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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
sTRIKE FoR FREEDOM.

The question Of what causes the pre-
vailing hard times is often asked. That
is easily answered. 60 look on the
army of unemployed roaming over the
land, without food, shelter clothing or
money and you have the cause. Labor
is the creator of all wealth and when
its hands are idle prosperity hides its
head and want and privation stalks
unrelenting through the land.
The legislation that in 80 years pro-
duced in this country 10000 million
aires is the direct cause of the 10000
600 tramps and the numberless farms
and homes that are being sold under
the sheriff's hammer to satisfy the
mortgage fiend
For nearly 80 years the United States
has been afflicted with a legislation
policy that tends to make thousands of
millionaires and millions of tramps,
and today the agricultural and indus
trial classes are reduced to a slavery
worse, a thousand times worse, than
that which disgraced our land previous
to the civil war of 1906. By binding
the people by false issues, tieing their
hands with Misrepresentation and
goading them on by waving the bloody
shirt, a party has been perpetrateo
in power that has so shaped affairs of
state that today the almighty dollar
rules this land with a hand as unre-
lenting as that of Nero's of Rome. By
it's protection fallacy the earnings of
the masses has been poured into the
already bursting Golfers of the manu-
facturer, by it's policy of contracting
the circulating medium of the nation
the people have been enslaved by debt,
their property values destroyed and
their liabilities doubled. By perpetu-
ating the national debt, issuing in
terest bearing bonds and making these
bonds banking basis, the people are
forced to go on paying that debt with
no hope of ever getting it paid off.
The Republican party is responsible
for all this, the party which for so years
has existed upon the claim of freeing
100000 African slaves, but which
since then has enslaved 100000 peo-
pie in bondage that is more needless
and heartless than the old form of
chatteI slavery ever dared to be.
EBut new party has sprung into ex-
istance and even now is assuming
gigantic proportions, and like a mod
ern Moses proposes to lead the people
out of bondage and once more give
them the rights and privileges of free
men. All the power and forces of the
old tyrant, and its moneyed allies are
being brought forward to crush the in
FAINT party in the political battle this
fall, and if money and influence can
make men traitors to themselves, their
family and their posterity they will
succeed, and in that event forge the
links of the chain of slavery so strong
that escape will be impossible. Buckle
on the armor of equal rights to all,
pick up the free silver sword, don the
helmet of national ownership of rail
roads and go forth to the field of bat
tie with the determination to win or
die in the attempt, for an honored
death is much preferable to the mis-
cries of abiect slavery.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
MORRILL,s CHOICE.


Ex-Confederate General Thomas L. Rosser said
in his speech at Richmond, Va, on decoration
day. 81 despise the man who gives United States
money to pensioner. This country cannot stand
when it makes one citizen support another. I
shall never vote for congressman who is in favor
of government pensions.-Topeka Mail (ReP)
We demand a service pension, gradu-
ated so that the man that carried the
musket shall be entitled to the same
consideration as the man who wore the
epauIets, and said law to be so framed
that it will place it forever beyond the
power of any official who is unfriendly
toward the union soldiers and sailors
to change suspend, or in any other way
deprive the soldier of his just dues
which this government owes him for
defending with his life our country
and flag Peoples Party State Plat
form.
GENERAL RossER is a southern
Democrat ''Them's his sentiments. y
Next comes the demand of the peoples
party of Kansas in regard to the equal
ization of pensions of union soldiers;
and yet in the face of these things, Mr..
Morril. Republican candidate for gov
ernor of Kansas, who is banking on the
old soldier vote, in his opening speech
at Kansas City, said: 81 would rather
vote for a Democrat, and a southern
Democrat at that, than to vote for
Populist." Ottawa Journal.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
a fight to the bitter

