The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-08-01


vent for the future the destruction Of
the legal tender quality OF any kind OF
money by private contract. We hold
that the power to control and regulate
a paper currency is inseparabe from the
power to coin money; and hence. that
all currency intended to circulate as
money should be issued and its volume
controlled by the general government
only, and should be a legal tender.
w. a,o un,,tr,hIv o
,ss,,a NV tho I,nitad ctatas ~ nrras+
hna vino honds In ti,,a ~ naaoa 49,, ~
dano,,nea &c , h1,,a.n n,a,.n ~,
crime than ,esont tr.asnrw nn,;au ~
Cured in hv a ronuhIic,n h,,ss -.
,h,nui,m ~ 49, - n
draas of ,,iuians ~ ~ ,-.i, .ttann. 4,
maintain the gold standard by borrow-
ing gold; and we demand the payment
of all coin obligations of the United
States. as provided by existing laws, in
either gold or silver coin. at the option
of the government. and not at the op-
ton of the creditor. The characterization
of silver IN 1873 enormously increased
the demand for gold, enhancing its pur-
CHASING power and lowering all prices
.neasureu by .na. staioa.u' anu SIN
.a "na 49,.
- ,aa,,.
"a nr,a,t oorrno avn With
tba,, nronor+i,n.tai, tho n,onev val,,a
of all other forms of pronerty. such fail
of prices has DESTROYED the profits Of
legitimate industry, injuring the pro-
ducer for the benefit of the nonp:oducaf
Increasing the burden of the debtor
,.n . ae a.,
Ar.anoan 1911 ra,ano+inr 10 tala,os,
vast bar. of wi,linr workers send
ing the shadows of desnair into fine
home of the honest toiler. filling the land
with tramps and paupers, and building
up colossal fortunes at the honey cen,
tiers.
In the effort to maintain the gold
standard, the country a within the
last two years, in a time of profound
peace ana pdents' oeen ioaueu FOWL
W" aSa
~. -. 20 - 80
honau. - moa;.o 80 nnaet
~ n,I,I;on. an q s,rul, ALL
~
90 my = "PiA ~ AZ wy
Pietits oot PapSi uiie"s ~ iotNs
the prices OIL our prooucts below the lIu'
ropean and even below the Asiatic level.
to enable us to sell in foreign markets,
thus a~eeravating the very evils OF
u,hio, ~, noo,,a 90 h;.to,,y o,n,r1,i,
-. .,a,,a,, hhon .t.;.;na
VS. -"
at the foundations ol our eiNi'"a'ioii IL
SELF.
rho o5rao,+o. 80 +ho ro,a rt,,aor5
...-.rC. IT.. -. - -, -,
p' e" no =. ie"' a'
OF our DISTRESS Is
we have produced so much that 1t made
us poor-which implies that the true
remedy is TO close the factory, abandon
tho 70 rn, and throw a multitude of peo.
.,.a,t . ,,,n,,ont. = aao.,ina tb.,
leaves nc unnervad and d,sheartene,
on5 obso,nte,y w.,4bont hone for thu
e,t,ra
.
we aLlr1n IL 10 DC uhquestiohea thas
there can be no such economic PARADOX
as overproduction, and at the same tima
tens of thousands of our fellow citizens
remaining half clothed and half fed and
who are ~piteously clamoring for the
common necessities of life.
o,,er and above all other questions ~
ro,;nv we arc in favor Of restoring ia tina
/ neop,e of the United states the time hon.
ored money of the constitution-gold and
silver, not one but both-the money Of
and arnnroe and -faclson ana Iincoln ~
the end that the American people may re.
ce.ve honest pay for an honest product:
that the American debtor may pay his
Just opilsat!ons IN an honest standard and
not IN a dishonest ana nnsonnd standard