Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-08-02
WHERE ARE WE AT2
Read the Following Items and See If You
Can Tell.
OLD WAR CRY,


Read the Following Items and See If You
Can Tell.
OLD WAR CRY,
"Fifty-four, forty or fight was the
democratic campaign cry in 1874, and it
won. Free silver or a free fight" will
be the battle cry in the next campaign,
and it will win, too.-John Day, Living
Issue,
Yes, the democratic war cry of 1874
won in the election, but after election
the administration sacrificed the claim
of the United States in the compromise
with Great Britain so that we got
neither the line of fifty-four, forty, nor
the fight. Democratic platforms then,
as now, were made to get in on, and
not to ride on. How will it be with
the silver war cry?-Advocate.
THE BOGUS REFORMER.
The ''reformer" that advocates one
kind of money redeemable in another
kind needs reforming himself. The
populist party has few such we might
mention, but that would appear too
personal. We do not question their
sincerity, but we simply want to Tell
them they do not understand the phil
a
Nor do they understand the philos-
ophy of the present reform movement.
If they understand the philosophy Of
their own interest, they will not com
NIT themselves to the policy of redeem
ing one kind of money in another
Advocate.
THE SINGLE STANDARD.
Unconditional repeal That means
striking from the laws the last rem
nant of legislation that secures coinage
for silver. 1t fixes the United States
firmly in the ranks of the single
standard nations. 1t is the consumma-
tiOn of a conspiracy organized at the
close of the Franco Prussian war to
destroy as money Of ultimate redemptioR
one-half ofthe world-leaving the other
one-half to bear alone the vast mount
ain of credit upon its shoulders with
which the worlds business is conducted
inviting more frequent panics and
rendering them more destructive and
nduring.-Denver Metallic Conven-
ton.
THE CASE STATED.
There must be some relation between
the volume of money of uHjDate pay
nent and credit devices. If the founda-
tion money becomes reduced the
structure of credit erected upon it must
be proportionately reduced or conf
dence, of course, will be'shallen.
We cannot expect confidence to be
sustained when there is nothing to sus-
tain it. = X
There is no remedy for such financial
troubles as we are now experiencing,
and no way to provide against the re-
currence of such trouble, but to put
under our structure of credit a broader
foundation of primary or standard
money; and this cannot be done with
gold alone, for the gold cannot be OBJ
tanned. There is no way but to make
silver again do part of the work of gold
as it did for ages before its fraudulent
demonetization in 1873. To adopt the
opposite policy and increase the vol
ume of credit currency, on shrinking
foundation of gold, by issues of wild
cat banks or in any other way, would
be reckless and suicidal.-A. J. Warner,
President American Bimetallic League.
A CRUEL BLOW.
Great Britain has struck another
cruel blow at the industrial prosperity
of the world by closing the mints of
India to the free coinage of silver Her
object is to kill off the free coinage of
silver in the United States and accomp-
lish the financial conquest of the world.
VIII any self-respecting American fol-
low her in her effort to rob mankind?
The people are now forced to decide
which flag they will follow, the Stars
and Stripes, or the cross of st. George
Let us now establish our own system of
| finance in harmony with republican
institutions, throw off the British yoke
a second time and issue second decla-
| ration of independence.-J. B. Weaver
10 AWAY WIFH BoII..
The peoples party cannot give you q
| worse administration, and if you will
| think and read you surely can get at
the truth-the money question is SIM
| pie, Notwithstanding you have been
led to consider it beyond all questions
| the most INTRICATE. i national cur
| rency, issued by the government alone,
| based upon the credit of the govern-
ment and of a volume equal to the
| necessities of business is what the peo-
| pies party promises you. You know,
| every one of you, that such money
would be safe and adequate to your
needs ! realize that the impressions
| of Shylock and his tools will be hard to
remove from your minds, that you have
! been taught that England and ali
| foreign countries would refuse to
accept snch money in the SETTLE
ment OF trade balances, and our cur
| rencv would consequently be worth,
| less. Is this a facto Mo- Our rreen-
| backs now bring more than gold in
Europe. Why? Because they are
made legal tender for all debts and
dues, both public and private, and re-
ceivable for customs and interest on
the public debt We do not need ma
tional banks, who are only the tools of
| the gold-bugs 70 constantly create
| panics by contracting the circulation of
money.
Silver is made the subject of the
| present warfare, as it was sought to
use it as money, thereby making it
more difficult for the gold-bugs to con-
troll the eltire circulating medium of
the country. The psople do not need
either silver or gold as money Uncle
Sans money is good when given its
legitimate power of the legal tender
| clause.
Let rs have done with both of the
old parties and have a government
such as was originally intended by its
founders, of the people, by the people
and for the people.-Cor. National
View.
A MISTAKEN IDEA.
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