termination and a fight to the bitter
end.
All well wishers of the country must
be found on the side of the laboring-
men. 1t is a time when no halfway
opinions can be tolerated. Tt is as
much war for freedom as was the war
of independence in 1776, for tyranny
runs as rampant today as it did in the
days of Bunker Hill and the Boston
tea party. Hireling deputies and gov
eminent troops take the places of the
Hessians and the British red coats,
while the industrial classes are the un-
derstudies of the revolutionary fathers.
The odds were against the revolution
lists in 1776, yet they won, the odds may
be against the revolutienists of 1894,
but they will also be as successful as
were their ancestors over 100 years
ago.
Government ownership is the only
way out of these difficulties, for when
that happens the public and the en-
ployes will not be forced to pay diVi-
dends on an amount 100 times more
than roads cost, and travel and trans
portation will be much cheaper and
wages much higher.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
FOOLISH TALK.

A. Fl. Ellis, Republican candidate for
congress from the Sixth congressional dis
trict of the state of Kansas, has stated in
his several talks throughout the county,
that the currency of the United States has
never been contracted more than $500, 0O0,
600 and the per capita circulation is greater
today than at the close OF the war. He
also claims that the contraction was right
and done for the best interests of the peo-
pie. A man of Mr.. Ellis shrewdness must
be indeed foolish to fancy that these state
ments will be swallowed by men of aver
age intelligence. At the termination of
our late war there was in circulation among
the people of the United States 81 1863, 400,
216 of paper money in various forms, in
terest bearing and Hon-interest bearing.
Among the currency were included the
greenbackS, something over 500, 0OO, 900
which bore no interest, and soon after the
war rapidly appreciated in value from sc
to Il per cent as measured by gold value.
At this time the people of the United
States, except in the south where the desc
lations of civil war had carried poverty in
to every home. were enjoying almost unex-
ampled prosperity. The spirit of enter
of society, money sought investment in all
useful industries, labor was employed and
the genus tramp was al unknown quantity.
Secretary Mccullough said in his report OF
December, 1865.
We have now about $1,000. O0e, Geo,
nearly all in circulation among the people.
Business is nearly all done ON cash basis,
the people are generally ont of debt, those
who want work can get it at good wages,
ali branches of business are fourIshing and
the people are prosperous and happy.
The secretary then describes almost an
ideal social and Industrial condition and,
strange to relate refers TO that condition
as favorable opportunity to retire our
paper circulation and prepare for the re
sumption Of specie payments. On the 18th
day Of December. 1885, the house Of repre-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
BACKED DOWN.


Last week the Republican League
meeting was held in Denver. A few
deluded people hoped and looked for
some encouraging words for silver,
but, in this of course, they were
doomed to disappointment. The party
that murdered silver could not be ex-
pected to make any attempt to bring
the breath of life back into the body of
its victim. For years they have syste-
matically schemed to destroy the white
metal, and they have succeeded. Their
silver resolution was a creature, won
derfully and fearfully made 1t is a
make shift and puzzle. It promises
nothing and declares for nothing It
is an insult to the silver sentiments of
the people of the west and should be
looked upon as such by all who believe
silver has been disgraced, trampIed
upon and its position usurped by the
tyrant gold. The following is the mon
strosity dished up to the 16 to 1 Re
publicans, and if they can find any
sense or consolation in it's tumble of
inconsistencies they are welcome to it:
We believe in the use of gold and silver as
money maintained on perfect parity and intercon-
vertibility. We do not believe that there will be
permanent return of prosperity to our country
until the full and highest position of silver
shall be restored, and favor such legislation
as will bring about the result
How weak and silly this reads when
compared to the silver plank in the
peoples party state platform, which
reads as follows:
We demand the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 10 to and denounce any party that is so
completely under the control of the gold bugs that
it dare not take stand for the people on this all
important question, which means so much to the
wage earners and producers of our country.
For years the Republican party has
made use of that maudin expression,
"We believe in the use of gold and sill
yer as money METALS" and yet have
never missed an opportunity to bury
the dagger of adverse legislation deep
in the vitals of any measure looking to
the restoration of that metal, which
was torn from its rightful position by
the treason of that party in 1873, whose
actions at that time was excused by
John J. Ingalls, on the plea that the
senate and legislature we're hypnotized
And he was right hynotized by the
glimmer of British gold-And that
party must still be laboring under the
dread hypnotic influence for they
would as surely re-commft the demone-
tization crime today as they did in 1873
Oh, yesl The Republican party is the
friend of silver, and SO is the wolf of
the lamb.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

