Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-08-30
For Sale by DIR. J. d. Karr.

We will give two years subscrip-
ton for dollar that isn't fat.
Give the industries of this country
money at 2 per cent and there would
be no need for any tariff to protect
them from the old world.
Ohio has had her first peoples
party state convention and nominated
a man for governor who has been con-
nected with labor unions for many
years.
Since the first of January over 100
national banks have closed their doors
If any of those bankers were cats paws
for Wall street they may now see their
folly.-Journal of Agriculture.
Right Hon. William Lidderdale, ex-
governor of the Bank of England, says
that the United States "has not enough
currency to meet the peoples needs"
For just such utterances as that we are
called cranks. Farmers Tribune.
The intrinsic value of silver dol.
lar is 53 cents; the eagle on the dollar
makes it worth a cents more. Eagles
are easily raised. Let's raise eagles
But judging from the way he is scream
ing for confidence he must have had
his tail feathers pulled dlately.-Alliancs
Tribune
Australia has issued a new legal
tender called treasury notes, based on
confidence in the various busted
banks. The several colonies were COM
PEELED to do this in order to give the
people relief. Will our government do
as well? 1t remains to be seen--Ta-
coma wash Sun.
Why not pass law making it
necessary to use only gold as weights
to use in measuring weights, and while
on that line pass law making it neces-
sary to manufacture all yard-sticks of
silver as true measure of lengths.
Money is the measure OF values Think
little.-Denver Road.
One of the effects of the national
bank failures will be the redemption Of
their notes, thus still further contract
ing the circulating medium Every
dollar retired increases the value Of
every other dollar in existence and still
further enriches the holders of securi-
ties payable in dollars Does any one
believe this panic is unpremeditated?-
Advocate.
Every money loaner in the land
| government loaning money Is prepos-
terous. The money loaners. however,
can. They are greater than the gov
ernmentl They live on the sweat of
other mems faces, and they propose to
cling to it if every useful member of So
ciety is reduced to the verge of starva-
tion.-Coming Nation.
Free coinage of silver is class legis-
lation, hence we oppose it. Commodity
money has had its day and served its
| purpose A better money, in the form
| of government paper notes, has been
| discovered. Itshould be issued in place
| of gold and silver and be paid, not
loaned, into circulation for services
rendered and material furnished by in
| dividuals to the government.-Thomas-
ton (Me.) Peoples Cause.
The business of lending money by
individuals for the purpose Of making
! a living ought to be made by law an
odious crime, punishable by severe PEN
! alties; for, that it is a crime, which will
! eventually lead to the destruction Of
| civilization and the degradation of the
| human race, no one who has even casu.
ally investigated its workings can
| truthfully deny. Let the government
alone lend money.-Denver Road.
| The Denver Road says: "Give us
| the free coinage of silver or the demon
citation of gold" Now, you are get
| ting down to business We are with
you when you talk of demonetizing
gold. Take the special privilege away
from both gold and silver mine owners
1 and place them on level with other
| producers, and you'll be getting in line
| with the basic principles of our party
equal rights to all, special privilege to
none. National Spectator.
The Montana university is to be lo-
Gated at siissoula, an agricultural coli
Iege at Bozeman, school Of mines at
Butte and normal school at Dillon.
Education is apparently appreciated in
the faraway state. According to re-
cent statistics. Montana pays higher
salaries to her lady-teachers than any
state in the Union.