The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-09-25
FIRHssIaHH 1880 hid 1895.
4 Radieal Change Of Sentiment hot Only IS
to Currency Bat Tariff as Well,
The Burden Of His Lay In 1890 Was That
the Tariff Cut No Iee-It Was Money
That Was Essded-NoW BE
Sings Of Tariff Only.


republicans at the court house Thurs
day. Mr.. Funston has the popular ap-
peIlation of "Farmer" prefxed to his
name by admiring friends, but his more
critical associates, noting a peculiar re-
sonancy in his speeehmaking voice,
ycleped him aFoghorn," and it must
be admitted that he is more en-
titled to the later than the former ap-
pellation.
But it is not the intention of this ar
bicle to call attention to Mr.. Funston's
peculiar characteristics or personalities
at all, but to point out sudden change
in his attitude toward questions that
for several years have tortured the days
Of statesmen and troubled their sleep
at night. His speech at the court house
was in favor of the gold standard as re-
CARDS finance, and in tariff only saw
panscea for the ills he shortly before
acclaimed in the halls of congress were
to be rsmedied but by an increase in
the stock Of primary money brought
about through free coinage Of silver.
How much of this change has been
brought about by the action of his party
at st. Louis, and how much from other
causes, let the reader of the following
speech determine
Mr.. FUNSTON: Mr.. Speaker in my
opinion no question of greater import
ance than this one has been before the
house since the great questions grow
ing out Of the war were settled. Along
By the side Of the principles Of human
rights and the maintenance Of the
government, lies its financial system.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, the alarming con-
dition of business of the country, not
by reason Of tariff NOR Overproduction,
as has been claimed on this floor, but
by reason of an insufaciency of cur
rency, demands that the minis be
thrown open and every ounce of avail
able. silver be coined into dollars. The
people are expecting this; they are de-
handing this; and, mark my words, the
man from the west who stands out
against this will have forever hung his
political sharp on the willow tree"
And are We to go on fitting up the
less valuable coin to correspond with
the more valuable or should We not
here and now declare that the dollar of
our fathers is good enough for US? And
if there is to be any change in either
TO correspond with the other, let us
follow precedent and make the change
in gold.
But we are gravely told that we must
have the worlds money; that England
and Germany have a gold standard.
Why should we follow England and
Germany in preference to cooperating
with the balance of the world in the
use of silver? With England especially
we have no special interest. She is
free trade; we are protection. The
world owes her S5,0OO,OOOOOO and we
owe the world vast sums. Her inter
ests led her to demand payment in the
dearest money; our interests lead US to
pay in the cheapest. She buys but little
of our farms and nothing of our factor
les. She is our competitor and rival in
every part Of the world, and, in fact, if
she were to sink into the sea America
would be but little worse off. Our in
terests lie with the bimetallic countries
of Central and South America and
Mexico. Their trade will be worth
millions to US when developed, and our
medium Of exchange with them, if that
is of any Importance, should be the
same as theirs. When we have cap
tured their trade we need bother our
selves but very little about whether or
not our currency is the same as Eng
lands.
And, after oil, Mr.. Speaker, it is but
little difference to US what may be the
currency Of the balance of the world.
Their money ceases to be money when
it reaches our shores, and the same is
the case with ours when taken abroad
All foreign money the world over is
bullion and is so treated, and it makes
no difference what stamp OF weight ii
has, it is traded in as bullion. There
Tare, the weight OF value of our coin
can have nothing to do with our trade
With foreign countries. It is Of fan
greater Importance to US that We adopt
the most convenient medium of ex.
change among ourselves, and in guam.
tity sufficient to transact the business
Of the cOuntry-Deliyeredint the House
Of Representatives, June 6, 1890
BUSINESSMEN" among the goldbpgs
With the bankers and demsgOgues, are
declaring that if Bryan is elected there
will be an a-w-f-u-l panic. AL
right. If things are in such shape, snC