Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-08-18

The congressman who in
sist on making long speeches al
this time ought to haye the hose
of public wrath turned OH them.
------The Government has nc
right whatever to engage in sill
yer speculation. When it pur-
chases dollars worth of silver i;
should put that amount in the
standard dollar.
Free coinage of silver at q
ratio of 20 to l and a protective
tariff, or an assurance that the
tariff will not be disturbed during
the present administration, would
give us all the prosperity that we
need.
---.-There is great over-produc-
ton of grain and scrub stock in
America that keeps the prices be-
low the cost of production, but
the markets CT the world are eager
for high class stock of all kinds
at good prices.
The President says that he
will veto any free coinage meas
ure whether it fixes the ratio at
20 to or 40 to l. He fayors g
gold standard and bill that con-
templat es anything else will get
no support from Mr.. Cleveland.
-Really prosperous times
cannot be confidently expected
before another election takes
place. The people will then put
in power a party whose platform
means something, party whose
every promise will be fulfilled.
Meyer before have the i'm
proved breeds of cattle, horses,
sheep and swine been SO popular,
or SO universally adopted, If we
cannot improve prices we can at
least improve the quality and size
of stock up to remunerative pri-
ces.
In the past two weeks
S20,000,000 have been shipped
from England to the United
States. 1t is difficult for even the
Democratic party to keep down
prosperity when gold is coming
iii at that rate for our feed and
bread stuffs.
Mr.. Vest. and the Presi-
dent have parted company on the
financial QUESTION. When Mr..
Cleveland accepted the nomina-
ton on the Democratic platform,
Mr. Vest thought he was honest,
but he now finds that the plat
form was only accepted as means
of getting into Office.
-Republicans, Democrats
and Populists had confidence in
the Republican party. Neither
Republicans, Democrats nor Pop
ulists have any confidence il
the Democratic party, and it is
this lack of confidence on the part
of everybody that has caused the
present stagnation in business
and the dearth of money.
------Mr. Vest has made q
speech in favor Of the free coinage
of silver, and 1t is the best that
has been made during the extra
session. fhe bill introduced by
him for the free coinage of silver
can not be objected to by anyone
that is not given over to the gold
standard and the demonetization
of silver.
------Congress is doing nothing,
but the country without the aid of
Congress is rapidly regaining its
equilibrium. Gold is coming to
the United States. Grain and
breadstuffs are being exported IL
large quantities, and while really
prosperous times canuot be ex.
pected until there is another cleo
tion, we will be able to get along.
The country at this time
reminds one of a typhoid fever
patient that has q vigorous consti-
tuition. The patient will linger
for DAYS lowering between life
and death and finally recover in
spite of the doctors. The coun-
try Will probably recover share
of its former prosperity in few
months in spite of the quacks at