The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-07-07
TheGo,denC Calf.

The Golden Calf.
The gold gamblers are evidently
willing 10 crush out the agricultural
and business interests of the western
states in their insane desire to demone-
TIE silver and reduce the circulating
medium of the country to gold alone.
The real intent is to build up the few
at the expense of the many. It is the
same old contest of all the ages and it
will endure so long as time shall last
unless settled i'll behalf of the ma
jority. The American people will soon
make it known that manhood alone is
the standard of American citizenship.
The strongest fealty to the rights of
man is the highest loyalty to the
American flag. Any doctrine in OPP
position 20 this is contrary to the spirit
and genius of American citizenship.
The man who owns a hundred thous-
and head of cattle is too apt to think
that the laws governing live stock and
the sale of beef, should be made by
the owners of the large herds, and
that the hundred thousand consumers
who buy his beef. or the thousand far
mers with each only 10 head of cattle
should not be consulted in such affairs.
The gold owners of the world are the
implacable foes of human liberty and
the great stumbling blocks in the path
of human progress. Gold is the i'm
personation of selfishness. 1t is the
incarnation CT lust and greed.
Gold never built IL happy home,
wiped away tear, removed sorrow
or carried a flush of joy to any human
household. Gold is the refinement of
all the misery passions. It is the
foundation of tyranny in business, a
monarchy in society and a heartless
despot in government. Gold never
built railway, factory or steamship.
1t never equipped a navy or army and
never fought battle. 1t is the weapon
Of msers. shylocks and gamblers; an
usuriOus friend in piece and public
robber in time of war.
The wonderful material progress of
the United States during the past three
decades has not been through the aid
of gold, but in spite of it. When the
life of the nation hung trembling in
the balance during the war of rebellion
gold fed from the country in panic
of misery fear. 1t has drained from
the public treasury millions upon mil
lions of interest and has given nothing
but threats of Reputation and disaster
in return. Gold prides itself upon its
scarcity. 1t says, al am the only real
money on earth, fall down and wor-
ship me. l establish rates of interest,
prices of the farm products and the
market value of lands, houses and
manufactured goods. 1 am the golden
calf before whom all the nations of
the earth must bow and render hon.
age"
Gold is the worlds most dangerous
conspiratOr and the most decisive and
implacable foe of humanity. It is
bloodless, faithless and inhuman.
1t is the height of extreme folly to
say that this question of q gold stand
ard is a purely business one, to be
treated in accordance with the vi4ws
of Kingdoms and despotisms across the
seas. Nay. it is not only folly, but
shameless disregard of the rights of
man. America was built for humanity.
The United States represent the;fdea
of self government by the people, Not
the people of England or Europe: but
the people of the United States. To
say that the intrigues of the bankers
of London. Berlin and Paris must de-
termine the financial policy Of the
United States is to surrender every
vantage ground gained for humanity
since the landing Of the Mayflower.
One of the greatest evils of this age is
the tendency in politics, in parties, in
the clubs, in the schools, in! the
churches. in the greatest of all, the
press, to ignore the question of man
hood in the exhaltation of wealth.
There is too strong tendency in all
YES of public opinion to forget the
rights of the citizen in the mad haste
to secure the rights of the dollar. The
trend of legislation is toward the do
main of property and away from the
precincts of the fireside. The United
States; is the republic of humanity.
Kingly preogatives. whether issued
from the throne of King George in
1875 or from King Gold in 1898, will
not be obeyed on American soil There
is no right to govern, save TO govern
well. We are no longer colonies.
We are not wards of Britain or Eu-
rope. We framed our own Declara-
tion of independence, adopted our
own constitution, enacted our own
laws. fought for our own liberties and
affirmed our ability to preserve our
own union, without the aid of any for
eign power. and in spite of them. To
say now, in a time of profound peace.
with our national debt nearly liquida-
ted, with the dawn of a new century
close at hand, that the decision of Lon
don or Europe or India. shall dictate
the financial policy of this nation is