Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-12-12
AwEARIsoME DOCUMENT.

Our autocratic executive has once
more presented his ideas to congress,
in the shape of message. The presl-
dent roams over the whole universe
and picks up the Bluefields affair and
opines freely as to the China-Japan
war and puts the finishing touches on
Hawaii. On the tariff he urges free
iron and coal and few other minor
amendments. He deVotes much space
TO the gold reserve and closes on that
topic in the following threat:
As long therefore as no provision is made
for the final redemption or the putting aside
Of the currency obligation now used to re-
peatedly and constantly draw from the govern
meat it's gold and as long az no better author
ivy for bond issues is allowed than at present
exists sucn authority will be utilized whenever
and as often as it becomes necessary to main
tain sufficient gold reserve and IN abundant
time TO save the credit of our country and
make good the financial declarations of our
government. Questions relating to our banks
aud currency are closely connected with the
subject just referred TO and they also present
some unsatisfactory features.
Here he advises the retirement OF
greenbacks and asks for better author
ity for bond issues and threatens to
issue bonds just as often as the gold
reserve Is diminished whether empoW-
cred by law to do so or not
He endorses Shylocks banking scheme
In the following I'm American and I'M
patriotic manner:
The absolute enforcement of the govern
ment from the business OF banking is the
ideal relationship of the government 10 the
circulation of the currency Of the country
In other words, turn the whole thing
over to pIivate corporations and let
them rob the people and nation ad Ii
blum.
Has it come to this, that great ma
ton with almost bOundless wealth and
endless resources, made up of the most
thrifty, energetic and intelligent peo-
pie on the face Of the earth, must turn
the major porto of it's business over
to the private corporations? Has the
judgment and business faculty of the
American people so deteriOratedwithin
the past few years that they cannot be
intrusted with their own business and
must the people be domineered by a
lf-appointed royalty? Is it any won
der that democracy was bitterly Tebuk-
ed at the late election, with such a
nihllist at the head of the prOcess.oni
Is this democracy or plutocracy, which,
On, for jefferson for a few brief
years to Vindicate this nation as a
government of, for and by the people
and to halt the cOnsplrators who are
enslaving Americas best blood in the
name of democracy! The entire mes,
sage is pregnant with Plutocracy's de-
mands and altogether unworthy the
consideration of patriotic congress
and it is a fOregone conclusion that
congress will not act on the president s
suggestions on the money question:
condition for which the entire people
may be abundantly thankful.
Taken all in all, the message is a
lengthy conglomeration of nothing not
calculated for the welfare of the coun
try. 1t suggests no remedies for the
existing oppression and suffering, but
rather proposes means by which debt
slavery may be promulgated and pro
longed. But the people had no reason
to be surprised at the teno. of the pres
ldent's communication; 1t is in line
and harmony with his official acts and
ually grinding the people to hopeless
servItude. The present short session
of congress will be blank so far as
legislation Is concerned and the coun-
try may well be grateful for II. rather
than To have enacted into law the
Measures the president ADVOCATES.