People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-13

you that 10 IS source OF great pleas
ure to learn that you have finally con-
coded that the POpulis:s were right.
and have been for several years. in
declaring that the financial question
was the main question for the cOnsid-
Grafton Of the people Of the United
States.
You have proclaimed to the people
By your hirelings aud parrots since
1873, that we have the "best financial
system in the world. Why did you
make this assertion? Is it true or
false: II true, why have you joined
together to change the system and
establish monOmetallism, displace
legal tender currency with bank
promises, and force this government
to adopt the bond system, placing a
debt upon the American citizens
which they can never pay: hundred
times greater and much more unjust
than King George placed upon the
colonies in the 18th century.
If you are false and dishonest BY
your declaration Of the best financial
system in the world, then how can
We have confidence in You now?
Another Of your silly phrases, con-
eeived in corruption and uttered for
the consolation Of the distressed
masses, is lack of confidence" which
you said was the cause of the panic
and hard times. If this were true a
few years ago, why is it not true now?
Your entire crew said two years ago
that it was the purchase Of silver
bullion that was the cause of hard
times. Through your leadership, in
fuence and command the act was
cruci1ed, and the times have got
harder; ruin, distress and suffering
have spread broadcast over our fair
land, and that in the midst Of peace
and plenty. Wrong again. And you
admit it by declaring that the cause
of hard times is the circulating of the
United States treasury notes and
greenbacks.
You told the people that the free
coinage Of silver or the purchase OF
silver bullion would drive gold out Of
this country and run it 20 premium.
To prevent this you defeated the free
coinage, retired the seignorage bill
and repealed the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman act. Again your theory
has proven false, for gold is now at a
premium and more gold has left the
United States since you uttered this
than for fifteen years prior.
TO GROVER CLEVELAND.
Mr., Cleveland, you stated in your
proclamation that you desired the
destruction of silver for the protec-
ton of the mechanic, farmer and
laborer. You secured it, and the very
men you pretended to assist, your
false doctrine has ruined.
You told the people" Tariff Reform
would bring prosperity and happines.
We have taken your medicine, but
the disease has grown worse. Proven
false again.
You say now that you want ''sOund
money" and honest money" About
everything you gold worshippers have
uttered for years has proven false and
your measures of relief have had the
opposite effect, Is it any wonder
that people have lost confidence in
you?
Now, honor bright, is it not unsound
money you want, when you say Sound
money!"
You state in your message that
iyou want the g:eenbacks and treas
ury notes retired. cancelled anC
burned up, and in their stead $780,
100000 Of bonds issued, and the bond:
made the basis Of a bank currency
issued by the bankers, which currency
Is known as the national bank cur
reucy."
Now. Grover, don't you know that
nationsl hank currency, the money
you recommend, is not a legal tender
and is the only unsound money thi!
government ever issued? Don't Vol
know that when you succeed in de
stroying our legal tender CURRENCY
that there is no other money in US,
which is a legal tender, except tn,
silver dollar? Don't you know tina
the gold dollar is a legal tender unly
by weight?
Then. when you say you favor al
honest dollar, don't you mean a dis
honest dollar? You say you wan
gold money. Don't you know gold i
dishonest money? 1t has change,
many times in the history of this gov
ernment, and is purely a commodit
money. The value of the $40 gol
piece grows less by abrasion an,
cheats the person who holds it. |