Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31

nor a COW yard. 1t is simply a yard.
A yardstick, to be a yardstick, must
be yard long, whether it be made of
tape, or of wood, or of metal. Just
so. the unit of our monetary system
is the dollar, regardless of the mate
rial of which it is made, and to be
sound dollars they must have equal
length, that is, purchasing power
The Republican is the only party that
promises such money and an opportu-
nifty to earn it. 1t has given that
portunity in the past, and will keep
its promise for the future.
SO
If all the schemes which dema-
gogues have lately proposed in the
name of the people could or should
become laws, and be put into prac-
tice, the present epoch might well
pass into history as the age of free .
things. In 1890, we were RECALLED with
the beauties of free corn-cribs, cab
bage crates, etc, in a sort of agricul-
tural banking system, whereby crop
burdened farmers might turn their
produce into scrip or cash, contract
or expand a flexible currency, regulate
prices, and still retain ownership of
the products of the farm which were
put up as collateral security for the
corn and cabbage certificates which
was to become part of our per
capiter." 1t was glorious bubble of
irridescent tint, but it burst of sheer
emptiness
In 1892, we were told that ''free'
trade was the panacea for all the ills
from which political flesh was suffer-
ing. Prices of things bought were
too high. Free trade would bear
them down. Prices of things sold
were too low. We were promised that
this wonderful free thing would bull
them up. 1t would do still more-it
would tear down the Chinese wall of
protection to home labor and home
consumption of native products, and
allow us to break into the free mar
kets of all the wide, wide world and
revel in riches untold. We were given
the pinching poverty of products I'M
sold. Prodigal of promises, the apos-
ties of free things were paltry in per-
Torrance. Labor lost employment
entirely or was poorly paid; home mar
kets were destroyed, and home con-
sumption of our produce was curtailed
80 per cent. Our pork and beef were
barred from foreign markets. Our
markets are flooded with foreign pro-
duce and manufactures. Prices of
things we sell were brought lower
than ever Reciprocal trade relations
with our nearest neighbors were abb
rogated, and our sheep industry was
betrayed to the wolf of free trade.
In short, the complete collapse of this
whole scheme of free things, the total
failure of all their glittering prom
ises, left the Democracy and the dem
agogues without leg to stand on
In 1896, some new gift of free things
must be used to bait the people. Then
to hide their utter ugliness, free
trade Democracy put on the stolen
garb of free silver. with a fringe of
free-riot trimmi ng, which, like char
ity, is stretched to cover their multi
tude of sins of the last four years.
This stolen garb was pilfered from the
Pops, and they. poor weak mortals,
meekly submit, and are now playing
second fiddle to the dinner horn of
Nebraska, inviting the people to an
other free feast of folly and famine.
This ssfree" business has been over
worked. People have had enough of
it, and will vote for Mckinley. sound
money and protection.
A Decisive Fact