The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-02


inent had dictated what was legal ten,iaF,
and provided for e from boln metStg. tise
act Of lS5S was taken sJvGGtaSe & ~
the money lender TO flood the country Wiiir
notes bonds and mortgages, payable Is
gold, and since then billions % Gel-sFs q
our debts have become payable in sold
money by written contracts The SCI az
1873 carried the act Of 1878 from statutory
Jaw into the written contracts Of the coGn-
try. They were afraid the act OF 1874 mishs
be repealed, and they wished 70 closk tlia.fs-
sselves under the constitutional provision
against the impairment OF the obllsation az
contracts. The act Of 1873 Is worse tnap tue
act OF 1913
silver Coinage Since 1873
1--WE often hear the gold men bosstins
that there has been larger coinage OF sii-
yer since 1873 than before Il. But under =
redemption Of the monetary SYSTEM tAs
quantity Of representative money issied
should not exceed In volume the qlsntitF
of redemption money In the couRtry. 50
that when silver was reduced 20 the pos
sition Of representative money, the issue
of any quantity Of il IN the form OF repre-
sentative money had no effeet in bud1<
ing up our stock Of primary money. Since
1873 the government has purchased silver
and coined Ii into a representative money
There is no judgment displayed m BUY
ing a costly metal TO coin x into token or
representative money. 1t should answer
the same purpose to coin our token money
from lead, tin, nickel or other substance.
So long as IL is redeemsble in Sold or made
subsidiary to gold, the issuance Of any
quantity of i viii not restore the founda-
ton Of our financial system Applause ]
I'VE are often told that the silver dole
lar is a good dollar on its face, bat So
cent dollar in reality. We say gold d0i-
lar is only a dollar on Its face, but ~ fesllsg
a 200-cent dollar. The silver IN silver doll
lar viii buy as much wheat and cotton 20
ever, but not as much gold. Cold mas risen
in value until, instead OF buying one oush-
el Of wheat as Il used TO- IL VIII buy two.
1T is constantly claimed that under free
coinage silver would run gold cut OF mo
country. Gold is not now IN circulation 70
he run out. There is no gold in circulation
among the people. It is IN the bank vaults
of the large cities. il Is cornered. And the
government Is now at the mercy Of those
who own il. Silver was the money Of the
pe0ple, and circulated to the very pores CT
civilization, and it does now as token
money, and no money IS appropriate 10 a
republican people that does not thus cir-
! culate. lAppiause.l
EffecU on the Farmer
NOW, IN regard to the effect Of free coin
age oil the farmer il is true, as clslnsees
that a farmer can now buy as much calico
and cotton cloth with 50 cents as be could
/ before when wheat was 8 a bushel But
! he cannot pay his taxes that way. IL now
takes two bushels and nearly three bushels
/ OF wheat to pay as much taxes as one
bushei of wheat would have paid IN 1913.
/ Whereas 1900 bushels Of wheat would
/ have paid the presidents salary Of Sso,O1y
/ In 1873. Il now requires 100000 bushels or
wheat to pay his salary Of $50iUJe' Aha "
| was the same congress that increased tiie
] presidents salary from }b,V0 10 soV,vsy
/ year that demonetized silver. Oniciai Ia
/ voritism and neglect OF the rights OF tue
! producers have already come with des-
potism. 1t now requires two ana three
| times as much OF your wheat 10 rice Oh
q Pullman car or a street car as IT 90 IN
1873. Those things Under the control Of
t trusts will be held up IN price ana pre-
ducers will suffer IN the exchange OF their
property for them. lApplause.l
selnshness Is a SerPsut'
"SeIfshness is a consuming fire mat
| burns and destroys. it will destroy ihdi-
vidusl character and It viii destroy En-
tjonaI character. Call 1t what you Wilt
a dragon, an evil spirit, or a devil, Il can
be apuy termed a serpent, with its tan
I'm India, and it's body IN Europe, and its
head raised in once proud America. TAP
plause.l VIII you fight It, citizens OF liii-
nois? [Cries of yes, yes.l Then throw
aside politicians. Throw aside those WHO
have self interest In asking you fol your
votes. Study this question for yourselves,
and when you have studied civilization and
the effects OF the law on the prosperity OF
mankind we will then rear here an sndur-
! ing republic,
IT will no longer be a question OF e1-
DerIment. We viii erect one that viii DO
permanent and enduring, and when We
| cease to scramble over the things Of this
earth and Pile up around us, as these mil
IIonaires are doing, who now would dictate
| to Won and ] how to vOte-When we cease
/ that. then we will come to neWcF ana 2
brighter civilization, I'm which we VIII
| gtndy the principles Of humanity, ana not
the principles OF selfish interests ZAP
piause.l And with such a people, We VIII
| 20 forward, step by STEP testing question.
/ by the principle OF humanity. ana we Wil
| make a race Of great men and great ~oul'
| en-, and It viii lead to a brighter shu pet-
/ ter day" [Great applause.l