The Sixth district Democratic CON
gressional convention was held Thurs
day at Phillipsburg and put in nomina-
ton Hon. R. G. Heard of Mitchell
county for congress. Mr.. Heard is a
lifelong Democrat and was formerly
from the state of Maine. He is large
real estate owner and is also engaged
in the banking business at Glen Elder.
The convention endorsed the course of
President Cleveland, and passed reso-
lutions opposing female suffrage and
favoring the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
,laeed in the hands Of receiver. die WAGES OF ths

placed in the hands of receiver the wages of the
employees shall be a first lien its earnings and
effects; and we denounce the appointment of Off
Gals or parties interested receivers of any cor
poration.
We demand service pension, graduated so that
the man who carried the musket shall be entitled
to the same consideration the man who wore
the epaulets, and said law to be framed that ii
will place it forever beyond the Powar of any Off
cial who is unfriendly toward the union soldier to
change suspend, or IN any way to deprive the
soldier of his just dues which this government
owes him for defending with his life our country
and flag
We favor a state irrigation department to investi-
gate methods and water supply and encourage
more extended irrigation.
We demand a freight-rate law based on the line
of the maximum-rate bill passed by the senate and
Populist house, and afterwards defeated by the
Republican house, and quote, in proof of the need
of such law, the plank of the Republican platform
adopted at their state convention in 1892, which
adopt and make part of this demand, to-wit
1--WE insist that the great transportation COM
panies which derive their corporate existence
from Kansas laws and their financial existence
from Kansas trade and commerce owe to the peo-
pie of Kansas fair equitable and honest treatment
in the matter of freight rates; and we are opposed
to the inequitable and oppressive discrimination
in the adjustment of such rates by said corpora
tions whereby the merchants. shippers and con-
sumeTs of other states enriched at the expense
and to the injury OF the people of Kansas; and we
mand of the next Legislature the utmost diligence
IN enachng appropriate legislation providing
therefor 70 the end that the agricultural, mer-
camille and other interests of Kansas shall be
placed on footing of equality so far as freight
rates are concerned with the like interests of adj
joining states.''
Believing that all power is vested in the people
and that ali laws of vital importance should be in
itiated and approved or disapproved by them, we
indorse the initiative and referendum system.
The Peoples party came into existence and won
its glorious victories on the fundamental princi-
pies of equal rights. all and special privileges to
none; therefore, We favor the pending constitu-
tional amendment, but we do not regard ii as
test of party fealty.
In support of these pri4eiples, we invite the
operation Of the loyal berty-loying people Of all
parties
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
COMMENT upon the Populist platform

Comment upon the Populist platform
would be superhuous. There is moth
ing in it that is ambiguous or that
needs an interpreter to make it intelh-
gible. Every declaration in it is clear,
distinct and unmistakable in its mean
ing. tits declaration of principles
and not jargon of words designed to
deceive voters. No plank in it is sus-
eeptible of two interpretations Upon
the silver question it says precisely
what it means and makes no attempt
to hoodwink the people by pretending
to say something while In reality it
says nothing as in the case with the
silver plank of the Republican party.
Not even a Republican viii say of it
that it is san things to ali men,. It
means one thing to all men alike and
only one, and in this it is in happy
contrast with the platform that stands
for the redemption of Kansas
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
Hazard Circular.

