Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-09-13
DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDNG OF
'CINE LODGE KANSAS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1898
FROM WASHINGTON.

There isn't as many me-too con-
gressmen as the money pirates would
like TO see.
Mr. Cleveland says the silver ques-
tion is not party issue, but he'll think
different in the near future if his party
don't give the country free silver.
1t is asserted by both the silver and
anti-si yer men that there will be no
hlibustering, but when the time comes
either party will resort to it if their
OK is likely to be gored.
The southern members of congress
think that Cleveland would veto any
friendly silver legislation which
might be passed. unless it is
coupled with the repeal of the Sher-
man law. And they are evidently
right. g.
Congressman Bland is leading the
silver fight in the house and if he
means what he says the silver men
can depend on him.
The repeal of the state bank tax
will without doubt be one of th4 meas
ures passed to relieve the present
financial stringency. This will help
the fellows who have bonds.
1t is proposed to help the national
banks little while congress is in the
helping business. This will proba bly,
be done by increasing the amount of
their circulating notes to par with
bonds deposited.
With all the influence of the ad-
ministration, with the most powerful
lobby that ever invested the corridors
of the national capitol, and the gilt
tering wealth of two continents
thrown in the balance against silver,
it is likely that congress Will be ''per-
suaded' to strike down silver.
The senate is the only hope of pre-
venting the final overthrow of silver.
If that body can hold it off until an
other election is had, the people will
send such a delegation to congress as
will forever put to rest any doubts as
to their friendship for free silver.
Congressman land says his inter
probation of Clevelands message is,
that we should adopt the single gold
STANDARD becausn England hls it He
thinks the resident would favor free
coinage if England said so. He said we
seem to have lost the spirit of 1916.
One funny thing abo@t Cleveland S
iC that
carry out the platform promises of the
party, it recommends congress to do
exactly the opposite. The trouble
seems to be IN the platform. The sill
yer plank should have had an English
consent attachment.
OF all the objections made against
silv r by congressman in Washington,
there is no mention made of any work
ingman, or body of w rkingmen, who
have refused to take it or " ho desire
its dem ,netization. All these come
fr m the bankers and bondholders.
Put this in your pipe and smoke it
All the gold standard men in this
country are pleased with ,he lresi-
oChO llSSHo-C CO are Tie NOUNS
chllds of England. Mr.. leveland is
w entitled to have his portrait hung
upon the wall of the Bank of England
by the side of Judas John Sherman S.
Much IS said by the friends of Mr.
Cleveland in praise of the clearness of
his statement as to the presen finan-
cial stu tion in his message to con-
gress. In view of the fact that the
President nor any of his friends saw
the storm until it came and was upon
us, and even persisted that it would
not come, it is not uncharitable to SAY
that it is doubtful if they know yet
what caused it. Mr.. Cleveland re-
minds us of the story of the bear who
waS eating carcass which the crows
wanted. and for possession of which
they pecked him most numerically.
While this battle was progressing a
hunter slipped up and shot the bear.
1t is said that the bear does not know
unto this day but what the crows
killed him. He didn't see the man.
Jerry Simpson says the messag. of
the President is the weakest ever pre-
sented 10 the countrr. That weak as
dishwater does not express it. That
his reference to the labor question
is the verieSt rot