People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-18
ny Valedictory to the Republican
Party.

ahys
After years of careful study and re-
search | am convinced that the once
grand and noble party in whose ser.
vice once delighted, is not the bold
and fearless rxpOnentof human rights
that it once was. But on the other
hand 1t has become corrupt and is no
longer the party TO be trusted by the
people.
This would be sufficient to my gen.
eral reasons; but my personal friends
aud former political friends are asking
for some specific reasons. which l nov
propose to give in a series of newSBa-
Per articles.
| want TO say 10 advance that what
shall follow in these articles shall be
taken from facts OF history and the
national statistics. In writing | will
9luOt attempt that style and diction
that has made Others famous, but
will cenfne myself to the simple, un-
embellished truth, and, contrary to the
strict rules of ltaguisUs; shall use only
the simplest English that vii convey
the Thought insended, and that will
give a reason fer the faith within ne.
WANT every fact aud figure which
stall give herein tried in the cruel.
BILE Of trIdh. G want you to analyzt
them in theihEht OF history and best
logic
Considering the foregoing sufficient
to preliminary now proceed with
specifications.
Erst-The Republican party de-
mosetizea silver without a reason.
This specification is sustained By
the HISTORY OF the congress Of 1873
That both hOnses Of this congress
were Reppblican by clear majoritie;
aDd that the president who approved
the act Of 1873 was a Republican tMr
Grant, can not he denied
This state Oflsdmitted9 facts fixe.
beyond any question or controversy
the responsibility for the demonetizi
ton Of our silver Fighter wrong, will
lingly ar igRorantly, the Republican
party is responsible for the act.
II the act WAS right, statesmanlike
and to the interest of the American
people. the Republican panty is Ger.
tainly entitled to all the honor there
il 10 1t.
If, on the other hand, the act was
wrong, unstatesmanlike and against
the interest of tie American people,
procured by fraud, by foreign, outside
and improper influence, then let the
Republican party be justly covered
with ignOminy aud the slime OF cor.
ruptiOn. Let the facts be slated asd
heard.
seeOnd-The Republican party de-
moDetdzed silver in the few, the cred.
itor class; those who have fixed in
comes. those who produce not.
To sustain this specification it is
needless TO 20 beyond the French mon
etary commission of 1859, Mr.. Rug.
giles representing the United States.
where and when IL was affirmed that
the precious metals had lowered their
value and on that account the COM
mission said:
This demands the attention of
governments, because it affects unfay.
orally all that class or portion OF the
population whose incomes remain
nominally the same, undergoes
yearly diminution Of purchasing
power and as it is admitted that the
tendency OF the two metals is to de-
preciate, this tendency should be ar
rested by the demonstration of one
OF them.'
In 1876 our congress made none
try commission composed of three
senators, three representatives and
three experts. This commission was