People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-09

That the act provides for the pay
ment Of the debt in the coin of the
country at the option Of the govern
ment.
That both gold and silver coins
composed the coin Of the country and
you must cOncede that the people
with freedom unlimited coinage OF
silver with full legal tender 1.-THE con-
ditiOn that existed at the time Of the
act of 1876 could and would pay the
debt with much greater ease and rap
idity than they are now doing, being
restricted to gold payment.
Now since the Republican measure
demonetizing silver is subsequent to
the funding act Of 1870 which confer
ed on the people the right to pay in
either, and since the subsequent act
barred the people illegally up to the
Bland-AllisOn act of 1873 from paying
IN silver but restricted them to pay
ment in gold to the utter exclusion
of silver it must be true that the Re-
publican partyin its present advocacy
and by its enactment disregards the
rights Of the people.
That the Republican party openly
councils the violation of law must be
conceded when it is remembered that
the Bland. Allison act of 1873 restored
tie standard silver dollar to its legal
tender power that the silver dollar at
all times since then and now is a full
legal tender.
In the act that restored this power
to our silver dollar we have express
sion of the American people through
their congress not often reached,
This bill after having passed both
houses of congress in the usual way
met the Republican veto (Mr. Hays
being president) it then became a law
by passage over his veto securing the
necessary twO-thirds of both houses.
Now in this we have a law very
stongly expressed; the frank expires.
sion of two thirds OF the great Amer.
lean people as they were represented
in congress at the time. This law
though never repealed: this law
although still upon our statute, still
expressing the will Of more than two
thirds Of the American people was
set aside, practically annulled, by a
Republican secretary (Mr. Sherman
and the great Republican party has
sustained him by adopting his policy
in every one Of its succeeding admins
trations,
Now, friendly sinner, have | stated
right? Have l not told the simple
truth? If | have, don't 60 off hot and
"cussenw
If you require further proof as tC
this see House resolution Feb, II,
1896, requiring Secretary Carlisle to
report and his answer to the last par
of question: All the bonds issued un'
der the resumption act of JAM, II
1875 were payable principal and
interest in coin Of the standard value
of July IA, 1870.
But little more as to the Bland
Allison act. How could you take
this twO-thirds expression Of the
American people land more, there
being eleven votes more than neces.
sary) as anything but a rebuke FOR
your action before and a loud voice
from majority, OF this great people
declaring what should be the law in
this regard?
Now who ever showed a greater dis
regard for law, who ever more per-
fectly annulled and set aside a law,
who ever spit more sQuarely'in the
face of this nation or any other
nation than did John Sherman, R. b.
Hays and a few Others of our leaders
when they said no, and made these
laws inert, refused their application
by changing the option from the
government to bond holder-paying
him gold to the exclusion OF silver?
Did ever a King, a Gar or pOtentate
do more than to substitute for the
will Of his people, his own will?