The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-23
"WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES*.
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF
SAPOl 10

is to 1. 1t is safe to say that the great
body of Republicans honestly sub
scribed to this doctrine. Now the
same party distinctly announces that
| those who support il must indorse the
gold standard and oppose the free coin
| age of silver except upon terms wholly
| inconsistent with national self-respect,
| and this without pretending to give
any reason therefor. This brings US
! face to face with the question whether
a party platform is to be the exponent
or the dictator of public opinion. Re-
publicans subscribed to the earlier doc
trine and would have again SO sub
scribed. The Republican voters were
not consulted as TO any change, and
were given no opportunity. especially
In Kansas, to be heard. 1t is this, no
doubt, that makes 1t so difficult for the
party managers in this state to get Re
publican candidates to place them
selves squarely upon the st. Louis
platform. nd it is because we have
defended, and have believed, and still
believe in the earlier Republican doc
trine that We are compelled to stand
by the historic landmarks Of Eepubli-
canism and reject the new doctrine of
enmity TO silver and the silver indus
try.
We ask you to say, If the free COIN
age of SILVER was right prior to 1896,
what makes it wrong now? If our
leaders Were misleading the people all
these years, how are we TO know that
they are acting in good faith now?
We might rest our case here, but as
this question is of such vital importance
to our people, we hope to be excused
for giving 1t further attention.
The farmer sell US for silver and buys
for gold.
That the prosperity Of this country
depends primarily upon the products
of our farmers IS universally conceded
yet we are asked to perpetuate a policy
that places the farmer at a serious dis
advantage. The price of grain, cotton.
wool and stock in Kansas IS practically
the price in Liverpool less the cost Of
transportation But the farmer must
there compete with the same products
from countries using silver or depreci-
ated paper as their currency. He can
get no more than they, yet everything
the farmer buys he buys upon gold. He
therefore produces upon a gold stand
ard. he sells on a silver standard, he
buys upon a gold standard. In some
degree, at least, this accounts for the
present ruinous prices Of farm prod
ucts. Any action that will increase the
value OF silver VIII give our farmers
a better opportunity IN the markets Of
the world, II logic or the quotations
heretofore given can be relied upon.
The effect OF our present system can
not be better described than ~ the Ian
guage Of Cernusch:. the GREET French
economist, whose reputation was such
that ne was invited and appeared be-
fore our monetary commission OF 1876,
10 give his opinion, as an expert. upon
tire questions before the commission.
He SAYS:
The present monetary policy of the
United States Is consequently very ac-
vantageous 70 the interests Of England.
a gold mono-Ine.allic country, but 81 IS
utterly ruinous as regards the foreign
financial eiations OF the United States.
and especially for its native produc-
ers." European Economist. May 23.ISSs.)
For the truth OF This. esch reader can
abundantly determine for himself
SIXTEEN TO ONE
The free coinage OF both silver and
gold simply means that the silver dol
lar shall be sixteen TINES as heavy as
the gold dollar. and that such slssl be
coined free by the government and The
coin delivered TO its owEsr. as = now
done with gold. Bu. il has been asked
why Insist upon the ratio Of Is 10 /: ~'hy
no; name some other ratio? B@rauze
tha. is EsIe only ratio known 20 the ,zw
az the Lard that was the ratio when
Republican conventions and nsxDa-
pers were endorsing the free coinage Of
silver; Z S practically Ire ratio OF the
civilized world. The national deb- Is
N
az ire ratio o rs - l.: changing t5s -stfe
would require the recosnzE,e q our
whole stock OF silver. wasah would mean
3 great and unnecessary ioss ard ins>on-
vense1ca. and IA enormous and nee2ies<
expsrse- A vel argued b. GoSsrz er
MOTH. ard endorsed byzk.s associates
upon the Republican ticket - tie cxm-j