Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
ual Of the constitution lAndrewsl,

uaI Of the constitution (Andrews),
page 95.
Then why should our chief execu-
tive intimate that one kind of our
money is debased, dlshonorable As
we'll say that the American flag was
debasad, dishonorable because it was
not made of as valuable material as
the ensign of Great Britain.
If congress should pass law plac-
ing silver on an equality with gold rs
a money Of final redemption, as they
both we're up to 1878, then 1 would
like to know il 371l grains Of pure
silver or 416 grams Of standard silver
with the certificate United States of
America" zone dollar" with the inn
press of the Goddess of Liberty and
the American eagle aud the super
scription I'm God We Trust" stamp
ed thereon wonld not be just as hon
est a dollar as though it were stamp
cd upon piece Of gold containing
rs s grams OF goldY
If a foreigner should land on orr
shores and would say that George
Washington was dehased he would
get slugged; If he would say that Abe
Lincoln was dishonest he would be
hung, if he would say our flag was a
dirty rag he would get one on the
left ear, il he would say the Amerl-
can eagle was foul bird, he would
be kicked back into the ocean, but
our president can write a letter in
which he says: "We have debased
currency and dishonest dollar" and
the cuckoo newspapers all say What
remarkable craftsmanship, he struck
the key note"
1t is getting about time that our
people awakened to their indepen-
dence.
Why should this republic of ours
consult any foreign power rs to the
character of our money! The pres
ent administration proclaimed to the
people that there was too much money
in circulation and advocated it's con
traction. John g. Carlisle said thous
ands Of dollars were boarded in thu
New York banks unable to find invest
ments. Yet IN less than Is months
this same administration had to nego
tiate 80 million dollars in bonds d
the United States to the Rothchildt
and Morgan, bankers Of London
England, to replemlsh the gold re
serge in the United States treasury.
It is about time, it seems to me
that we would assert our indepen
deuce, relative to the kind OF money
we should have, and il the foreigner
decline to accept 1t in exchange fol
their goods, let them keep their for
eign goods, we are amply able to taxi
care of ourselves, this has been fully
demonstrated many times, and can b.
just as effectually demonstrated again
The idea that the United States will
its untold wealth Of raw material
with its unsurpassed facilities fo
manufacturing, with every advantage
under the sun to become O rich
powerful and self-sustaining nation
to be in the condition it is in at th,
present time is certainly bumiliatinG
to any patriotic American citizen.
A majority Of our railroad stool
and bond9, our municipal bonds
national bonds, tune securieties, TIL
stock Of manufactures are largely
owned and controlled by foreign cap
itaIists.
A nation OF the capabilities Of ours
and yet being deht ridden nation
subservient to the will Of foreigner
is not the nation that was planned TO
us by Washington, Hancock, Jeffer
son, Franklin. Adams, Hamilton, anC
the host OF patriots Of 1776.
L. H. Thompson.
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