Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
Issues Of the Campaign Plainly
and Forcibly Presented
Convincing Reasons Why Free Coin
age of Silver Should Not
Obtain.
Protection and Reciprocity of Supreme
Importance to the Welfare of
the Country.
HIS VIEWS ON OTHER TOPICS.

finished his last reading ana revision OF
1t at u 30 O'Clock The letter touches upon
all of the important planks in the repub-
Lcan national platform, but the first halI
of it is devoted to fncisive discussion of
the money question. The letter is as fol-
lows:
Hon. John NJ. Thurston. and others.
members of the notification committee o.
the republican national conVentIon-Gen-
tlemen: In pursuance OF the promise mace
nomination as the republican canc.date Tor
prefaGea Of tgt 10 Rish honor, and TO con-
slider in detail questions at issue IN the
be considered unnecessary IN view of my
remarks on that. occasion and those 1
lied me since the St. Louis convention.
but in view of the momentous Importance
presented on our future prosperity and
standing as nation. and considering only
/ could not be content to omit again call
Ing attention to the questions which. IN
position among the governments OF the
wod and euf ciaens u i thaf regub and
which for century past has been the
Of nIPg We We ust now prove false
to our own high standard in government,
Wise precepts Of the fathers. or of the
confidence and trust which our con-
duct in the past has always inspired
The Free Coinage of Silver.
For the first time since 1868, if ever be-
fore, there is presented to the American
people this year clear and direct issue
to our monetary system. of vast Importance
in its e1feets, and upon the righS settle
honor and prosperity OF the country. 1t
is proposed by one wing of the deInoe ;i ail
yer parties, to inaugurate the free and un-
ton the part of the United States at
ratio of sixteen ounces of silver to one
purpose IS a menace to our financial and
Industrial interests and has already Gre
peril to the credit and business of the coun-
try, peril so grave that conservative men
old party associations and uniting with
other patriotic citizens in emphatic protest 81
national convention as a assault upon the
weifare s' of f'f the people. We have had few
questions in the lifetime of the republic
more serious than the one which is thus
presented.
No Benefit to Labor.
1.-The character of the money which shall
Settle our balances with one another and
with the nations of the world, is Of such ie,f.
in its CONSEQUENCES as to call for the most
SOBER ana unprej1diced judgment at the
polls, We must not be misied by phrases
would not mean that silver dollars Were
TO be freely had without cost or labor. It
the United States for the few who are
Ter e0 Of TO
gaSed in other enterprises, 1t would not not
shoTfer ia OF the pay better It would not
make farming less laborious or. more
or make demand for an additional days
labor. It would create no new oeeupatio rs
masses. the capital of the, people or the
neM qd e e of aue but Woud a
no value to the thing measured Tt would
would derarge all existing values. 1t would
not restore. business confidence. but its
which yet remains
What 1t Means.
1.-The meaning of the coinage plank
take quantity of silver bullion now worth
rs cents to the minis of the United States.
which shall BE- legal tender for the pay
owner of the silver bullion would get the
n6boV Else }ber P neon to 6 h1 a e
It only by their labor, the products of their
owner on the basis of present values would
receive the silver dollar for Sc cents worth
auired to receive it as fun dollar in the he
Payment of debts. The government would
bear the eSpense of coming the silver and
the community would suffer loss by its use.
The Dollars Compared.
1--WE have coined since 1873 moro than
500. 0oo; eco of silver dollars. which are main
sa ala by the g0TreInment at parity with
snent of all debts, public and private. How
whh Would be IN use use nnef
free coinage? They are to he of the same
sa1ae stamp Of the govern 1 s2 W hns
would they not be of the same value7
use were coined on account Of the govern
ment, and not for private account or gain,
and the government has solernnly agreed
TO keep them as good as the best donars We
bullion at lis market value and coined 1t
troll of the mintage, it only coins what it
can hold at parity with gold The profit.
Value of I'd
the government for the benefit of the peo-
l~v,IIs to-,
In the silver dollar at very much less than
its coinage value. 1t paid it out to it's cred
eope aaf s face at In value az fo
full dollar. Il required the people to ac-
-cept it as a legal tender, and is thus morally
which was then. as now. the recognized
standard with US, and the most enlightened
having issued and circulated the SILVER dol
lar, it must in honor protect the holder
from loss This obligation it has far
moral Obligation. but there is a legal obli-
cation, expressed in public statute, to
maintain the parity
They Could Not Be Kept ut Par.
These dollars, in the particulars have
named. are not the same as the dollars
which would be issued under free COMA ge
ferent in value The government would
have no part in the transaction, except to
Would take aon aelf no t obl aoi taa
would not put the dollars into circulation
1t could only get them, as any citizen would
It would deliver them to those who de-
posted the silver. and It's connection with
silver dollars which would be issued under
free coinage of silver at a ratio of sixteen
psrIty? What WouId KEEN Keen nfha a the
with gold? There would be no OBLIGATION
seTe w ePen me sd p to do T. and
The simple truth Is We would be driven to