The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-25
ghe auia Daily Eagle: Saturday ornino July 25 1896

hell would be to pay" Let's get back
] to Republican days and prosperity.
Tenrh-"What is the Gresham lawy'
Answer-An inferior coin viii drive out
| a superior. And the history Of this coun-
try proves 1t to be true. Hence the true
bimetallist VIII vote for Mckinley with
both feet squared on the St Louis plat
form.
| Eieventh-"Has the United States ever
purchased alver?''
Answer-Yes It has purchased all the
| silver II has minted into subsidiary coin
since 1858 to the present time, and with
| the exception OF eight millions 1t has pur-
chased all the silver it ever coined into
| dollars.
| Twelfth-"Doas France supply gold for
exportatfon?
Answe-Yes. Does the United States
| furnish gold for expectation? Yes.
| Uncle Sam pays all his bills payable In
| gold on presentation. and when the other
| fellow gets the gold he can export IT.
| transport it, or keep 1t in his pocket And
in France he could do the same thing.
Thirteenth-"What will be the effect of
Bryan's nomination by the Democratic
party?
Answer-The people VIII study the fnsn-
cial question for few days, and then
elect Mckinley by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Fourteenth-"Has gold increased IN pur-
chasing power by the characterization of
silver?''
Answer-We find that since the gold
standard was adopted, Feb. L. 1875. some
articles have declined in value. some have
remained stationary, while others have
risen The stock argument of 16 10 peo-
PIE IS that wheat and cotton have de-
clined. and they seem to gloat over the
fact. knew an old negro who. when
asked how he was getting along, always
replied: Poorly, thank God" and this Is
the way with the wheat and cotton fel-
lows. Stree 1873 the production of wheat
and cotton in all the world has largely
increased. BY the introduction OF i'm
provementS they are now simply manu-
featured. The corn crop of the United
States Is more valuable than both wheat
and cotton, and the corn crop OF 1884 sold
for 45 cents in gold. while the crop OF
1872 sold for "a cents In gold, and cora
since has generally been above the ~
price Beef, tobacco. potatoes, bacon.
hay, coffee, leather, whisky and nun
dred other things have not declined In
price The farmers wives get as much
now IN gold for butter, eggs and chickens
as they did in greenbacks in 1872, and
these are worth vastly more than wheat
and cotton combiDed. And, remember.
interest has declined. which upsets your
entire argument. Our national debt Is In
ool
der Republican administrations to one
third it's former amount. The debt OF
Great Britain is 81 billions; Of France, AZ
billions; of Russia, 49, billions; of Austria,
billions; of Italy, 21a billions: of Germany,
~ billions; of Spain, ia billions. The per
capita debt of France IS Sl16; of Great
Britain, $S7; Italy, SIC; Spain. s7S; Russia,
$50; while our per capita debt is only $l4
Uncle Sam, bless his great soul. is the best
of the whole lot Why shouldn't he have
the best money and the best standard of
money. He proposes to do business with
the best of this world, not the poorest.
Fffteenth-"Did National banks assist
in creating a shrinkage In the volume of
currency?"
AnswerLShrinkage! This nation Is
now second only to France in per capita
circulation of all the civilized nations In |
dull times National banks surrender their |
circulation. finding it Improbable. but In |
good Republican times unquestionabiy I
their circulation would increase.
Thus we have answered the most i'm
portant of Mr.. Johnson's questions, and
allow me in conclusion to say that our
country is IN no danger Of adopting the
Is to 1 heresy. The American people are
honest and patriotic. When we have an
abundance of good money in the country
our great cry should be. give us work;
give us confidence Mckinley Will give
the work, and confidence will again be
restored under Republican administration.
B. s. BARNES.
Ponca City. o. T., July 3.