would
| ultimately entail more misery upon. the human
race than all the wars, pestilences and events
| that have ever occurred The instantaneous de-
| struction of one half the entire movable prop
| erty of the world, including houses Shops rail-
ways and all other appliances for CARRYING on
| commerce. while it would be felt more sensibly
| at the moment would not produce anything
| like the prolonged distress and disorgauization
| OF society that must result from the permanent
aunihila rion of one-h half OF tae metallic money
| Of the world and,