People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-10

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age be appreciated. All the bonds is
sued under the act were TO stand
alike, no matter what was the date
when such bonds were issued. Each
was to be redeemable in coin which
was Included In the authorized COIN
age OF the country at the date referred
TO, it being Of the standard value as IL
then existed. Since the law was
passed no change has taken place in
the standard value Of the coin. It Is
understood that there has been a Ger.
tain change in the coinage of the
country, and that the silver dollars as
coin have practically ceased to exist.
While comprehend the difficulty
suggested In your letter and the CON.
Venience that there might be in re-
moving any question upon this mat.
ter, am, therefore, OF the opinion
that it would not be safe to issue the
bonds, except as redeemable in coin
OF a standard value Of July II, 1879.
Very respectfully your obedient
servant, CHARLES DEvENs,
Attorney General.
Hon. John Sherman,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
But that there might be be no
doubt about this Stanley Mathews
II
Republican United States Senator
from Ohio, and afterward Associate
Justice introduced the following reso-
buttons January Is, 1878:
"Be it resolved by the Senate 1.-THE
House of Representatives concurring
thereinl that all the bonds of the
United States issued or authorized to
be issued under the said acts of Con-
gresS hereinbefOre recited, are paya-
BILE, principal and interest, at the op-
tiOn OF the government of the United
States in silver dollars of the coinage
of the United States, containing 4l2t
grains each Of standard silver, and
that to restore TO its coinage such sill
yer coins as legal tender 10 payment
of said bonds, principal and interest.
is not in violation Of the public faith
nor in dcrogation of the rights of the
public creditor"
This resolution was passed by both
houses, they at the time being Repub.
llcan. And before its final passage
Senator Edmunds of Vermont offered
an amendment favoring payment in
gold upon demand. This was lost in
the Senate by vote Of IS to As, and a
similar amendment was lost in the
House by vote of 70 to 1870.
They took their bonds under these
laws and they certainly could not ask
for more than the contract. If they
did it would be more than equity,
and they could not in justice demand
it. If we say we will pay our obliga-
tiOns in coin as the law deSigDates,
the German, the Holland and the
English holders will be asking their
countries to remonetize silver to save
themselves, and we will force an in
ternatlonal agreement. If you want
an international agreement this is
the Onlgway it can be brought about
Our gold standard advocates claim
we now owe foreign holders $4,000, OOC
100000. If we had all the gold in
the world now in circulation we could
not pay the interest let alone any
fraction Of the principal.
They talk Of the fire test for gold.
Give US free coinage Of silver and the
ingOt Of silver will be just as valuable
as the ingOt Of gold. 1t will be able
to be restamped at l6 tol.
You are to choose whether you will
be American freemen, and patriots
for America, defending the homes
aud industries Of your country OF
whether you will be towards bending
to the dictates of England, and
against the homes and industries of
America.
Mr.. Turner was listened 10 with rapt
attention throughout, and his speech
made profound impression.
The glee clubs again favored the
audience with selections and Judge
Ray introduced Senator Leedy as the
next governor Of Kansas. prolonged
applause,l
Mr.. Leedy remarked that II the
silver craze was dying out this must
be the resurrection day.
Mr.. Turner's speech had consumed
so much time that Senator Leedy
caly spoke briefly, knowing sthat he
was TO speak again in the evening.
He dwelt largely on the transpor-
tation question, applying it to Kan
sas. He contended that IL the state
could create a corporation it could
control it. Freight rates we're too
high and If the rates were too high
and II the roads could reduce the
rates to large shippers they should do
the same for small shippers. We
object to discrimination In rates.
Under the old Santa Fe company
S,6OO,OOO disappeared in rebates in
one year. Corporations should not
be allowed to overload their proper
ties. The new Santa Fe company is
bonded for AZ milliOns-more than
before its late receivorship. Texas
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