The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-25
NONE MAY ESCAPE
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| led the debt or decreased the ability
| Of the debtor to pay, which is the same.
This all was done by the law destroy
| ing silver as money metal of full ul-
TINA te payment. II must be under
stood that a majority of these debt
| were created before that act. Was
ever such injustice wrought to any
people before? Let us consider who
is benefited by this great wrong. Ger
tainly no one but, the owner and hold
er of gold or its currency equivalent.
Six years ago two per cent of the peo-
pie of this country owned one-half of
all its wealth. The way their wealth
is increasing how long will it be before
they own it all or nearly all? By the
census of 1890 fifty millions of people
did not own their homes. The num-
Der is being less every day. Our sound
money friends ask us if we want to be
as Mexico or China, as with only a de-
based currency-silver. o tDhey want
Mexico and China TO be as we are?
Does this country want those nations
TO come into this death-struggle for
gold. If they were to go to the gold
basis where would we be? Such an in
creased demand for gold would again
raise its price. On the gold basis our
financial ruin IS sure. But our fate
would be hurried by the South Ameri-
can republics and the Asiatic nations
going to the gold basis. With a COM
plete financial ruin, such as stares US
in the face, what then will be our fate
as people? Absolute poverty among
the masses-crime, slavery and decay.
With all the ''insolence of wealth"
among the few.
We are told by Mr. Cleveland and his
sound money friends that a want of
confidence in our currency is the occa-
sion of our financial embarrassment.
He undoubtedly is right, to a certain
extent. For who could have confidence
in currency controlled by fifty men,
who could lock the wheels of industry
in all our land in twenty-four hours?
A currency based on gold-ene-eighth
Of the worlds supply of which could
be put under lock and key in twenty
four hours by ten men in Europe. Who
could dare to go into business, when in
a day panic may be brought forth by
fifty men and every business man of
the country made a bankrupt? We
are told that there is plenty of money
in the country, but it wants confidence.
Well may ii want confidence. 1t is not
owned by those who use ii, and they
who own it know business man can
not borrow and use it on a declining
market. Gold by its increased value
and its small bulk affords facilities for
controlling the supply and manipulate
ing its circulation. With silver freely
coined the currency could not be so
controlled. Confidence would be re-
stored by removing this power from the
few. The supply of money would be
increased, prices would go up, men
could do business with an assurance
that by pluck and energy they could
make a profit on their labor. The
wheels of industry would hum again.
The political campaign now about TO
open is the most momentous since the
origin of our government. On it de-
Ponds the liberty of man and the pres
ervation of our institutions. The sill |
yer question is the question. With the
habiliation of silver to its place a
the money of our people, the chains of
the tyrant will be broken.
We want the ladies to enlist under |
our banner. for it is the banner of free |
dom. Join our ranks and let us
Forward, all together march,
Til victory appears.
Our cause is good and good results |
Will bless the coming years"