The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-04-24
NEW YoRK ON WICHITA.

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can rise entirely superior to our selfish
interests, politically speaking; hence,
local greed and sectional animosities.
The New York Evening Post, the re-
cognized organ of Clevelandism, and
of all that term comprehends OF cur
rency manipulation, Of syndicate bond
dickering and Of English dominancy in
America, in truth paper which Is said
to be controlled by English capital not
only. but so owned, has taken it upon
itself 10 editoriaIly read the Eagle two
or three sound money lessons, coup
led with pictures and prOphesies of pos
sible disaster should free silver be
forced upon the country.
For the sake of giving to our cotem-
porary the full force of his declarations
in admitting that silver has been de-
preciated by twenty-three years of de-
monetiZation and that its remonetiZa-
ton would, in driving $620, 100000 Of
gold from the country precipitate such
a panic as would financially crush and
ruin New York, the commercial heart
and financial center of this country;
that in their panic would go down the
untold millions represented by the
banks of that city, the many more IN
told millions of every kind of conceiy-
able stock and all the bonds and Sc
curities represented by them; and with
oerni n
stitutionS of that city representing Ii
all. Well, and what then, Mr.. Even
ing Post? The Eagles constituency
with all this happening would be better
off with an adequate volume of sound
currency, than we are now. Our
prairies are here and all that was ever
in them. Nothing can now happen to
New York or to the country which can
further PROSTATE the interests, indus
tries and values of the people whom
the Eagle represents. Things can go
no lower so far as we are concerned.
He who is dreadiDg the smallpox is
not the one who has had it in its most
yirulent type. Property which cannot
be given away can go no lower in price.
All this concentrated wealth, of indus
tries, of institutions and Of monied in
terests, boasted by New York, were
not raised on Manhattan Island. New
York City works not, neither does she
sweat, except in her surplus efforts of
tOlling the toilerS and spinners of the
country, who can sell nothing except
through New York, and who can buy
nothing through anyone else. New
York tolls everything going out Of the
country, and everything coming into
the country. Her tolls having exhaust
ed the entire grist, the interest having
absorbed the principal, New York not
only becomes the hOrse-leech in crying
for more, but will not permit the goose
she has killed for the golden egg 10
survive long enough TO law few sill
yer ones for it's own use.
No cry Of financial panic and ruin
has any terrors for the productive west
and south. Such catastrophe would
probably close up the few remaining
banks, but the most of them would
liQuidate without loss to their patrons.
All this will seem very wild-eyed talk
to our New York cOtemporary, but
were our esteemed published on the
prairies, or in the Mississippi valley,
looking TO an indusrially Frustrated,
rather than to a money bloated con-
stituency, for support, it would see diff
ferently and with a wider vision.
There is one other thing to which we
would call the attention of our Wall
street friends: Whatever party may
declare and papers may hold to the
contrary, the tariff and kindred ques-
tions are not and cannot be made the
leading issues of the campaign, so far
as the great body of the people are con-
cerned. The issue is money" and will
be until it is settled and settled in the
way the great body of the people de-
sire il should be. 1t is the issue with
the rank and file of all parties alike.
1t is the leading issue now and unless
settled satisfactorily in the campaign
Of 1896, there will be no other issue in
the campaign of 1900, at which time,
in such event, there will be no Prohibi-
ton party, no Populist party, no Dem
Ocratic party, no Republican party in
anything but in name. but the people
will be lined up on one side with their
ballots and the Posts crowd upon the
other side with their gold
The Eagle is not finding fault with
the New York Evening Post for quot
ing us as being "a silver Republican
paper fav0ring Mckinley" Mckinley
We believe, from his record and his
utterances, to be true bimetallist, that
is what the Eagle holds to-both gold
and silver.