The Van Buren press., 1895-08-24

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fundansntal truth upoa whi.h ell fses
eUvefnmsnts must b. e1ta6AGo.
s'absolute equalify n the burdens and
hcns6ts Of eovernmeut. Whanever
Oh any prstexf this doctsins 3 abandoned
ana nins- tsuths of the psople ars taxed
TO enrich the other tenth. fhe I'D VIII
come In the conditions Of thjnGe now
seen In Europe Kinsy. mobiles. church
and state and standing armies.
II has been said. Of courae In the
kfndest spirit, that l left tie United
States to avoid the money question. II
70, my trip has been . failure. Since
landing ct Antwerp have been on the
verge Of lunacy by reason OF the
bewildsFing chaos In which the currency
Of the European countries h involved.
France, marin, guldens. forms and
hellers collide in every direction. all Of
different value, and none good outstde
Of the country which coins them.
Austria, where now dnd myself. has
tie gulden - the unit Of value. silver
coin worth about 10 cents In our money.
and has two hundred millions Of dollars
in silver. During the 10 yeafs prior 70
1850 the currency was trredeemAble
paper, but in that year the use OF Elver
was begun, and the small notes, under
s Gulden, have been retired. Austria
has now entered into the scramble for
gold, and u accumulating that metal in
order to reach the gold standard.
About this the masses hsve not been
consulted and know nothing. The
gold, for Il increases their incomes, and
- 4. L. ~ &nkm -
Of the privileged classes you hear over
here. q IN the United States. from
every banker the howl for what they
call sound money Under . gov
ernmsnt based upon the idea that the
majority Of the people are born .'bridled
and saddled, ~ Mr.. Je6erson said.
''for other men TO ride them, this b
entirely logical.
might write . good deal moro - to
the low prices here for wearing apparel,
including laces and silks, which are
worth about half what we pay In the
United States. A suit Of clothes, fitting
well and splendidly made, which would
cost ct home go, can Be bought here
for 90, while underwear, hosiery and
gloves can be bought 1t prices relative |
y the same. It b not my purpose,
however, to weary you with much |
writing. started out to give you my |
honest impressions about Continental |
Europe as compared with our own |
and have been seduced into |
matters Of . somewhat
partisan nature.
While am glad that came abroad,
for the trip has improved my health,
and l have learned much which can
only be properly had from personal
I shall return more devoted |
to my c0untry's institutions, and
satisfied beyond question that we are the
most prosperous and happiest people ON |
earth.
For the purposes Of residence and
social life, / would not exchange one
county In Missouri for all Of Europe,
but ct the same time ! would advise
every despondent American, whose
liver and Kidneys are torpid. and who
thinks that our country Il on the verge
Of ruin, and that everything Is going
wrong, to visit Carlsbad. He will
return Q better American and . better
man. q. q. VEST.
There are fears entertained here that
there will be another bond issue in
October. The indications are ominous.
Whether the present syndicate will be
called In or the transaction will be
thrown open to competition seems to
be the chief question.