People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02
Gold Bugs at Work.

Gold Bugs at Work.
There has fallen into our hands a
very important goldbug circular.
We copy the substantial part of it
below. 1t will be noticed that it
bears date of June 90, two days after
the adoption of the goldbug platform
by the Republicans:
OFFICE OF HARVEY FISK & SONS, !
DEALERS IN UNITs I'd STATES BONDS,
No. u AAssUA STREET.
New YORK, June 20, 1896.
! To Banks aud Bankers:
The unqualified and all but unani-
nous declaration Of the St. Louis con-
ventiOn 10 favor Of maintaining the
present gold standard is a great tri-
umph for the right, and its good eff
fects are already being felt.
The battle for an honest dollar is.
however, only just begun. 1t must be
kept up unremittingly until the silver
heresy is entirely stamped out.
A great effort must now be made to
secure a similar declaration in favor
Of hundred-cent dollar at the Chi
cago convention, and then the adher-
ents OF both parties can make COM
mon cause in an effort to educate the
people Of the few states and terrific
ries where free silver and fiat money
ideas appear to prevail.
Numerous replies received to our
circular of June 9th disclose a strong
desire for a decisive trial of strength
between the gold and silver forces.
We are convinced that much of the
feeling in favor Of free silver coinage
is due to a misunderstanding of the
true function Of mOnev. We do not
believe that the majority of the
American people or even any COnsid-
cradle minority is in favor of defraud-
Ing any public or private creditor Of
any part Of his just dues. 1t must be
apparent to you that this misunder-
standing can only be removed by edu-
cational work. There is no medium
through which this work can be so
successfully carried on as the bankers
of the interior. who possess facilities
TO reach the wage-earners and agri-
cultural classes.
We make no apology for bespeaking
your corporation in this campaign of
education, as we are convinced that
our country can have no solid and
lasting prosperity until this question,
which, after all, is question of COM
mon honesty, is definitely settled.
Very truly,
HARVEY FISK & Sons.
We suggest that, irrespective
Of party affiliations, you at once
communicate with the dele
gates and alternales to the Chi
cagO convention from your
district, urging the importance
of the adoption Of a "plank"
declaring I'm unquaIific 1 terms
for the maintenance OF the
present gold standard
The part omitted calls attention
to little book, entitled "Wages,
Fixed Incomes and the Free Coin
of Silver" which they say "holds
the attention Of the reader and car
ries him to the conclusion that free
coinage is delusion and a snare"
These books will be furnished free
of charge as long as they last.
Having captured the Republican
party these dealers in United States
bonds" have now sci out to capture
the Democratic party to the end
that "the silver heresy may be en-
tirely stamped out."
The clause at the bottom was in
large bold face type, and read be.
tween the lines means that the banks
irrespective OF party affiliations"
should at once see the delegates and
alternates to the Chicago conven-
ton, and pave the way for a deal
with them. The plutocrats imagine
that if they can get the two great"
parties both to declare for gold that
they will then have"a decisive trial
of strength between the gold and
silver forces"
Let it come; the result may be
different from what they expect.
The adherents Of the two old par.
ties have heretofore "made common
cause in an effort to educate the peo-
pie" But the more they get edu-
Gated the more they break away
from the gold standard.
1t is the "banks and bankers"
against the people. Who will win
the battlel They have The Doodle;
We have the brains and the votes.
Will we use them for our own good
or turn them to the advantage of the
"banks and bankers" Every citi-
zen must answer this question for