The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-25

tlOnS.-POSt DiSpatch.
Among the items showing how
business has picked up since the elec-
tiOn we notice the failure of the Nat
ional Bank of Illinois one of the old
est and best banking institutions In
Chicago, This is saying good deal for
bank in a Windy City with so great
an amount of business. 'Tis true that
the liabilities of the defunct institu
tion were only Sl1 ,OOO.OO but added
to thisssinsignticant sumaIe the liab,li-
ties of the other two banks who closed
their doors as result of the failure of
the First National Bank of Ill. The
libalites of one of these banks was 81,
200 GOO Of the other $4,000 making
Ill all Liabilities of almost I3, 900, 900 in
these institutions. And yet it is quite
probable that there are Republicans
in the city of Kinsley who believe in
the mossback idea of national banks.
just Jew weeks ago national
bank in Kansas City failed. running
many business enterprises thereby
They are continually failing through
the speculation Of their of The
suffering caused bya bank failure is
ppaling, and far reaching. Not
withstanding the usual cheap talk of
paying large per cent on de-
posits to creditors it Is not often done.
The hard working economical people
who lay by for the rainy day, the sud-
den illuess AMI mishar, IL long coveted
excursion, are the ones who suffer
most. Not one Of US but can recall
instances within our personal exper-
ience of elderly persons to whom
shall loss meant CERTAIN financial ruin
who have been caught in these unfOrt-
unate failures. Comptroller Eckels
in speaking of the First National of
ILL.,, says the full amount cannot now
part of such holdings were not made
to appear OH the books but concealed
in another account.
Perhaps its judgment on them for
voting against Bryan and free silver.
The organs of gold. monOmetallism
us a permant policy continue their
opposition to the carrying out of the
Republican pledge to promote an in
ternational agreement as to Il coinage
ratio between the two money metals.
In SO doing these organs display Ill
temper and bad morals. Some of
them apply ugly epithets to Republi-
can bimetalists and all of them advo-
cate the violation of Il solemn compact.
And they display somethig more than
bad temper and a defective moral
ure--something far more import
ant than either of these ugly blemishes
they exhibit lack of political sagac-
ity which would, if they could control
the action of Mckinley and his party
lie extremely likely to bring about, in
few years, the free, unlimited and
independent coinage plan embodied in
the Chicago platform and voted for by
more than 5000, 600 citizens.
These organs with out any warrant
whatever assume that the Republican
TRUMP Of last month was 4 national
verdict against silver for all time to
come and in favor of gold monomealism
for ever and day. The truth is as
they know, as everybody knows, that
of the almost $4,000, 900 votes cast
only the 10000 more or less that
vent for Palmer and Buckner were
given for gold mOnOmetallism AS a
permanancy. The party that Won
the victory achieved its triumph, rot
rs the enemy but as the friend Of sill
yer; not for monometellism. but for
blmetallism for the only pricticsl plan
of maintaining bimetalllsm. With
out the pledge to promote an interpa-
tiOnal argreement OH platform host
lie to any future chance f)r silver, who
believes that Mckinley would have
been elected?
These organs of gold mononmetall-
ism allege as 4 reason why the Rep
nblican party should break its pledge
that there is no chance of securing all
international arrangement The Post
has heretofore discussed this allegation
and demonstrated that there is
strong and growing bimetallic senti-
ment not only. i'll continental Europe,
bn. In Great Britain. But for the
sake of argument let us suppose that
there is 10 chance open that Europe
has accepted gold recommendation and
will cling to 1t, does the suppOsition.
the belief of lts imp-acticsbilty cancel