The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-10-18
PLACE
Everybody invited to attend.
E. D. ADAMS, Chairman.
W. A. UMBARGEB, Secretary,
PARTISAN PREJUDICE.

One of the most ineXpliCable feature
of the present political situation is the
deplorable condition Of the average Re
publican editors mind, and the frantic
efforts these gentlemen are making to
induce the people to once more jump
from the frying pan into the fire, or
vice versa, as one chooses to express it.
All the big Republican papers are
bowling, in concert, about the present
humiliating condition of our treasury
and the state Of our finances, and try
ing to make it appear that "it's all OF
account of the tariff" or if it is ncf.
that the portion of it that is not Cause
by the tariff legislation is the result o.
the financial policy of the present al
ministration. Aud yet, these gentle
men are fully aware that present con
ditions are the legitimate fruit of %
years of Republican legislation. Let
us consider briefly the facts.
The so-caIIed Sherman silver act was
a Republican measure, passed as a
m8keshift to head off free coinage. l,
was signed by Republican president
and its provisions we're construed and
interpreted by Republican secretary
of the treasury, Mr.. Charles Foster.
How did he construe the provisions Of
this act?
Pretending to construe them to mean
that any man who presented silver
treasury note for redemption and de-
manded gold therefor, must be paid in
gold, so as to "preserve the parity of
the metals, the policy was inaugurated
of paying gold out in the redemption
of these notes. By Aug. l, 1893, silver
treasury notes to the amount of 49,
1G4, 160 had been redeemed in gold. Of
this amount s34, 138,473 we're redeemed
prior to March l, 1893, by a Republican
secretary of the treasury. The present
Democratic secretary redeemed the
residue.
simultaneously with the inaugura.
tiOn of this policy, an organized raid
upon the treasury began, and gold, as
just stated, was drawn from the treas
ury and shipped abroad. The move
meut of gold Is shown by the following
tabulated statement:
Exports Of gold July 1, 1892, to Jan, /,
icsti. ~, 3l6t idU
Imports for same period. .....,.,...... 9,4O5,S3S
Net exports, so, tic, AZ
Exports OF gold Jan. l. lSgS. to Aug. 1,
loSis .SOc III 80,
Imports for same period. ....,......,.. 12OGO,1Si
vet exports. so DBL . II
Total net exports. !62, io
OF this amount, S45,00OOO0 was ex-
ported prior to March l, 1883, under
President Harrison's administration
and it is well authenticated fact that
Secretary of the Treasury Foster had
the plates for an issue of bonds ali il
readiness, but was restrained from is
suing the bonds by President Harrison
With some slight alterations, these
plates were used for the first issue Of
bonds by Mr.. Carlisle.
Present conditions are the carefully
provided for results of Republican leg
islat;on intended to permanently de
monetize silver, retire and cancel al
gresnbscks and treasury notes, provid,
suffciency Of bonds for the basis O
the national bank currency, and, fiji
IL, delegate to the national banks tn,
right to issue the circulating medium
Of the nation.
Mr.. Cleveland and his ilk are JOIN
SheFmanized Republicans who veal
the ass skin of Democracy to hid,
their Wolash forms. The policy Of tht
present administration vas Inaugural
ted by the Republican party and is be
ing carried out by Mr.. Cleveland, no
as q Democrat, but as the administra
tor Of the Republican party. The tasif
has nothing 10 do with present condi
lions aud is not factor ia tht
problem. 1t is not for the expenses o
ths government, but to keep up tht
gold reserve Of sioo,000,00O that tht
bonds baye been and are TO be issued
I'hat s'EssarYef vas conceived in Re
publican SIN and hogn Of Republican
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