People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09
Silver a LEGAL Tender.

Inc oxford Register man has hao
controversy with some Populists.,
over there who he says maintain that
the silver dollar is only legal
tender for $500. He quotes from
an editorial in the Omaha Bee show
ing that silver was made legal
tender for all debts, EEK ept when
otherwise expressly stipulated in the
contract" February %, 1878.
This is right We have the his
tory of all silver legislation since the
demonstration OF silver in 1878,
compiled by Richard P. Bland.
before US, and it bears out the facts.
stated by the Bee. 1t will be found
in Vol 27'No 20 Congressional Rec
ord. But Bro Nc. i, wrong when he
saws:
The silver dollar is all right. Its
only enemy-vile, treacherouS, thrift
deStroylng-has been the present Dem
Ocratic administration. The
poisonous influence OF this admins
tratiOn will be felt until a successor
10 Cleveland has been elected and
Republicans are once again in control
OF the shi p OF State-and its effects
long after. The scar oil a wound lasts
long time. But Cleveland and his
entire crew with their black flag raised
against silver cannot keep it down:
We would not soften The aspeJ--
Sions heaped upon the Clevelan6
administration in the least but we
can't help calling our good neigh
boris attention to the fact that the
Republicans started the silver ball
rolling down hill by The demonetza--
ton act Of 1878, and that it has BEEN
partially restored by no fault OF that
party. When the Bland. Allison act
was PISSED in 1878 a Republican
president Hayes vetoed it. On.
the same day it was passed over the
presidents head, the vote standing
as follows:
HOUSE
Yeas Democrats lis, Republicans n
| Nays.-Uemocrats q, Republicans 81.
SENATE.
| Yeas.-Democrats 25, Republicans co. In
dependent l.
Nays.-Democrats Q, Republicans 10.
With these figures before US the
Register can extract what comfort it
can for its party. 1t will surely not
be seriously contended for that the,
Republican party was responsible.
for the restoration, such as it was.
Of the legal tender quality of the
silver dollar. And it should not be-
lost sight Of, either, that about s.,
per cent OF the Republican members
of congress aided Grover Cleveland
in the nefarious work Of finishing up
the job OF putting silver out OF the
way, which Nc so vigorously de-
nounces, against Sc per cent Of the
Democrats. With these facts or
history before US il is extremely
doubtful if the poisonous influence
he speaks of will be removed even
after the Republicans are once
again in control OF the ship Of
state" SITS only enemy has. net
been the present Democratic ad-
ministration, but all former Republi-
can administrations must by the re-
cord be put down in the same CATE
CORY of infamy.
And while we are on this subject
we submit the following from The
Republican Topeka Journal on the
legal tender question:
The Journal maintains that Nc
money is full legal tender which has,
any exception clause attached TO il.
1t will not be denied that there Is inl'
exception clause in the law making.
silver dollars legal tender in the
payment OF debts. 1t reads: Except
when otherwise expressly stipulated
in The contract" In California all
contracts for the payment Of money.
read: Payable in gold coin Of the
United States" Can il be truthfully
said that silver is legal tender
which can be refused in the payment
of debts under any circumstances.
The Journal still asserts that gold is
the only legal tender money we have
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