The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
Says Bill Hackney VIII Swamp
This Country
If We Stick to the EPresent
Gold Standard
Advocated By the St Louis conven-
ton Warning Words From an
Ancient and Vigorous Kan
sas Republican.

''Bill" Hackney, formerly of Kansas
continues his agitation for free silver
through the columns Of the Cleveland
Daily Recorder. Mr.. Hackney,as usual,
employs forcible language. He says:
II claim that a single gold standard
is building up an untitled aristocracy
of the few, and degrading the many.
That the bankers of London are con-
trolling the bankers of America to the
end that our commerce may be destroy
ed and that of England aggrandized-
That influence has driven our flag from
the ocean. and by the foreclosure of
their mortgages upon our railroads, the
American holdings therein have been
destroyed, so that today England con-
trolls our transportation on land and
on sea, and levies tribute at her Will
upon American commodities from the
hour they leave the shop or farm until
the consumer is reached, whether he
live in this country or in any other
country.
The raising or lessening of the tariff
cannot change this We have had
protective tariff since 1861, the Wilson
bill being the highest in our history,
with the exception of the Mckinley
law, and under both stagnauOn of bus
mess has been universal and the miser-
les of the people perpetual; and there
fore tariff high or low, is not the
cause.
LAS Senator Teller recently said
empty stOmachs do not make patriots,
destitute homes do not make liberty
loving men. No nation can maintain
its freedom and it's independence if it
does not have prosperity as the sub
stratum for its people to stand upon
Not to q few but to all. The system
now in vogue is one calculated to make
the rich richer and the poor poorer
THE action of the national bankers
in convention assembled at Baltimore,
in Illuminating q financial system that
Cleveland and Carlisle indOrsed. and
which all shortly after abandoned and
none would now indorse. is evidence of
the fact that that influence lacks con-
structive ability, is wanting in partiOt-
ism and is incapable of aiding US in the
way of our present difficulties.
LAS evidence of the decay of patriot
ism. no law was introduced. nor theory
advanced by Cleveland, Carlisle, Sher-
man nor anybody else In the congress
Just closed looking to a betterment of
conditions. and cite the fact as evil
dence Of the baleful influence of Eng
lish views upon our public men.
Secretary of the Treasury Eos
ter recently admitted that but for the
defeat of General Harrison in 1892.
bonds would have been issued by his
administration, Just as they have been
issued by Cleveland's.
Every bond that has been issued
by the Democratic administration was
provided for by laws passed by Repub-
can votes Cleveland would have been
deprived by law of his power to do so.
Ihe frlends oI a cohllhuatlen OF tne
present gold standard promised the
country prosperity II the sherman law
was repealed. it was repealed and times
grew worse. Ihereupon we We're prom
ised better times If sold IN the treas
ury was replenlshed- thfee llIaes IL
was 50 said ana promised ana each
time IL was done. put llmes nave
grown worse ana the ponued depl OF
the HaLon mas lllet5DS o9eIl lllel etlseL
Sz62eUu,O0u, py Wnlcn the van streel
and London bankers were enfiched
nllhonS q dOilafs- ana inns az tLle eA-
pense Of the people, ana the hepupIcan
party promise ne remedy. Dul 81
pressly declare they are in favor Of q
contlnuatlon on present conullloll5- Ana
we l1r CURSOR e. sunni 70 oul 80
efs that loI any parry III 0llIS Sog'lllIy
70 ueliDeisleeiy propose d sSetl9u ~
hefeice 70 eoIui lloLls 80 llll ma O!lly
SHOWS what q powerful nora q loIelsH
power mas secured "a inns cOuhlLy-
Il ne FARMER WIN ms crops ~ eLlils IA
the neld iof want OF d maj ~ sll7 ~
rags ana peAu5y y, "lllle nc - yo-SA elll
his FANNY. IN munger anu Illlsely, SaL1e
upon plenty Wltnout money ~ T. llSlieese
IT, and without lapof 20 earn IT,
That we are IN the ihlcSl Oh q poilI-
zeal reVoluuon every man must AUNT
Where IT. VIII end no one can uiely
prophesy- mat lhefe IS Some nm lstu-
lcatiy wrong WIN present COllei lloiis no
sane man vii ueIis-
try, the laboring millions who have the