Slavery is likely 10 be abolish
ed by the war power, and chattel
slavery be destroyed. This I and
my European friends are in favor
of, for slavery IS but the owning
of labor, and carries with 1t the
care of the faborer. While our
plan is for capital to control la
Dor by controlling the wages.
This can be done by controlling
the money. The great debt (thatI
capital viii see to it IS made out
of this war; must be used as the
means TO control the volume of
money. To accomplish this, the
the money must be bonded, and
the bonds must be used as the
banking basis. We are now
waiting for the secretary of the
treasury to make the recommen-
dations to congress. 1t viii not
do to allow the gTeenbabks to
circulate as money any length of
time, for we cannot control them,
but we can control the bonds and
through them the bank issue.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
Rankers, CircuIar.

It's advisable to do all IN your
power to sustain such prominent
daily and weekly newspapers,
especially the agricultural and
religious press, as Will oppose
the issuing of greenback paper
money, and that You also with
hold patronage or favors from all
applicants who or not willing to
ioppose the government issue of
money. Let the government is
sue the coin and the banks issue
the paper money of the country,
for then we can better protect
each other. To repeal the law
creating national bank notes, or
to restore to circulation the gov
eminent issue of money, will be
ito provide the people with money
1 and viii therefore seriously affect
your individual profit as bankers
land leaders. See your congress
man at once, and engage him to
support our interests, that we
may control legislation.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

is worthy of notice that this is the first
instance where anybody has been put
in jail under that law. Other men and
bodies of men have violated it, but
have not been moIested. The sentence
against Coxey and his associates is to
American liberty now what the bred
Scott decision was before the war. It
is an outrage to every American citi-
zen. AS the national congress is re-
sponsible for the government of the
District of Columbia, it is guilty of the
infamous outrage. Let the people
place the responsibility where it be-
longs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
THE PULLMAN BOYCOTT.

The United States is just now ex-
periencing one of the most extensive
tie-ups of railroads in its history. 1t
is a mighty battle between united labor
against united capital
Last winter the Pullman monopoly
watered its stock to such an extent
that it had to retrench in some manner
and, as is usual with those monsters of
the nineteenth century, made labor the
victim, but promised to restore the
wages when the spring trade opened.
They failed to keep their promise and
the employees struck for their just
dues. This move was met by putting
.scab labor to work and as a last resort
the American Railway Union took up
the fight and declared a boycott on all
roads handling the Pullman cars. The
railroads refused to run trains without
the Pullman and the men refused to
handle trains with Pullmans. This tied
up the roads as they were never before
tied up and the boycott is spreading
over all roads in the United States,
causing millions to be lost to en-
ployers and employees. Labor is strug-
Cling for existence. while capital is
making fight for the utter annihiIa-
tion of organized labor.
Capital first began the practice of
uniting their forces to keep up prices
and keep down wages and labor was
forced to follow their example for self
protection. Capital battles as ferely
for supremacy as labor does for exist
ence-it IS gold against Drawn and de-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
Panic bulletin.

The interests of national
bankers require immediate finan-
cial legislation by congress. Sill
yer, silver certificates and treas
Jury notes must be retired and ma
tianal bank notes upon a gold
fbasis made the only money. This
win require the authorization of
from $500, 900, 900 to Loco, 900, 600
of new bonds as basis of circu-
latiop. You will at once retire
one-third of your circulation and
call in one-half of your loans. Be
careful to make money stringen-
cy felt among your patrons, es-
ipecially among influential bust
mess men. Advocate an extra
session of congress for the repeal
lof the purchase clause OF the
fisherman law, and act with the
lother banks of your city in secur-
ling large petition TO congress
for its unconditional repeal, per
accompanying form. Use per
lsonal influence with congress
men, and particularly let your
Interests be known to your sena-
1tors. The future life of national
banks as fixed and safe invest
ments depends upon immediate
faction, as there is an increasing
sentiment in favor of government
legal-tender notes and free silver
lcoinage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

