People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-26

SuOJOSG VI Our CURRENCY
He says: ''The repeal of the provis-
Ion OF law requiring the purchase Of
silver bullion by the government as a
feature of our monetary scheme has
made an entire change in the complex
ion of our currency affair" That is,
our currency, which is the life blood
OF all our industries, instead of having
for its basis the white and yellow
metals has by this change been based
upon the yellow metal alone. It's not
100 much to say that the President
and those who are responsible for this
change should have been sufficiently
acquainted with the principles of
money and circulation to know in ad-
vance what the effect of this moment
GUS change would be before venturing
upon it.
He proceeds; 81 do not doubt that
the ultimate result of this action
will be most salutary and far reach
ing. In the nature of things, however,
it is impossible to know at this time
precisely what conditions will be
brought about by the change, or what,
If any, supplementary legislation may,
in the light of such conditions, appear
to be essential or expedient. Of course.
after therecent financial perturbation,
time is necessary for the re-esta blish-
ment of business confidence. When,
however, through this restored corh-
dence the money which has been
frightened into boarding places is re-
turned to trade and enterprise, sur
vey of the situation will probably dis
close safe path leading to q perma-
nently sound currency"
/ Here is plain and distinct confes-
sion that this 'far-reaching" remedy
was applied without any knowledge
On the part of those who administered
it of what lis effect would be; that it
was wholly experimental, and that
their expectation was that its trial
would develop conditions in the light
of which proper remedy could be
discovered and which would disclose
a pathway leading to a sound cur
rency.
We will suppose that a person
stricken down with malady border
ing upon strangulation and accom-
panied with high fever should, after
taking the medicine which his physi-
clan had prescribed, say to the doctor:
doctor, what is that medicine you
gave me? VIII it cure meP' The
doctor replies: THE medicine YOU
have just taken is called the gold
cure l have not diagnosed your case
and studied it sufficiently to enable
me to say whether it will cure you or
not. have not had time. But l
think it will remove the fever THE
boarding of money and that it will
develop symptoms which will enable
me to treat your case more intelli-
gently"
The patient, with shaken con-
fidence, concludes to give the medi-
cine fair trial. When the doctor
calls again he says to him: Doctor,
l think the fever has left me, but this
strangulation continues. tits getting
worse, think. There are times
when l can hardly breathe. 1 am
worse and feel that am continually
sinking"
The doctor, Struggling his shoulders,
replies: well, | do not vet see my
way clear. You must wait little
longer until your disease is more fully
developed, and / think shall then be
able to help you"
The patient then says: doctor,
since you were here have consulted
another physician-Dr. B., physi-
clan of the old school, known as the
gold and silver cure He says that
his system was universally practiced
in cases of this kind for more than a
thousand years, and always with emil
nelt success; that the combined action
of gold and silver in his medicine,
when properly administered, not only
cured this strangulation, but pre-
vented its recurrence; that your gold
cure is quite a recent remedy; that it
has been in vogue for the last twenty
years only; that it not only does not
cure the disorder that has laid me
upon my bed, but actually induces 1T;
that the disorder has now become cpl
demic and is severest in those coun.
tries which use your medicine"
The doctor replies: "Oh, know all
about doctor B.; have met him fire.
quently. He is a quack. He is nui-
sance. His remedy was used when
the people were less civilized than
they are now. 1t is questionable.
His practice is confined to the poorer
and middle classes. The rich all take
my medicine and they like IT,"
The patient says to him: "Rieh men
do not work. l am dependent upon
the middle classes ana the poor labor
ing men you speak Of