The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-16

rency that was as gocd as gold A De-
7 prsclated currency means the decrease OF
! hair OF the purchasing power Of the money
n which they are paid IL means tnat
/ " You have had your life insured for 81
/ 90 that your widow. AT your death, VIII
/ be paid N dollars that viii be worth but
/ x.elo.
You say that you arr willing that thas
I country should have one OF the most d-s-
I aStroJs paricS that the world ever eA-
{ per enced. and that thousands OF men
( should be ruined 50 that you may be able
/ 70 pay your debts in deprecated dollar.
on go upon the theory that your creistor
viii not collect the debut until after tho
free coinage OF silver law Is enacted In
tbs you arem istak-n. Already eylry-
where those that have loa<.ed money arc
col ec;lHg u. and are not waiting until
apitsr the election Is over. When you
openly threaten 20 pay your debts IN
Sepi GATED currency, can you blame your
Sre.ntor " he insists on making the col
iecton while the money - stih as good as
Re loaned you? IL will take several yearu
Tor TINS country TO recover from the shock
or a change from gold 10 a silver stan
card OF values. In the meantime until
the resdjus;ment IL made business will
De suspended everwyhere: thousands OF
workingmen viii be thrown out OF en-
pIoyment; prices Of products will be low
er than ever. and those OF YOU who have
supported free silver. expecting TO get
hs-her prices for your products. 80 a. to
pay your debts IN a cheaper money. will
viii be made IN tn. midst OF this d-pres-
sion. Your products Will be no HIGHER
and you will finally be financially ruined
past all redemption. Is II not better from
the standpoint Of a debtor to treat your
creditor fairly and use your best endeav-
ors 10 pay him HIS due IN good a dollar
as he gave YOU II IL Is impossible for
you TO pay the debt, / believe you should
have the advantage OF a bankruptcy lew,
similar 10 the ore which passed the Re
publican house at the last session and
which Is now pending In the senate. under
the provisions OF which by the delivery Of
your property TO your creditor and a
showing that no fraud has been commit
ted you are entitled TO receive discharge
port in the house. and believe that II Is
the only fair and honorable way 10 ce-
tain relief from the burden Of Indebted
ness. where II IS impossible to pay.
DEMOCRACY AND POPULIsM
We have had Populism In Kansas for ssx
years and Democracy and Populism IN
the nation for four years Do you know
OF any substantial benefi; that either
party has given you? Are the men whom
they have elected to Office morn honest
than those that the Republicans placed IN
power? Are times better7 Have the
pledges and promises made by the mem
berS OF these parties been kept7 Arc
you not tired. sore and weary and DO you
not believe that the paths Of PopulHm and
Democracy are strevn with broken
pledges and promises and that the hopes
to you four years ago. have been a delu-
sion and a snare9 You know now that
times were good then and that they have
become worse ever since the Republican
party went out OF power You knows
now. and fully believe. II you viii Be
honest with yourself. that the ebection OF
Bryan. either with Sewsil OF with Watson.
or with neither, means panic. terrible
disaster, times Of trouble. sorrow and de-
spar.
ELECTION OF MKrNDEsY MEANS.
You know, II you will be honest with
yourself. that the election OF Mckinley
means prosperity. peace and a revival os
business. II means that our currency,
conn posed OF gold. silver snsf paper shali
be @s good az gold. one dollar exchange
able for any other NJ par. II rIsesns the
enactment of a protective tzrfr that will
produce revenue sufficient to pay the En-
penses Of the government and render II
unnecessary 10 sell bonds In tins of peace
u means the opening Of tho factory IN
the east and the employ nnent Of the fSls
working man. who now boards - the coup
house. Il means that ~. viii become
your hogs and csffte II Tnssn@ that hun
ger and want viii once more disappear
from our fair land. ard you have Il An
your power 20 say by your ballots what
you want Take your choice. and fn cio~-
'nT I indulge the hope that Whatever you
n At the ballc, box IN November
YOU re1v rev@r regret your action-
As TO RESULTS
Be not concerned es what IN. result win
b. History shows that tho people Of
10 nation have ever willingly voted for
he dehsseuGept Of their currency Kings
have defrsud~d them by clipping thu
cOirs. and nations have adopted a cheaper
currency from necessity. az we Ala during
The civil war. but never from choice have
the people ~ a country voted 60 dshaee
TIE money for which they must exehanx.
their commodities. THIS !. why tho Green
back party did The people then %
roS were in favor OF paper currsncy,
but they wanted u az good gold. 50 :,
Is now. They made up the@r minds That
The irrsdeersabl~ paper money advorzts5
by that party. would st~preri4c~. and tks
party fsiisd - achieve - purposes.
When the American people fully 1ni~T-
sfzrs. a. they viii before TITS campaign
- over. rlsat fro coinage % silver 81 - %
BIZ this country zi0rs. r1esne fsbzss1
currency AMI ths driving out az rct1 'hsr
VII tesrN 'heTe advocates - shs-o
dollar such a lesson &c fh@y VII no. fSf-
zrt during the remainder o. tbrar Arsa
WHEN the result = knaSa - soT~fnb~T
YOU -fli Hrd that ths rss1pts - MS e0en-
;rv WI haze declared zoe honest rr<ney
~ m chance % earn u ~ horsegs tot