The boycott on the Pullmans has
resulted in tie up of nearly every
road in the country. The Pullman
monopoly is one of the worst in the
country, living as it did off from the
railroads and the public and even fore
ing its employees to rob it's patrons that
they might live.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

SOME of the railroad magnates want
the government standing army in
creased to 100000, so that in case of
labor troubles there will be plenty of
soldiers to intimidate and shoot men
who have struck to enforce principle.
Great scheme isn't it?
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

Circular issued close of war
when perch the banners of the northern army
Bankers Circular issued along the 7os when the
pie enjoying the benefit of abundance of calculating mediums
the Panic Bulletin issued in March, 1893 by the Bankers
all national banks Farmers mechanics laborers
merchants look the and behold the your
losses this your hat and show
your support party these things possible
Help break shacks that binds labor and industry
treadmill of the money power.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

THE Peoples party wants no better re
commentator than the record of their rep
resentatives in congress and their state adj
nliniStrations. In both places their records
place them on the side of labor and the
masses. They have carried out the princi-
pies of their platforms to the letter. What
more could be asked
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06
The PoPuLIsr PLArFoRM.
A Fearless Advancement of Reform Idea
and Principles.

A Fearless Advancement of Reform Ideas
and Principles.
The Populists of the state of Kan
sas at their state convention adopted
the following broad and just platform
upon which everyone in favor of re-
form can find a firm standing place:
We. the representatives of the Peoples party of
the state of Kannas in convention assembled do
hereby Teaf6rm our allegiance to the principles
enunciated in the Omaha PLATFORM and point 10 me
records of our representatives IN congress as an
evidence of their loyalty to that platform We
meet this time under conditions when see every
prophecy then made fulfilled. and every Indict-
nent which was made therein against the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties proven
Our synpathies 60 ont tic the unemployed home
less and Iandless people OF the country who have
been brought to their present condition IN great
measure through the vicious, un-AmeTIcau imam
ciaI policy OF this governments and hold sacred
the declaration of Independence that all men are
created equal; they are endowed by Their creator
with certain inalienable rights; that among these
are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
We most heartily commend our present state OF
fIcials for their wise and economical adIn1nisfra
ton of state oairs, that has saved the taxpayers
thousands Of dollars, and the PoPullst legislators
for their efforts to enact INTO law every demand OF
the state platform adopted at Wichita IN Io91
We demand the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio Of 10 TO and de1ounce any parry tnat IS 50
compietely under the control Of the gold bugs that
i 5sre moi take stand for the people this all
important question, which means 50 much to the
We Teiterate our opposition to ali hanks of issue
whether national or state and demand the estab-
iisI15Tsnt Of postal savings banks by the national
government Tor the protection Of small deposltoIs
and call attention 10 the widespread distress
caused BY the large number Of bank failures dur
ing the past year whereby thousands Of dePostoTs
suffered the loss of all their savings, as evidence
Of the necessity Of this demand
i1afSre are ll1.alterabfy opposed 10 the issue Of
government Understanding bonds and demand
instead fuIl legal tender treasury notes and IN the
payment Of the current expenses Of the govern
mem there shall be no discrimination made be-
tween such notes and gold Of sIlver-
We demand national and state aTDitratlon 70
saffI 7r,Fl sl5ftst the differences between the
oioyers ard employees; and we further demand
tfsaf where the properly Of cooperation has been
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

EVERY day comes the intelligence
that some prominent, lifelong member
of the old party has deserted their
colors on account not being able to
consistently support their cause longer
and have cast their fortunes with the
young giant, the Peoples party.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

THERE is not enough money in actual
circulation to pay the interest on the
debts we owe. This being the case,
how in the name of reason does any
one expect to see business improve I'M
til the circulating medium is increased.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-06

OUR hired men at Washington viii
not be able to escape the responsibility
Of the outrage committed against Cox
ey, Browne and Jones, and through
them against every liberty loving
American citizen. Under foolish
law. which Of itself is unconstitutional.
these men have been placed in Jail. It