Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-11-18

republican party thoroughly and com
pletely organized and backed up by ev-
cry trust and combine in the United
States. He had the old and wealthy
leaders of his own party against him; he
was opposed by the larger portion of
the leading papers of the whole coun-
try: he had the whole power of the ad-
ministration against him; the party
back OF him was not organized, nor did
they have the means sufficient to make
anything like thorough and complete
organization in the short time at their
command. The free silver forces were
divided into three or four separate and
distinct parties. All of these had to be
gotten together and every obstacle was
placed in the way of organizing them
and getting them to work as one party
by the power OF the opposition with I'M
told wealth at their command. lie also
had to contend with every kind of eoer-
clon, intimidation, bribery and corrup-
ton that could be devised by the oppo-
sition. But with all of these wonder
with only about four months in which
to accomplish the work he gained one of
the greatest victories ever accomplished
by any man III the history of the civil
lied world, and came within a very
close vote of making it complete Tout
for the enemy. The campaign of the
free silver party of 1896 will go down IN
history as one of the greatest that was
ever fought in the world. If such re-
suits can be accomplished against such
odds, what may we expect after having
time to get the forces united, and the
party Thoroughly organized. The fact of
the matter is that while free silver is
temporarily set back it has gained one
of the greatest victories ever recorded,
and is forecast of what may be looked
for four years hence. The gold stand
ard fellows are taking great pains to
tell US that the money question will not
be an issue again for many years, but
they will live to see the time when the
people have registered their verdict
against the present monetary system
by much greater majority than the
one given Mckinley ON the 3rd of No
vember.
1t is very common remark among
the republicans that the free silver par.
ty did not have the money with which
to make their campaign, and that there
is no nse trying to make a fight against
tho lfh of
We want to say to those who think the
money power has got US bound hand
and foot, that while we are going to
submit to thewlll of the majority as ex-
pressed on the 3rd, with as much grace
as possible, we want to say to the gold
standard party that the fight has just
fairly got started, and that there will
be no cessation until the people have
obtained their rights and the money
power has had to acknowledge that
they can no longer rob with IMMUNITY.
We are of the firm belief that with am
pie time to organize and thoroughly
understand the question, there will not
be money enough in the world to buy
the honest voters of this nation. So gen.
tlemen you had better make all the hay
you can while the sun shines, for the
day is coming when there Will be some
very cloudy weather for those that
think they can continue to rule the
American people with money.
Now then let Mr.. Mckinley bring on
his prosperity, and bring it in as large
chunks as he pleases, for there is won
derful shortage of that article in this
part of the country, and we are Just
now in position to stand about all of
it he has to distribute. He need have
no fears of an over production in Kan
sas, at least.
If Mckinley has single IDEA of his
own it is the fool notion that the coun-
try can be made prosperous by raising
the tariff on what we have to buy and
thus taxing us rich. With this fact SO
| well known among the people it is very
! natural for all manufacturing concerns
TO start up with the idea of getting
goods manufactured while the tariff is
low Oh much of the raw material, and
they will aim to get their ware rooms
filled up with goods ready for the addi-
tional tax that they expect Mckinley
will give them. There Is little doubt of
their all going to work now and keep
ing it up till Mckinley is ready for bus
mess. when there is just as little doubt
that each of them will close their facto-
rieS and hasten to Washington each
bearing special schedule of tariff rate,
| admirably suited for their special line of
goods. and if Mckinley does as he has
promised each will be accommodated.
Then they will go back home and add
the tariff to the selling price of the
goods made before the tariff was added,
| and while their laborers are taking a
long layoff, they will sell what was
made at a low price for all they can get
out of the new tariff. Then, and prob
| ably not till then, will the Iaborers full
~ understand just what was meant by
McKinley's election, but it will be too
late for them to undo what they have
done, and they will have nothing to do
but TO take their medicine in such dos
es as the tariff trusts and combines
shall prescribe.
! 1t don't require any very great