People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-04

your sum total, then divide IL into the
wages they receive. and you have as ret
result the gold standard, measured with
even exactness into the bone. flesh ard
blood of the lahor.ng classes Of the United
States. II dear money is good for laborers,
then make II dearer and scarcer. TIL there
Is none left to move the wheels OF o0n-
merce.
The Effect on Farmers
They say: Admitting lower prices,
farmers can buy everything es cheap as
they have to sell their property for. 50
who's hurt?"
The answer Is this: You sell your wheat
the farmers the merchants depend on for
trade, sell their wheat for 80 cents: II Is
true they can so and buy calico and cotton
goods and many other things proportion
ately as cheap as they sell their property.
Manufacturers are being broken up al
over the country by reason OF these falling
prices; less labor Is employed for the con-
sumption of those products as result OF
II, but still, they can 80 and buy calico and
cotton goods, II Is true. but, here Is what
they cannot do: They can't go and pay
their taxes with the same number OF
bushels Of wheat that they did in 1873; II
takes from two 10 three times as much OF
their wheat and other products, They
can't go and buy anything that 10 being
held UP by a trust. or anything that Is
working unnaturally against the condi-
lions that are breaking down the fabric
of the republic. They can't buy any Of
those
Arbuckle's trust on coffee will hold up
coffee. You get on Pullman car and YOU
pay as much az you cid in 1919. You pay ca
much on a street car. You pay as much
salary TO the county, state and national
officials, and when say you pay as much,
l mean you pay as much in dollars. you pay
twice az much In prsperty-your property
and In many instances you pay much more
than that.
So, that when you bower the money meas
ure Of the United States. you are asAsd &c.
and must drag down this government. aid
ut all OF its Industrial conditions 10 that
new measuer. You can't DO II, you viii ruin
the commerce Of the cOuutry. Trusts and
combinations are forming all over the
country TO prevent falling prices, and thus
the unnatural struggle goes en-.
How Debtors are Affected
Nor can you pay your debts. Take thu
debt which. few years ago, l,c0 bushels
OF wheat, or about that would have paid.
| 1t now takes 1000 bushels OF wheat TO pay
that debt. The load Of a debtor Is hard
enough to bear without increasing his bur,
den. When you make debt you are
counting II in dollars; you are counting on
selling your property for dollars TO pay Il
with: the debt calls for dollars You did
not count on falling prices. except by hou-
est means; nor on having that by which
you measure your property, rise In an ever
increasing scale as II has done since 1879.
What has been the result? Men ran out
OF money and went IN debt They con-
tracted debts they never would have con-
traoted II II had not been for selling their
property at lower prices. From about
STA billions Of dollars, the people OF THU
country were in debt in 1873, II has grown
to about forty billions OF dollars, and II
now is affecting millions Of people CT this
country and the property with which they
are to pay IL, declining In price all the
time. How are they going TO pay IT, Il
meaus annually an iL,srsst Of over &, 700,
100000.
The present E..aaciL system. based OF
enhancing ycid. has forced q majority o.
the people In debt and the machinery OF tn
law made Tor the collection OF debts Is con
fsooting the property Of the people 1t
transferring the properly Of the peor,
INTO the hands ot the few rs .',ectually =
the feudal laws Of Europe transferred al
the lands into the hases Of the few.
Disturbing Confidence.
They say we are agiteto,s and dietur
confidence. and are injuring business, This
Is an argument that has been made b
, every selfish despot In the world. Ostrs
cism, and an attempt to suppress frs
, speech b. means Of ostracism should nsvs
find sympathy in republican form of 20,
. eminent. 1t Is not republican: It Is u
tended to drown the voice OF the people:
J Is not the argument Of honest men. An a
i tempt 10 suppress free speech. is trsaso
: In republic
r Increased Supply Of Gold.
They tell US that the increased pyoduetie
OF gold Is going to supply So muah gold II,
, Il will be cheap and wheat will 20 back
> $50 per bushel. The fact Is that the
men who have deceived US for q year
/. lied to US In party pla.ffgns. used svel
, form OF deception. as It became nocessal
, 10 meet unanswerable arguments and ala
the clamor Of the people, ara now resortir
to falsifying the statistics. Those wi
committed tina crime Of 1917 and who hA
a defended 1t Since then BY the weapons o.
, would expect such men TO use. have nc
q graduated In the school Of falsehood al
ore increasing tbe supply of gold-on papt
a PW let US follow them up and admit
I . momsnt that their statement Is trus a
see where II loads us AL the gold tn
claim there Is in the world will 60 In I
space Of 2 fest Zach way All the gold tn
claim to have boon produced In the Ia
|. year. converted int one foot cubic bloc
|. would MOI furnish seats for one-tenth
this Audience. Measure go piece II y
can ind one. and make this oalculati
for yourself. Prof Suesse, OF the Univ,
SHY Il Vienna has published report. &
Ing letters from the watch factories a
others using gold in the manufactures, a
he shows that the arts and sciences,
I Gludhg dentistry and other uses, consul
he annual supply Of gold. with a small {
nsplon which he thinks goes into the "
chests Of Europe. He estimates that (
/ annrsei production Of lrold adds nothing
the stock Of gold for monetary purposes
Tse silver Bu.Soa Owners
a TAey say the free-oo,nage OF silver Is
/ ( The irSerest Of the silver bullion ovne
: Ask tAsa II this Is true. IN whose intere,
I Is the free-coinnge Of gold! We now hs
> The free-coinage OF gold-have you hea
anyone say this was In the interest 81 {
gold-brtllon owners! Money is not Ivc
Its rre Is demanded by civilization. 7
qnestlo1 10 decide is. out OF what DO
. want 10 make our primary money? A
when that question is settled. It Is fixed (
the benefit Of all our citizens and witho
, reference to those who may dig II out
the ground 1t is fixed. or should be ,fXe
for the good Of civilization.
independent Actios.
They say we cannot go II alone.
. Do you want to go II alone on gold az
longcr7 There is nothing TO fear by q
reconciliation OF silver When a gre
government like the United States throw
. Its minis open 10 silver and says 10 Il