The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-05
SOUND MoNEY"-"HoNEsT MONEY

SOUND MONEY" HONEST MONEY
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Why are these phrases used by politi-
clans and money kings Of the United
States? Go where you Will. IN congress.
or pick up a certain class OF literature
now beginning to flood the land. and the
| catch words, Honest Money appears.
And the candidate for On important Of
I fee thinks his mission q failure It'll he
can tell the people that he believes In
| sound" N honest money" Why al
this parade7
| without some care and some knowledge
OF the financial system OF these states,
the incautious might be led TO believe that
there was some political party in this
country that did not believe in sound
money" But such IS not the fact. Than
why such arguments, why such effort 10
alarm and mtslead the tinnid and uns9s-
pectIng? But one answer can be given.
The men who use the arguments have
IAN ak to grind" They are used TO
| either Intentionally deceive or because
their cause Is deficient IN substantiated
arguments. II used 10 deceive then the
men and the party that use hem deserve
I'll contempt of all patriotic men. II used
70 ridicule financial system because It
does not suit their taste. for the reason
that such a system will not minister to
their own personal greed and selfishness.
then do they expose the utter poverty and
rottenness of their own financial policy.
Men Go not resort to ridfcule 10 sustain
a vital question to a great commonwealth
till their fund OF silod argument is quite
exhausted.
Hence these cant phrases, sound
money" honest money" are used TO de-
ceive the unsuspecGnG. And their use is
a plain admission that their cause cannot
be sustained in the open field of argument
Any financial system that requires such
deception and tricks Is a bad one and
should be most sternly opposed by every
man who regards the welfare of the coun-
try.
When our fathers framed the constitu-
tton of these states, and gave to congress
the power to "coin money and 70 regu-
late its value did they provide for the
coinage or issue OF a. single dollar that
would be dishonest money? Did con gress
ever authorize a single dollar to be made
that was not sound money? Did the
minis of these states. under the sanction
of the government, ever coin a single dol
lar of either silver or gold that was not
honest money!" Not one. And not a
single dollar of silver can be found In all
this land that was made by the authority
of the government, that will not today
perform its money functions of 100 cents
70 the dollar in all business transactions.
The gold, the silver and the paper money
will pay for all commodities. viii pay
debts, private and public, except in the
instances where stupid congress. either
igHorantly OF willfully violated the plain
letter OF the constitution and trampIed on
the rights and the interests Of the people
by limitations and by denonetiz!ng silver
as "a money OF ultimate redemption"
Is not silver as much as gold one OF the
moneys OF The constitution II so. who
are the advocates OF dishonest money!"
The men and the party who have done
all they could 20 destroy silver. one OF rhs
metals OF the constitution, and are doing
all that can be done 20 drive OUT the green
back volume OF money in circulation. or
The party who are now struggling 20 TO
store silver 20 the place ase. gned II BY the
fathers OF the republic?
The man Who does noc know that the
people OF these states are the sovereign
power IN the Iand-that congress IS but
the agent OF his peopie-thst silver and
gold is he money OF ths constitution, and
that whenever either OF them are dis
turbed, that l. Is The right and the duty
OF the sovereign power 10 remedy the
evil. has not YET learned the first "a 3. c.
% tbs grea- government
The fat IS that as soon as our late war
closed ouc f-oz-ier was extended hsIn1reos 4
% miles each year. Thus demanding a
larger voIuE.s % money 20 develop the I
natural resources o. the country AID % I
% is ezce1tai business Moaeyed men /
IN The east saw t5a- their iHzeres- de- I
uan6ed ths overthrow OF ;hs zreen5ack 4
volume. The attempt vas made ard only 1
partially sgeceeded- TIE attempt was I
-sen r,zds 20 strike down silver. No. Only I
% destroy l- as money o. Ultimate - 4
ceulptlo-." o.; % destroy - volume. IS I
free coLzaEs'' and its yal-s as a money I
Of he people.
The construction pol5ey l1AlgGrs scan /
AFTER ,he war clossi has ben carefully I
ard Vers.stsnffy followed % I'll. tssr= g
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Sirczlz-.o1 - wake i.-o active lie IRE
energies q IRE people @ 20 me- tss o. 4
+-1ar- DENNIS @ suzzeEs tbs con-
s-rs-s-on has been s@r7ros - rsi.ri-z pa
pes money. leg-zlz-laE asa-ns. silver. al1el .
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tslnis. I'D ~ Loczrg up &c SOD o -Ae 4
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pcs go a. szs- ne Ees-. re south szt i
ste r-zE.s STATES are Ta-zly1ei ard a. .
vaiuss have shrunz more hsz.-f4 Eer csaE i
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