Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-04-04
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EDITOR HERALD:-
] haven't "edited the HERALD" for
quite spell, have I?
l have been reading the news,
though, and L am still of the opinion
that political redemption IS not
neither can be OF the "redeemers."
see, however, that the great lead
ers, Except our esteemed critic are
changing front as to the great ques-
tions Of the day. Only a short time
since it was loudly proclaimed that
the tariff was the only issue, and al
ways would be. Now, finance is fore
ing itself to the front, and like Ban
quo's ghost, it will not down until 1t
is settled.
Coupled with it, and OF equal i'm
portance, are other issues that are ac-
tive, living, and pressing for solution.
The settlement of the silver CUES
ton alone will not satisfy the great
producing and distributing interests
of this country. Ia connection with
the reconciliation of silver at it's con-
stitutional ratio, the people, (noJ the
capitalist classes, perhaps), demand
that the currency be increased in vol
ume to an amount equal to fifty dol
lars per capita by the issuing by the
government of full legal tender paper
money, not promises to pay. With
this, are the eyer present and all i'm
portant questions of land, trausporta-
ton, taxation and public ownership of
all public utilities, constantly demand
ing settlement, and forcing the musty
old cry of tariff for protection" and
Tariff for revenue" into the back
ground.
II should come to the reader with
this proposition unsupported by any
thing besides my own convictions, it
might be called presumptqoua on my
part, and while I might be vain
enough to consider that my unsup-
ported opinion was as good as that of
any other man, yet intelligent readers
would be justified in receiving it with
several grains Of allowance, hence, /
desire to cite the thoughtful one who
may read this to good orthodox au-
thority, no less a person than Henry
Ulews the great Wall street fnancler,
who, in his weekly review of finance
SAID only 2 few days ago;
The tariff question, which two
"years ago was having a paralyaing
"effect upon industry has had its day.
'It has been settled in a way less cal
""ulated to disturb business than was
Sat first feared, The manufacturing in
i'tegeotG have already found ways for
adapting their busincss 70 t5e new
conditions, aud it can hardly be said
SHAT the new state of affairs is really,
upon the whole, obstructive to the
progress OF our industrial interests.
"Thus, in the Industries, there is
vast gain upon the condition of dis
"trust and paralysis that existed two
years ago"
Read the above quotation two or
three times It you can't grasp the
thought therein contained that "tte
tariff has had its day"
Mr.. Clews is not alone, but we are
told that Joseph Medill is also o tariff
reiormer, aud that be agrees with
banker Clews that the tariff will not
be an issue in the next campaign, and
that gentlemen of like convictions are
getting ready to fight out the battle
ia behalf Of single gold money
standard.
The Topeka State Journal, a paper
that the "redeemers" dare not try to
read out of the republican party un-
less they desire to drive away their
lesdin : champion Of purity in politics
says editorially;