The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-07-10

the world" Mr.. Foraker's resolution
contained the following words:
ave favor all measures designed to
maintain inviOlably the money of the
United States, whether coin or paper,
at the present standard"
Mr.. Lodge altered this so as to make
it read as follows:
ave favor all measures designed to
maintain inviolably the obligations Of
the United States and all its monies,
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard"
1t viii be seen that Mr.. FOraker's re-
solution contained no reference to athe
obligations" of the United States other
than its paper money, while Mr.. Lodges
amendment expressly provided that
the obligations of the United States
other than its proper money, while Mr..
Lodges amendment expressly provides
that the obligations of the United
States and all its moneys shall be
maintained at the present standard,
which standard they had just declared
to be gold. Mr.. Lauterbseh is chair
man of the New York county commit
tee. We find the following reference
to this Interpolation in a dispatch TO
the New York Sun from st. Louis,
June 10:
"Mr. Lauterbach expressed great
satisfaction with the platform, partic-
ularly with its gold plank. He and
his New York associates did not sue
coed in all they had hoped to do, but
they we're gratifed at their progress in
helping to formulate a platform which
admits no misrepresentation SO far as
its money feature is concerned"
The reporter states that "the dec
laratiOn in the money. plank which
specifically says that We favor all
measures designed to maintain inyio-
lably the obligations of the United
States was inserted at the suggestion
of Mr.. LauteTbach. 1t has special ref
erenee to our coin bonds and commits
the republican party to the payment
both of the principal and interest in
gold"
Speakers and writer's will find this
article, made up from the record, con.
veGient for use during the campaign.
1t shows that the bOndhOlders we're on
the alert, and that their attorneys did
good work for them. The words which
Mr.. Lauterbach induced Mr.. Lodge to
insert pledge the republican party to
use its utmost power, legislative and
executive, to alter all the governments
bonds to the advantage of the bond
holder, and make them specifically
payable in coin of one metal, thereby
destroying the present option of the
government to pay them in coin of
either of the two metals. 1t is notori-
GUS that The gold in thsworld is corn
cred all the time, and is only doled out
upon promises satisfactory to those
who have control of the corner.
A government that has three kinds
of legal tender and two kinds of re-
demption money could do the people
no greater wrong than to bind them to
surrender their privilege to pay the
public debt in whichever of their sew
eral kinds of money they please. A
republican congress in 1869 surrender.
ed the right to pay the bonds in legal
tender notes. This was without any
consideration being given to the gov
eminent. The interest of the bonds
was payable in coin, under the law,
while the principle was made payable
in lawful money. Now, q years later,
the republican party, assembled in ma
tiOnal convention, pledges itself to sur
render to the bondholdeFs the right to
pay in silver coin.
Stanley Matthews was a good lawyer
and it is well known that he was ap-
pointed supreme judge Of the United
States by President Garfield at the re-
quest of Mr.. Hayes, who did not ap-
point him because be was his relative.
His resolution, above quoted, concur
red in by the great body of the peoples
representatives in both houses Of con-
gress, declares that all the obligations
of the United States which are in the
form of bonds "aTe payable, principal
and interest, at the option Of the gov
eminent of the United States, in silver
dollars of the United States containing
42211z grains each Of standard silver"
This resolution Of 1878 should be
kept before the peOpls during the
campaign to show them how faithless
the republican party is when it IN
dertskes to bind the government to
pay these bonds in gold coin, at. what
ever inconvenience, and at WhsteVsr
profit may accrue to the gold syndi-
Gates at the expense Of the people.
This would be 9 bold fraud upon the